Salmon Festival headliner in place, date set for July 11

The 2015 Salmon Festival will be held from July 9 - 13, the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor said Wednesday.

In a written statement, Coun. Darren Finn said the town wanted to release the concert date so that people had enough time to make plans for the annual event in central Newfoundland.

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Unlike last year, the July 11 concert date will not change, Finn said.

"We have just secured a major headliner so the date is definite," he said.

The town and long-time Salmon Festival concert promoter SRO Entertainment announced it would severties in December, cutting short a three-year contract.

At the time, the town said the push was on to find a new promoter for the 2015 concert.

Last summer's festival headlined by pop group Maroon 5 ran a deficit of $476,899.

Mayor Al Hawkins said it was important that this year's concert takes in money.

The news release Wednesday, made no mention of a new promoter.

The next step for the town is to finish the lineup and launch the sponsorship.