Penticton will be one of only two stops in B.C. for the Barenaked Ladies on their tour in support of their latest release Grinning Streak.
The 10-date tour, with special guests Lakes of the Canyon, will be stopping at the South Okanagan Events Centre Sunday, Jan. 19.
Celebrating their 25th anniversary, the tour comes on the heels of the band’s successful Last Summer On Earth Tour with Ben Folds Five and Guster. This was preceded by the release of their new album, Grinning Streak, which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Top 200. It marks the band’s first Top 10 debut since 2003 and fourth Top 10 debut overall.
Over 25 years, The Barenaked Ladies have won eight Juno awards and earned multiple Grammy nominations. Known for such hits as One Week, Pinch Me, Brian Wilson, If I Had $1,000,000 and many more, the band also penned the theme song for the hit CBS series The Big Bang Theory and earlier this year collaborated with astronaut Chris Hadfield for the first space-to-earth musical performance, debuting an original song, Is Somebody Singing.
Opening the show will be Ladies of The Canyon with bassist Anna Ruddick, lead guitarist/singer Maia Davies, guitarist/singer Jasmine Bleile and drummer Tara Martin.
The Montreal-based group’s sophomore release, Diamond Heart, was produced by Mark Howard (The Tragically Hip, Lucinda Williams, Vic Chesnutt) and was released on Sept. 24.
Tickets for the Jan. 19 show are $25 to $85 (plus tax and service fees) available at www.ValleyFirstTix.com or call 1-877-763-2849.
