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City of Cranbrook announces new rock festival for summer 2023

Iconic rock favourites will hit the stage in Cranbrook, B.C., next summer as part of the new Rock the Kootenays festival.

The city says they plan for Rock the Kootenays to become an annual event

A crowd of people are silhouetted against a bright stage.
Canadian rock icons are headlining Rock the Kootenays, a three-day classic rock festival coming to the City of Cranbrook in August 2023. (Tsuguliev/Shutterstock)

The City of Cranbrook is preparing to welcome thousands of people to town next summer, as rock legends are set to hit the stage at Western Financial Place.

Rock the Kootenays is a new, three-dayclassic rock festival that will take place in Cranbrook, B.C., next August, thecity announced Tuesday.

Some of the talent expected to grace the stage include Canadian rock musiciansKim Mitchell, Tom Cochrane and the band April Wine.

"This is Rock the Kootenays, Cranbrook's classic rock festival. We're looking forward [to having] some great bands,"said Trevor Thors, general manager of venues and events.

Trevor Thors, general manager of venues and events for the City of Cranbrook, says the festival is touring the rest of the country with a stop in Cranbrook. (Corey Bullock/CBC News)

Thors says this is the first timea large festival will play at theEast Kootenay venue.

"Cranbrook is a small town, and this festival typically plays in towns that are a lot larger, so the biggest challenge we're going to have is getting people down here, coming out and watching the show," he said.

The southeastern B.C. cityplans to make this an annual event, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Entertainment Group.

The festival will take place outside of Western Financial Place from Aug. 11 to 13, 2023. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. Mountain Time on Dec.16.