We are thrilled to announce that Norah Jones, Pat Metheny, and Our Lady Peace will be making stops at Massey Hall in the new year!
Norah Jones brings her North American tour to Massey Hall on Tuesday March 23. Tickets go on sale to FriendsFirst members on Thursday December 10 at 10 a.m., and to the general public on Monday December 14 at 12 p.m. With her latest release, The Fall, Norah is pushing her musical boundaries. Teaming up with producer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, and Modest Mouse) and alt-country songwriters Ryan Adams and Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, Norah has expanded her trademark soft jazz-pop sound. The result is a rich soulful record that has Norah stretching her blues wings. As Spin Magazine wrote, the result is “a hot-blooded soul record from the queen of the even keel.” Norah’s sensual, country-tinged voice is so perfectly suited to the bolder, more mature songwriting – the album is a coming of age of sorts. She’s a woman who, at thirty and after thirty-six million albums sold, is learning to move to her own beat.
Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden perform “Waltz for Ruth.”
We’re also excited that jazz guitar virtuoso Pat Metheny will be coming to Massey Hall on Thursday May 13. Tickets for this one go on sale to FriendsFirst on Tuesday December 8 at 10 a.m., and to the general public on Friday December 11 at 10 a.m. One of the most instantly recognizable and genre-bending guitarists of our time, Pat Metheny has stretched the boundaries of jazz with his other-worldly ability to play, well, just about any type of music he wants. Having performed with the likes of Charlie Haden, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Dave Holland, and Brad Mehldau, Metheny is one of the most respected jazz performers around. After six Grammys and a career that spans more than three decades, Metheny continues to take risks, and take his listeners in unexpected directions.
And last but not least, Our Lady Peace will be making two return visits to Massey Hall, on March 12 and 13. Devoted fans take note: the set list for each show will be completely different. Tickets for these shows go on sale to FriendsFirst on Wedensday December 9 at 10 a.m. and to the public on Saturday December 12 at 2 p.m. On March 12 the band will perform the entire Clumsy record, played front to back, in the first half of the show; the second half will be a best-of from the band’s extensive catalogue. On the second night the guys will feature their iconic concept record Spiritual Machines, followed by a second half of fan favourites. Either show qualifies as a must-see for serious OLP fans – hopefully there is still some room on your Christmas wish list for both.
Caroline Hall is the Marketing Coordinator for Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall.
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