PRESS RELEASE  

September 16, 1999

For immediate release

BEAR COUNTRY – A CAMPUS TRADITION

For 31 years, this concert has benefited various charities

Edmonton – Year after year, U of A students have been treated to an array of live Canadian music on the last Saturday in September. Bear Country, a large concert cabaret held in the Butterdome, is host to 3250 people in search of good times and great music. With Matthew Good Band headlining, and local bands - The Buicks and Feeding Like Butterflies, this year’s show on September 25^th is no exception.

With their fourth album "Beautiful Midnight" hitting gold in 8 hours after release, Matthew Good Band is touring Canada with a stop at the U of A to show off their new tunes. Their first release "Hello Time Bomb" is quickly climbing the charts with many songs from their last album still being played in regular rotation at local radio stations. "They’re a phenomenal live band", declares Darren Berg, chairman of Bear Country. "If you’re deciding which show to see in the next while, I strongly suggest that you don’t miss this one."

Past bands at Bear Country included: I Mother Earth, The Watchmen, Headstones, Blue Rodeo, Spirit of the West, 54-40, The New Meanies, Econoline Crush, and tonnes of local talent.

Bear Country began in 1968 with a group of men from the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity organizing a small party to raise funds for U of A athletic teams and various charities. The party then grew to the Kinsmen Field House, and in 1986 it moved into its current home the U of A Butterdome.

Organizers are pulling for a safe, yet good time for everyone. Minors and intoxicated persons will be refused admission.

Tickets for Bear Country ’99, Saturday September 25^th, are $20.00 and can be purchased at booths in HUB and CAB, through Ticketmaster, or from members of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Doors open at 7:00pm, with bands beginning at 7:15.

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For more information:

Darren Berg, Bear Country Chairman
Phone: (780) 439-5465