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October 15, 8:00pm
The Watch plays Genesis "Selling England by the Pound"
The Studio

The Watch has progressed quickly from their debut release in 2001. Today, The Watch are a well-known act in the world prog community and are appreciated for their authenticity. Melody and energy are the main aspects of The Watch music and the live dimension is one of the greatest attributes of the band. Their music is inspired by artists of the seventies, primarily early Genesis, owing to an incredible similarity between lead singer Simone Rossetti’s vocals and those of a younger Peter Gabriel. Despite this parallel, however, the band has its own style combining classical prog atmospheres with a sprinkling of modernity.

October 16, 8:00pm
Hippiefest
Hamilton Place

HIPPIEFEST BRINGS PEACE, LOVE & HAPPINESS TO HAMILTON PLACE

Sharing the stage on this magical night will be some of the best musicians of the era including: Dave Mason, Mark Farner (formerly of Grand Funk), Rick Derringer, and Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals. Remember the great songs of a time when scores of budding young hippies gathered to pursue a utopian dram of free sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll as they came together to try and change the world.

October 16, 7:30pm
Murnau's 1926 Silent Film "Faust" with Live Piano Score by ROBERT BRUCE
The Studio

Composer/Pianist Robert Bruce presents his live original score to F.W. Murnau’s 1926 silent film masterpiece “Faust." Out of the 12 or so silent films composer Robert Bruce has scored since 2003 and now regularly plays live to (including several Buster Keaton comedies and the wonderful 1927 "It", starring Clara Bow), "Faust" is widely considered the most outstanding program overall.

About the film:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust_(1926_film)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016847/

October 26, 7:30pm
Mumford and Sons
Copps Coliseum

Since they formed in December 2007, the members of Mumford & Sons have shared a common purpose: to make music that matters, without taking themselves too seriously. Four young men from West London in their early twenties, they have fire in their bellies, romance in their hearts, and rapture in their masterful, melancholy voices. They are staunch friends - Marcus Mumford, Country Winston, Ben Lovett, and Ted Dwane - who bring their music to us with the passion and pride of an old-fashioned, much-cherished, family business. They create a gutsy, old-time sound that marries the magic of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young with the might of Kings Of Leon, and their incredible energy draws us in quickly to their circle of songs, to the warmth of their stories, and to their magical community of misty-eyed men.

October 27, 8:00pm
Dan Mangan with guests The Daredevil Christopher Wright & The Crackling
The Studio

Recently signed to Arts & Crafts, the trail-blazing indie label that brought us the likes of Broken Social Scene and Feist, Dan Mangan has been touring world-wide to critical acclaim for years. Dan's songs brim with subtle images and irreverent wit. His uniquely graveled voice conveys a rare type of honesty, a gift that seems to transcend demographics.

October 28, 9:00pm
Dogs of War - The Real Pink Floyd Experience
The Studio

Without question, Pink Floyd remains one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Their record-breaking status is legendary. Now, get ready for "the REAL Pink Floyd experience" DOGS OF WAR Complete with an audio and visual experience that will blow your mind and leave you comfortably numb.

All of Pink Floyd's greatest hits are performed live including such favourites as "Money," "Wish You Were Here," "Time," "Have A Cigar," "Comfortably Numb," "Another Brick in the Wall" and much more.

October 29, 7:00pm
John Mellencamp: No Better Than This Tour
Hamilton Place

As a reflection of the diversity of styles and material that have been a hallmark of Mellencamp's eclectic career, the No Better Than This concerts are formatted into three segments. These showcase John Mellencamp in an acoustic context, fronting a small combo recalling blues/country and rockabilly roots and with his full rock band. Musicians backing Mellencamp include Michael Wanchic (guitar), Andy York (guitar), Miriam Sturm (violin), John Gunnell (electric and upright bass), Dane Clark (drums and percussion) and Troye Kinnett (accordion/keyboards).

October 29, 9:00pm
Halloween Blast Featuring Stages of Rock
The Studio

Stages of Rock are the core of both We Will Rock You (the smash West End musical based on the music of Queen) and Rock of Ages (the Tony award winning Broadway musical, based on the biggest drive-time radio arena rock hits of the 70's and 80's).

They were originally hand-picked by Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor for We Will Rock You. The show was a tremendous success, running for almost 3 years in Toronto's Canon Theater. They were subsequently cast in Rock of Ages, which ran for almost a year at the Royal Alexandra Theater. Between these two shows, they have rocked over a million people in the GTA alone, and millions more in nationwide television appearances.

October 29, 7:00pm
Selena Gomez & The Scene
with guests Christina Grimmie and Shawn Desman
Copps Coliseum

Formed in 2009, Selena Gomez & The Scene released their debut album entitled Kiss & Tell by Hollywood Records/Universal. Kiss & Tell has been certified Gold. Selena Gomez’s second album A Year Without Rain was released in 2010. A Year Without Rain debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #4 and #6 on Neilson Soundscan in Canada and has been certified Gold. Selena Gomez & The Scene released their third album When The Sun Goes Down on June 28, 2011. When The Sun Goes Down debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 and has been certified Gold. The following week the album rose to #3 on the Billboard chart and became Selena Gomez’s highest charting album yet. When The Sun Goes Down features the singles “Who Says” and “Love You Like A Love Song.”

November 3, 7:30pm
Capital One Just for Laughs Comedy Tour
Hamilton Place

The British Invasion continues! The Capital One Just For Laughs Comedy Tour announces its first-ever British Edition with a side-splitting line-up of comics from across the pond, introduced by Canadian comedy star Steve Patterson, who acts as host of the tour. The 11th edition of the tour kicks-off October 24 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, entertaining comedy fans across the country until November 20, ending in Victoria, British Columbia.

Host Steve Patterson, the current host of CBC Radio One’s wildly successful The Debaters, as well as the TV version airing now on CBC, has performed in three of the Just For Laughs’ prestigious televised galas, including one hosted by Steve Martin at last year’s Festival. In addition to playing every major city in Canada, Steve has also headlined in Ireland, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates leaving audiences everywhere united in their praise.

Opening act Abandoman, with frontman Rob Broderick, will be warming up the audience by creating hilarious musical numbers at lightning speed, basing each of their songs on audience suggestions so no two performances are ever the same.

The tour also features Matt Kirshen, who was a finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Paul Provenza’s Green Room, and recorded half-hour specials for The World Stands Up and Comedy Central; accomplished writer, actor and one of the top comedians working in the UK today as well as 2008 tour favorite Hal Cruttenden (appearing on tour from October 24 to November 5); Perrier Award-nominated Terry Alderton, who has a long list of impressive film and television credits under his belt, including BBC One’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Road Show; and Sean Meo, a former full-time snooker player, who has performed all over the world -including four appearances at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival - and most recently in Cyprus and Afghanistan and who was widely featured in BBC Radio 5 Live’s “Christmas Up The Front.”

November 3, 9:00pm
An Evening with Sarah Slean
The Studio

Over the course of her 13 year career Sarah Slean has made seven albums, starred in two short films and a movie musical, published two volumes of poetry, held exhibitions of her paintings, written two string quartets and shared the stage with four of the country’s leading orchestras. During that time she was nominated for three Junos (Best New Artist and Best Adult Alternative Album twice), two Geminis, and her records have been released in over 10 countries world-wide.

This performance will be in support of her sixth studio album Land & Sea, which is due to be released in early September.

November 12, 8:00pm
Sam Roberts Band with guests The Rural Alberta Advantage
Hamilton Place

Though the Sam Roberts Band may be named for its singer and primary songwriter, Roberts has long relied on his inner circle — guitarist Dave Nugent, guitarist/keyboardist Eric Fares, bassist James Hall and drummer Josh Trager — to translate his ideas into sound. On Collider, that circle expanded to include Chicago-based producer Brian Deck, a veteran of acclaimed indie-rock bands Red Red Meat and Ugly Casanova, but also a seasoned studio savant who has overseen albums by everyone from Modest Mouse to Iron and Wine to Califone to Gomez. In other words, someone who values classic pop songcraft and disorienting sonic experimentation in equal measure.

November 12, 8:00pm
DESIRE - The International U2 Tribute Act with No Sugar Tonight - A Tribute to The Guess Who
The Studio

Desire is an International U2 Tribute Band from Hamilton, Ontario that strives to create the most authentic U2 sound possible while capturing the passion and energy of their live performances. Awarded 2010 Best Live Act by the Hamilton Community News, Desire performs an unforgettable show spanning 3 decades of U2s best music.

Not only does Desire perform all of U2s greatest hits, but they also look and act just like Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr., making for an excellent night of music and memories!

November 13, 8:00pm
Jon La Joie
The Studio

Canadian comedian and actor Jon Lajoie is one of the few talents who has been able to manifest the cult following for his Internet videos into a mainstream audience, placing him in a preeminent spot in the comedy landscape. Despite some crude subject matter, his surprisingly intelligent lyrics and well crafted songs chronicle everything from boring everyday activities to genitals and getting high. His videos have over 200 million aggregate views on YouTube and the web, with "Show Me Your Genitals" nearing the benchmark of 20 million views on YouTube.

Chantal Kreviazuk, vocals & piano

Canadian pop superstar Chantal Kreviazuk makes her debut with the Hamilton Philharmonic! A classically-trained pianist and singer/songwriter, the multi-talented Kreviazuk performs her most popular songs surrounded by the lush sounds of the orchestra.

November 22, 8:00pm
YAMATO - The Drummers of Japan
Hamilton Place

Japanese Taiko drummers “Yamato” was born in Yamato-no-kuni (country of Yamato), the present day Nara prefecture in 1993 by Masa Ogawa, and has its headquarters in Asuka village in Nara, which is known for many ancient monuments and named as the birthplace of Japanese culture. All started with our participation in a festival held at the Toichi shrine in Kashihara-shi, Nara. We played a piece called “Hyuga” which I composed. Then a newspaper journalist asked for our name for his article, and we didn’t have one. So I just said “Yamato” which just popped out of my head. “Sounds like a road-side cafe” was an often heard comment then, but the name has come to suit us. It just started as a one-off performance, but invitations from many places started to come in and now we run “round the world tours” with more than 150-200 performances a year everywhere in the world. The numbers in the members has grown from four to fifteen now, with both males and females.

November 26, 7:30pm
Stuart McLean & The Vinyl Cafe Christmas Tour 2011
Hamilton Place

STUART McLEAN is one of Canada's most beloved storytellers and a best-selling author. His hit CBC radio show THE VINYL CAFE premiered in 1994, and each week over 1 million listeners tune in to hear stories about Dave, owner of the second hand record store where the motto is: “We May Not Be Big, But We're Small".

The Vinyl Cafe Christmas Tour 2011 will feature music by The Vinyl Cafe Orchestra and special musical guest Hawksley Workman.

December 2, 8:00pm
The McCartney Years
The Studio

Praised by The Beatles’ promoter Sid Bernstein – the man who brought the Beatles to North America – and loved by audiences all over the world, this is The McCartney Years!

Never will you hear such talent, precision, perfection and love of craft equal to Sir Paul McCartney himself. Yuri George Jan Pool and the rest of the members of The McCartney Years travel the long and winding road back to many yesterday’s ago while this band on the run continues to play for packed, elated and appreciative audiences of any age all over the world that continue to enjoy, dance and sing-along to McCartney’s music.

December 3, 8:00pm
The Tea Party - No politics... Just Rock and Roll with guests The Reason
Hamilton Place

A fixture on the Canadian music scene since the early 1990s, The Tea Party’s first major label release Splendor Solis garnered much national attention and the video for “The River” won the group two Much Music “People’s Choice” awards in 1994. Since that time, The Tea Party have sold nearly 2 million records with multi-platinum releases including studio recordings (Edges of Twilight; Transmission; Triptych; The Interzone Mantras; Seven Circles), an EP (Alhambra), a best of collection (Tangents – The Tea Party Collection) and DVD (Illuminations). They have achieved multiple radio hits including #1 single “Heaven Coming Down.” as well as the top charting “Sister Awake”, “Temptation”, “The Messenger” and more.

After multiple tours in Canada, Australia and European festivals, the band announced they would be taking what seemed like a permanent hiatus. But this summer, The Tea Party reunited for a string of dates. The response was so great that they have now added additional dates into the fall.

December 9 - 10
The National Ballet of Cuba presents The Nutcracker
Hamilton Place

The Ballet Nacional de Cuba (BNC) constitutes one of the top five most prestigious dance companies of the world. Founded by Ms. Alicia Alonso, the Cuban National Ballet is the highest expression of the Cuban style of ballet. Since the founding of the BNC, the company's performances have simply exploded in the world's theatres in over 58 countries.

December 9 - 7:30pm
December 10 - 2pm & 7:30pm

December 18, 3:00pm
Rita MacNeil and The Von Trapp Children
Hamilton Place

Canada’s First Lady of song, Rita Macneil, along with her special friends, The Von Trapp Children, the grandchildren of the real sound of music family, together live in concert present a few of their seasonal “Favourite Things.” This is the one family concert that will enhance the Christmas Season.

April 21, 7:00pm
Alan Jackson with special guest Ryan Laird
Copps Coliseum

Superstar Alan Jackson’s amazing chart success has been chronicled in the release of 34 Number Ones, a career-spanning, double-disc collection featuring all of Jackson’s #1 hits to date. Even before its release, the album title has already been eclipsed by Number One #35, with the chart-topping success of the current single, “As She’s Walking Away,” with Zac Brown Band featuring Alan.

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