If curling up on the couch and watching the national celebrations ring in the New Year is more your speed, you are in for a treat.
Hey Romeo will be on stage in Edmonton and across Canada as part of the CityTV’s national celebration.
The New Year’s Bash at Nathan Philip’s Park in Toronto is one of the country’s largest and is in its 28th year. The party is also at Olympic Plaza in Calgary and Churchill Square in Edmonton.
This year Hey Romeo is a part of the celebration.
“The new years gig is going to be a blast here in Edmonton downtown in Churchill Square, we just did the press conference yesterday at City Hall where we sang a couple of songs,” Rob Shapiro, former Drumheller resident and keyboard player for Hey Romeo told The Mail. “Citytv and Events Edmonton are partnering this year in production of the event so they are really kicking up the production with big video screens and other stuff.”
This year the celebration includes a number of big names including internationally acclaimed vocalists the Tenors, hip-hop star Kardinall Offishall and Johnny Reid. Last year the show was reported to have drawn 5.1 million viewers. Hey Romeo will be performing in primetime from 11:05 to 11:35 p.m.
“It will be televised on Citytv nationally so that is great exposure for the band for sure!” said Shapiro.
The band is wrapping up a very successful 2012. Their single “Maybe You Remember Me cracked the Top 40 in Canada, hitting number 37 last week. Last week the band also received another award nomination, This time from the Association of Country Music in Alberta (ACMA). They are nominated for Group or Duo of the Year and Fan’s Choice Award.
“The ACMA is in their 2nd year of existence so it’s a new organization but was fun to be a part of last year as we hosted their inaugural awards show in Red Deer,” said Shapiro.
The ACMA Awards are January 27 in Red Deer. The band is also planning to head to Nashville to get working on some new songs. And after that they will be on the high seas headlining the Hey Romeo Cruise in February.
