Saskatoon StarPhoenix

HELLOWORLD, HERE COMES HEDLEY

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Juno Award winners and multi platinum chart-toppers H ed ley announced their coast-to-coast 2016 Canadian arena tour in support of their sixth studio album, Hello. Hedley will perform at SaskTel Centre, May 5 with very special guest Carly Rae Jepsen, and Francesco Yates.

Once again featuring a state-ofthe-art stage production, the 2016 tour will be Hedley’s most impressive show to date, with staging elements that will bring the band closer to the fans than ever before.

“Playing live is who we are, and going on tour is the ultimate way for usto interact with our fans ,” said front man and creative force Jacob Hog gard ina news release .“We’ re about to unveil themost spectacula­r tour we’ve ever embarked upon. We can’ t wait to connect with each and everyone of our fans, in person… and to pull some pretty amazing tricks out of our sleeves. We have amazing fans and we can’t wait to share this with them.”

Having sold close to 500,000 tickets in Canadian arenas since 2010, Hedley have quickly and quietly become one of the most successful touring acts in thecountry. In2013 alone, the Wild Life tour sold 150,000tickets across Canada.

Supporting H ed le yon the Hello World Tour is pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen, whose infectious “Call Me Maybe” was one of the biggest hits in the world in 2012. Francesco Yates is only 20 years old, but his debut single “Better to Be Loved” has already rocketed him to stardom, and was quickly followed by the swoony ballad “Call”.

Tickets start at $35 (plus fees) andare available at www.ticketmast­er.ca.

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