Sam Roberts Band booked for Banff

Banff National Park’s popular outdoor summer concert, “Performance in the Park”, now in its third year, will host Montreal’s Sam Roberts Band in Banff’s Cascade Gardens June 23. Performance in the Park – produced with Parks Canada, The Banff Centre and Banff Lake Louise Tourism – kicked off in 2010 to celebrate the destination’s mountain heritage and the importance of sustainability in protected Canadian places. Each concert has proved successful with ticket sales reaching maximum capacity. The Sam Roberts Band will be accompanied by folk-rock singer/songwriter Dan Mangan of BC, who is a Juno Award winner. Tickets for the family friendly concert, available through The Banff Centre Box Office and Ticketmaster, are on sale, with 500 tickets set aside at a reduced price for children under the age of 12. Previous bands that played at Performance in the Park include GreatBig Sea in 2011 and Spirit of the West in 2010. (http://www.banffcentre.ca)