The Great Gig in the Sky has landed in Sault Ste. Marie.

Dark Side of the Soo is a new Pink Floyd tribute act featuring four city musicians.

Nicky Bentley (backing vocals), Keith Conway (bass), Jules Cote (drums) and Alvaro Scheid (vocals, guitars) began practising music from the British prog rockers in August 2024. They play Beck’s Bar on Aug. 16 at 11 p.m. An opening act is to be announced.

“ We’re just excited for people to see this because it’s like we play it and we’re like, ‘This is amazing. This is going to be great,’” said Cote.

Learning the material on albums such as Wish You Were Here, Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon demands “a lot of preparation.” The band meets weekly to hone their performances. Mother, from The Wall, was the first song Cote learned when studying guitar w

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