Multi-Platinum Rock Band +LIVE+ Announce

Like A Rollin’ Thunder Tour 2026 with BIG WRECK

Canadian Headline Tour Marks The Band’s First Cross Country

Trek of The Great White North in Over 20 Years

Tickets Go on Sale Friday, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m. Local Time

2026 Marks The 35^th Anniversary of the Band’s

Groundbreaking Debut Mental Jewelry

Canada (Sept. 15, 2025) – In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the album Mental Jewelry, iconic multi-platinum rock band +LIVE+ will be making their grand return to the Great White North. The legendary band fronted by Ed Kowalczyk will be headlining their first cross country tour of Canada in over 20 years. Bringing Canadian icons Big Wreck with them, the tour kicks off February 23 in Abbotsford and runs through March 14 where it wraps in Halifax. Along the way, the tour will stop in Calgary (February 26), Winnipeg (March 2), London (March 7) and Quebec City (March 11) to name a few. Econoline Crush will be opening the first 10 shows of the tour while The Damn Truth will open the final 4 performances. +LIVE+ will be performing all their big hits from throughout their career such as “Lightning Crashes,” “I Alone,” “All Over You,” “Lakini’s Juice,” “The Dolphin’s Cry,” “Pain Lies on the Riverside,” and more!

Public on sale for tickets for the Like A Rollin’ Thunder Tour 2026 is Friday, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m. local. More information on all tickets as well as artist VIP packages can be found at https://livetheband.com.

+LIVE+ broke onto the scene in 1991 with the release of their major label debut, Mental Jewelry. Produced by Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison, the album not only introduced a bold new voice in alternative rock, but moved more than 1 million copies in the United States—earning Platinum certification, With searing tracks like “Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)” (Top 10 on U.S. Modern Rock), “Pain Lies on the Riverside,” and “Beauty of Grey,”  +LIVE+ delivered raw emotion, spiritual depth, and virtuosic funk-inflected elements that would become their signature sound. More than three decades on, Mental Jewelry remains a foundational work still stirring hearts and garnering a whole new generation of fans for the band.

About +LIVE+

+LIVE+ have sold over 23 million albums worldwide and earned two number one albums: Throwing Copper and Secret Samadhi. Their catalog is filled with such gems as “Lightning Crashes,” “I Alone,” “All Over You” and “Lakini’s Juice,” which live on today as classics on rock radio. Throwing Copper—which the band celebrated in 2019 with a deluxe 25th anniversary edition along with a global tour across major festivals, amphitheaters and arenas–produced the band’s biggest single, “Lightning Crashes,” which was #1 at Modern Rock radio for ten consecutive weeks.

Throwing Copper reached #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and eventually surpassed sales of 10 million albums sold, with Rolling Stone honoring the album with placement on their list, “1994: The 40 Best Records From Mainstream Alternative’s Greatest Year.” Secret Samadhi (1997) immediately shot to #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and eventually went double platinum. The release of the platinum-selling The Distance to Here (1999) turned +LIVE+ into an international powerhouse and moved the band from arenas into stadiums. +LIVE+ has been and remains today a global concert juggernaut.

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About Big Wreck

Fronted by Toronto singer/songwriter/guitarist Ian Thornley, Big Wreck burst onto the scene with their debut album In Loving Memory Of…, including the massive double platinum hit singles, “That Song,” “Blown Wide Open” and “The Oaf.” Following a hiatus, the band returned with the #1 single “Albatross” and platinum-selling album. Big Wreck has gone on to release a continuous flow of celebrated hit albums and chart-dominating songs while crossing North America with their unique brand of heavy-hitting live rock. “Believer,” the first single from their forthcoming album, The Rest of the Story (10.24) has already stormed into the Top 10, marking their 10th Top 10 radio single.

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