April Wine I Bo's 30th Anniversary Concert Series

April Wine brings its classic catalog to Bo’s Bar & Stage in Red Deer on July 9, 2026, as part of Bo’s 30th Anniversary Concert Series. Formed in Halifax at the turn of the 70s before settling in Montreal, the band carved out a place with melodic hard rock, twin guitars and choruses tuned for rock radio. Over the years they stacked albums and songs that stuck, from Electric Jewels and Stand Back to First Glance and The Nature of the Beast, with staples like I Like to Rock, Just Between You and Me and Sign of the Gypsy Queen.

On stage, April Wine leans into tight riffs, harmonized leads and hooks that shift from grit to slow-burn ballads. Expect a set that tracks their path from the early records through the 80s peak, balancing punch and melody without wandering. The focus stays on songs that still hit live, cut to the essentials and played with a straight-ahead energy. For long-time fans and curious newcomers alike, it’s a dive into a Canadian rock songbook delivered up close at Bo’s, where those choruses and guitar lines do the talking.