Tunes from Green Day, Keith Urban and Kermit the Frog will be covered next month at Rock the Fox, the semester-end bash for Rock School at Terry Fox secondary.
Students grouped in 26 bands will perform on Jan. 10, 11 and 12 at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam) under the direction of the high school’s contemporary music teacher — and Juno-award winner— Steve Sainas.
Sainas, who founded the program 16 years ago, told The Tri-City News he was worried about the age of this semester’s classes as many students are in grades 9 and 10 “but that hasn’t been a problem. They’re all really good at what they do.”
And he said many students are following in their older sibling’s footsteps by taking Rock School as a credit course (Rock the Fox is essentially their “final exam”).
Below, the line-up:
Jan. 10: Green Day, Eurythmics, Mary Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Dixie Chicks, Panic at the Disco, Twenty One Pilots, Rihanna, Jack Johnson, Kermit the Frog, Rupert Holmes, Matchbox 20 and Slipknot as well as original student compositions;
Jan. 11: Adele, Cherry Glazerr, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Devo, Mac DeMarco, The Beatles, Megadeth and Motorhead;
Jan. 12: Halsey, Weezer, James Bay, Hozier, Kodaline, Green Day, City and Colour, X Ambasadors, Ryan Cabrera Mark Sutton, Panic at the Disco, Twenty One Pilots, John Mellencamp and Metallica as well as original student compositions.
• Tickets at $5 can be bought from Rock School students, at the school music office (1260 Riverwood Gate) or at the theatre door on show night, starting at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds support the Rock School and recording arts programs.
jcleugh@tricitynews.com