Tag Archives: Scotiabank Centre

Show Thoughts & Shots // Lynyrd Skynyrd @ Scotiabank Centre // 23.09.25

January 19, 2026 Trev

Bands have come and gone at an alarming pace in recent years. The lucky ones get to enjoy the success of a couple of albums, they may embark on a cross-country tour, but then it becomes unsustainable, and as pressure mounts, the band breaks down, eventually joining many others on the scrap heap. … Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Blue Rodeo @ Scotiabank Centre // 08.11.25

November 24, 2025 Trev

In the years since Gord Downie's passing, a massive hole was torn in the tapestry of the Canadian music scene and the nation’s unifying fabric. There have been bands who have brought together legions of fans, and a few others who have stretched into the mainstream, but there is one act that has been there… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // The Beaches @ Scotiabank Centre // 13.11.25

November 20, 2025 Trev

On a cool November evening, The Beaches made a triumphant return to Halifax and The Scotiabank Centre, a room the band is more than familiar with, having played on its stages a handful of times. The first time the band played Halifax back in January of 2018, they found themselves on that very same… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Sarah McLachlan @ Scotiabank Centre // 04.11.25

November 15, 2025 Trev

Back in 2024, Halifax native Sarah McLachlan announced her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy tour to celebrate her breakout album’s 30th anniversary. Unfortunately, just as the tour was poised to start, Sarah developed a severe case of laryngitis, which sidetracked the entire tour. It was only a temporary setback, and the tour was rescheduled for the… Read More

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 // 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 Thoughts & Shots // Nelly w/ Ja Rule @ Scotiabank Centre // 11.04.25

April 20, 2025 Trev

Ahead of the Nelly and Ja Rule show on April 11th, there was a palpable excitement surrounding the Scotiabank Centre. For those Haligonians not headed to the show, it may have seemed like Cheech and Chong were headlining instead, with the amount of legalized haze that hung in the air. It was apparent that… Read More

Show Thoughts & Shots // Arkells @ Scotiabank Centre // 18.10.24

November 9, 2024 Trev

There are plenty of acts in the Canadian music scene, but not many venture further east than Montreal. Many in the Maritimes have a gripe that bands seem to forget about the four provinces on the East Coast. Make whatever argument you may like: distance,… 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