54-40 headlines Monashee Music Festival

A well-known Canadian band and a rising star in country music will be among the 16 bands entertaining the fans at the first annual Monashee Music Festival in Sicamous this weekend.

The event, which will feature an all-Canadian lineup, was initially proposed for 2020 but got shut down due to the pandemic.

“Fortunately, the festival is re-instated for July 22 and 23, 2022, and helping musicians get back to work, featuring some of Canada’s best-known artists and up-and-coming indie talent,” said Cindy Hewitt, festival spokesperson.

54-40, a rock/alternative band recently inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall Fame, will perform on Friday night. The group has been together since the early 80’s, and is known for hits like Ocean Pearl, I Go Blind, One Day in Your Life and She-La.

Daniel Wesley, Jesse Roper, The Midnight Echo, Spendo, Emily Molloy, and Dr Friday round out Friday’s show which will start at noon.

B.C. Country Music Association Artist of the Year, Tyler Joe Miller, will be the headliner on Saturday, riding on the popularity of Single of the Year for “Sometimes I Do,” and recently awarded BCCMA’s Album of the Year and SOCAN songwriter of the year.

Joining him are David James, Kyle McKearney, Born Reckless, Devin Cooper, Michael Daniels, Teigen Gayse, Makayla Gough, and Beamer Wigley.

Lineup for Monashee Music Festival (Submitted photo/MMF)

The festival will also serve as a fundraiser for Mamas for Mamas, a poverty relief organization helping to ensure no mamas are left behind.

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