Plaskett Opening For McCartney

06/25/09 1:34pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

The Joel Plaskett Emergency have been picked by Paul McCartney to open his July 11 show at the Halifax Commons.

The Joel Plaskett Emergency will be accompanied by singers Rose Cousins and Anna Ege and Plaskett's father, Bill Plaskett, at the gig, according to CBC Radio 3.

Plaskett reportedly told CBC Radio 3 he's "pretty damn excited" about opening for Macca. Yeah, we bet!

Tickets are still on sale online and will cost you $136, while VIP seats will run you $316.

McCartney announced on June 16 that he wanted a Canadian support act for his gig at the Commons, which will be his only Canadian performance this year and will coincide with the Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival.

This led to Canadian acts scrambling to be picked. Brent Randall & His Pinecones even wrote Macca a song to show how much they wanted the gig, and you can watch the video for it below:

Plaskett is touring in support of the recently released Three, and you can see him at these shows:

June 26 St. John's, NL @ Holy Heart Theatre
June 27 Montreal, QC @ Centre St-Ambroise (Montreal Folk Festival)
June 30 Saint John, NB @ Market Square Boardwalk (Canada Day Countdown)
July 1 Dartmouth, NS @ Alderney Landing (Canada Day)
July 2 Orillia, ON @ Orillia Opera House
July 3 Sudbury, ON @ Northern Lights Festival
July 11 Halifax, NS @ Halifax Commons w/Paul McCartney
July 16 London, ON @ Aeolian Hall (Home County Folk Festival)
July 18 Surrey, BC @ Holland Park (Surrey Fusion Festival)
July 25 Springhill, NS @ Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre
July 31 New Glasgow, NS @ Riverfront Jubilee
Aug. 7, 9 Edmonton, AB @ Gallagher Park (Edmonton Folk Music Festival)
Aug. 21-23 Ottawa, ON @ Brittania Park (Ottawa Folk Festival)
Sept. 16 Fredericton, NB @ Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival (Joel Plaskett Emergency)
Sept. 17 Fredericton, NB @ Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
Sept. 24-26 Wolfville, NS @ Convocation Hall at Acadia University (Deep Roots Festival)
Dec. 3 Truro, NS @ Marigold Centre
Dec. 5 Lunenburg, NS @ The Pearl Theatre