Gigs, Past and Future
Keep an eye on this page to see where we'll be playing next. We'll include as
much info as we can about upcoming appearances, but if you have any questions
("Can you play 'Misty' for me?" "How the hell do I get to Bayfield?" "Why won't you do The Chicken Dance?" "Why haven't you changed the text on your Web site in five years?"), drop us an
e-mail.
Scheduled Performances
Fri., July 11, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
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Free concert for St. Marys Stonetown Heritage Festival
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open to public
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Mon., July 14, 2008
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Concert/dance at Festival Theatre, Stratford, 7:30 p.m.
Part of "Night Music series.
Tickets are $20, available through the Stratford Festival box office: 1-800-567-1600. There'll be a cash bar and a barbecue dinner (cost not included), beginning at 6:00. |
open to public
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Sun., July 20, 2008, 7 p.m.
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Free concert at Queen's Park bandshell, Stratford
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open to public
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Mon., Aug. 11, 2008
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Concert/dance at Festival Theatre, Stratford, 7:30 p.m.
Part of "Night Music series.
Tickets are $20, available through the Stratford Festival box office: 1-800-567-1600. There'll be a cash bar and a barbecue dinner (cost not included), beginning at 6:00. |
open to public
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Sat., Oct. 18, 2008
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Performance at wedding in London, ON
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private function
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Sat., Nov. 8, 2008, 9 p.m. - midnight
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Dance at Bayfield Town Hall, ON
For ticket info, call 519-565-2244. Cash bar. |
open to public
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Sat., Feb. 29, 2009
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Dance in Strathroy, ON. Sponsored by Strathroy District Arts Council (www.arts-council.ca
).
Call 519-246-1003 for information.
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open to public
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Possibilities
We'll post details as soon as they exist. Watch this space!
Past Performances
The Festival City Big Band has been active (with occasional periods of mass unconsciousness) since 1995. Here's a list of
some of our gigs over the past several years.
2008
| January |
- free concert at "Soup's On" at Rotary Complex, Stratford, for the benefit of Alzheimer's research
- dance at ANAF hall, part of Stratford Winterfest
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| June |
- free concert at Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" in Stratford
- joint concert with Milton Choristers
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| July |
- free outdoor concert for Canada Day in Stratford
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2007
| January |
- free concert at "Soup's On" at the Fairgrounds Coliseum, Stratford, for the benefit of Alzheimer's research
- dance at Army/Navy Hall, part of Stratford's Winterfest |
| June |
- free concert at Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" in Stratford
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| July |
- free performance for Stratford's Canada Day celebration
- free concert at Stratford bandshell
- free performance for St. Marys Stonetown Heritage Days
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| August |
- concert at Festival Theatre, Stratford; part of "Night Music" series
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| September |
- dance at Bayfield Town Hall
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| November |
- dance at Bayfield Town Hall ("Christmas in Bayfield"!)
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2006
| January |
- free concert at "Soup's On" at the Fairgrounds Coliseum, Stratford, for the benefit of Alzheimer's research
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| June |
- free concert at Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" in Stratford
- dance at Paul D. Fleck Marquee, Festival Theatre; fundraiser for Performing Arts Lodge
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| July |
- free concert at Stratford's Canada Day celebration
- free concert at St. Marys' Stonetown Heritage Days
- free concert at Stratford bandshell
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| August |
- private dance in Hensall
- concert at Festival Theatre, Stratford; part of "Night Music" series
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| September |
- dance in Bayfield
- Canadian Big Band Celebration, Port Elgin
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| October |
- private dance in Stratford
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| November |
- dance in Bayfield
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2005
| January |
- free concert at "Soup's On" at the Fairgrounds Coliseum, Stratford, for the benefit of Alzheimer's research
- "Snowflake Dance" at St. John's Church, Stratford
- dance for Stratford's Winterfest
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| June |
- joint concert, "The Sounds of Swing" with Milton Choristers
- concert at Festival Theatre, part of Stratford Festival's "Night Music" series
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| July |
- free concert at Stratford's Canada Day celebration
- private party in Bayfield
- free concert in St. Marys for Stonetown Heritage Days
- private party at Stratford Country Club
- free concert at Harbour Park bandshell, Goderich
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| August |
- private party in Bayfield
- public dance in Bayfield
- wild, drunken orgy in Bayfield
- concert at Stratford bandshell
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| September |
- free concert for Stratford Kiwanis Club
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| November |
- dance in Bayfield
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2004
| January |
- free concert at "Soup's On" at the Fairgrounds Coliseum, Stratford, for the benefit of Alzheimer's research
- dance at the Victorian Inn for Stratford's Winterfest
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| February |
- Valentine's Day dance at St. John's church, Stratford
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| June |
- private dance at Festival Theatre for opening of Stratford Festival season
- free Canada Day concert in Stratford's Market Square
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| July |
- free concert in Harbour Park, Goderich
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| August |
- free concert in Queen's Park bandshell, Stratford
- free concert in downtown bandstand, Goderich
- dance at Bayfield Town Hall
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| November |
- dance at Bayfield Town Hall
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2003
| January |
- free concert at "Soup's On" at the Fairgrounds Coliseum, Stratford, for the benefit of Alzheimer's research
- dance at the Victorian Inn for Stratford's Winterfest
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| March |
- concert at Greenwood Court Retirement Home, Stratford
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| April |
- concert at Stratford City Hall Auditorium, part of the Stratford Blues and Jazz Festival (a great gig!)
- concert at Greenwood Court Retirement Home, Stratford
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| May |
- two-night private dance at Festival Theatre for season opening of the Stratford Festival
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| July |
- concert at opening of Stonetown Heritage Days, St. Marys
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| August |
- dance at Bayfield Town Hall
- concert at Stratford bandshell
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| October |
- dance at Stratford Coliseum for Gallery Stratford
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| November |
- dance at the Victorian Inn for the Stratford Ballroom Dance Club
- dance for "Christmas in Bayfield"
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2002
| January |
- concert at Greenwood Court Retirement Home, Stratford
- "Easy to Love" CD release party
- dance for Stratford Winterfest
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| February |
- concert at Spruce Lodge Retirement Home, Stratford
- Guelph Kiwanis Music Festival (awarded Gold Standard)
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| May |
- Festival Theatre Opening Night dance (2 nights)
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| July |
- concert at Stonetown Heritage Days, St. Marys
- concert at the Masonic Lodge in Stratford, to benefit the Canadian Liver Foundation
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| August |
- bandshell concert in Stratford
- Canadian Band Association Big-Band Festival in Toronto (part of the Canadian National Exhibition)
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| September |
- dance in Bayfield
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| November |
- concert at St. John's Church in Stratford
- dance in Stratford
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2001
| January |
- concert at Greenwood Court Retirement Home, Stratford
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| February |
- Guelph Kiwanis Music Festival (awarded Gold Standard)
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| July |
- bandshell concert in Stratford
- concert at Stonetown Heritage Days, St. Marys
- dance in Bayfield
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| August |
- dance in Sauble Beach
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2000
| January |
- dance for Stratford Winterfest
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| April |
- dance to support Stratford-Perth Museum
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| June |
- Stratford Jazz Festival - bandshell concert
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| July |
- concert at Stonetown Heritage Days, St. Marys
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| August |
- bandshell concert in Stratford
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| October |
- dance in Bayfield
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1999
| January |
- concert at Spruce Lodge Retirement Home, Stratford
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| May |
- dance to support Stratford-Perth Museum
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| June |
- Stratford Jazz Festival - dance Sat. night, bandshell Sun.
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| July |
- bandshell concert in Stratford
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| August |
- bandshell concert in Goderich
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| September |
- concert in Mitchell
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| October |
- dance for Council of Ontario Drama Educators
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1998
| February |
- Guelph Kiwanis Music Festival (awarded Gold Standard)
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| May |
- Dance at Knights of Columbus
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| June |
- Stratford Jazz Festival - dance on opening night, Sun. bandshell
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| July |
- bandshell concert in Goderich
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| August |
- bandshell concert in Stratford
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| December |
- concert to support United Way |
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