NEWS SONIC CONCERTS PRESENTS BIG SUGAR WITH WIDE MOUTH MASON ATLANTIC CANADIAN TOUR, NOV. 22-26

Heading out on their first national tour since 2003, Big Sugar are returning to Atlantic Canada in support of their recently released album Revolution Per Minute, Nov. 22 to Nov. 26. Special guest for all shows is Wide Mouth Mason. Dates include:

November 22 Moncton Oxygen Nightclub
November 23 Saint John 3 Mile
November 24 Fredericton Boyce Farmers Market
November 25 Halifax The New Palace
November 26 St. John’s The Majestic

Released this summer, Revolution Per Minute includes the first single “Roads Ahead” which landed in the top 10 on Canadian active rock charts for most of the summer.


“…a 12-track slab of Sugar that picks up where the band left off in 2003, with Johnson’s monster guitar and vox, Kelly (Mr. Chill) Hoppe’s sweet sax and harmonica, and the solid and funky rhythm section fitting back together seemingly effortlessly, like the reunion itself has been.”
– Calgary Herald

Big Sugar is Gordie Johnson (guitar, vocals), Garry Lowe (bass), Kelly “Mr. Chill” Hoppe (harmonica, sax, melodica), Friendlyness (keyboards, toasting) and Stephane “Bodean” Beaudin (drums). The five-piece band will perform songs from the new album as well as fan favourites. Big Sugar rose to popularity in the early 90s and their album Five Hundred Pounds was certified GOLD. They went on to release five albums before disbanding in 2003.

Wide Mouth Mason returned with their latest release No Bad Days this past July. Adding Gordie Johnson on bass, the 'live off the floor' album features "Shut Up & Kiss Me" and the Chris Robinson penned “Go Tell It To The Waterfall” which has a guest performance from Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan.

Tickets for all shows are $30 advance and $35 day of show (including tax) PLUS service charge and go on sale this Friday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available exclusively online at www.sonicconcerts.com. These shows are restricted to ages 19+ with VALID ID.

For more information on Big Sugar, visit: www.bigsugar.com
For more information on Wide Mouth Mason, visit: www.widemouthmason.com