The Last Waltz - A Musical Celebration of 50 Years of the Band!
Schedule
Sat Nov 15 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Sanderson Centre | Brantford, ON
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On Sale Now!The Last Waltz – A Musical Celebration - 50 years of The BAND – Live ’ celebrates the songs and music of the iconic Canadian band.
By popular demand, one of Ontario’s most talked about acts makes its return to the Sanderson Centre Brantford. This all-star Canadian cast of award-winning blues and roots musicians, under the direction of Juno award winning producer and musical director, Lance Anderson, will be playing The Sanderson Centre Nov 15, 2025.
They are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of THE BAND’s last concert in 1976 and The BAND’s amazing contribution to our shared Canadian musical heritage. This show has thrilled audiences at the Mariposa Folk Festival (2017), Beaches Jazz Festival (2017), Kitchener Blues Festival (2017) Ottawa City Folk Festival (2016), CNE Bandshell (2015) (Toronto) and Norfolk County Fair (2016) (Simcoe). It has also Sold Out theatres in Ottawa, Peterborough, Ajax, London, Orillia, Cobourg, Collingwood, (and more). In 2016, they completed a successful tour of Western Canada.
This is an all-star line-up, featuring Jerome Levon Avis (Levon Helm’s godson), on drums and vocals with special guests and a nine-piece band led by Maple Blues 2014 ‘Keyboardist of the Year’ Lance Anderson. The performance will recreate the atmosphere of The Band’s final concert, which was captured in Martin Scorcese’s award-winning concert film, The Last Waltz.
On the American Thanksgiving of 1976 at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, The BAND performed what they called their “Last Waltz,” and invited many of their friends to join in the celebration. These friends included Bob Dylan, Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison, and Canadians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and others who performed with The Band on this special night.
In this homage to The Last Waltz, Anderson’s special guests will perform the songs played and sung by these guest artists at the memorable 1976 concert.
[Note: guest artists are subject to change due to shifting schedules.]
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Where is it happening?
Sanderson Centre, 88 Dalhousie St, Brantford, ON N3T 2J2, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
