Michael Bublé, Jann Arden among musicians to perform at tribute concert for k.d. lang
Canadian musicians including Michael Bublé and Jann Arden are performing at a tribute concert for k.d. lang in Ottawa. The event coincides with an exhibition of the singer's iconic stage costumes.
Why it matters
Cultural tributes serve to celebrate the legacy of influential artists and support the preservation of national artistic history.
k.d. lang at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Thursday. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
What’s in store for Canadian crooner k.d. lang when a gaggle of friends and admirers gather to toast her in the nation’s capital tonight?
Lang says she wants to be surprised by the event, where the likes of Michael Bublé, Jann Arden and Allison Russell are set to perform.
The tribute concert at the National Arts Centre, “k.d. lang: has always been,” coincides with an exhibition of lang’s stagewear.
The Consort, Alta.-born singer, whose body of work encompasses everything from cowpunk twang to smooth adult contemporary, is among Canada’s most celebrated musicians.
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