August 29th

  

 On August 29th, 1997 I went to Edge Fest at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. This festival was originally booked to be at Telus Field but was moved to a larger venue. Bands on the bill for Edge Fest 97 were Our Lady Peace, I Mother Earth, The Tea Party, Collective Soul, Glueleg, Silverchair among others.

July 22nd

  

 On July 22nd, 1993 I saw The Tea Party play The Bronx in Edmonton. What was super cool about this show was getting to see British folk/blues man Roy Harper open the show. I got to chat with Roy Harper after his opening set and got his autograph.

July 9th

  

 Another show and festival in Calgary. Again I went to this one with my brother. Edgefest at Race City Speedway on July 9th, 1998. A great line up with such bands as Foo Fighters, Sloan, Green Day and Tea Party among others.

16 Years Ago Today...August 29th

It was sixteen years ago today that I went to the Edge Fest concert held here in Edmonton. Originally this show was to take place at Telus Field, but was moved to a bigger venue, that being Commonwealth Stadium. Some of the bands on the bill were Our Lady Peace, I Mother Earth, Tea Party, Collective Soul, Silverchair and others.

20 Years Ago Today...July 22nd

It was twenty years ago today that I saw Tea Party in concert with opening act Roy Harper at the Bronx here in Edmonton.

Roy Harper's autograph.

Also on this day four years ago, I saw Social Distortion play the Edmonton Event Centre.

In concert news...Tea Party will be playing Edmonton as part of the K Days Exhibition on Sunday July 28th.

Concert Shirt Of The Day Sept.29th (Tea Party)

Today's t-shirt is from the first time I saw Tea Party in concert. This show was in 1993 at The Bronx in Edmonton with Roy Harper opening. Tea Party were touring for their first full length album Splendor Solis, but what really interested me about this show was Roy Harper. I didn't really know a lot about him other then Led Zeppelin dropped his name in a song from Led Zeppelin III, Hat's Off To (Roy) Harper and that he sang on the Pink Floyd track Have A Cigar from the Wish You Were Here album. So I knew he had been around since the 60's. What a pleasant surprise it was to see such a legend open for a Canadian band like Tea Party. To me, he stole the show, but have to admit I thought Tea Party were quite good as well, Roy even came out and did a few songs with Tea Party, so that was cool too. After the show, I had the chance to talk to Roy Harper and tell him how much I enjoyed his set, he was nice enough to autograph a scrap piece of paper I happened to have with me.
I went to this show with Eor and Claudia. Good times!!!

Front.


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Roy Harper Autograph.

Concert Poster Of The Day July 5th (Edgefest)

Today's poster is from a festival that used to be an annual thing. It was called Edgefest and was held for about 3 years in a row in the summer. This poster is from the 1997 edition of Edgefest, the poster says Telus Field but was actually moved to Commonwealth Stadium as there were close to 30,000 people at the show. The show consisted mostly of Canadian bands, on this bill it was Our Lady Peace,I Mother Earth,Tea Party,Age Of Electric and Australian band Silverchair and others.