A Canadian music staple is coming to rock Penticton's famed summertime festival.
Sloan will headline this year's Penticton Peach Festival on Saturday night, Aug. 9.
Hailing from Halifax, the band helped spark Canada's east coat alternative rock movement in the early 1990s.
With hits like The Good in Everyone, Money City Maniacs and Underwhelmed, the rockers will play inside Okanagan Lake Park.
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Sloan has earned nine Juno Award nominations, including a win in 1997 for Best Alternative Album.
The band features Chris Murphy, Jay Ferguson, Patrick Pentland, and Andrew Scott.
Penticton Peach Festival is free to attend and runs from Aug. 6 to 10.
A full festival lineup can be found here.
