Two Canadian rock acts from the 90s will provide a solid double bill as headliners at this summer’s Corn and Apple Festival.
The festival announced Monday that The Watchmen and 5440 will be featured Saturday night with local band Sun Sets West as the opener.
“We are thrilled to be featuring so much amazing Canadian talent,” said festival executive director Leane Funk. “We have been working hard to bring great headliners to the festival year after year, and the pairing of Manitoba’s own The Watchmen with 54•40 is extremely exciting.
“The festival has been focused on bringing big name entertainers to Morden for the past few years, and the response has been incredible,” said Funk. “It is our goal to maintain this level of excellence year after year, and our 2024 line-up has certainly done just this … we love having the opportunity to present such a high caliber of music for free.”
The Watchmen released their album, McLaren Furnace Room in 1992, and the song Run and Hide became their breakthrough hit. The band’s second album, In The Trees, was released in 1994 with major success, confirming the band’s place in Canadian rock with the hit singles Boneyard Tree, All Uncovered and Lusitana.
With 30-plus years under their belt, The Watchmen continue to sell out venues across Canada with energetic shows that are stacked with their hits, classic covers and invariably a haunting acapella performance by Greaves.
5440 is a Canadian rock band that has been entertaining audiences for over two decades with hits such as Ocean Pearl, Casual Viewing and Baby Ran.
For those who have followed the band from their humble beginnings in East Vancouver to younger fans that are just discovering the band’s originality, 5440 shows bridge gaps between generations through a shared love of the music.
Sun Sets West is a band of five from southern Manitoba whose sets include well known rock and punk rock songs from the 90s to the 2000s. They thrive on stage by engaging crowds with their musical chemistry and easy-going personalities.
The evening before The Watchmen and 5440 take the stage, the festival is set to host another edition of the always-popular classic rock night showcasing three bands throughout the evening.
Ghost In The Virtual Machine will be covering all of the hits by The Police, and That 80’s Band will offer favourite hits from that era. Then Album Sides will do two sets including Supertramp’s Crimes of the Century in its entirety and a selection of greatest hits followed up by Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety and a selection of their greatest hits.
More information can be found on the website at cornandapple.com and on the festival’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
