The concert by California punk rock bands The Offspring and Bad Religion scheduled at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Tuesday (February 17) has been cancelled after a structural assessment determined the facility’s roof could not safely support the added weight of major concert production equipment alongside the current snow load.
According to the City of Peterborough, an engineering review examined both the accumulated snow on the arena roof and the estimated weight of video, lighting, and sound equipment that would have been rigged from the building’s trusses for the large-scale production.
While the roof remains safe and within its load-bearing capacity under current snow conditions, officials said the additional weight associated with a major touring production of this scale — described as “beyond the normal expectations for a concert production” — would have pushed the structure beyond allowable limits when combined with the weight of the snow on the roof.
“While the City of Peterborough appreciates the disappointment and inconvenience this situation causes for people who purchased tickets to the concert, safety must be the first consideration,” the city said in a statement, noting that other scheduled activities and regular operations at the arena are not affected and will proceed as planned.
As of late January, nearly 4,000 tickets had been sold for the concert with headliners The Offspring, who last performed at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on November 9, 2022.
Ticket holders will receive full refunds, along with exclusive early access to pre-sale tickets for a special performance on February 18 at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa before tickets for the show go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday (February 13).
