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Harbour Blues 'n Roots Festival Opening Night
Featuring local and international artists in Victoria's Inner Harbour
In-Person Event
Fri. August 22nd 2025 + Add to Calendar
Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
7:00pm - 10:00pm Doors at: 6:30pm
$42
Presented by:
Victoria Jazz Society
975A Alston St Victoria BC
V9A 3S5
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One of Canada’s most incendiary live propositions, The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer are relentless touring artists known for their high-energy performances. Shawn “Harpoonist” Hall vocals/harmonica and Matthew “Axe Murderer” Rogers guitar/bass/foot percussion released Apocalipstick in 2017, the follow up to 2014’s widely acclaimed A Real Fine Mess, which was nominated for “Blues Album of the Year” at the 2015 Juno Awards and earned the band the win for “Blues Album of the Year” and “Alternative Album of the Year” at the 2015 WCMA’s. Famous for gritty, blues-rock grooves framed by psychedelic landscapes and world-ending jam-outs, this top Canadian blues band has shared the stage with Mother Mother, Taj Mahal, Booker T Jones, and Serena Ryder. In 2021, they release... more...Venue
Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
wharf and broughton Victoria BC
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