Canadian hip hop artist Peter Jackson will be headlining Peterborough LIVE’s 12-hour Reunion Show and Dance Party at The Venue on the evening of Saturday, May 13th.
Often called the hardest-working rapper in Canada, Jackson is known in hip hop circles for his work ethic when it comes to recording and touring. The Ajax native has been awarded honours from the Canadian Urban Television Awards, including Mixtape of the Year for Good Company, Music Video of the Year for “Havana”, and Rap Album of the Year (2015) for Since I was 16 and Album of the Year (2016) for Two Sides to a Story.
Jackson has also received press in over 500 major hip hop and music publications and was nominated for Hip Hop Artist of the Year at the Independent Music Awards. In April 2017, he was awarded the iHeartRadio and Virgin Radio Future Star Award. His new single “On a Wave” was awarded a national radio campaign, being added into heavy rotation at all Virgin Radio stations across Canada. His appearance at Peterborough LIVE follows a month-long tour across Canada, as the supporting act for Riff Raff, in promotion of his newest project Married to Success.
VIDEO: “On A Wave” – Peter Jackson
The May 13th show at The Venue begins at noon, with a showcase of solo artists (including Cale Crowe, Mary-Kate Edwards, Jayde Taylor, Nathan Jackson, Whitney Paget, and Cameron von Criegern) and bands (including Outshined, Rose Cora Perry & The Truth Untold, Semolina Pilchard, Wolfox, Hunt the Hare, Coconut Navy, and The House Call).
The show continues with a licensed all-ages dance party at 9 p.m. with several opening acts, including Hooks, Kachinga, Koty Kolter, Forest Gumption and Omega Dance Crew, and Zumba with Shaoling and Amarilis Salsa Rhumba Dance Ensemble with DJ Thibault, followed by the headline performance by Peter Jackson at 11 p.m.
Advance tickets can be purchased for $5 at the Customer Service desk at Lansdowne Place (645 Lansdowne St, Peterborough) or at ticketscene.ca. Festival passholders and Festival performers and volunteers wearing lanyards will be admitted free of charge.
Other new shows announced
In addition to Peter Jackson, Peterborough LIVE has announced more performances at more venues. The Five Fours, a local jazz ensemble from St. Peter High School, and The ‘Fabulous’ Rave, a jazz band from Toronto, have teamed with Hot Belly Mama’s to offer Jazz in the Afternoon on Saturday, May 13th from 2 to 4 p.m.
La Hacienda will be opening its doors early on Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 14th) to provide an Acoustic Open Mic stage from 1 to 5 p.m. The show will be hosted by Craig Stevens and is sponsored by Circle Kung Fu and Tai Chi Studios. Acoustic musicians are welcome and a guitar will be available.
For a complete schedule of performers and show times, see the list below.
About the festival
The 2017 Peterborough LIVE Music Festival is bigger and better than ever, with more than 100 performers at 25 venues over five days.
The fourth annual music festival takes place from Wednesday, May 10th through Sunday, May 14th in downtown Peterborough. Virtually every musical genre is represented at the festival, including rock, blues, metal, punk, hip hop, rap, EDM, indie/alternative, pop, country, bluegrass, folk, jazz, R&B, big band, DJs, choirs, and classical. And, new this year, the festival also features dance, poetry, and comedy.
In its tagline “Showcasing Artists in Nogojiwanong”, Peterborough LIVE acknowledges that Peterborough and its performers are located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe (Ojibway) that was originally named and known as Nogojiwanong. While the festival does not have a show featuring only First Nations artists, there are First Nations artists performing through the festival and outreach to First Nations artists continues, guided by the festival’s Artistic Director, Missy Knott.
LIVE is an acroynm for “Local Independent Venue Events” and the music festival is certainly that, with acts at 25 venues across downtown Peterborough.
Venues for the festival are The Red Dog, The Venue, Market Hall, The Spill, The Black Horse Pub, Dobro, The Garnet, Dr. J’s Barbecue & Brews, Black Honey Cafe, Sapphire Room, Catalina’s, The Lounge By Lignum, The Only Cafe, Dreams of Beans, The Food Forest Cafe, guerrillaSTUDIOS, Crazy Piano Bar Persian Grill, Pappas Billiards, Sadleir House, McThirsty’s Pint, The White House, The Theatre on King, Sadleir House, Hot Belly Mama’s, La Hacienda, and Murray St. Baptist Church.
The festival begins on Wednesday, May 10th at The Red Dog (189 Hunter St. W., Peterborough) with a media launch from 4 to 6 p.m.
The launch will be followed by a live jam at guerrillaSTUDIOS (140 Simcoe St., Peterborough) from 6 to 9 p.m., a poetry and comedy fest at 7 p.m. at The Theatre On King (159 King St., Peterborough), and The Little Big Band with special guests Peterborough Jazz and Blues Workshop from 6 to 10 p.m. at Sadleir House (751 George St. N., Peterborough).
The festival then continues with acts every day until late Sunday afternoon. There’s a mix of both local talent and performers from out of town.
Some familiar local musicians performing at the festival include Cale Crow, Tom Eastland, Mary-Kate Edwards, Evangeline Gentle, Nathan Jackson, Kerry Jayne, Marsala Lukianchuk, Missy Knott, Rob Phillips, Tom Eastland, Whitney Paget, Bobby Watson, and more.
There are also performers coming in from out of town, including Rose Cora Perry and The Truth Untold (Tyler Randall), a high-energy rock duo duo from London, Ontario. In 2010, when she released her critically acclaimed debut solo album Off Of the Pages, she also launched a not-for-profit foundation called MusicSaves, which aims to impart onto troubled youth the healing capacity of music.
Perry released her sophomore solo album Onto the Floor in 2016, and hopes to raise enough funds from the sale of this album to launch a nationwide high school seminar series where she can share her story about overcoming depression through the power of music and the songs that were inspired from it.
VIDEO: Six Feet Under – Rose Cora Perry
Other performers at the festival include:
- 3 Alarm Choir
- 67
- Adam Grills
- Jesse Morrissey
- Aenigma
- Allena Iris
- Amanda Robb Band
- Amarilis and the Rhumba Salsa Dance Ensemble
- Andy Curtis
- Angela Semple
- August MacDonald
- Backyard Riot
- befreeyourself
- Ben Ayotte
- Cameron Boyd
- Ben Hunter
- Beyond the Wall
- Break The Trend
- Bree Taylor
- Bring Back Summer
- Britt Hall
- Cameron Boyd
- Ben Ayotte
- Cameron Von Criegern
- Coconut Navy
- Crossdockers
- Curve Lake Singers
- Dalton Whitehead
- David Eadie
- Demolition Rage
- DJ Thibault
- Edwards Family
- Elizabeth Basciano
- Emily Erhart
- Emma Leeson
- The Five Fours
- For One Night Only
- Forest Gumption & Omega Dance Crew
- The Garretts
- Grace Hatherly
- Heart Attack Kids
- Helldevilles
- Hillary Dumoulin
- The House Call
- Hunt the Hare
- Ian-K
- Jason O’Brien
- Jayde Taylor
- Jessica Wilson
- Joslynn Burford
- Kachinga
- Koty Kolter
- Kane Miller
- Kawartha Youth Orchestra
- Keelie
- Kerry Jayne
- Lance Isaacs
- Liam Parker
- Michael Roger
- Michaela Hetherington
- My Affected Reality
- Nathan Bottomley
- Nicholas Campbell
- Outshined
- Owen Wright
- Patrick Rees
- Peter Thibault
- Peterborough City Church Band
- Present Tense
- Purple Smoke
- Raphael Nawaz
- Rebecca McDonald and Tamara Bird
- Semolina Pilchard
- Shelby Henderson
- Stephen Stamp
- Still in Motion
- Taylor Kirkwood
- Taylor Merrick
- Susanne Kozo
- Tom Middleton
- Travis Sivart
- UNI Peterborough
- Violet James-Stamp
- Water’s Edge
- Wolfox
- Zippity Doo Dah Community Soul Chorus
- Zumba with Shaoling
For a complete schedule of performers and show times, see the list below.
Festival tickets
Peterborough LIVE also has to be one of the most affordable music festivals ever, with an all-access pass — offering unlimited entry to all venues (depending on capacity) for all five days of the festival — costing only $15. Almost all the shows are all ages, and children 13 and under are admitted free.
Festival passes are available at any of the participating venues, at the Customer Service desk at Lansdowne Place (645 Lansdowne St, Peterborough), and directly from the performers. Single-show tickets are also available for $5 online, directly from the performers, or at the door for the show.
Peterborough LIVE runs live a cooperative, so the best way you can support the performers is to purchase passes or single-show tickets directly from them. If you purchase a pass directly from one of the performers, $10 of the $15 goes directly to the performer. If you buy a single-show ticket directly from a performer, that artist will earn $3. If you want to support more than one performer, then you can purchase three single-show tickets for $5 each and automatically receive an all-access pass.
You can also support the performers by buying your pass online at peterboroughlive.ca/ticket-details/. All-access passes are available for purchase under each show. If you want to support a specific performer, make sure to order the pass listed under that performer’s show. The artist will receive $10 of each pass sold online.
Festival schedule
For your convenience, here’s the schedule of performers and venues for Peterborough LIVE. We’ll update the schedule as often as possible, but to ensure you have the most up-to-date information, check the schedule at peterboroughlive.ca.
Show times are constantly being updated and performers are being added. And remember that show times for multiple acts may be slightly earlier than listed, so allow yourself a few extra minutes when heading to a venue.
Wednesday, May 10th
The Red Dog
4:00 – 6:00pm LIVE Media Launch
Open mic night – drop ins welcome.
**Free Event
guerrillaSTUDIOS
6:00 – 9:00pm LIVE Jam
Welcoming both electric and acoustics sets – drop ins welcome.
**Free Event
The Theatre on King
LIVE’s Poetry & Improv Fest
Doors open 7:00pm
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 7:30pm | Show & Tell Poetry Series featuring Joseph Cassidy-Skof, Carolyn Conrad, Kate Taylor, Elisha Rubacha, Stephen Stamp |
| 9:00pm | Peterborough WIT – Wednesday Improv Troupe |
Sadleir House
6:00 – 10:00pm
Doors Open at 6:00pm
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 6:30pm | The Peterborough Jazz and Blues Workshop Facilitated by Steve McCracken |
| 7:30pm | The Little Big Band Directed by William Hamilton |
Thursday, May 11th
Crazy Piano Bar Persian Grill
5:00 – 8:00pm AfterWork Live Music with Kerry Jayne
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 5:00pm | Whitney Paget |
| 5:30pm | Jeff Stewart |
| 6:00pm | Travis Sivart |
| 6:30pm | Grace Hatherly |
| 7:00pm | Evangeline Gentle |
| 7:30pm | James Seaborn |
The Lounge By Lignum
7:30 – 9:30pm Formal Piano Recital
Doors Open at 7:00pm
Original compositions of the neo-classical genre. Curated by Verger, with Special Guests
The Black Horse Pub
8:00pm – 12:00am
Jazz and Blues Open Stage with Rob Phillips
Featuring Marsala Lukianchuk with special guest Whitney Paget
Sapphire Room
9:00pm – 2:00am
Doors Open at 5:00pm
David Eadie and Friends
Featuring DJ Thibault
Junction Nightclub Downstairs Pool Hall
10:00pm – 2:00am Weekend Warm Up with Live DJs
19+ Club Event, No Cover Charge
Friday, May 12th
The Lounge by Lignum
5:00 – 9:00pm Peterborough Performs @ The Lounge by Lignum
Doors Open at 4:00pm
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 5:00pm | The Kawartha Youth Orchestra |
| 5:15pm | Edwards Family |
| 6:00pm | Water’s Edge |
| 7:00pm | Andy Curtis |
| 7:30pm | Elizabeth Basciano |
| 8:00pm | Dalton Whitehead |
| 8:30pm | Rebecca McDonald & Tamara Bird |
9:30pm – 11:30pm An Evening of Jazz with Whitney Paget
The Red Dog
5:00pm – 1:00am Singer/Songwriter Showcase with Hillary Dumoulin
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 5:20pm | Joslynn Burford |
| 5:40pm | Liam Parker |
| 6:00pm | Emily Erhart |
| 6:20pm | Mary-Kate Edwards |
| 6:40pm | Michaela Hetherington |
| 7:00pm | Patrick Rees |
| 7:20pm | Raphael Nawaz |
| 7:40pm | Tom Middleton |
| 8:00pm | Jason O’Brien |
| 8:20pm | Craig Stevens |
| 8:40pm | David Eadie |
| 9:00pm | Rose Cora Perry & The Truth Untold |
| 9:40pm | Nathan Jackson |
| 10:00pm | Kane Miller |
| 10:20pm | Nathan Bottomley |
| 10:40pm | Lance Isaacs |
| 11:00pm | Hillary Dumoulin |
| 11:30pm | Kachinga |
| 12:00am | Cale Crowe |
Dobro
5:00 – 9:00pm Blues and Rock Showcase
Doors Open at 4:30pm
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 5:00pm | befreeyourself |
| 6:00pm | Ben Hunter & Still in Motion |
| 6:30pm | 67 |
| 8:00pm | Break the Trend |
The Spill
8:00pm – 1:00am Oh, How Punk
Doors Open at 7:00pm
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 8:00pm | Backyard Riot |
| 9:00pm | Keelie |
| 10:00pm | For One Night Only |
| 11:00pm | Beyond the Wall |
| 12:00am | Heart Attack Kids |
Saturday, May 13th
Murray St Baptist Church
1:30 – 2:30 Worship Gospel with The Garretts
Doors Open at 1:00pm
The Venue
12:00pm – 1:00am LIVE Reunion & Dance Party
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 12:00pm | ’67 |
| 12:15pm | U.N.I. Peterborough |
| 12:25pm | Bree Taylor |
| 12:35pm | Jason O’Brien |
| 1:00pm | Coconut Navy |
| 1:30pm | Jayde Taylor |
| 1:45pm | Mary-Kate Edwards |
| 2:00pm | Jessica Wilson |
| 2:15pm | Whitney Paget |
| 2:30pm | Rose Cora Perry & The Truth Untold |
| 3:15pm | Liam Parker |
| 3:30pm | Emily Erhart |
| 3:45pm | Cameron von Criegern |
| 4:00pm | Hunt the Hare |
| 4:45pm | The House Call |
| 5:30pm | Wolfox |
| 6:15pm | Outshined |
| 7:15pm | Semolina Pilchard |
| 7:45pm | Nathan Bottomley Band |
| 8:15pm | Nathan Jackson |
| 8:30pm | Cale Crowe |
| 9:30pm | Hosted By: DJ Thibault |
| 9:30pm | Zumba with Shaoling |
| 9:45pm | Amarilis & The Rhumba Salsa Dance Ensemble |
| 10:00pm | Forest Gumption & Omega Dance Crew |
| 10:15pm | Koty Kolter |
| 10:30pm | Kachinga |
| 10:45pm | Hooks |
| 11:00pm | Peter Jackson |
Dobro
1:00pm – 5:00pm Acoustic Crew with Nathan Jackson
Doors Open at 12:30pm
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 1:00pm | Cameron Von Criegern |
| 1:30pm | Jason O’Brien |
| 2:00pm | Cale Crowe |
| 2:30pm | Owen Wright |
| 3:00pm | Jayde Taylor |
| 3:30pm | Taylor Kirkwood |
| 4:00pm | Nathan Jackson |
Hot Belly Mama’s
2:00-4:00pm An Afternoon of Jazz
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 2:00pm | The Five Fours |
| 3:00pm | The Fabulous Rave |
Market Hall
2:00 – 9:00pm Artists of Nogojiwanong
Doors Open at 12:00pm
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 12:00pm | 3 Alarm Choir Rehearsal Song to be Performed: People Have the Power All ages welcome to join – no previous singing experience required. *Please note, guests are welcome to watch the rehearsal, but are asked to move to the lobby to chat. |
| 2:00pm | 3 Alarm Choir Performing Patti Smith’s “People Have the Power“. The Power of Song |
| 2:15pm | Peterborough Zippity Doo Dah Community Soul Chorus |
| 3:00pm | Intermission & Sound Check Choirs Leave to Sing at George St. and Simcoe St. |
| 4:00pm | Zumba with Shaoling Amarilis & The Rhumba Salsa Dance Ensemble |
| 5:30pm | Whitney Paget |
| 6:00pm | The Five Fours |
| 7:00pm | Tom Eastland with Susanne Kozo |
| 8:00pm | Hunt the Hare |
9:00pm – 12:00am Country Night Live
Cameron von Creigern
Featuring Jade Eagleson
Pappas Billiards
1:30pm – 3:00pm The L.O.F.T. Open Mic with Joslynn Burford
Doors Open at 1:00pm
**Free Event
Dr J’s Barbecue & Brews
1:00pm Rock Show with Break the Trend
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 1:00pm | Crossdockers |
| 2:00pm | The House Call |
| 3:00pm | My Affected Reality |
| 4:00pm | Break the Trend |
The Spill
3:00 – 6:00pm The Live Room
Doors Open at 2:00pm
U.N.I. Peterborough, Bring Back Summer & Special Guests
The Food Forest Café
4:00 – 6:00pm Mary-Kate Edwards & Friends
Doors Open at 3:30pm
Featuring Kevin Lemieux & more
Catalina’s
8:00 – 11:00pm An Evening with Jayde Taylor
Doors Open at 7:00pm
| Time | Acts |
|---|---|
| 8:00pm | Open |
| 8:30pm | Open |
| 9:00pm | Cameron Boyd & Ben Ayotte |
| 9:30pm | Jayde Taylor |
| 10:00pm | Intermission with DJ GHOTI |
| 10:15pm | Adam & Jesse |
| 10:30pm | Owen Wright |
| 10:45pm | Jayde Taylor |
The Red Dog
6:30pm – 2:00am Deb Draper’s Hard Rock & Metal Showcase
Doors Open at 6:30pm
| Time | Acts |
|---|---|
| 7:00pm | Demolition Rage |
| 8:40pm | Aenigma |
| 9:45pm | Present Tense |
| 11:00pm | Amanda Robb Band |
| 12:00am | Helldevilles |
Sunday, May 14th
Market Hall
10:00am – 11:00am Peterborough City Church
Doors Open at 9:30am
**Free Event
La Hacienda
1-5 pm A Little Corner of Mexico on Hunter St.
Open Mic hosted by Craig Stevens and Circle King Fu and Tai Chi Studio. Acoustic musicians & drop ins welcome. Guitar and hand drums available.
Black Honey
1:00 – 4:00pm Courtyard Coffee House with Emily Erhart
Emily Erhart, Shelby Henderson, TAS drum group, Grace Hatherly, Britt Hall, Bree Taylor, Stephen Stamp, Violet James-Stamp, Sam Edwards, Bryce Porter
**Free Event
*In the event of inclement weather, this show will move to The Red Dog.
The Red Dog
2:00 – 5:00pm Stars of Tomorrow Showcase with Missy Knott
Purple Smoke, Taylor Merrick, Allena Iris, Emma Leeson, Jason O’Brien, Joan Lamore, Lizeh Basciano, Bree Taylor, Nicholas Campbell & Big Dave
Dreams of Beans
2:00pm – 9:00pm Coffee House Hosted by Zach & Steve
Doors Open at 9:00am
| Time | Act |
|---|---|
| 2:00pm | Michael Rogers |
| 3:00pm | The Pork Rinds |
| 3:30pm | Zach & Steve |
| 4:30pm | Stephen Stamp with Violet James-Stamp |
| 5:00pm | The Pillars |
| 5:30pm | Zach & Steve |
