Hayden Teams Up with Chad VanGaalen, Evening Hymns for Canadian Tour

BY Alex HudsonPublished Jul 7, 2015

So far in 2015, veteran Canuck songwriter Hayden has completed tour legs opening for Dan Mangan + Blacksmith and Bahamas, respectively. Now, he's announced a headlining run of his own.

This Western Canada outing kicks off with an appearance at Rifflandia Festival in Victoria. From there, Hayden will head east through British Columbia and across the Prairies. The BC dates (aside from Rifflandia) will feature openers Chad VanGaalen and Samantha Savage Smith, while the dates in the Prairies will be with Evening Hymns and Taylor Knox.

All told, Hayden has eight September gigs, plus a few summer festival appearances. See the full itinerary below.

For a taste of Hayden's live show, scroll past the schedule to watch his 34-minute "Live at Massey Hall" performance. It was filmed in black and white on February 28 of this year. The performance highlights Hayden's recent album, Hey Love.

Tour dates:

07/17-19 Field, ON - River & Sky Festival
07/24-26 Bengough, SK - Gateway Festival
08/07-08 Wolfe Island, ON - Wolfe Island Music Festival
08/22 Ottawa, ON – Arboretum Festival
09/13 Hamilton, ON - Supecrawl
09/18 Victoria, BC - Rifflandia
09/19 Vancouver, BC - Imperial %
09/20 Nelson, BC - Hume Hotel - Spirit Bar %
09/22 Canmore, AB - Communitea Cafe ^
09/23 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room ^
09/24 Calgary, AB - Commonwealth Stage ^
09/25 Saskatoon, SK - The Capitol Music Club ^
09/26 Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre ^

% with Chad VanGaalen, Samantha Savage Smith
^ with Evening Hymns, Taylor Knox

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