On Saturday, July 3, Blue Rodeo is performing in downtown Elliot Lake, ON, and tickets are on sale right now. These general admission, all-ages tickets will get you into the special preferred VIP area so even though it’s a GA show, you will be in a prime spot in front of the stage.

Plan your trip for a super long weekend. Thursday, July 1, is a stat holiday for Canadians, and Monday, July 5, is Independence Day. Let’s all meet in downtown Elliot Lake!

Also, still on sale are tickets for the August 7 show in Alliston, ON.

Starting next week, on April 28, Gunless premieres at movie theatres across Canada.  Gunless is the new Canadian comedy that pokes fun at the American Wild West, the Hollywood Western genre, and most importantly, the Canadian stereotype of a people who are passive, polite, and affable to an annoying fault.
Starring Paul Gross as The Montana Kid, the movie also features an original soundtrack composed by Greg Keelor.

We here at BlueRodeo.com have a bunch of passes to give away to the following screenings:

• Toronto, Scotiabank Theatre – April 28, 7 pm
• Hamilton, Silvercity Ancaster – April 29, 7 pm
• Waterloo, Galaxy Cinemas – April 29, 7 pm
• St. Catharines, Empire Theatres Pen Center – April 29, 7 pm
• Kingston, Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road – April 29, 7 pm
• Ottawa, Empire 7 Cinemas – April 29, 7 pm
• Saskatoon, Galaxy Cinemas – April 29, 7 pm
• Regina, Galaxy Cinemas Regina – April 29, 7 pm
• Winnipeg, Silvercity Polo Park – April 29, 7 pm
• Halifax, Empire 8 Park Lane Cinemas – April 29, 7 pm
• St. John’s, Empire Studio 12 Cinemas – April 29, 7 pm
• Victoria, Silvercity Victoria – April 29, 7 pm

To win a pair of passes, email contest@BlueRodeo.com with your mailing address and the desired screening city.

But before the movie premieres, the Gunless Original Soundtrack will be released on Tuesday, April 27.  The BlueRodeo.com store will have copies available for you to purchase.  Watch this space next week for more details.

Blue Rodeo is going stateside for a handful of shows, and BlueRodeo.com is making it easy for you to get your tickets.  Right now over in the Store, purchase your tickets for shows in Philadelphia, New York, Atlanta, and San Francisco.  And there will be more to come! We’ll be sure to announce new dates as the information becomes available to us.

Tickets are now available to Blue Rodeo’s performance at the Hearts Gathering Children’s Concert in St. Catharines, ON. This very special charity event, which supports Adrie’s House of Hope for Orphaned and Abandoned Children in South Africa, takes place April 11, 2010. Click here to purchase your tickets today.