54-40 Fills Del Crary Park With Biggest Show Of the Season For Peterborough Musicfest

It was a packed house at Del Crary Park as rock band 54-40 had the city on their feet at Peterborough Musicfest on Wednesday night.

54-40 frontman Neil Osbourne (left) with bassist Brad Merrit (right). Both men are founding members of 54-40 and have been with the band since its inception in 1980. All photos by David Tuan Bui.

The band wasted no time in getting the crowd pumped, opening with their hit song ‘Nice to Luv You.’ They followed their act with several more fan favourites such as She La, Ocean Pearl and I Go Blind. During their encore, the band slipped in a cover of Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ in the middle of their set.

This concert had the biggest attendance of the season according to Tracey Randall, Musicfest general manager.

“There are over 8,000 or 9,000 people here, she said. “This is more than the Sam Roberts band.”

The band’s last appearance in Peterborough was at Musicfest on July 31, 2019.

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