December 11, 2008

If you are attending the New Years concert in Brampton, and are coming from out of town, below is a link to a PDF of the information for overnight stays in Brampton that will include wristbands. For any further questions, call the Tourism Info Line at 905-874-3601. It is staffed 24/7 and will be answering calls through the Christmas Break leading up to the event.

New Years Hotel Packages PDF:
http://www.ourladypeace.cc/misc/NYE_2008_hotel_packages.pdf

Thanks to Brampton Tourism Staff for all the help ensuring the fans are given this opportunity to experience OLP Live after all these years.

December 5, 2008

According to Jeremy's Facebook and Wikipedia, the new cd will be titled "Escape Artist"  Thanks to Matt, David and Kruno for the information.

The City of Brampton has posted more news on the upcoming show here: http://www.brampton.ca/newyearseve/  Stay tuned to this site for more information as it becomes available.

December 2, 2008

New Year's Eve Celebrations - Something for All!  Start Your Fun Early with the family!  Kick off the afternoon with Midway rides from 2:30 PM to 9PM. There will be a Carousel, Ferris Wheel and 2 Trains. Tickets for these rides are $2 each or 3 for $5. And don't forget skating at Gage Park.

At 6PM the Children's Stage opens and features the following acts to
delight the kids!

· Miss Spider Patch
· Bananas in Pyjamas
· Care Bears
· Snoopy
· Petunia & Chester the Clown
· Madame Buskerfly
· Greg Tarlin

There will be some character meet and greets as well watch for Fairly
Odd Parents, Bananas in Pyjamas plus Snoopy and Petunia & Chester!

The traditional fireworks at 9PM from the top of City Hall promises to
thrill all!

Comedy, Centre Stage Winners, followed by David Usher and finally Our
Lady Peace ending the night around a new and incredible countdown and
light display from the roof of the Rose Theatre at midnight. A wristband
policy for main stage viewing will be in effect for this event.

To make it easy to get in and out of the downtown on this night, ride
one of four FREE Brampton Transit Shuttle Services to and from the event
as parking is limited. The Nelson Square Parking Garage will be
dedicated reserved parking for VIP guests and restaurant patrons with
advance reservations at the downtown restaurants.

Road closures and other information will be distributed throughout the
downtown by City staff as it becomes available.

The night is going to be amazing, definitely the place to be for New
Year's Eve.

Stay tuned for more details at www.brampton.ca/newyearseve (note:  current website has last years information) starting in mid December.

November 12, 2008

It is official!  OLP will be playing in Brampton, ON on Dec 31, 2008 with David Usher.  Hope to see you all there to celebrate the New Year! Venue and other details to be posted as they become available so stay tuned. Thanks to Shannon and Steve for keeping us informed!

October 29, 2008
Rumour has it that OLP's song, "The Right Stuff" will be the first single and  will be debuting on Power 97 in Winnipeg on November 17 during the six o'clock Rock Report.  Thanks to Robyn for emailing us about this.

October 14, 2008

According to this article, OLP's 7th major release is expected to be released in early 2009 and the first single will be called "Burn, Burn."  Thanks to Matt S for keeping us informed.

October 1, 2008
Thanks to Steve Mazur for the schedule of Our Lady Peace busking for Warchild tomorrow in Toronto.  Click here for an overall map area (note: map does not include the first 30min location further north at EZ Rock, see north map below)

The full schedule including all the other artist's playing that day can be found here: Full Schedule  Here is a time ordered easy to read chart schedule (thanks Christine).  And a couple maps of some of the other venues being busked at in case you needed them: north map  south map

If you are still in town in the evening and looking for some more live music, stop by the Tattoo Rock Parlour and catch Public.  Say hi to us if you come by!

September 26, 2008
The following taken from iLike:  "Beginning at 8:00 am until 8:00 pm on October 2nd, Raine along with the rest of the band, Our Lady Peace, along with other great Canadian acts will scatter across the city performing on major street corners, in parks and in building atriums. These amazing artists will be on a mission to inspire people to donate generously to War Child Canada, through donations collected at each site, as well as online donations, which can be made HERE. All proceeds will help to provide urgently needed assistance to children around the world whose lives have been affected by war.
Times & Locations are still being figured out, we will send around another bulletin when we have the info"  Thanks to Christine for the heads up on this event.

September 15, 2008
OLP played Cape Breton, NS on September 11 and St John's, Newfoundland on September 12.  During the shows two new songs, "The Right Stuff" and "White Flag" were heard.  You can hear a clip of the "The Right Stuff" here.  Also check out the setlist and reviews (Kristian, Deidra) from the Newfoundland show. Thanks to Deidra and Pete for the setlist, Kristian and Deidra for their reviews, Pete, Dexter, DJ, Matt B, and Kristian for making us aware of the new songs and Dexter and Matt B for the link to the song clip.   

September 10, 2008

We don't typically post non-OLP news, but what the heck...we are going to take this opportunity to tell you about a great artist named "Chris Koster".  Drop by his website and give his music a listen.  If you like what you hear, be sure to check out one of his upcoming concerts including the one in our city at the Red Rooster on Saturday October 4th!

September 03, 2008

The band is currently in the studio working on their 7th Studio CD.  Pictures and a new "About the band" section has been added to their Myspace.  Thanks to Tomi for keeping us posted.

Check out this interview on Alternative Addiction with Raine which talks about his solo career, OLP, their upcoming CD, etc. Thanks to Gail for the link.

August 22, 2008

OLP will be playing Cape Breton University's Frosh Week on September 11.  Check out the tour section and this article for more details.

Also check out this interview with Raine regarding his new solo CD, the band's early days and the new OLP CD.  Thanks to Gail and Zach for the link.

August 5, 2008

OLP will be performing on September 12 at Memorial University in St John's Newfoundland. Thanks to Pete for keeping us posted.

July 14, 2008

Check out this article from Alternative Addiction about OLP's upcoming CD.  Thanks to Philippe for sharing this with everyone.

July 11, 2008
If you haven't heard OLP's new song, "Dreamland," you can check out a video provided on youtube .  Thanks to Duke, Julien, Brian and Steve for sending in the link.

July 6, 2008
Check out a recent blog that Steve posted on Myspace about PEI and the upcoming CD.  Thanks to Patrick for sending in the link.

The setlist from the Festival of Lights show in PEI has been posted.  Thanks to Kathy for sending it along.

June 29, 2008

Fellow Fan, Duncan attended OLP's show in Charlottetown tonight and reported that a new song,  "Dreamland" from their next CD was played.  Thanks Duncan!

According to this article, the winner of American Idol, David Cook will be working with Raine Maida. Thanks to Duke for keeping us informed.

Congrats to Raine and Chantal on the birth of their third son, Salvador Daniel.  Thanks to all for letting us know.

On another note, we need your help to get an indie band, Chris Koster and the Lonely  to play Virgin Fest.  Many OLP fans have already heard their music and have become fans.  If you aren't familiar with their music, click on the link above.  Then, head to Virgin Fest, register and vote so Chris will remain in the top 20 and be able to play on the VF Stage.  Thanks to all for your continued support!

May 13, 2008

Check out this article posted on Canoe which talks about OLP's next CD.  Thanks to Duke for the link.

May 2, 2008

Good news for  Charlottetown!  According to the Walk and Search Charlottetown website, OLP will be headlining the Atlantic Superstore Festival of Lights on June 29!! Thanks to Wendy for keeping us updated!

April 8, 2008
We apologize for the lack of updates.  Hopefully, once OLP have completed their next CD, we will have more information to report.  At this time, the band is working on their 8th official release and there are rumours that we could be listening to it by late 2008 or early 2009.

In other news, tune into American Idol this evening to hear "Innocent" sung by fellow fan and contestant, David Cook.  It is sure to be fantastic considering how well he has done in past performances.  Thanks to Ron for the heads up on the OLP Myspace Bulletin.