A Juno-award winning folk rock-alternative country band will make a pair of Vancouver Island stops while on tour celebrating its 25th year as band.
Shows at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo and the Royal Theatre in Victoria will be the only Island dates will play as they tour across Canadian until mid-December.
According to a press release for the show, the group is also celebrating the release of its 11th studio album, O Glory, which came out July this year.
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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings will play the Royal Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 10 and the Port Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 12. Check for more information.
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