Crash Test Dummies to headline Peachfest
Canadian rockers the Crash Test Dummies will headline opening night of the 2019 Peach Festival, organizers announced Thursday.
The band, which will perform Aug. 7 on the Peters Bros. Construction stage on Aug. 7, is perhaps best known for the ultra-deep voice of lead singer Brad Roberts.
“This is the first time the Crash Test Dummies have played the Penticton Peach Festival and, in fact, the first time they have played in the Okanagan,” said Don Kendall, president of the Penticton Peach Festival.
“They are one of the most successful groups in Canadian music and are touring again after a multi-year hiatus.”
The original band members announced in September that they would be reuniting to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album, “God Shuffled His Feet,” which has sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide.
This was the second album released by the Crash Test Dummies and features their most popular single, “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,” which soared to No. 9 in the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and peaked at No. 4 on the U.S. Hot 100.
Ellen Reid, lead vocalist on the hit, “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead,” featured in the hit movie Dumb and Dumber, is also booked for the tour.
The band first burst onto the music scene with the hit “Superman’s Song” in 1991. Two years later, they recorded “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm.” Other hits over their career include “Swing in Your Ocean,” “Afternoons and Coffeespoons” and “He Liked to Feel It.”
Over the course of their career, the Crash Test Dummies have released nine albums, won a Juno Award in 1991 for Group of the Year and have been nominated for 11 Juno Awards and three Grammy Awards.
“We are absolutely ecstatic to welcome the Crash Test Dummies for the opening night of the 2019 Penticton Peach Festival on Aug. 7 and this wouldn’t be possible without the evening’s sponsor, Peters Bros. Construction,” said Kendall.
“Make sure you plan to come early for what is sure to be a jampacked Okanagan Lake Park.”
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