On The Road Again: Two Big Multi-Act Bills And The Dirty Tricks

Four of Canada's aspiring arena rock bands will get to play in such venues on some of the stops of their forthcoming tour. Three Days Grace, Theory Of A Deadman, Mobile and Idle Sons will begin their journey in Toronto on Wednesday evening and make their way east and then west through the end of the month, playing shows in large halls and arenas along the way. Rock the night away at these concerts:

Nov. 8 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
Nov. 10 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
Nov. 11 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
Nov. 13 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Civic Centre
Nov. 14 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Nov. 16 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Nov. 17 Saskatoon, SK @ Saskatoon Credit Union Centre
Nov. 18 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Corral
Nov. 20 Edmonton, AB @ Northlands Agricom Arena
Nov. 21 Grande Prairie, AB @ Crystal Centre
Nov. 23 Kamloops, BC @ Interior Savings Centre
Nov. 24-25 Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Centre For Performing Arts
Nov. 26 Victoria, BC @ Save On Foods Centre

A less bombastic and more indie pop-friendly road show is also underway, with The Meligrove Band, The Golden Dogs and The Junction teaming up together to play clubs across western Canada. You should be in for some good times if you make it to any of these shows:

Nov. 8 Regina, SK @ Distrikt
Nov. 9 Edmonton, AB @ The Power Plant
Nov. 11 Vancouver, BC @ The Pit
Nov. 13 Fort St. John, BC @ Egan's
Nov. 15 Calgary, AB @ Liberty Lounge
Nov. 16 Red Deer, AB @ Farside
Nov. 17 Saskatoon, SK @ Louis' Pub
Nov. 18 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid

St-Jean-Sur-Richel, Quebec rock/punk band The Dirty Tricks just finished recording their debut full-length, which will be released in February. Bionic's Jonathan Cummins has compared the three-year-old group to Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu and Rocket From The Crypt. Make your own comparisons at these gigs:

Nov. 8 Montreal, QC @ Le National w/Malajube
Nov. 16 Trois-Rivieres, QC @ L'UQTR w/Malajube
Nov. 17 Quebec City, QC @ Cabaret Du Capitole w/Malajube
Nov. 24 Hamilton, ON @ The Underground w/Inflation Kills and Sourkeys
Nov. 25 Mississauga, ON @ The Duke w/Inflation Kills
Dec. 1 Montreal, QC @ L'Escogriffe w/Greg Cocaine and Inflation Kills