Cœur de Pirate, Les Trois Accords and Vincent Vallières featured in the SiriusXM Tour
Ticket proceeds for concerts in 5 Quebec cities to support Young Musicians of the World
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Montreal - Quebec, July 18, 2013 - SiriusXM Canada (TSX: XSR), the country's leading audio entertainment company, today announced the follow-up to last year’s very successful Quebec concert series, the SiriusXM Tour which kicks off in Rimouski on August 26th sale today at a special $10 price in support of Young Musicians of the World, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing musical development for youth in Quebec. Tickets are available at www.latourneesiriusxm.ca. This year, music lovers in Rimouski, Chicoutimi, Quebec City, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières will be able to get up-close and personal to their favourite bands: Cœur de Pirate, Les Trois Accords, Vincent Vallières, Keith Kouna, Alaclair Ensemble, Koriass and Bodh’aktan. The tour, organized in partnership with Scène 1425, will have artists sharing the stage at intimate venues from August 26th to August 30th. «SiriusXM is very active in the Quebec music scene,” said Andreanne Sasseville, Director, CCD and Industry Relations, SiriusXM Canada. «We’re proud to once again showcase and offer visibility to emerging and independent artists while supporting such a fantastic organization in Young Musicians of the World.» During the inaugural SiriusXM Tour last summer, fans at sold out venues were treated to shows by, among others, Louis-Jean Cormier, Pierre Lapointe, Galaxie, Loco Locass and Malajube. Proceeds from ticket sales raised $41,230 for Young Musicians of the World. SiriusXM Canada Tour 2013 Mark your calendars! August 26 2013: Rimouski - Salle Desjardins Telus August 27 2013: Chicoutimi - Théâtre Palace Arvida August 28 2013: Québec - L'Impérial August 29 2013: Sherbrooke - Théâtre Granada August 30 2013: Trois-Rivières - Église Sainte-Cécile Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday, July 19! |
Credit: Jocelyn Riendeau Credit: Jean-François Gravel Credit: Alexandre Champagne |
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ABOUT SCÈNE 1425
Scène 1425 is an arts promotion network whose mission is to offer musical programming aimed at adolescents and young adults in various Quebec cities, as well as to promote the Quebec, Canadian and international alternative cultural scenes to that same demographic. Started in 2008 by the Salle André-Mathieu Corporation, Scène 1425 is now established with seven other Quebec arts promoters: Ville de Gatineau, Centre culturel de Joliette, Salle Albert-Rousseau / Théâtre Petit Champlain (Quebec City), Odyscène (Sainte-Thérèse), Centre culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke, Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne and Diffusion Momentum (Victoriaville).
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