Concerts

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This article was published 18/08/2005 (7537 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Mamma Mia!

Aug. 17-28, Centennial Concert Hall. Björn Ulvaeus’ musical based on the songs of ABBA. Tickets $91 to $35 at Ticketmaster.

The Perpetrators

Aug. 18, Old Market Square, noon. Winnipeg blues trio. Free admission.

A Summer Night Jazz Fest

Aug. 18, University of Manitoba, 8 p.m. Featuring Steve Kirby, Alvin Atkinson Jr., Luis Perdomo, Steve Turre and Miguel Zenon. Tickets $10 at Ticketmaster.

Michael Cutler

Aug. 18, Holy Trinity Church, noon. Organist. Optional donation.

Def Leppard

Aug. 19, MTS Centre. ’80s pop-metal band, with the Tea Party. Tickets $49.50 and $39.50 at Ticketmaster.

An Evening of New Opera Scenes

Aug. 19, Contemporary Dancers Studio, Main @ Bannatyne, 8 p.m. Presented by the Contemporary Opera Lab at University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Music. Admission $12 or $10 for students and seniors.

ROSEMARIE TODASCHUK

Aug. 21, Lyric Theatre, 3 p.m. Winnipeg vocalist. Free admission.

Ego Spank

Aug. 24, Air Canada Park, noon. Winnipeg fusion band. Free admission.

Garbage

Aug. 25, Burton Cummings Theatre. U.S. rock band. Tickets $37.50 at Ticketmaster.

Mike Trike

Aug. 25, Old Market Square, noon. Winnipeg indie-rock band. Free admission.

K’naan

Aug. 25, Lyric Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Toronto rapper, with Winnipeg rock band Burnt. Free admission.

Horace X

Aug. 25, West End Cultural Centre. U.K. techno-folk ensemble. Tickets $17 in advance at Ticketmaster or $20 at the door.

The Ministers of Cool

Aug. 25, Winnipeg Art Gallery rooftop, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $19 adults, $18 students/seniors at Ticketmaster.

Jeremy Kamminga

Aug. 25, Holy Trinity Church noon. Organist. Admission by donation.

Morden Corn & Apple Festival

Aug. 26-28, Morden. Town fair, with free performance by Randy Bachman on opening night.

Absent Sound

Aug. 27, Gas Station Theatre. Instrumental band. Release party for It’s All True. Admission $7.

Mira Black

Aug. 27, Academy Bar & Eatery, 8 p.m. Benefit for Equine Options horse sanctuary. Admission $8.

The Funk Boat 2005

Aug. 27, MS River Rouge, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. With special guest Charlie Hustle. Tickets $15 at Urban Bakery and Kustom Kulture.

Serendipity 2

Aug. 27-28, Grand Beach Entertainment Centre. Electronic music festival with DJ Craze, DJ Taylor, Skylab 2000 and dozens of Winnipeg DJs. Tickets TBA.

Indigenous Village Finale

Aug. 28, Festival Park, The Forks, noon. Concert marking end of summer-long indigenous programming. Performances by Billy Joe Green and others. Free admission.

Billy Idol

Sept. 1, MTS Centre. Veteran rock singer, with Bif Naked. Tickets $49.50 and $39.50 at Ticketmaster.

Styx

Sept. 1, CanWest Global Park. ’70s rock band, now led by Larry Gowan. With the Tubes. Tickets $35 in advance at Ticketmaster or $40 at the gate.

Madrigaïa

Sept. 1, Burton Cummings Theatre. Winnipeg a cappella group. Tickets $16 in advance at Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store or $20 at the door.

Wailin’ Jennys

Sept. 1, Lyric Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg folk trio, with ex-Manitoban singer-songwriter Joel Kroeker. Free admission.

The Stampeders

Sept. 2, McPhillips Street Station. Classic rock band. Tickets $15 at Ticketmaster.

Therion

Sept. 5, Pyramid. Swedish prog-metal band. Tickets $20 at SK8, Pyramid and Ticketmaster.

Backstreet Boys

Sept. 7, MTS Centre. Comeback tour for ’90s boy band. Tickets $75.50, $55.50 and $37.50 at Ticketmaster.

Pearl Jam

Sept. 8, MTS Centre. Prototypical early-’90s rock band, with Seattle buddies the Supersuckers. Sold out.

Wimmin’ & Songs and Guys & Songs

Sept. 8, Finn’s Pub, 9 p.m. With Athena Reich, Addie Brownlee, Rachel Burns, TJ Blair, Chris Goertzen and François Dumoulin. Tickets $10 at Sweet Spot Productions, 942-0607.

Matthew Barber

Sept. 13, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. With Peter Elkas. Tickets $12 in advance at Ticketmaster or $15 at the door.

Nazareth

Sept. 14, Silverado’s, 10 p.m. ’70s rock band. Tickets $15 at 694-7469.

Bellamy Brothers

Sept. 16, McPhillips Street Station. Veteran country group. Tickets TBA.

The Used and Alexisonfire

Sept. 16, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Utah rock band the Used co-headlines with St. Catharines’ Alexisonfire. Head Automatica, Underoath and No Warning open up. Tickets $35 at Ticketmaster.

Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation

Sept. 17, MTS Centre. Former Led Zeppelin singer, with the Trews. Tickets $65.50 and $45.40 at Ticketmaster.

Yitzhak Yedid Trio

Sept. 17, Berney Theatre. Israeli jazz-fusion trio. Tickets $27 adults, $16 students at 477-7510 or www.radyjcc.com.

Yellowcard

Sept. 20, Burton Cummings Theatre. Florida rock band, with Moneen and Rufio. Tickets $23.50 at Ticketmaster.

It’s a Kinda Magic

Sept. 21, MTS Centre, 7:30 p.m. Queen tribute, based on 1986 world tour. Tickets $59.50, $49.50 and $39.50 at Ticketmaster.

System of a Down

Sept. 22, MTS Centre. L.A. prog-metal band, with Mars Volta. Tickets $55.50, $47.50 and $39.50 at Ticketmaster.

Queensryche

Sept. 23, Burton Cummings Theatre. ’80s metal band. Tickets $42.50, $37.50 and $32.50 at Ticketmaster.

Loudon Wainwright III

Sept. 23, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. U.S. folksinger. Tickets $25 in advance at Ticketmaster or $28 at the door.

Paul Revere & The Raiders

Sept. 23-24, McPhillips Street Station. Classic rock band. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

Charlie Major

Sept. 24, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Canadian country star, along with Julian Austin. Tickets are $18.50 at Ticketmaster.

Paul Anka

Sept. 26, MTS Centre. Ottawa-born crooner. Tickets $89.50, $69.50 and $49.50 at Ticketmaster.

Don Williams

Sept. 29, Pantages Playhouse Theatre. Easy-listening singer. Tickets $42.50 and $35.50 at Ticketmaster.

Arcade Fire

Sept. 30, Burton Cummings Theatre. Montreal rock band, with Wolf Parade and Bell Orchestre. Tickets $20 at Ticketmaster.

George Jones

Sept. 30, MTS Centre. Country singer. Tickets $55, $49.50 and $42.50 at Ticketmaster.

KMFDM

Sept. 30, Pyramid. Industrial rock pioneers. Tickets $28 including taxes at The Crypt and Pyramid.

Atmosphere

Oct. 1, Ramada Entertainment Centre. Underground hip-hop crew. Tickets $23.50 at SK8 and Ticketmaster.

Blind Boys of Alabama

Oct. 3, Pantages Playhouse. U.S. gospel group. Tickets $39.50 at Ticketmaster or $45 at the door.

Bret Michaels

Oct. 4, Coyote’s. Poison singer. Tickets TBA.

Nashville Pussy

Oct. 15, Pyramid. U.S. rock band, with Zeke. Tickets $15 in advance at Soul Survivors, Savin’ Dave’s and Ticketmaster, or $18 at the door.

Chen Zimbalista

Oct. 19, Berney Theatre. Israeli percussionist. Tickets $27 adults, $16 students at 477-7510 or www.radyjcc.com.

Tesla

Oct. 21, Cowboys. Acoustic performance by ’80s metal band. Tickets $29.50 at Ticketmaster.

Westminster Concert Organ Series

Oct. 23, Westminster United Church, 8 p.m. Organist Bruce Neswick from Atlanta, Ga. Tickets $17 at 786-4882

Metric

Oct. 24, Ramada Entertainment Centre. Toronto rock band, with the Organ and the Lovely Feathers. Tickets $20 at SK8 and Ticketmaster.

Dierks Bentley

Oct. 24, Cowboys. Country singer. Tickets $19.50 at Ticketmaster.

Barney Bentall

Oct. 27, Exchange Event Centre. Vancouver singer-songwriter. Tickets $17.50 at Ticketmaster.

Jann Arden

Oct. 28, MTS Centre. Calgary pop singer. Tickets $50 and $43 at Ticketmaster.

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Nov. 5, Centennial Concert Hall. Canadian folksinger. Tickets TBA.

Nine Inch Nails

Nov. 14, MTS Centre. Industrial rock phenom led by Trent Reznor, with Queens of the Stone Age and Death From Above 1979. Tickets $59.50, $55.50, $45.50 and $35.50 at Ticketmaster.

Gwen Stefani

Nov. 16, MTS Centre, tentatively. Former No Doubt singer, with British rapper M.I.A. Show confirmation TBA.

Einav Yarden

Dec. 3, Berney Theatre. Israeli pianist. Tickets $27 adults, $16 students at 477-7510 or www.radyjcc.com.

Andre Rieu

Dec. 5, MTS Centre. Dutch violist. Tickets $79.50 and $59.50 at Ticketmaster.

Mavis Staples

April 20, Burton Cummings Theatre, tentatively. Gospel singer, with bluesman Taj Mahal. Show confirmation TBA.