Blue Rodeo To Play Rooftop Show

11/05/09 3:20pm

by Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack)

Blue Rodeo will follow in the steps of The Beatles and U2 when they play a rooftop concert next week to celebrate the release of their double album, Things We Left Behind.

The band will host a street party and will play on the roof of the Diesel Playhouse (55 Blue Jays Way) on Tuesday (Nov. 10) at 2:30 p.m. The City Of Toronto has agreed to close off Blue Jays Way and Mercer Street that afternoon for the special public performance.

Things We Left Behind, out the same day, is Blue Rodeo's 12th studio album and features 16 new tracks spanning two discs. The album will be available in a number of different formats, including two CDs, double vinyl and a special iTunes LP. A digital package will also be available. It will include: interactive album notes, exclusive photos of the band and portraits of their most prized instruments, a song by song commentary from Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor and a special acoustic performance of four new songs from the album.

It's going to be a busy fall for Blue Rodeo, who are also playing this year's Grey Cup half-time show, and earlier this week announced the second leg of their cross-Canada tour.

You can catch Blue Rodeo on tour here:

Nov. 5 Montreal, QC @ Le Savoy
Nov. 11 Halifax, NS @ The Carleton
Nov. 13 New York, NY @ City Winery (acoustic)
Nov. 14 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Nov. 15 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
Nov. 19 North Tonawanda, NY @ Riviera Theatre
Nov. 20 Chicago, IL @ Martyr's
Nov. 24 Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Nov. 26-27 Vancouver, BC @ The Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts
Nov. 29 Calgary, AB @ McMahon Stadium (Grey Cup)
Dec. 4-5 Stratford, ON @ Festival Theatre
Jan. 5-6 Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Jan. 7-8 Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Jan. 9 Kamloops, BC @ Interior Savings Centre
Jan. 11 Banff, AB @ Eric Harvie Theatre
Jan. 12 Red Deer, AB @ Enmax Centrium
Jan. 14 Lethbridge, AB @ Enmax Centre
Jan. 15 Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place
Jan. 16 Regina, SK @ Conexus Arts Centre
Jan. 17 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Jan. 18 Thunder Bay, ON @ Community Auditorium
Jan. 20 Kirkland Lake, ON @ Northern College Auditorium
Jan. 23 Saint John, NB @ Harbour Station
Jan. 24 Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum
Jan. 25 Charlottetown, PEI @ Confederation Centre
Jan. 27 Glace Bay, NS @ Savoy Theatre
Jan. 28 Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre
Jan. 30 St. John's, NL @ Mile One Stadium
Feb. 2-3 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
Feb. 5 Barrie, ON @ Molson Centre
Feb. 14 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
March 5 Oshawa, ON @ GM Centre
March 6 Kingston, ON @ K-Rock Centre
March 7-8 Belleville, ON @ Empire Theatre
March 10-11 Peterborough, ON @ Showplace Performance Centre
March 12 Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Place Theatre
March 24 Kitchener, ON @ Centre In The Square
March 25 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
March 26 Cornwall, ON @ Aultsville Theatre
March 27 Montreal, QC @ Place Des Arts
April 9 Sudbury, ON @ Sudbury Arena
April 10 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Essar Centre