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PHOTO GALLERY: Classic Night at the Hard Oil Music Festival

August 16, 2024

Heather Wright Photo

The cloudy skies have cleared and Song Machine from Sarnia has the crowd singing along at the second night of the Hard Oil Music Festival in Petrolia.

The three-day concert event at Greenwood Park is part of the weekend celebrations for Petrolia’s 150th anniversary.

Canadian favourite April Wine will hit the stage around 7:30, singing their classic hits like Oowatanite with the crowd singing along. The main act – Tom Cochrane – should be on the stage around 9 pm.

Song Machine opens Classic Night at the Hard Oil Music Festival
The ladies were getting into Song Machine’s verson of Shaina Twain’s Man I Feel Like a Woman
Song Machine opens Classic Night at the Hard Oil Music Festival
Fans sing along with Song Machine at the Hard Oil Music Festival
Song Machine opens Classic Night at the Hard Oil Music Festival
April Wine at the Hard Oil Music Festival
Brian Greenway of April Wine at the Hard Oil Music Festival
Richard Lanthier of April Wine at the Hard Oil Music Festival
Tom Cochrane opens his set with Victory Day at the Hard Oil Music Festival
Fans at Tom Cochrane’s concert at the Hard Oil Music Festival
Jeff Jones – one of the original members of Red Rider – plays with Tom Cochrane at the Hard Oil Music Festival
Tom Cochrane at Hard Oil Music Festival
Tom Cochrane at the Hard Oil Music Festival
Tom Cochrane fans at the Hard Oil Music Festival

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