Collaborating
on a
Co-Headliner
Across Canada with
Our Lady Peace
Matthew Good
BY ANDREW KING
&
PHOTOS BY MYSTERY MAN PHOTOGRAPHY
OUR LADY PEACE
The
1990s saw a significant surge in the
popularity of Canadian rock music
at home and abroad, with both Our
Lady Peace and Matthew Good being
hallmark members of that once-crowded cohort. Both artists’
best-selling albums were released in the second half of the
decade (with Our Lady Peace’s classic Clumsy being one of the
few Canadian albums to receive the CRIA’s Diamond certifica-
tion), and their respective success sprouted long and relatively
prolific careers.
In the first quarter of 2018, the two bands teamed up for a
cross-Canada tour that took them to 17 cities for 20 performances,
with venues ranging from clubs to theatres to arenas.
To call this a nostalgia tour, though, would be ignorant;
after all, both artists have released some quality music of late,
with Good’s 2017 effort Something Like a Storm and Our Lady
Peace’s Somethingness from earlier this year being admirable
additions to the back catalogues.
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Outside of the similar nomenclature of their newest releases,
though, these two acts share a lot in common. For example, Good
and Our Lady Peace’s Raine Maida arguably have two of the most
recognizable voices in Canadian music. They also have albums
and singles that have appeared on numerous “top-something”
lists from a myriad of Canadian media outlets.
And then, as evidenced by the success of their recently-
wrapped co-headlining run, there’s the fact that there are hoards
of fans across the country who are plenty hungry for Our Lady
Peace and Matthew Good’s unique brands of anthemic rock.
OUT FRONT
The audio rig for the tour was supplied by VER Toronto, with
both camps offering input on how it should come together.
Ultimately, the tour’s loudspeaker solution was built on Meyer
Sound’s Lyon and Leopard line array series.