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April 2025

Roots North Music Festival

April 25 @ 4:00 pm - April 27 @ 10:00 pm
St Paul’s Centre, 62 Peter St N
Orillia, L3V 4Z1
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April 24th-27th Roots North Music Festival returns and this year's main stage features headliners Royal Wood and Jully Black. Music, shopping and entertainment surround you as you explore during the Roots North Music Festival in Orillia. Our headline shows will take place at the beautifully restored St. Pauls Centre. Artists perform on Friday and Saturday evening in our comfortable soft-seat theatre. In addition to our ticketed main event performances, several businesses along Mississaga Street, and beyond, have teamed up to provide FREE…

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Johannes Linstead

April 25 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Orillia Opera House – G.L. Auditorium, 1 West Street North
Orillia, Ontario L3V 5B8 Canada
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From having over 500 million streams, to being named Canada’s “Guitarist of the Year,” to winning eight “Best Album” awards, to seven top-ten US Billboard charting albums, and winning the “People’s Choice” award in the UK, Johannes Linstead has become recognized internationally as one of the best selling guitarists in the Instrumental, New Age, Jazz and World Music genres.

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Classic Seger: Travelin’ Man 2025

April 25 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Casino Rama Resort, 5899 Rama Road
Rama, Ontario L3V 6H6 Canada
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Thrilling audiences across the globe, Classic Seger brings the energy, excitement, and raw power of a vintage Bob Seger concert to the stage, leaving fans singing, dancing, and screaming for more! Performing masterful renditions of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band’s Greatest Hits featuring songs like Night Moves, Turn the Page, Against the Wind, Old Time Rock & Roll, Hollywood Nights and many more all-time favourites. Guaranteed to be a show that rock and roll fans will never forget!

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Coulson Concerts: Terra Spencer

April 27 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

"The Coulson Concerts" is back for a third season of great Canadian music. This folk/roots series is presented in a quaint historic church in Oro-Medonte. It is located in the hamlet of Coulson at 301 Horseshoe Valley Road W., and hosted by local singer-songwriter Anne Walker. The venue: This little white church has stood watch at the top of Coulson hill on the Horseshoe Valley Road for over 140 years. The church, built in 1881, was closed as a place…

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Stories & Songs of Stompin’ Tom

April 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
St Paul’s Centre, 62 Peter St N
Orillia, L3V 4Z1
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Whiskey Jack presents the music, stories & patriotism of Stompin' Tom to stand against the Oligarchs south of the border. Stand with us and say "NO". This is a PAY WHAT YOU CAN SHOW. If you have, please give. If you don't have, please come and join the cause. Show Date & Time: Sunday, April 27th at 2:pm at St. Paul's Centre in #orillia

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May 2025

Pearl: A Janis Joplin Experience

May 1 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Orillia Opera House – G.L. Auditorium, 1 West Street North
Orillia, Ontario L3V 5B8 Canada
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If you love Janis Joplin, the blues, and ’60s music, you must see this concert! “Pearl: A Janis Joplin Experience” recreates the unforgettable sound and style of Janis Joplin, the Queen of rock and blues in a sensational multi-media musical production Ontario audiences have never seen before! Catapulting into stardom in the mid-60s, Janis Joplin’s signature style and polyphonic sound, unmatched emotional rawness and passion, dynamic stage presence, and unique portrayal of unearthed Blues standards paved the way for female artists and continues to inspire and invigorate…

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The Cold Play Experience and Desire

May 2 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Orillia Opera House – G.L. Auditorium, 1 West Street North
Orillia, Ontario L3V 5B8 Canada
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Two amazing bands, one Epic night! Desire, the international U2 tribute sensation, has consistently left audiences in awe with the passion and authenticity of their live performances. Following the footsteps of U2, Desire first united as friends in high school, dedicating years to perfecting their craft. Now, they expertly bring to life the soul, spirit, and bravado of U2's extensive music catalog spanning three decades. The Coldplay Experience is a tribute to the beloved British band Coldplay. This innovative show…

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Classic Lightfoot Live

May 3 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Orillia Opera House – G.L. Auditorium, 1 West Street North
Orillia, Ontario L3V 5B8 Canada
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Classic Lightfoot Live stands as Canada's premier tribute to the legendary folk rocker, Gordon Lightfoot. Led by the remarkable ensemble of vocalist and guitarist John Stinson, music director and bassist Bob Doidge (Gord's record producer), lead guitarist Eric Kidd, bassist Steve Eyers (Gord's nephew), this show whisks you down a nostalgic journey through Lightfoot's iconic music.

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Carroll Baker & Bakerstreet: The Final Tour

May 3 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Casino Rama Resort, 5899 Rama Road
Rama, Ontario L3V 6H6 Canada
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Canada’s First Lady of Country, Carroll Baker, is setting off on her final tour across Canada after an extraordinary 55-year career. With an incredible twenty #1 hits including “Mem-ries of Home,” “Ten Little Fingers” and “One Drink Is One Too Many (and a thousand’s not enough),” fourteen albums, four compilation albums, and fifty-five singles, she is one of the most celebrated figures in Canadian music. Carroll Baker will be taking her final bow on the Casino Rama Resort stage May…

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Lance Anderson

May 4 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Orillia Opera House – G.L. Auditorium, 1 West Street North
Orillia, Ontario L3V 5B8 Canada
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Sometimes, you just have to step out your backdoor to find what you thought could only be found elsewhere. Lance Anderson is a celebrated Orillian who has graced concert halls around the world. As a musical producer, arranger and world class musician, he has the uncanny ability of assembling some of the region's best artists, bringing them together to make beautiful music on stages around the world. The Orillia Opera House will be no exception, as Lance Anderson takes off…

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