Fans of the late Canadian legend Gordon Lightfoot can gather in Nanaimo and cherish his music one more time.

While singer-songwriter Trevor Price actively started pursuing the idea of a Lightfoot tribute show after seeing his performance at the Port Theatre in October, he said the seed to honour the legend was planted long before then.

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Price was overwhelmed by the magnitude of what Lightfoot had accomplished in his musical career, and was aware of how important the legend was to not only himself but to many performers over the decades. As his first-ever tribute show, he thought the performance would be a great way to not only bring LightfootB次元官网网址檚 music to the people who were there when it was released, but a good way to introduce his work to a younger audience as well.

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The tribute show, Sundown: A Gordon Lightfoot Experience, will showcase work from LightfootB次元官网网址檚 earliest commercial releases in the B次元官网网址�60s up to his last album in 2020, with an emphasis on his early work. The show has been in the works since the start of 2023, and saw its first performance at the Living Forest Oceanside Campground on April 15.

Price will be joined by bassist Andrew MacMillan and guitarist Bob Wilson for the June 3 show at the Royal Canadian Legion Mount Benson Branch 256, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online through .

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