Edmonton might not be the first city that comes to mind for a gig-hunting getaway, but Rogers Place is quietly assembling one of Canada's strongest 2027 concert calendars. Six big tours have already been confirmed for the downtown arena at 10220 104th Ave NW, spanning rock, country and everything in between — and a couple of them pair nicely with a winter or summer trip to Alberta.
Kicking things off on Wednesday, January 27, is Simple Plan's Bigger Than You Think! Canada Tour, with Yellowcard and Bowling for Soup along as openers — a nostalgia-heavy triple bill for anyone who came of age in the 2000s. Tickets start at $71.
Spring gets busy fast. Country-rock act The Red Clay Strays bring their Grateful Tour to town on Friday, March 12 (tickets from $96). Then on Thursday, April 1, Staind headline their Break the Cycle tour with Seether, Hoobastank and Hinder in support — tickets go on sale Friday, October 9 at 10 a.m. local time. A week later, on April 8, country singer Riley Green rolls in on his That's Just Me tour, bringing Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington and Hannah McFarland; tickets start at $108.
The big one for alt-rock fans lands on Saturday, April 17, when A Perfect Circle play one of only a handful of Canadian dates on their world tour, with tickets from $120. And if you can wait until summer, Greta Van Fleet bring their Palace for the People tour — named for their new album out October 9 — to Edmonton on Wednesday, July 7, with Portugal. The Man and Sun Room opening. Those tickets go on sale October 15 at 10 a.m. local time.
For travellers, this is a genuinely decent excuse to build a trip around a show. Edmonton sits on the edge of Alberta's big-hitter territory: Jasper National Park is about four hours west, Elk Island National Park is under an hour away, and the city's Ice District around Rogers Place means hotels, restaurants and bars are all within walking distance of the venue. A January show could be paired with a snowy Rockies trip; the July Greta Van Fleet date lands right in peak summer, when daylight stretches late and the national parks are at their best.
Practicalities: most shows start at 7 p.m. (Staind's is 6 p.m., A Perfect Circle's 7:30 p.m.), and ticket prices listed so far range from $71 to $108 CAD at the entry level. Several dates go on sale in October 2025, so it's worth setting reminders if a specific gig is the anchor for your trip.
