Hopefully you’re not “working for the weekend” during the Spirit of the Rockies festival in June, as the event’s music lineup will have you “loving every minute of it.”
The Spirit of the Rockies Society says it is growing this year’s festival with two nights of live music at Cranbrook’s Western Financial Place.
The lineup for Friday, June 14 is headlined by 2022 American Idol contestant Cameron Whitcomb, Canadian country star Julian Austin and the world renowned Jess Moskaluke.
The Saturday, June 15 lineup boasts Flatline Phoenix, Men Without Hats and Canadian rock legends Loverboy.
Tickets go on sale February 2 at the Cranbrook Bucks office or online, the festival is set for June 13-16.
See a statement from the Spirit of the Rockies Society below:
Spirit of the Rockies is very proud to announce their biggest lineup for 2024 as they present ROCKIES FEST 2024 June 14 & 15th at Western Financial Place.
With all the current events that are a staple for the weekend, this was a chance to grow the festival even larger by adding 2 nights of fantastic musical entertainment.”
Friday night’s lineup is a great Country based theme as the night kicks off with 2022’s American Idol contestant from Kamloops BC CAMERON WHITCOMB, then followed up with the Big man of Canadian rock/country himself, JULIAN AUSTIN. To finish out the night, we are proud to bring to the stage internationally celebrated artist, Jess Moskaluke whom continues to break barriers in the country music world with her big voice, pop-infused hooks, and sonic versatility, as seen across her new EP ‘Heartbreaker’. The first Canadian female country artist since Shania Twain to achieve Canadian Platinum single status with the hit ‘Cheap Wine and Cigarettes’, Moskaluke has since gone on to earn Canadian Gold certifications for ‘Take Me Home’, ‘Kiss Me Quiet’, ‘Knock Off’ and her first NUMBER ONE ‘Country Girls’. She was notably the first Canadian female country artist since 2008 to have a song in the Top 3 with ‘Drive Me Away’. The 2017 JUNO Award winner for ‘Country Album of the Year’, Moskaluke has taken home multiple CCMA Awards including ‘Album Of The Year’ (2018) and ‘Female Artist of the Year’ (3X consecutive) and is a 2017 SOCAN Award winner and the 2020 WCM Award winner for ‘Country Artist of the Year’.
Saturday night is another huge night, as to kick off the party is Calgary based Flatline Pheonix, followed by iconic 80’s pop band MEN WITHOUT HATS. Featuring chart topping songs like “Safety Dance” and Pop goes the world” this show will have more fun than your first high school dance! To complete the night, we are super excited to announce the addition of Canadian superstars….LOVERBOY!! With their trademark red leather pants, bandannas, big rock sound and high-energy live shows, LOVERBOY has sold more than 10 million albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques, including the four-million-selling Get Lucky, and a trio of double-platinum releases in their self-titled 1980 debut, 1983’s Keep It Up and 1985’s Lovin’ Every Minute of It. Their string of hits includes, in addition to the anthem “Working for the Weekend,” such arena rock staples as “Lovin’ Every Minute of It,” “This Could Be the Night,” “Hot Girls in Love,” “The Kid is Hot Tonite,” “Notorious”, “Turn Me Loose,” “When It’s Over,” “Heaven In Your Eyes” and “Queen of the Broken Hearts.
Tickets for this weekend of high energy music will be on sale February 2nd at 10am. Limited early bird weekend passes will be available for the low price of $99, so get them before they are gone! Tickets available at cranbrookbucks.ca/events, charge by phone 250-426-8889 or head over to the Bucks office to grab your tickets!
– Article includes statement and image of Julian Austin supplied by Spirit of the Rockies Society
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