Bryan Adams to perform in Wheat City on Nov. 24
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Legendary Canadian recording artist Bryan Adams will make a stop in Brandon as part of “The Get Up Tour” on Nov. 24.
Presented by Live Nation, Adams will take the stage at the Keystone Centre. Tickets will go on sale Sept. 30 and will cost $69 or $99 plus service charges.
“We’re thrilled with an opportunity through Live Nation. They approached us with this, and to get that star power into the facility is pretty exciting for the Keystone Centre, the City of Brandon and southwestern Manitoba,” said Keystone Centre general manager Neil Thomson.
Adams is promoting his 13th studio album “Get Up,” and is stopping in seven western Canadian cities in November.
“I encourage people to come out. I certainly acknowledge it’s on the higher price side of tickets but to get these kind of acts to Brandon, that’s what we need to do,” Thomson said.
Adams, born in Kingston, Ont., rose to fame in the mid-1980s, with his album “Cuts Like a Knife” and became a worldwide star with his album “Reckless,” which includes some of his most well-known songs, such as “Run to You” and “Summer of ’69.”
One of the best-selling singles of all time, “(Everything I Do) I Do it for You” was released in 1991. Other major hits include “Heaven,” “All for Love” and “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?”.
Adams has sold upward of 65 million records, toured six continents and achieved No. 1 status in more than 40 countries around the world. He has been awarded the Order of Canada, has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and has a Star on Canada’s Walk of Fame.
The Keystone Centre had been putting more of a focus on concerts in previous years, and successfully secured the likes of KISS, Mötley Crüe, ZZ Top, to name a few. But a low Canadian dollar put a damper on their concert efforts.
“The opportunities come up and down … for a variety of reasons,” Thomson said. “There’s no doubt overall right now, the American acts are certainly much more of a challenge, or any acts that are compensated in U.S. dollars.”
One of the most successful acts in recent years at the Keystone was country artist Johnny Reid, who nearly sold out two shows in Brandon.
“We’ve had our share of classic rock,” he said. “I’d like to bring in a bit more country … but having a Canadian icon like Bryan Adams is certainly very exciting for the community.”
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