{"id":758481,"date":"2026-06-24T17:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/758481\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:44:13","slug":"lineup-for-2026-music-in-the-park-unveiled-with-some-tweaks-to-accommodate-world-cup-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/758481\/","title":{"rendered":"Lineup for 2026 Music in the Park unveiled with some tweaks to accommodate World Cup matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAs always, each Music in the Park performance promises to deliver a memorable experience for all attendees,\u201d Andrew Smeaton, the City\u2019s Business Operations and Events Supervisor, said. \u201cWe are thrilled to bring Music in the Park back for another year, setting the stage for a summer filled with music, connection, and community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/indicator-big.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The annual Midsummer Music Jam will be held on July 22, and the headliner will be announced in the days ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBCLC is thrilled to be back co-presenting Music in the Park with the City of Kamloops,\u201d added Lara Gerrits, BCLC\u2019s Director of Social Purpose, Partnerships and Engagement. \u201cThis iconic, long-standing summer event is a community linchpin that celebrates our city\u2019s vibrant arts and culture community and helps bring people together for shared moments of entertainment, connection, fun and play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There will be food trucks at Riverside Park every night in July and August and people will also be allowed to bring their own liquor on most nights as part of the Responsible Liquor Consumption Pilot Program, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/cfjctoday.com\/2026\/06\/01\/kamloops-brings-back-riverside-park-responsible-liquor-consumption-pilot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">extended into a second year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Personal alcohol consumption will not be permitted on July 1 (Canada Day), July 19 (FIFA World Cup final), July 22 (Midsummer Music Jam), July 24 to 26 (Kamloops International Buskers Festival) and August 7 to 9 (Ribfest) as a designated beer garden will be set up at Riverside Park.<\/p>\n<p>All concerts are subject to weather conditions and air quality, and the city cautions the schedule may change without notice. Schedules and more information can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/Kamloops.ca\/MusicInThePark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>July 1 \u2013 Wild One starts at 7:30 pm Paisley Groove starts at 8:30 pm \u2013 Mixed Rock Groovy Rock<\/p>\n<p>July 2 \u2013 Best Night Ever *starts at 6:30 pm \u00a0\u2013 Alternative Pop\/R&amp;B \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 3 \u2013 Maritime Kitchen Party *starts at 5:30 pm \u2013 East Coast Fun \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 4 \u2013 Wheelhouse\u00a0\u2013 Classic Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 5 \u2013 Jackson Hollow *starts at 7:30 pm \u2013 Award-winning Bluegrass \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 6 \u2013 Coalmine\u2019s Basement *starts at 7:30 pm \u2013 Rock Inspired Pop \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 7 \u2013 Beyond Brass \u2013 Kamloops\u2019 Own Big Band \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 8 \u2013 Bandido\u2019s \u2013 Classic Rock from Mexico \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 9 \u2013 Dirt Road Opera \u2013 Award-winning Canadian Country \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 10 \u2013 The Confusionaires \u2013 Rockabilly \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 11 \u2013 Jon Fennell Band *starts at 5:00 pm \u2013 Pop\/Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 12 \u2013 Ethan Askey \u2013 Progressive Blues \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 13 \u2013 Daytime Highs \u2013 Soulful Pop \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 14 \u2013 Last Child \u2013 Classic Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 15 \u2013 Misery Mountain Boys \u2013 Speakeasy Gold \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 16 \u2013 Cat Wells \u2013 Bluesy \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 17 \u2013 Lincoln Haze \u2013 Classic Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 18 \u2013 The Jive Jumpers \u2013 Swing \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 19 \u2013 A Night of Opera \u2013 Opera \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 20 \u2013 Blue Mule \u2013 Blues Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 21 \u2013 Lonesome Town Painters \u2013 Bluegrass \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 22 \u2013 BCLC Midsummer Music Jam \u2013 A Night to Remember \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 23 \u2013 Led Zeppelin Tribute \u2013 Tribute \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 24 \u2013 Good Company \u2013 Pop\/Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 25 \u2013 Easy Street \u2013 Pop Trio with Special Guest \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 26 \u2013 Linus \u2013 Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 27 \u2013 Munro Patrick \u2013 Americana \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 28 \u2013 Holly Hyatt \u2013 Roots\/Blues \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 29 \u2013 A Night of Bowie (David Bowie tribute) \u2013 Tribute \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 30 \u2013 Ray Roper of Stoneboldt \u2013 Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>July 31- The Guess Hooligans \u2013 Former Guess Who Guitarist<\/p>\n<p>August 1 \u2013 Hickory Biscuit \u2013 90\u2019s pop\/R &amp; B \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 2 \u2013 Robert Connelly Jr. \u2013 Blues \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 3 \u2013 Rube Band \u2013 Ambassadors of Fun \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 4 \u2013 Buck Wild \u2013 Country Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 5 \u2013 Electric Stings \u2013 A Scorpions Experience \u2013 Scorpions Tribute \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 6 \u2013 Brass Camel \u2013 Progressive\/Rock\/Funk \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 7 \u2013 Master of Justice \u2013 Metallica \u2013 Metallica Tribute \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 8 \u2013 Eagle Eyes \u2013 Eagles Tribute \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 9 \u2013 BCO \u2013 BTO Tribute \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 10 \u2013 Shawn Daniels \u2013 Country Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 11 \u2013 Wander North \u2013 Northern Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 12 \u2013 Lovestruck \u2013 Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 13 \u2013 Blake Havard \u2013 Country \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 14 \u2013 The Eh Team \u2013 Canadian Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 15 \u2013 Sherman Doucette \u2013 World Class Blues Harmonica \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 16 \u2013 The Professionals \u2013 Rock\/R&amp;B \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 17 \u2013 Oscars Hollow \u2013 Canadiana \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 18 \u2013 Jade Elephant \u2013 Rock \u2018n Roll \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 19 \u2013 Gordon Lightfoot\u00a0Tribute \u2013 Tribute \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 20 \u2013 Timbre Wolves \u2013 Classic Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 21 \u2013 Velvet Groove \u2013 Blues \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 22 \u2013 Coco Jafro \u2013 Latin Funk \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 23 \u2013 Serious Dogs \u2013 Rock Favourites \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 24 \u2013 Megan Abel \u2013 Folk\/Pop \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 25 \u2013 Black Daze \u2013 Ozzy Tribute \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 26 \u2013 Sweet Tequila \u2013 Country Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 27 \u2013 Angie Heinze band \u2013 Pop\/Rock \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 28 \u2013 Forum \u2013 Rock\/Country \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 29 \u2013 The Infectuals \u2013 One of Kamloops\u2019 Best \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 30 \u2013 Shattered Blue \u2013 Rock\/Country \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>August 31 \u2013 Young\u2019uns \u2013 End of Summer Party Rock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cAs always, each Music in the Park performance promises to deliver a memorable experience for all attendees,\u201d Andrew&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":758482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-758481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=758481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=758481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}