May in Niagara is always decorated with colourful tulips, bright yellow daffodils and pink blossoms on the trees. But there is even more to see this month in the best venues the region has to offer. Check out the many concerts, festivals and other live events all happening here in Niagara. We hope to see you there!
May 5 at 8:00pm
OLG Stage at the Fallsview Casino
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46 years into his recording career, Billy Idol is still the ever-moving myth, the intellectual/feral internet-age bookworm/caveman of our dreams, finding modern language for the fiery, Eddie Cochran-meets-Ziggy Stardust rip’n’roar that he’s been making since he first stepped on stage. And that’s all on The Cage EP, Idol’s latest on Dark Horse Records. Billy Idol insists on being today’s news, not just yesterday’s memory. He fire-breathes dreams and nightmares, he delivers clubland croon and Bolan-blessed cool, and he moves through the desert, sluices through the cities, speeds across oceans, hills, mesas, and time.
May 13 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
Meridian Centre
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Feel the roar of the monster trucks as the Monster Madness Tour stops in St. Catharines at the Meridian Centre with stars from the ‘FMX World Tour’ and ‘Xtreme Quad Racing’. This is an action-packed afternoon fans won't want to miss!
The Monster Madness Tour, featuring 2022 champion Rat Nasty, Anger Management, Temperature Rising, Physco Pat, Loud And Dirty and more will have you on your feet as you watch 10, 000 pounds of motor-vehicle soaring through the air! The competition will include tricks like wheelies, racing, monster truck freestyle and more!
May 19 & 20 at 9:00pm
OLG Stage at the Fallsview Casino
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Emmy & Grammy nominated Kevin Hart was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he launched his career as a comedian during an amateur night at a local comedy club. Over the years Hart has become Hollywood’s box office powerhouse, opening eleven films at number one at the box office. In 2020 Hart released his seventh hour-long stand-up special, Zero Fu**ks Given, which quickly became Netflix's biggest stand-up special of 2020 and earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. Hart also earned Emmy nominations for Die Hart, for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series along with an Emmy nomination for his Docu-series, Don’t F**k This Up. Kevin is a New York Times Best Selling author twice over and his first Audible original, The Decision, was nominated for an Audie award for Best Original Audiobook in 2021. Hart is currently touring internationally with his eighth hour of stand-up material; the tour is titled The Reality Check Tour. The tour was recently named the #1 Comedy Tour of 2022 by Billboard and Hart was awarded the People’s Choice Award for Comedy Act of 2022 on behalf of the new hour.
May 21 at 3:00pm & 7:00pm
May 22 & 23 at 3:00pm
Avalon Theatre at the Fallsview Casino
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Since breaking out on America’s Got Talent in 2015, Piff the Magic Dragon has won the heart of America through his Vegas residency, network television appearances and non-stop touring. He was voted one of Variety’s Top Ten Comics to Watch and scooped Best Comedian, Best Magician and Best Headliner at the Best of Las Vegas Awards in 2019. Piff’s sidekick Mr. Piffles, the world’s only magic performing rescued Chihuahua, has been levitated, laminated, shackled in a straitjacket and shot out of a cannon.
May 25 at 8:30pm
OLG Stage at the Fallsview Casino
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Sarah McLachlan is one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters in entertainment with over 40 million albums sold worldwide. She has received three Grammy Awards and twelve Juno Awards over her career and has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Sarah’s music embodies the art of songwriting on its most personal level and her indelible vocals resonate with people everywhere. Her songs have had a profound influence; “Angel,” “Building A Mystery,” “Fallen,” “I Will Remember You,” “Adia,” “Sweet Surrender,” “World On Fire,” “Possession” and countless others are an inspiration to music lovers around the globe. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, Sarah founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians and brought over two million people together during its three-year run. Lilith Fair raised over $7 million for local and national charities and was the most successful all-female music event, launching the careers of numerous performers.
May 27 at 8:00pm
OLG Stage at the Fallsview Casino
For more information, visit www.fallsconventions.com
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. Their commercially successful work bridged elements of '60s guitar pop, heavy metal, and punk rock, and would help set the template for subsequent power pop and arena rock artists. Cheap Trick released their self-titled debut album in 1977 and, later that year, found success in Japan with the release of their second album, In Color. The band would achieve mainstream popularity in the United States in 1979 with the breakthrough No. 4 live album At Budokan and a Top 10 single, a live re-recording of "I Want You to Want Me." They followed with Dream Police (1979), their most commercially successful studio album, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart. They later topped the US charts in 1988 with "The Flame." Cheap Trick has performed live more than 5,000 times and sold more than 20 million albums and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.