The Moose Jaw Health Foundation (MJHF) has been planning a tribute band concert series for years, MJHF Executive Director Kelly McElree said, and is thrilled to announce AC/DC tribute act Hells Bells for the inaugural event.
“‘Healthcare Rocks!’ is brand-new for the community and the Foundation,” McElree told MooseJawToday.com. “This is an idea that we’ve had for a while, and now that COVID is less prominent, it just came together.”
The concert takes place Saturday, March 18, at the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre’s Mae Wilson Theatre.
Tickets are $50 a piece, plus taxes and fees, and can be purchased from the Mae Wilson box office or online at Sasktix.ca.
Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Jan. 18 at noon. The MJHF anticipates selling out quickly and encourages patrons to buy their tickets early. McElree noted there are also a number of VIP sponsorships available, and thanked Cypress Concrete for being the presenting sponsors.
All the proceeds from Healthcare Rocks! will go to help fund the Health Foundation’s ongoing purchase of critical-care equipment for the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital.
Leroy and Leroy, the Moose Jaw comedic duo known for their Prairie-style humour and tongue-in-cheek guided tours of Sask cities, will be MCing the night.
“Leroy and Leroy are a Moose Jaw internet sensation,” McElree laughed. “The best thing to do is Google them … I don’t know how else to explain Leroy and Leroy, but he’s a good Saskatchewan boy, let’s put it that way!”
The MJHF hopes to see Healthcare Rocks return every year featuring a different tribute band to bring rock and roll’s most iconic sounds to Moose Jaw. For this first time, though, they figured it was impossible to top AC/DC.
“There’s no band more rock and roll than AC/DC,” McElree explained. “So, Hells Bells, which is the world’s longest-touring AC/DC tribute band, is coming to Moose Jaw for the first time, to rock the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre.”
Hells Bells formed in Toronto in 1994 and have dedicated themselves to recreating AC/DC’s iconic sound, look, and attitude note-for-note. They are veteran entertainers who have performed over 5,000 concerts all over the world.
The MJHF will have AC/DC memorabilia on hand for sale and auction on March 18, and encourage attendees to dress up.
“We’re going to have lots of surprises for people when they come to the Mae Wilson,” McElree promised. “It’ll be a night of great music and lots of fun, and we’re encouraging everyone to dress up in their favourite ‘80’s outfit.
“It’ll be a night of big hair and bigger hearts, you know? Pull out the rock and roll t-shirts, wear your leather jackets, your Canadian tuxedos, and just get ready to have a great time.”
