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Fredericton Benefit Concert Offers Strong Response To Local Tragedy

A band of Maritime musicians aided by local radio stations affiliated with Bell Media and Newcap Radio are working together to organize and promote a unity concert for four people, including two co

Fredericton Benefit Concert Offers Strong Response To Local Tragedy

By FYI Staff

A band of Maritime musicians aided by local radio stations affiliated with Bell Media and Newcap Radio are working together to organize and promote a unity concert for four people, including two constables, shot dead in Fredericton on August 10.


Fredericton Strong Benefit Concert is to be staged Oct. 6 at the 4200-capacity Aitken University Centre with an initial line-up that includes Matt Mays, Matt Andersen & The Mellotones, Classified, Neon Dreams, and Tristan Horncastle. The city’s own David Myles will MC the event.

Organizers say that additional performers are to be announced in the coming days.

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Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 10 am at the Aitken Centre box office

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JESSIA (left) and Dominique Fils-Aimé at the Her Music Awards in Toronto on Feb. 23, 2026.
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JESSIA (left) and Dominique Fils-Aimé at the Her Music Awards in Toronto on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Dominique Fils-Aimé and JESSIA are the 2026 recipients of the sixth annual Her Music Awards, presented by Anthem Music Group. Both of these artists received $10,000 from the awards, the creation of the SOCAN Foundation. At a reception at George Restaurant in downtown Toronto on Feb. 23, The Foundation also recognized Robyn Stewart, executive director of Women in Music Canada, with a special industry honour.

The Her Music Awards celebrate and support women and gender-diverse Canadian music creators and industry professionals who are shaping the future of the music industry.

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