The Music Onthe42 Summer Concert Series is winding down for this year, but the past weekend featured a stroll back in time as the Jersey Nights headlined a Saturday, August 16 evening on the Sunset amphitheatre stage.
The evening began with the upbeat sounds of Leamington’s barefoot troubadour Justin Latam, whose set included some of his older work mixed with new songs, keeping the crowd entertained for the first hour of the night.
As Latam wrapped up his set, people settled in for a night of nostalgia and dancing as Canadian old time ‘rock and soul’ group The Jersey Nights took the stage.
As expected, they started their set with a run of familiar Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tunes like Walk Like a Man, Sherry and Big Girls Don’t Cry before switching over to a Motown medley that had the crowd on their feet.
The female member of the group, Chelsea Johnson, was highlighted with a medley of songs by female singers of the era. She had the crowd going with songs like It’s My Party, Please Mr. Postman and My Boyfriend’s Back.
A return to Frankie Valli classics like December 1963 and My Eyes Adored You, were rounded out with the title track from Grease to make the night complete.
The Music Onthe42 Summer Concert Series is hosted by The Bank Theatre in partnership with the Municipality of Leamington.Â
The free series wraps up this weekend with a rock night on Saturday, August 23 with Seacliff Rock, starting at 5 pm.
Justin Latam entertains the crowd at the Sunset Amphitheatre on Saturday, August 16. Justin opened for Jersey Nights and treated the crowd to his unique blend of music.
SUN photo by Mark Ribble
