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Nelly, Cypress Hill, Billy Talent, The Beaches Highlight Muskoka Venue The KEE To Bala's  2025 Lineup

A musically diverse group of major international and Canadian stars will take to the historic stage in Ontario cottage country this summer, including Billy Corgan, Shaggy, The Reklaws, Down With Webster and more.

Blue Rodeo at The Kee To Bala.

Blue Rodeo at The Kee To Bala.

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A historic and popular music venue in the Muskoka cottage country region of Ontario for the past eight decades, The KEE To Bala was taken over by Live Nation in 2023, and the clout of the international concert behemoth has upped the ante.

That's evident in the bookings. Today (May 5), this season's lineup was announced, and it again features major international and Canadian artists as headliners. Heading the international names are R&B superstar Nelly, fast-rising young American country star Dylan Gossett, alt-rockers Billy Corgan and The Machines of God with Collective Soul, reggae hitmaker Shaggy, rock veterans The Wallflowers and hip-hop stars Cypress Hill & Ja Rule.


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The musically diverse Canadian contingent features multiple platinum-selling bands and crowd-pleasing veteran live favourites including Billy Talent, The Beaches, Nelly, Mother Mother, The Dead South, The Reklaws, Sam Roberts Band, The Trews, Kim Mitchell, Glass Tiger, USS, Headstones, Big Wreck, Dwayne Gretzky, Trooper, Tim Hicks, Dwayne Gretzky, Down With Webster, James Barker Band and Josh Ross.

Here is the full 2025 concert schedule:

May 16: Dylan Gossett

May 18: Sunday Funday

May 24: Cypress Hill

Jun 11: Billy Corgan and The Machines of God

Jun 24: The Wallflowers

Jun 27: The Trews

Jun 28: 54-40

Jun 30 and July 1: Billy Talent

Jul 3: Down With Webster

Jul 4 and 5: James Barker Band

Jul 6: Shaggy

Jul 11: Dwayne Gretzky

Jul 12: The Dead South

Jul 17: Ja Rule

Jul 18: David Wilcox

Jul 19: Trooper

Jul 23: Collective Soul

Jul 25: Tim Hicks

Jul 29: Nelly

Jul 31: The Beaches

Aug 1 and 2: The Reklaws

Aug 8: Big Wreck

Aug 15: Kim Mitchell

Aug 16: USS

Aug 21: Josh Ross

Aug 29 and 30: Sam Roberts Band

Show tickets and info here

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David Clayton-Thomas
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David Clayton-Thomas

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Obituaries: Canadian Artists and Industry Figures Remember David Clayton-Thomas and Clive Davis

Last week, the music world lost two genuine legends. Here are tributes to them both from Canadian stars and industry notables.

David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett), the Toronto vocalist and songwriter who earned global success and multiple Grammys as frontman of pioneering jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears, died on June 24, at age 84.

An obit issued by publicist Eric Alper on his passing called Clayton-Thomas ''One of the most recognizable voices of his generation" while noting that he sold more than 40 million records and "helped shape the very sound of jazz-rock.''

He joined Blood, Sweat & Tears as its vocalist in 1968, prior to the release of its self-titled international hit second album. Blood, Sweat & Tears sold ten million copies worldwide, topped the Billboard 200 for seven weeks, and remained on the chart for 109 weeks.

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