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Owen Riegling
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Owen Riegling Performs in Toronto for One Night Only: Canadian Concerts of the Week
Plus, PinkPantheress dials into the west coast, Quebec’s Angine de Poitrine returns to their home province and more.
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Owen Riegling is on a hot streak. The Mildmay, Ontario native is blowing into Toronto, bringing his string of country hits — including charting single “Taillight This Town” — to a sold-out crowd that’s just southeast of his hometown.
In addition, buzzy British singer PinkPantheress is heading to Vancouver for a sold-out gig, while viral Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine is performing an intimate show in their home province. Bob Moses and Cannons are teaming up for back-to-back nights in Toronto on their hypnotic co-headlining tour, and NOBRO is saying yes to a concert in Calgary, joined by local two-piece Miesha and The Spanks.
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Concert of the Week
Owen Riegling, Massey Hall, Toronto — April 18
Owen Riegling is swinging into Toronto's Massey Hall for a one-off show.
The rising country star will be heading southeast from his hometown of Mildmay, Ontario, to the big city. It’s a major moment for Riegling, as he is ushering in a new era — he’ll be releasing his sophomore album, In The Feeling, on April 17. It’s a follow-up to 2024’s Bruce County (From the Beginning), which earned him acclaim across the Canadian country music scene.
Leading fans into his newest body of work, the single “Taillight This Town” arrived on the Canadian Hot 100, marking his first hit to land on the charts, following Riegling’s signing with Big Loud Records, his U.S. label partner, who will work alongside Universal Music Canada to expand Riegling’s talent globally. Still, the “Old Dirt Roads” singer is making time for his home country.
“The opportunity to headline Massey Hall is a dream come true, but the fact that you guys sold it out is wild to me,” he shared on Instagram.
He'll get another big opportunity a few days later, when he makes his debut at the iconic Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
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More Canadian Concerts of the Week
PinkPantheress, PNE Forum, Vancouver — April 16
Hot on the heels of her romantic performance at Coachella’s first weekend, PinkPantheress is heading to Canada to play for a sold-out crowd on the west coast. After a steady rise in the earlier part of the decade, the buzzy British singer is everywhere right now, following the release of her Fancy That mixtape and its subsequent remix album. The latter of which resulted in her Zara Larrsson collaboration, “Stateside,” which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.
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Angine de Poitrine, Club Soda, Montreal – April 18
Can’t get enough of Angine de Poitrine’s electrifying KEXP performance? If you’re in Montreal, you might be in luck. Hailing from Saguenay, Québec, the enigmatic math rock duo are performing in their home province, bringing their skillfully crafted, monotonal sound to an intimate venue. In the wake of the pair’s virality, their recent album, Vol. II — a follow-up to 2024’s Vol. I — debuted on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart at No. 11, marking the group’s first-ever entry.
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Bob Moses & Cannons, History, Toronto — April 19-20
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“We realize how Canadian we are when we’re outside of Canada,” Jimmy Vallance, one half of Bob Moses, told Billboard Canada last October. As they hit up their home country, the Vancouver electronic duo will be joined by indie pop band Cannons for a co-headlining show across back-to-back nights in Toronto. The two acts cultivate a hypnotic show that blends moody, guitar-heavy house sounds from Bob Moses members Vallance and Tom Howie, with the Los Angeles group’s synth-pop tunes.
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NOBRO, Commonwealth Bar & Stage, Calgary — April 22
Montreal punk rockers NOBRO are known for their crowd-igniting shows. Formed to challenge the status quo, they’ve built a reputation through relentless touring and sharp songwriting. Their debut album, 2023’s Set Your Pussy Free, was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize and went on to win rock album of the year at last year’s Juno Awards. This time, they’re heading to Western Canada, in support of 2025’s Doomtown. They’ll be joined by Miesha and the Spanks, who recently signed with Matt Maw’s management company and label, SUPERCONNECTED.
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