Tag Archives: Phillips PR

Show Thoughts & Shots // Vance Joy @ The Scotiabank Centre // 26.08.25

September 3, 2025 Trev

As the days grow shorter, the temperatures finally start to dip, and rain becomes more frequent, it marks the end of another Outdoor Concert Season. In Halifax, it was one of the more eventful years on Citadel Hill, with Halifax Music Fest, Creed and the Great Outdoor Comedy Festivals all taking up residence at… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Halifax Music Fest (Night 1) @ The Garrison Grounds // 27.06.25

July 10, 2025 Trev

As the biggest city in the Maritimes, you would think Halifax would be regularly hosting its own major concert series on an annual basis. Instead we regularly find ourselves staring out at the world, as smaller markets play host to these big ticket shows. That… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Bush @ Scotiabank Centre // 09.05.25

June 1, 2025 Trev

Halifax has recently been experiencing a surge of nostalgia, with Haligonians eagerly revisiting the memorable mid-90s and early 2000s music we mined for our mixtapes. The Scotiabank Centre has become a regular stop for the artists of that era, having played host to a series of acts that filled the biggest concert venue in… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Bachman Turner Overdrive @ Scotiabank Centre // 08.05.25

May 16, 2025 Trev

There are countless songs out there that imprint themselves on our internal maple leaf-shaped internal storage units, while never managing to etch themselves onto our hearts and souls. These songs owe a lot to CanCon and its stringent requirements for broadcasters to include a healthy amount of Canadian music in their programming. Due to the… Read More

Show Shots & Thoughts // Billy Idol @ Scotiabank Centre – 23.08.24

September 12, 2024 Trev

For folks of a certain generation, the image conjured inside their head when punk music is mentioned is a young, snarling, spiky-headed gent. For an artist such as Billy Idol who has become the face of an entire genre, it may surprise some that his initial foray into the punk rock scene was as a… Read More

Show Shots // Cirque du Soleil: Corteo (Opening Night) @ Scotiabank Centre – 06.06.24

June 13, 2024 Trev

A week ago, an opportunity presented itself. I was invited to take in the opening night of Corteo, the latest Cirque du Soleil show to visit the Scotiabank Centre. It was a show that captivated audiences all weekend long, and certainly wowed the photographers in attendance. The show has stuck with me all week long… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Snoop Dogg @ Scotiabank Centre – 03.06.24

June 6, 2024 Trev

It’s interesting how over the course of three decades, the way in which an artist is viewed can shift so dramatically. Calvin Broadus Jr. (aka Snoop Doggy Dogg) dropped his debut album over 30 years ago, and with it came the breakout single “Who Am I? (What’s My Name)” and hot on its heels was… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Queens of the Stone Age @ Scotiabank Centre – 17.04.24

May 8, 2024 Trev

It’s nearing a month since a legion of excited fans congregated at The Scotiabank Centre to welcome Queens of the Stone Age back to the city. It had been 16 years since the band’s last trek to the region when the band was touring its fifth studio album… Read More

Show Shots & Thoughts // City & Colour w/ Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats @ Scotiabank Centre – 27.02.24

March 16, 2024 Trev

Being on the East Coast, we’re used to feeling like we’ve been left off of another touring map, but when City and Colour announced a co-headline tour with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, there was definite joy in Halifax. It not only marked City and Colour’s return to Halifax after a 5-year absence, but… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Megadeth @ The Scotiabank Centre // 15.05.2023

May 19, 2023 Trev

The altar of Metal is not one that this writer regularly worships, as my listening ear is more geared toward a little less intensity. However, when Heavy Metal royalty comes to town, you pop in your earplugs and go pay your respects. Megadeth’s most recent visit to the Maritimes capped off their 13-date cross-Canada trek,… Read More