Black Eyed Peas to play Deer Lake

Lively City column by Dan Hilborn
Published May 18, 2005


One of the hottest rock bands on the continent will be coming to Burnaby on July 22 for an outdoor summer concert in the newly refurbished Deer Lake Park amphitheatre.

The Black Eyed Peas, the hip hop/rock band with the new hit song Where is the Love, will play the first of what is expected to be three House of Blues concerts in the park, in addition to the seventh annual Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival.

Tickets go on sale Friday for the Black Eyed Peas, but be prepared for a quick sellout. There are only 9,000 tickets available for the show, and they sell out quickly.

The Aug. 14 House of Blues concert with Jack Johnson and the Animal Liberation Orchestra and Matt Costa has already sold out.

Alan Scales, event services coordinator for the Burnaby cultural services division, said Deer Lake Park will be able to accommodate more music this year, after a series of upgrades to the outdoor venue over the past several years.

In addition to the Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson, Burnaby is hoping to host a third House of Blues concert this summer, in addition to the annual Vancouver Symphony Orchestra free concert on Aug. 12 and the blues festival on the following day.

MYZTERY CD RELEASE

A Christian rock band whose lead guitarist used to play with Bryan Adams will be holding a free CD release concert at the St. Francis de Sales Church hall in South Burnaby on Saturday, May 28.

Myztery takes its name from the mystery plays that were popular religious teaching tools in the 15th century. A press release describes their shows as presenting a combination of "inspiring Christian music with abstract, ethereal and soundtrack-like qualities with special lighting effects, interpretive dance, colourful costumes and a variety of theatrical masks and set designs."

The band features founder and Burnaby native Peter Mason, a solo recording artist who studies religious history, keyboard player Cyndie Grozelle and lead guitarist Vic Gagnon, who once played in a band with Bryan Adams.

Some of the instruments that will be on stage include a Kinnor harp - "the kind King David played" - psaltery, lyre, dulcimer, mandolin and ethnic drums.

Myztery will play at St. Francis de Sales Church hall, 6610 Balmoral St. - behind the Tim Hortons on Kingsway - at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 28.