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Performers named for Hamilton Juno awards
(Updated)
After 14 years, the Juno Awards are coming back to the hammer. And that will mean big things for the city.
The first four acts were announced today.
The Junos will be held here at First Ontario Centre on March 15th.
This will be the 6th time Hamilton has hosted the awards.
It’ll be a week-long event with lots to look forward to including several free concerts.
Shawn Mendes, Magic, Kiesza and Hedley are the first four acts to be announced.
Tim Potocic of Sonic Unyon Records: “It’s going to be (expletive deleted) amazing.”
And the hammer is excited.
Potocic: “It’s the perfect time for the Junos to be back in Hamilton because the industry itself here, the artists here, they are ready.”
Allan Reid, Juno Awards CEO: “There’s an energy happening in the city right now.”
And you could feel that energy at the announcement at the Catherine North recording studios
Reid: “From Daniel Lanois to Teenage Head, new bands like the Arkells and Monster Truck, it’s a great community and there’s an amazing rebirth happening in Hamilton right now too. You can see it in the arts and culture. There’s 100 thousand people that come out for Supercrawl in the city and to see that energy for music in this community, that’s exciting for us.”
It’s also exciting for the city of Hamilton says mayor-elect Fred Eisenberger: “When the event is on, the restaurants, the hotels, the bars will be full. There is going to be a lot of activity in Hamilton. It’s approximately a 10 million dollar economic benefit for our city.”
It’ll be a full week of music events in Hamilton starting March 9th including pop up concerts throughout the city with about 50 different artists.
Reid: “So these things are just going to happen randomly. No one is going to know when they are happening until literally the day they are happening, so we are looking at getting superstar acts to appear in our city in places that would be unorthodox for them to do a short set to help promote the Junos.
Juno week runs from March 9th to 15th. Tickets for the Juno awards go on sale Friday morning at 10; there will be lots of free events as well.
CHCH CH-CHing members can get in on a special, pre-sale offer for the Juno awards.
CH-CHing members can redeem one point to receive a unique code to buy their Juno tickets before they go on sale to the public.
The pre-sale ends Thursday at 5pm. If you’re not a CH-CHing member, you can still sign up for free and receive 6,000 bonus points.
Organizers put out this information about Juno Week events:
- The Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena to host Juno Cup on March 13. The annual celebrity hockey game pits musicians against former NHL greats in support of MusiCounts, Canada’s national music education charity. Ticket and participating artist information will be available in January 2015.
- Lime Ridge Mall to host Juno Fan Fare presented by hmv Canada on March 14. Fans will have a chance to meet their favourite artists during this afternoon autograph signing. Ticketing and participating artist information for this free event will be available in the February 2015.
- The Great Hall at Hamilton Place to host Juno Songwriters’ Circle presented by SOCAN and Yamaha on March 15. Close to 15,000 fans have attended this show that has raised over $400,000 for MusiCounts. Some of Canada’s most talented singer/songwriters share songs and stories in an intimate setting.
- FirstOntario Centre to host The 2015 Juno Awards Broadcast on March 15. A concert that brings together, for one show only, a variety of artists, performances and many high profile nominees.
- Plus over 15+ venues across the city to host Junofest presented by CBCMusic.ca on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. A showcase of over 100 local, regional, and national acts, nightly line-ups will feature three or four acts per venue with Juno nominees, national touring acts and the best of Hamilton sharing the stage. Venue details to be announced at a later date.
Also announced were partnerships with local cultural institutions for the 2015 Juno Awards ancillary events, which include:
- Hamilton Public Library to host Junior Junos, a concert with Children’s Album of the Year nominees on Saturday March 14, 2015.
- Art Gallery of Hamilton to host the Juno Photography Exhibition from January 24-April 19, 2015.
- And the Art Gallery of Hamilton to also host The Juno Tour of Canadian Art sponsored by La Piazza Allegra from January 24 to April 26, 2015.
Additional details and information about 2015 Juno Week events, including participants, will be released in the New Year.
