When you spend over twenty years playing in bands, you pick up a few stories along the way. If there’s a steady rise to fame, a mysterious hiatus, and a sparkling return, then chances, are the stories you’ll hear are good, if you are Canadian power-pop legends Odds, you decide to share those experiences on stage.
=0D=0A=Formed in Vancouver in the late 1980’s, the Odds released a handful of hits including “Love is the Subject” and “Truth Untold” and toured extensively throughout North America. After much success the band went on a hiatus but continued to collaborate with each other on new projects.
=0D=0A=In 2007, Craig Northey, Doug Elliott, and Steward started writing together again and took an invitation to join pals the Barenaked Ladies’ on their first Ships & Dip concert cruise. Joined by new guitarist Murray Atkinson, the revitalized group recorded the stellar Cheerleader album and released it under the name The New Odds. The original members wanted to honour their past, albeit with their traditional gallows.
=0D=0A=The band continues to perform regularly, mostly at festivals and events across Canada including such performances as on the 2009 and 2010 Canadian Pacific Holiday train. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Odds were the “house band” at Canada Hockey House and were named the Vancouver Canucks ‘house band’ of the 2010 and 2011 NHL playoffs. Don’t miss this one of a kind concert with some of Canada’s most recognized musicians.
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