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All-Ages Lineup Looking Good for the Spring

As a student, it’s hard to find the time and money to see great live music in Calgary. We don’t have access to so much of the music scene in Calgary, as most venues in the city that play live music, like Broken City, are 18+. As well, seeing Nickelback or the Killers at the ‘Dome will cause our minimum-wage paychecks to disappear rather quickly.

However, thanks to Grant MacEwan and his hall at the university, we poor under-aged souls have an alternative to fake IDs and bank debts. Mac Hall shows are loud, packed and most important of all (to our wallets anyways), affordable. Here’s a quick look at what musical trouble may be found in April!

The Taste of Chaos Tour will make your ears beg for mercy on April 1st, with pleasantly shred-tastic performances by Cancer Bats, Four Year Strong, Pierce the Veil, Bring me the Horizon and Thursday. Don’t take your mother to this show! (For all you Edmontonians, check out the tour on Friday, April 3rd at the Edmonton Event Centre. Unfortunately, Vancouver’s Taste of Chaos Tour is 19+ ‘cause it’s at the Commodore.)

The loudness continues April 10th when New Jersey rockers Senses Fail and Winnipeg punks Port Amoral shake things up (neither of these shows are all-ages in Edmonton or Vancouver), followed three days later by Cannibal Corpse and guests on April 13th. (Vancouver’s Cannibal Corpse show is all-ages on Friday, April 10th @ the Croatian Cultural Centre.)

Things will quiet down a bit when Gavin Rossdale visits Cowtown on April 18th (Red Robinson Theatre in Coquitlam on April 17th and Edmonton Event Centre in Edmonton on April 19th), but not for long! Mastodon arrives with a strong supporting cast (Kylesa and Intronaut) on the 23rd.

We start to wrap up April with some great Canadian artists, The Weakerthans and The Constantines as they roll through town with the Rolling Tundra Tour on April 25th.

Finally, Minneapolis hip-hop group Atmosphere takes the stage on April 29th.

There’s something magical about live music. It’s indescribable, but anyone who has stood in the midst of a huge crowd and watched their favourite artist perform knows what I’m talking about. You truly get lost in the melodies, the swaying and jumping of the crowd, the bass pounding in your chest. So hats off to the late Grant MacEwan, farmer, Lieutenant Governor and saviour of under-aged music buffs in Calgary.