Kim Mitchell & David Wilcox
Feb
8
Kim Mitchell & David Wilcox
OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
Catch Kim Mitchell & David Wilcox live on February 8 at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 11 at 10:00am through ticketmaster.ca.
Kim Mitchell is a Canadian rock icon who has sold more than 1.5 million records in Canada, earned 17 Juno Awards nominations, and, in 2021, was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Mitchell is one of the most well-known and peer-respected Canadian guitar players and an acclaimed singer-songwriter who has written many classic rock anthems including “Go For Soda”,” Rock N Roll Duty”, “Patio Lanterns”, “I am a Wild Party”, “Easy To Tame” and “All We Are”. These hits have become part of the Canadian musical landscape and earned Mitchell three Juno Award wins for “Male Vocalist of the year”, “Album of the year”, and “Most promising Male Vocalist.”
David Wilcox’s debut album Out of the Woods produced three hits; "Do the Bearcat", "Bad Apple", and "That Hypnotizin’ Boogie". Wilcox signed with Capitol Records in 1982, re-releasing Out of the Woods, which became Wilcox's first album to reach gold status. Wilcox's second album, My Eyes Keep Me in Trouble, released in 1983, featured "Downtown Came Uptown" and "Riverboat Fantasy". It was his second straight gold record. In 2013 at the Vancouver Island Musicfest, Wilcox played alongside with James Burton, Albert Lee and Amos Garrett. They later released the live album Guitar Heroes on Stony Plain Records based on their performance.