Trans-Canada Highwaymen Bring the National Road Show to Musicfest

Wed August 12 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Del Crary Park

It has the feel of a country-wide joyride — guitars in the trunk, old hits on the dash, and enough road-worn Canadian swagger to make the whole thing feel like it should come with a gas receipt and a motel key.

The supergroup rolls into Peterborough Musicfest on Wednesday, August 12, bringing together Moe Berg of The Pursuit of Happiness, Chris Murphy of Sloan, Craig Northey of Odds, and Steven Page, formerly of Barenaked Ladies — four Canadian hitmakers with enough hooks between them to stock a national jukebox.

This is not some museum-piece nostalgia act polishing old trophies under glass. It is looser than that, louder than that, and a lot more fun. Think highways, harmonies, inside jokes, and the kind of shared musical history that only happens when players have spent years on stages, in vans, and in the strange weather system known as Canadian music.

On August 12, Del Crary Park gets the full ride: part concert, part reunion, part cross-country singalong. The Trans-Canada Highwaymen are coming through, and for one night, the road ends in Peterborough.