Another year with some great shows around town. There are some shows already announced for early 2009, and hopefully a lot more when the spring rolls around. It’ll be interesting to see if the Bluffs gets utilized for a large scale rock show this year. The return of Thunderfest, Volleyfest, and maybe Wakefest should bring more bands though town.

1. Josh Ritter / Emm Gryner, Doc Willoughby’s, Feb. 24th
2. Nine Inch Nails / The Bug, Prospera Place, Dec. 4th
3. Mark Knopfler, Prospera Place, July 4th
4. Ladyhawk, Black Mountain & Alphababy, The Habitat, April 2nd
5. Danko Jones / The Pack AD, Doc Willoughby’s, May 3rd
6. Kid Rock, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Prospera Place, July 9th
7. Elliott Brood, The Habitat, Dec. 7th
8. Ladyhawk, Jon-Rae Fletcher, Yukon Blonde, OK Mission Hall, Dec. 26th
9. Xavier Rudd, Kelowna Community Theatre, Feb. 20th
10. Ari Neufeld, The Habitat, September 10th

— honourable mention:
Jesse Revist / Nat Jay, Minstrel Cafe, October 10th