Tim Hicks

Tim Hicks brings his no-nonsense Canadian country rock to The KEE to Bala in Bala on July 12, 2026. Raised on bar stages in St. Catharines, he built his sound around electric guitars, steady grooves and plain-spoken stories of roads, late nights and relationships. A breakthrough on national country radio in the early 2010s led to a run of records — Throw Down (2013), 5:01 (2014), Shake These Walls (2016), New Tattoo (2018) — followed by the punchier Wreck This EP (2020) and the stripped-back Campfire Troubadour (2021). With Talk to Time (2023), he balances rock edges with slower cuts that lean into melody.

On stage, Hicks keeps things tight and direct, shifting from barroom stompers to acoustic breathers without dropping the pace. The set moves through radio singles and road-tested tracks, with newer songs folded in. It’s a show built for a live crowd: choruses that land fast, riffs up front, and lyrics that stick after the last chorus. If you follow the current wave of North American country with a rock backbone, this date in Bala lines up squarely with that energy.