Posted May 2, 2023 4:58 PM ET
Tom Cochrane will be performing at the Grace Hartman Amphitheater in Bell Park, Sudbury on Canada Day. (supplied)
Tom Cochrane will be performing at the Grace Hartman Amphitheater in Bell Park, Sudbury on Canada Day.
The July 1st event includes a concert and fireworks under the stars.
A native of Lynn Lake, Man., Cochrane is one of the most popular recording artists Canada has produced.
Cochrane began as a folk-based singer/songwriter playing the coffeehouses of Toronto’s famed Yorkville scene in the early ’70s, and joined the rock group Red Rider in 1978 as lead singer and main songwriter.
He has released nine albums with hits including “Lunatic Fringe”, “Victory Day”, “Human Race”, “Boy Inside the Man”, “White Hot” and the chart-topping “Big League”.
Cochrane launched his solo career with the release of the anthemic hit “Life Is A Highway” off his album Mad Mad World. The record sold more than a million copies in Canada alone and another six million copies worldwide, earning it Diamond status in Canada and earning it a Grammy nomination in the United States.
Cochrane has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and has won eight Juno Awards.
Tickets for the Canada Day concert go on sale May 5 at 8:00 am via www.CanadaDaySudbury.ca.