Lord Huron headlines The Big Four Roadhouse Sunday, July 9 - joined by St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Donovan Woods, Wild Rivers and Begonia

Calgary – Go to the ends of the earth and back to The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth on Sunday, July 9 when five powerhouse performers take over The Big Four Roadhouse. Audiences will leave with chills during the heat of July after an incredible night of music, headlined by Lord Huron. Joining them for this music experience is St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Donovan Woods, Wild Rivers and Begonia.

“This year’s lineup is a must see,” says Adam Oppenheim, President of Stampede Entertainment. “The Calgary Stampede is renowned for giving fans a full festival experience in a single night and this year is no exception. We are thrilled to bring such immense talent to The Big Four Roadhouse stage.”   

Headlining the evening is American indie-folk band Lord Huron, who are making their Calgary Stampede debut. Perhaps best known for their song The Night We Met, the Los Angeles based quintet has been filling the airwaves since the 2012 release of their debut album Lonesome Dreams. With their mix of western, folk rock, rock and roll and pop melodies, this critically acclaimed group delivers a show that has something for everyone.

Joining the bill for this all-ages event is eight-piece soul band, St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter, Donovan Woods. Completing the lineup are JUNO nominated Wild Rivers and Begonia. Together these powerhouse performers will ensure an unforgettable musical experience.  

Tickets for this can’t miss concert experience go on sale to the public on Friday, March 3, at 10 a.m. Tickets are $79.00 (plus applicable fees and taxes) and will be available through CalgaryStampede.com/tb4tickets. Concert tickets include admission to the Calgary Stampede on the day of the event allowing fans to experience all the fun Stampede has to offer before the show.

Calgary Stampede Insiders have an opportunity to pre-purchase tickets beginning Wednesday, March 1 at 10 a.m. Become a Stampede Insider here!

Tickets are also now on sale for the 2023 Calgary Stampede Rodeo and Evening Show, July 7-16. To book your seats for the Rodeo and Evening Show - featuring the Rangeland Derby Chuckwagon Races, Relay Races, Bell Grandstand Show and spectacular fireworks finale, visit CalgaryStampede.com/tickets.

More about the artists:

Lord Huron
The name Lord Huron is inspired by Lake Huron, where founder and lead singer, Ben Schneider spent time growing up. What started as a solo project for Schneider grew into a group and in October 2012 Lord Huron released their first full-length album Lonesome Dreams. With lyrics that walk audiences through the mountains and to the ends of the earth, Lonesome Dreams is a collection of adventurous stories. In 2015, the quintet released their western inspired album Strange Trails which included the track The Night We Met. The song was featured in a Netflix original series and went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry of Association of America. Since then, Lord Huron has only grown in popularity adding 2019’s Vide Noir and 2021’s Long Lost to their repertoire.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 2011, St. Paul & the Broken Bones is an eight-piece ensemble that burst onto the scene with their 2014 debut Half the City. The album established a sound that quickly became a calling card for the group and landed them a spot at major festivals, including Lollapalooza, Coachella and Glastonbury. After receiving critical praise from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, SPIN and NPR, the band started sharing stages with some of the world’s biggest artists, including Elton John and The Rolling Stones, before launching an impressive run of headlining tours. The group has continued to expand their sound with every record, branching out well beyond old school soul into sleek summertime funk and classic disco on albums like 2018’s Young Rick Camellia. Their forthcoming LP, Angels in Science Fiction, stretches even further, building on the shadowy psychedelia and intricate, experimental R&B of 2022’s The Alien Coast.  

Donovan Woods
Donovan Woods is an acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter whose album Both Ways won the 2019 JUNO Award for contemporary roots album and whose global streams have surpassed 210 million. That success hasn’t impacted the Ontario native’s sense of humour though. Woods was in on the joke when he named his latest release Big Hurt Boy, which he self-describes as poking fun at himself for writing songs about getting dumped and theoretically being a big sad guy. More seriously, Big Boy Hurt is a six-song exploration of how failures – and the fixation on them – not only shape, but enlighten people. This EP is the follow-up to Wood’s celebrated album, Without People, which he made in isolation during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Woods’ deep curiosity about the human condition makes his music deeply relatable and helps audiences clearly hear their own stories in his.

Wild Rivers
Wild Rivers first caught audience’s attention with their 2016 self-titled debut, followed by two EPs (2018’s Eighty-Eight and 2020’s Songs to Break Up To). Sonically, the Toronto based trio pulls from a spectrum of sounds, imbuing pop, rock, indie, and folk into each song’s blueprint. Their most recent album Sidelines touches on coming-of-age themes, such as learning how to be more present and coming to terms with life’s unpredictability. In many ways, the group’s own story is one of embracing the unknown. Born in Canada, Khalid, who is half-Egyptian, and Devan, who spent her childhood in London, England before returning to Canada, first connected at Queen’s University in Kingston in 2013. Starting out as an acoustic singer-songwriter project, Khalid and Devan expanded their aesthetic to a more full-bodied sound, adding multi-instrumentalist Andrew Oliver.  

Begonia
Begonia is the moniker of Canadian artist Alexa Dirks, a largely autobiographical singer-songwriter whose intimate lyrics and pop style sound makes her music honest and refreshingly relatable. Following the dissolution of her JUNO Award Winning former group, Chic Gamine, Dirks knew it was time to set out on her own. The Winnipeg-based artist released her first solo output in 2017 with the EP, Lady in Mind, which was well-received, being listed on NPR’s 10 Artists You Need To Know in 2017 and the song Juniper reached number one on the CBC Music Charts that same year. With Begonia’s debut full length album entitled Fear expected next year, Dirks leans hard into a sense of arrival. Dirks wrote and co-produced the record with a familiar team: Matt Schellenberg and Matt Petters of Royal Canoe, along with Marcus Paquin, who has previously worked with The National, Stars, Local Natives, to name a few.

About the Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede celebrates the people, the animals, the land, the traditions and the values that make up the unique spirit of the west. The Calgary Stampede contributes to the quality of life in Calgary and southern Alberta through our world-renowned Stampede, year-round facilities, western events and several youth and agriculture programs. Exemplifying the theme We’re Greatest Together, we are a volunteer-supported, not-for-profit community organization that preserves and celebrates our western heritage, cultures and community spirit. All revenue is reinvested into Calgary Stampede programs and facilities.

For more information, please contact:

Shannon Greer                                               
Manager, Communications & Media Relations
Calgary Stampede                                          
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