Get Ready to Rock in The Big House as the United Way Brings the First-ever Public Concert to Kingston Penitentiary. This Historic Concert will bring some of the finest Canadian talent together featuring…
-Headstones
-The Trews
-The Pursuit of Happiness
-Kasador
*** Very Special Guest: Tom Cochrane ***
Special appearance by members of the Tragically Hip: Paul Langlois – MC for the event, Gord Sinclair, Rob Baker
www.visitkingston.ca presents Rockin’ The Big House, in support of United Way of KFL&A, the first-ever public concert to be held on the grounds of the oldest penitentiary in Canada, Kingston Penitentiary.
On September 14, 2019, 2,500 lucky music lovers, history buffs and curiosity seekers will walk through the gates of Kingston Penitentiary to experience an outdoor music festival like no other, in support of United Way of KFL&A.
This is a rain-or-shine, 19+ event. Gates open at 4:30pm. Show times begin at 6pm.
For the safety of everyone entering the venue, all patrons are subject to full and complete search prior to entry and while onsite. All bags will be searched before entry.
We are encouraging as many of our guests as possible to take public transit to the event or carpool with other guests. The Kingston Penitentiary parking lot is limited and will be on a first come first serve basis. Please visit City of Kingston Transit to plan your transit ride.
Rockin’ the Big House is committed to significantly reducing the source of all on site waste products. At the event, you will receive an 18oz, limited edition, Rockin’ the Big House mug to use at any of our beverage vendors. You can bring an empty reusable water bottle to use at our water filling stations.
- Standing room – no chairs to be brought into the venue.
- Food, wine, beer will be available for sale. A water truck will be onsite with drinking water.
- Limited parking; Kingston Transit buses will be running through the evening. For more information on KingstonTransit routes and schedules click here.
- The event will strive for a low carbon footprint – no single use water bottles.
- Single entry – no exit and re-entry will be permitted.
- Tickets $75 inclusive of service charge
For a full list of items that are permitted/not permitted at the event click here
Guests at the show will enjoy live music, specialty food trucks and restaurants, featuring Otter Creek Farms Food Truck, Curry Original who are donating all proceeds to United Way. Other food vendors include:
- Pita Pit
- Smokin’ Carnivore
- Fryway
- Al Douglas
- Bubba’s
- Mio Gelato
Spearhead Brewing Co.and Kingston Brewing Company, local craft breweries, are generously donating all beer and proceeds from beer sales to the United Way, as is Rosehall Run Winery. Other vendors include:
- MacKinnon Brothers
- Kingston Brewing Company
- Daft
- Riverhead
- Skeleton
- Stone City Ales
- Three Dog Winery
- Top Shelf
- Chateau des Charmes
The event is made possible through partnerships with the City of Kingston, St. Lawrence Parks Commission, Correctional Service Canada as well as lead sponsors Otter Creek Farms and Spearhead Brewing Co., platinum sponsors Bergeron Clifford Injury Lawyers and J.E. Agnew Food Services Inc., gold sponsor Sousa Ready Mix Inc.
About Kingston Penitentiary :
Since the Kingston Penitentiary was shuttered in 2013, Corrections Canada has been working in conjunction with the City of Kingston and St. Lawrence Park Commission to offer public tours of the facility. These tours have been incredibly successful, selling out months in advance of tour dates. In fact, almost 230,000 people have been through the doors of the Kingston Penitentiary for touring purposes. The net profit is split between the United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington and marketing efforts by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission and Tourism Kingston.
