J.P. Cormier added to Country Rocks the Hill II, Moncton, NB on Saturday, Sept.1, 2007 with TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL

With TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL!

COUNTRY ROCKS THE HILL

Country Rocks the Hill adds star-studded openers to Tim and Faith mega-show

Moncton, NB - This year's biggest country show just got bigger!

Power Promotional Concepts announced opening acts for Country Rocks the Hill 2007

which will feature country megastars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The line-up consists of the following outstanding talent:

- George Canyon

- Leahy

- J.P. Cormier

- The Divorcees

- Side Kixx

- Shirley Albert

- Jessie Farrell

- Johnny Reid

"Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will provide two and a half hours of outstanding entertainment, both individually, and also with a full set together," explained Harold MacKay of Power Promotional Concepts. "In addition to the two mega-stars we're also thrilled to announce the addition of a great opening line-up. The acts confirm what outstanding talent we have to offer here in Canada, and in the Atlantic Canadian region as well. Country Rocks the Hill will be a day filled with great music, great entertainers, and a great experience. You don't want to miss out!"

Country music promoter Ron Sakamoto of Gold and Gold Productions has been instrumental in making Country Rocks the Hill 2007 happen, and confirms that our region can support a major show like this. "The response from Atlantic Canadians has been overwhelming," says Sakamoto. "There was a belief that country music stopped at the Ontario border and last year you proved overwhelmingly that was not factual. Country Rocks the Hill 2007 will be a mega hit and we look forward to producing a great experience for every one."

Tickets for Country Rocks the Hill will go on sale on Friday. April 13, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Regular tickets are $129 (plus taxes & service charges) however there will be an opening special ticket price of $104.00 (plus taxes & service charges) for the first 25,000 fans. A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $172.00 (plus taxes & service charges). All tickets can be purchased online at tickets.moncton.ca or by calling 1-888-720-5600.

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TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL

Get ready Moncton!

Tickets for the Tim & Faith show go on sale Friday, April 13 at 10AM.

Charge by phone 1-888-720-5600

Purchase online at tickets.moncton.ca

The Official Press Release:

March 28, 2007

Dartmouth, NS - Atlantic Canada's September 1st Mega Concert will be held in Moncton, New Brunswick at the Magnetic Hill Concert Site.

"We are extremely excited to announce today that our Mega Concert featuring Tim McGraw & Faith Hill will be coming to Moncton's Magnetic Hill Concert Site on September 1, 2007. As a part of our Country Rocks the Hill 2007 event Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will help us to establish a new record for attendance as the biggest Country show ever held in Eastern Canada and it will be the event of the year" said Harold MacKay, President of Power Promotional Concepts. "Last year their Soul 2 Soul Tour was the third largest grossing tour in the North America behind the Rolling Stones and Barbara Streisand and this year they are already on their way to being No.1 with sold out shows everywhere on their tour and in fact all of their Western Canadian shows sold out immediately a couple of weeks ago with added shows doing the same thing. Our show will be very significant as it will be the only show East of Ontario and the only outdoor performance by Tim and Faith. Who knows maybe we can get Albertans to come East for a change to catch our show." stated Mr. MacKay.

Mr. MacKay added "Last year Country Rocks the Hill 2006 set a new standard for Country Music shows and it opened the doors for us to attract the biggest stars in Country Music. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's popularity reaches beyond the country music scene and with these Mega Stars headlining Country Rocks the Hill 2007 this will be the Music Event of the Year in Eastern Canada. In addition to Tim and Faith, we will be announcing Seven (7) additional performers over the next few weeks that will guarantee a complete day of entertainment".

Mr. MacKay has indicated that the key person in making all this happen has been internationally recognized Country Music Promoter Ron Sakamoto, Owner of Gold and Gold Productions from Alberta. Mr. Sakamoto said "We have been assisting Harold with the development of Country Rocks the Hill and the response from Atlantic Canadians has been overwhelming. There was a belief that country music stopped at the Ontario border and last year you proved overwhelmingly that was not factual. Last year's great event has allowed me to convince Mega Stars Tim and Faith that they must come and treat you to the very best they have to offer. Country Rocks the Hill 2007 will be a Mega Hit and we look forward to producing a great experience for every one."

"Country Rocks the Hill 2007 will carry on Moncton's tradition of offering an exceptional concert experience, in a unique outdoor setting. Our City is now known as a major hot spot, and we're happy to have that reputation and to continue to build on it," confirmed Moncton Mayor Lorne Mitton.

Tickets for Country Rocks the Hill will go on sale on Friday. April 13, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Regular tickets are $129 (Plus taxes & service charges) however there will be an Opening Special Ticket Price of $104.00 (Plus taxes & service charges) for the first 25,000 fans. A limited number of VIP tickets are available at $172.00 (Plus taxes & service charges) and tickets can be purchased on line at tickets.moncton.ca or by calling 1-888-720-5600.

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J.P. Cormier added to Country Rocks the Hill II, Moncton, NB on Saturday, Sept.1, 2007

http://www.canadaeast.com/ce2/docroot/article.php?articleID=119711

Faith and Tim pick Moncton

By Rod Allen Times & Transcript Staff Published Wednesday March 28th, 2007 Appeared on page A1

You-all can dust off that cowboy hat, Moncton; the Hill's gonna rock again. The Times & Transcript has learned the city will host what is expected to be the biggest country-and-western tour in the world this year with country sweethearts Faith Hill and Tim McGraw headlining Country Rocks the Hill II on Saturday, Sept. 1. The two hottest stars in country music today are said to be headlining seven big supporting acts for a show set for the Labour Day weekend, with tickets starting at $130 to go on sale April 13. Supporting acts remained a mystery yesterday although they may be revealed at a news conference set for the Moncton Coliseum and Agrena Complex this morning if it turns out, as suspected, that it is to serve as the official announcement for the show. According to sources the news conference will get a little help from the two biggest country acts in Metro this year, the Divorcees and Shirley Albert. The Divorcees completed a national tour in December and are already booked to head out for more of the same through the summer, returning to Moncton from the west coast just in time for the Hill. Albert, meanwhile, was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards inHalifax this winter. Word has it the Divorcees and Albert will be the opening acts for a show that starts at 2 p.m. and goes to about 10:30 p.m. barring encores. The main act is set for about 8 p.m. Details such as food concessions are in the hands of the promoters, who weren't confirming anything yesterday. However, sources say the official beer is Budweiser, the official soft drink is Coca Cola and like last year, there will be designated parking, viewing and dining areas for VIP ticket holders. Today's announcement signals the Metro area's emergence as the premier outdoor venue for music in Atlantic Canada, despite a drive from Halifax to compete for the business. Halifax's World Trade Centre Inc. tried to wrest the Brooks & Dunn-led country show from Moncton last year and earlier in 2006 brought the Rolling Stones to Halifax, drawing about 25,000 people to its main outdoor site at the Halifax Commons, compared to the 80,000-plus who showed up at Magnetic Hill for the Stones in the summer of 2005. Halifax also submitted a last-minute bid this year to take the Hill/McGraw-led show fromMoncton, even applying to the provincial government for a grant. The grant, said by sources to be at least $100,000, was intended to be applied directly to Halifax's bid to the promoters in an attempt to undercutMoncton's bid. Evidently it didn't work and it seems likely that, with Halifax still attempting to repair the ground at the Commons after it was damaged during the Stones show almost a year ago, Magnetic Hill's performance over the last two years made the difference. Moncton has also taken a different approach to financing its re-entry into the outdoor music scene after several off again, on again attempts to use a sprawling natural amphitheatre located near the Magnetic Hill tourism facility, first used for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Moncton in 1984. As soon as the Stones were confirmed in the spring of 2005 the city launched a modest investment strategy designed to improve Moncton's position in bidding for all shows by improving site infrastructure, rather than blowing public cash on undercutting the competition for one specific show. That way the money stays here rather than just going to the promoters. Thus, the city's entire investment this year is $250,000, set down in the 2007-08 capital works budget, so music-lovers can expect to see a gradually improving site at Magnetic Hill. For example the city's initial investment in 2005 improved drainage and security fencing at the site and, as a bonus, TNA and DKD spent about $200,000 tamping gravel into the upper end of the site for a permanent concert pad, forgoing the ground problems currently plaguing the Halifax Commons. This year's $250,000 is earmarked for improved parking, washrooms and backstage facilities. Those are great for concertgoers, but they are also great for the bands, which tend to shy away from outdoor sites due to complex problems like security and surprisingly straightforward ones like simply having enough well-tamped parking space for the fleet of tractor-trailers that accompany the really big shows. Country Rocks the Hill II is being put together by Halifax-based promoter Harold MacKay of Power Promotional Concepts, in partnership with Ron Sakamoto of Gold & Gold Productions ofLethbridge, Alberta. The same two partners put together the first Country Rocks the Hill show last summer withheadliners Brooks & Dunn and Alan Jackson drawing 40,000 people to Metro. Those promoters, along with the Stones 'A Bigger Bang' world tour promoter The Next Adventure of Toronto and Donald K. Donald of Montreal - TNA's partner for the Canadian leg of the tour that included Moncton -- took a lot of photographs and promotional material with them when they left. That material ended up in the hands of band managers and record companies in places like Nashville, Toronto, New York and London and it appears that effort has produced a lot of global interest in Moncton as an outdoor site capable of accommodating the big shows and geographically located to draw people from a wider region. For example most of the 80,000 draw for the Stones came from outside a metropolitan area with a total population barely exceeding 140,000. However, much of Metro's attraction to the global music business is based simply on its reputation, having already proven over the past two years that it has the right attitude, public participation, volunteerism and other intangibles to pull off the big outdoor show. According to Poll Star Magazine, the three biggest grossing world tours on the planet in 2006 were Barbra Streisand, the second year of the Stones A Bigger Bang tour and the first year of the McGraw/Hill Soul 2 Soul tour, which continues this summer including Moncton, which is the only outdoor venue for the Soul 2 Soul tour which has already sold out its six other Canadian stops, several of them with two shows. That means after Labour Day Magnetic Hill will have hosted two of the top three biggest grossing tours on the planet in 2006. Closer to home, if you haven't seen our local stars yet the Divorcees' next local stop is Riverview's Fox n' Hound April 7. Albert is playing all over the province this spring but remains a regular at the Bayou in Shediac, where her next gig is April 13.

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