Classic rock act Foreigner kicks off busy November at TBCA

November will be a big month at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium.

Not only has the renowned arts centre just celebrated its 40th anniversary but the venue will be hosting several hit artists on its stage to round out the year.

Among the attractions coming to the auditorium in November are 90’s alternative pop act Smash Mouth (Walkin’ on the Sun, All Star) and top-selling Canadian country stars Paul Brandt and Terri Clark, who are reuniting for their highly-anticipated Homecoming 2.0 tour.

However, before those topline artists grace the stage, classic rockers Foreigner will be entertaining local audiences on Sunday.

“This is a legendary band that’s playing arenas on this tour and they’ve downscaled their show specifically to play the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium so it means a lot,” says Thunder Bay Community Auditorium acting general manager, Andrew Edwards about the American hitmakers behind radio staples like Juke Box Hero and Cold As Ice.

“I think it’s amazing that our facility in Thunder Bay is a desired landing spot for international touring acts so a lot of booking agents and artists do earmark to perform at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium when doing a Canadian tour.”

He says there are still tickets available for the Foreigner show, adding that Canada’s own Geordie Brown will appear as guest vocalist during their set.

In addition to hosting the aforementioned musical stars, Thunder Bay Community Auditorium will also feature two performances from the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, including a night of music from the James Bond movie franchise on November 8.

December will also be notably busy at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium with such acts scheduled as country stars Aaron Pritchett and George Canyon, Toronto punk band PUP, tribute show Abbamania and rising star Aysanabee from Sandy Lake First Nation.

There will also be holiday-themed shows from Johnny Reid, The Tenors as well as the family-friendly SpongeBob Musical coming to the arts centre ahead of Christmas.