{"id":11491,"date":"2015-07-30T00:12:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T04:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=11491"},"modified":"2015-08-05T14:38:51","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T18:38:51","slug":"chilliwack-and-the-spoons-to-headline-ribfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/chilliwack-and-the-spoons-to-headline-ribfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilliwack and The Spoons to headline Ribfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two iconic Canadian rock bands, Chilliwack and The Spoons, will perform at Aurora\u2019s Ribfest this September.<\/p>\n<p>Chilliwack released twelve albums over a 15 year period producing numerous Canadian and international hits. All this work led to 15 gold and platinum certificates, a host of awards, high profile TV appearances and coliseum concert tours. <\/p>\n<p>The Spoons are a Canadian new wave synthpop formed in 1979 in Burlington. They recoded several Canadian chart hits between 1982 and 1989, and in 1983 they won Group of the Year at the U-Know awards. Early in the band\u2019s career, they opened for The Police, Joan Jett and toured with Culture Club.<\/p>\n<p>Chilliwack will perform the evening of Friday, September 11, and The Spoons will perform the following evening at 9 p.m. After 8 p.m. on the Friday and Saturday Ribfest is only open to those 18 years of age and older who have purchased \u2013 and are wearing \u2013 a valid wristband. <\/p>\n<p>Wristbands cost $5 each and are sold at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex and the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex, as well as on-site at Machell Park.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the Ribfest headliners, please see next week\u2019s edition of The Auroran.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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