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SamaritanMag Features Arkells On Eve Of Hometown Fest

Arkells host their own festival in Hamilton this Saturday with some of the proceeds benefitting Syrian refugees who have resettled in the city.

SamaritanMag Features Arkells On Eve Of Hometown Fest

By Aaron Brophy

Canadian rock act Arkells have become one of the country's biggest bands since forming a dozen years ago. So big, in fact, they've created their own music festival at a stadium in their hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, just outside Toronto, with some of the proceeds benefitting the thousand Syrian refugees the city has settled recently.


Taking place this Saturday, June 23, at Tim Hortons Field, The Rally, as it's being called, will feature Arkells, American band Cold War Kids, English singer Bishop Briggs and local act Ellevator.

Read the SamaritanMag interview with band member Max Kerman to find out more about Saturday’s show, and why the band chose this cause.

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Céline Dion performs during her first concert of a series at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on Sept. 12, 2026.
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Céline Dion performs during her first concert of a series at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on Sept. 12, 2026.
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Music Biz Headlines: Celine Dion Sets a Record, Bob Dylan Meets The Pope

Also this week: A milestone for The Weeknd, Leonard Cohen is remembered a decade after their death, Rush set a residency at the Sphere and more.

Celine Dion is the headlines for setting a residencies record and headbanging to Metallica while fellow Quebecer Leonard Cohen is remembered a decade after his death. It's a big week for Canadian music news, with Rush announcing a Sphere residency, Angine de Poitrine debuting a new member and much more.

Read these stories and more in this week's music news headlines.

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