2017
Open Air Performances Summer Evenings at The Gardens Until September 2nd
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
All performances begin at 8 pm Odyssey String Quartet
A potpourri of classical, gypsy jazz & pop
9 Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie
3
Combining folk, blues & traditional; original West Coast music
10
Dixieland Express Victoria's favourite dixieland band
Guitars, dobro, mandolin & great singing & writing
16
Odyssey String Quartet
17
Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally
A potpourri of classical, gypsy jazz & pop
23
Schryer, Byrne, Dobres
Irish, Cape Breton & Acadian music by 3 masters
Sunday
July 30
Ballet Étoile
Americana, folk, roots & swing
24
Trio & California Guitar Trio
Bellflower
Odyssey String Quartet
A potpourri of classical, gypsy jazz & pop
Quinn Bachand
Modern & classical ballet, lyrical and humorous
7
Tillers Folly
14 10 Strings & a Goat Skin
High energy traditional Irish, French, Acadian and original songs
21
Vishten
Award winning artists Fiery instrumentalists, fusing Acadian & creating their own style celtic with indie folk from a fusion of many
27
Odyssey String Quartet
28
Crikey Mor
Traditional Irish folk tunes & more
A blend of various fiddle & folk styles, songs and dances
13
Naden Band
Contemporary pop The songs and music of Our Maritime Forcesʻ classics with dancing Master Band European folk dances on stage
18 Chris Millington 19Pharis & Jason & Dancin’
Contemporary pop classics with dancing on stage
25
Romero
2016 Juno Award winners, perform their heart warming songs
26
The Commodores
Dockside Drive
1 Chris Millington & Dancin’
Contemporary pop classics with dancing on stage
8 Chris Millington
B.T.U.
Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor & Shari Ulrich Stars of the Coast joined together
9
15 Chris Millington 16 Contemporary pop classics with dancing on stage
22
Lust Life
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Please note: 12-Month Passes have admission restrictions. Please visit butchartgardens.com/passes for details or call us.
Nashville royalty, 45+ years of playing
Multiple Juno winer blending Afro-Cuban, soul & jazz
30
Latin flavoured, dancing on stage
All summer evening events free with admission
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
& Maqueque
Classic Big Band with dancing on stage
29
SPECIAL EVENT
23 Jane Bunnett
The Commodores
John Reischman and The Jaybirds
Masters of bluegrass
27
The Choir with Fox Glove
3
Four Chords of Wood
Hard driving but sweet bluegrass
10
A Latin party!
Jesse Cobb
Both bluegrass & contemporary mandolin
17
The Bills
Victoriaʹs favourite original West Coast roots music
24
The Canadian Brass Uniquely engaging ʺThe worldʹs most famous brass group!ʺ
31
Boogaloo en Orbit
Internationally acclaimed hot acoustic jazz
14
Martin Nolan Trio
From the streets of Dublin, authentic Irish folk with a twist
21
The All American Boys Chorus
Black Angus
Innovative acoustic modern folk music
SPECIAL EVENT
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder August 16, 2017 8 pm
Admission to The Gardens includes The Ricky Skaggs concert
12 Month Pass holders receive 25% discount
Backbeat
Contemporary favourites to sing along with Show 7pm Fireworks 10pm
15
Mad Day Out
The Beatles live on! Show 7pm Fireworks 10pm
22 Uncle Wiggly’s
Hot Shoes Blues Band
Over 30 years of “Burnin’ up the Blues”! 35 voices sing popular Show 6:45pm songs both new & old Fireworks 9:45pm
28
Contemporary pop & folk songs
Wednesday Thursday
ʺSoloʺ Le Vent du Nord & & Dancin’ De Temps Antan Contemporary pop Two of Quebecʹs classics with dancing premier bands on stage & Dancin’
20
Swing show band music of the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s
2
Trio
with Coastline
8
The Victoria Symphony
Friday
4
Jim Byrnes
Juno Award winner, outstanding blues artist & storyteller
11
Groove Kitchen Soul, funk, latin & reggae Good fun!
18
Rukus
The Golden Age of Rock & Roll lives on
25
Locarno
Groove heavy Mexican, Cuban, Latin soul
Sept 1
Dirty Mountain
Roots-rock with great stories and harmonies
29
Mad Day Out
The Beatles live on! Show 6:45pm Fireworks 9:45pm
Saturday
5 The Midnights
Rhythm & Blues, Motown Show 6:30pm Fireworks 9:30pm
12
Mad Day Out
The Beatles live on! Show 6:15pm Fireworks 9:15pm
19
Rukus
The Golden Age of Rock & Roll lives on Show 6:15pm Fireworks 9:15pm
26 The Ecclestons
Celtic & original “Good Time music” Show 6pm Fireworks 9pm
Sept 2
Tropic Mayhem
Fun in the sun & cool surfin’ sounds! Show 5:45pm Fireworks 8:45pm
5.24.17
A potpourri of classical, gypsy jazz & pop
Filippo Gambetta & Emilyn Stam
& Dancin’
6Ivonne Hernandez 7 Marc Atkinson
Rocking Boogie Woogie Piano by a master
11 Chris Millington 12
Tuesday
Ballet Étoile
David Vest
Contemporary pop classics with dancing on stage
Monday
July 31
5
Schedule subject to change
20 Qristina &
& Dancin’
Classic Big Band with dancing on stage
Songs about the West Together at once, two Coast and its history amazing groups
13
4 Chris Millington
Indie-pop with an orchestral ambience from Montreal
Modern & classical ballet, lyrical and humorous
6 Montreal Guitar
The Lost Talkers
1 Tropic Mayhem
Fun in the sun & cool surfin’ sounds! Show 7:15pm Fireworks 10:15pm
Except Firework Saturdays
2
Saturday
