Blue Rodeo has always taken the road less traveled and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early 80s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop. Their single “Try” became omnipresent on radio across Canada and set in motion a three-decade-long career of headlining every club, theatre, and arena in Canada. In 1993, when grunge rock was squeezing commercial rock off the radio, they recorded their most acoustic album, Five Days In July, and scored their biggest hit selling over a half million copies.
Over a storied career, Blue Rodeo has sold four million albums, enjoyed dozens of JUNO Award nominations and wins, played thousands of live shows, been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, been named to the Order of Canada and have been honoured with the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.
Blue Rodeo’s unique brand of Canadian country rock has been featured in over 16 studio albums, with greatest hits including “Try,” “Diamond Mine,” “Til I Am Myself Again,” “Lost Together,” and more.
Reflecting on three decades of successes and those early Blue Rodeo days, both Jim and Greg can fully appreciate where the band sits in the pantheon of music. “Success seemed really real when we were entertaining people at The Horseshoe. That was the top of the heap for us,” Cuddy says. “When you look back, you realize that it has just been this beautiful dream.”
Don’t miss out on seeing the iconic Blue Rodeo live, Thursday, January 5 at 8pm! Tickets go on sale at 10am EST on Friday, October 21. Ticket purchases can be made through caesarswindsor.com or ticketmaster.ca. The Box Office is open Saturday & Sunday from Noon to 8pm and on Show Days from Noon to 10pm.
For more information, visit caesarswindsor.com and stay tuned for further details. Guests must be 19 years of age or older to attend concerts and to enter the casino and all other outlets.
