Sloan rock in rare Sunday Musicfest performance
Del Crary Park was packed for a rare Sunday night Musicfest show as Canadian rockers Sloan worked their way through a 20year catalog of hit songs.
The band was supposed to perform Saturday night, but was stranded in Halifax after Friday's devastating thunderstorms. The foursome, originally from Nova Scotia but now based in Toronto, was able to fly out Sunday and arrived at Peterborough's Del Crary Park late Sunday afternoon.
The crowd planning to see the band Saturday didn't seem to mind the one-day delay, cheering as the music started.
"It's worth it," said fan Denise Pettit, who saw the band several years ago in her native Alberta and was looking forward to seeing them play songs like Money City Maniacs, If It Feels Good Do It, Underwhelmed and The Good In Everyone.
Musicfest business manager Tom Kingdon said there was a lot of scrambling done after the band learned it wouldn't be able to make it Saturday, but everything came together nicely.
Pettit said the weather, a break from last week's heat wave, was another plus: "It's a perfect night," she said as a breeze came off Little Lake.
Kingdon thanked several sponsors, including The Examiner, from the stage before Sloan's opening number.
Musicfest, a free summer concert series, features shows Wednesdays and Sundays. The next performances will feature Rik Emmett of Triumph on Wednesday and the Rolling Stones tribute Hot Rocks next Saturday.