Multiple award-winning national music icon Sam Roberts will rock the Surrey stage on Canada Day.
The Sam Roberts Band, a six-time Juno Award winning group whose debut album became one of the best selling independent releases in Canadian music history, will headline the city's celebration in Cloverdale on July 1.
The day's mainstage line-up will also include rising Vancouver star Hannah Georgas, as well as non-stop all-day entertainment by the likes of country group The High Bar Gang (featuring Shari Ulrich, Colin Nairne, Barney Bentall), pop singer Andrew Allen, Bon Jovi tribute group Blaze of Glory.
Last year featured at double bill with Trooper and Harlequin.
This year, two separate stages will also feature the top 20 bands in B.C. as selected for the Peak Performance Project.
Apart from free musical entertainment, the event will showcase members of the Global FMX freestyle motocross team, who will launch themselves more than 30 feet overhead. There will also be amusement rides, bouncy castles and games for kids.
Now the largest Canada Day party in Western Canada, Surrey's festivities take place at Cloverdale Millennium Amphitheatre at 176 Street and 64 Avenue. Gates open at 10 a.m., with a fireworks show set for 10:15 p.m.
For more information and a full schedule of events, check www.surrey.ca/canadaday