SAGA will take the stage on Friday, August 23 at 9 p.m., with a performance from Desire \u2013 A Tribute to U2, warming up the stage at 5.30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Northern Pikes headline Saturday evening\u2019s program at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier on Saturday, the stage will offer something for everyone. The fun begins at 11 a.m. with X & Y \u2013 A Tribute to Coldplay. They will be followed at 1.15 p.m. by Jukebox Heroes \u2013 A Tribute to Foreigner, at 3:30 by Sheer Heart Attack \u2013 A Tribute to Queen; and at 5.45 by Monkey Wrench \u2013 A Tribute to Foo Fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sunday\u2019s entertainment begins at 11.30 a.m. with professional Ribfest judging; at 12.30 p.m. by Aurora Teen Idol Charlotte Clementine Kolas; at 1.30 p.m. by Just Heart \u2013 A Tribute to Heart; at 3.30 p.m. by The Natural Woman Show \u2013 A Tribute to Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan; and 5.30 p.m. with Hard Soda, with their own blend of classic rock from the 70s, 80s and 90s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s shaping into a fun weekend for Shelley Ware, Special Events Coordinator for the Town of Aurora, who has been working hard behind the scenes to make Aurora\u2019s tastiest annual festival just as sizzling as ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ribfest headliners, she says, showcases a range of Canadian talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Northern Pikes is very excited to be coming specifically to Aurora and Ontario, and I can see why as the response to the announcement has been so strong,\u201d she says. \u201cI think their sound, although they are a rock group, have a bit of a pop sound to them so I think it is going to be really nice to have that\u2026 and I am quite looking forward to seeing them live. I think with these bands it\u2019s going to be a joy from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very fortunate to have the two bands in Ontario at this time. The Northern Pikes travel a lot, but SAGA actually spends the majority of the year in so many different countries performing, so even being able to see them in Ontario will be a really big success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information about this year\u2019s Ribfest lineup, visit aurora.ca\/ribfest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n Canadian rockers SAGA and Northern Pikes will bring crowds to Machell Park this month as Aurora gears up for Ribfest 2024. The headliners were announced by Mayor Tom Mrakas at last Wednesday\u2019s Concerts in the Park event, teasing festival-goers with clues on each band before the big reveal. \u201cThey are a Canadian rock band with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-94O","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-26 05:38:07","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34894\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Facebook\"](\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" "\\"Share")
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