Burton Cummings put on yet another outstanding live event before a sold-out devoted audience December 14, 2012 at the Red Robinson Show Theatre in Coquitlam, BC. Vancouver friends and fans experienced over 125 minutes of many of the most beloved and treasured song sets heard this past fifty years.
Cummings, affectionately called The Prince of Rock 'n Roll amoung The Faithful, a vast group of friends and fans, once again on a lengthy tour that has taken him and the band to cities throughout the US and Canada, demonstrated why this music legend has remained a critically acclaimed icon of music for five decades. His tireless high energy performances for a solid two hours and more continue to leave his audience moved to tears and standing in ovation. The set list includes a dramatic hit parade from both then and now spanning his beginnings with the Deverons through his ten years with The Guess Who, his solo years and current touring and recording projects.
On the heels of their recent live event cd 'Massey Hall' which comprises a compilation of selected tracks recorded between two live concert events at Toronto's Massey Hall Theatre in 2010 & 2011, a project receiving highly critical acclaim as a superb work of sound engineering, Cummings continues to demonstrate his love for the studio and perhaps even more so his passion for the live audience with his touring band The Carpet Frogs who hail out of Toronto, Ontario.
The Winnipeg born and raised legend continues to sing with a voice seemingly better than ever, still works his keyboard with mastery and precision and the band ignites on cue and carries each historic hit song after hit song with an astounding, tight, seamless thread of intricacy that leaves their audience awestruck and screaming for more.
Burton Cummings is one of the very few remaining heroes of record and stage who has endured decades in an increasingly challenging industry, remaining true to his music and vowing to continue this remarkable love of his music and his audience for years yet to come.
The Burton Cummings experience is extraordinary, deeply personal and memorable in every conceivable sense. With his audience romancing his every note there is a connection to be treasured a lifetime. Seeing is believing. Hearing is beyond words, a superlative experience.