Festival season has officially begun!!!
It was a busy kickoff weekend for Bunty Entertainment and I barely stopped long enough to take photos, but what a way to start the 2026 season.
Things got rolling Friday night at The The Gingerman Oakville where Wicked Truth made a great first impression.
From there, it was straight to Binbrook for the first stop of the 2026 Northern Heat Rib Series tour.
It was definitely a muddy one, but the weather turned around, nobody got rained out, and every scheduled band hit the stage:
• Wicked Truth
• Little Peter and the Elegants
• Tragically Trip ( The Trip )
• Wrestle with Jimmy
A few moments from the weekend:
• Wicked Truth’s mud covered feet while setting up before wardrobe went on (Crocs are not stage wear)
• A beautiful sunset behind the stage while Just Jovi was getting ready
• Rob De from Wicked Truth showing off his new stage hat from Bad Ass Den
• A young kid filming his dad during Wrestle With Jimmy’s first Northern Heat performance
• Ruthie’s #wickedruth odometer showing the modest 226 km travelled this weekend
Next weekend the tour heads to Windsor, so that mileage is about to climb in a hurry.
We’ll also get the first Northern Heat performances of the season from:
…along with more from Wicked Truth, Otis Wonder & The Hustle and Tragically Trip.
Here we go.