One of the most famous voices in Canadian rock 'n' roll is returning to his roots as the Crash Test Dummies reunite on stage in Winnipeg for the Canada Summer Games Festival.

Brad Roberts and the rest of the band will be joining the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra on stage at The Forks at 9:25 p.m.

Monday was Manitoba Day at the festival, a day celebrating local artists.

"The reunion [is] because we had the opportunity to play with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, a great honour and something I was looking forward to doing all of my life and never imagined it would happen," Roberts said following sound check on Monday.

"So I am very happy."

The Crash Test Dummies got their musical and stage chops playing Winnipeg venues like the Spectrum Cabaret and the Blue Note Café.

Roberts said if he was born any other place, their rise to musical prominence might not have happened.

"We grew very organically in the province and it was a slow build," he said.

The band eventually made the top of the charts and received worldwide attention with the album The Ghosts that Haunt Me, which features the ever-catchy Superman's Song, and the following album God Shuffled His Feet, with the song Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm.

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They even received what could be a top honour for any musician, particularly in the '90s, when they were parodied by Weird Al Yankovic.

Eventually the band took a hiatus. But Roberts said reuniting in front of a hometown crowd, particularly with an orchestra backing, is inspiration for the future.

"It means a great deal. We haven't played in a long time together," he said.

"To be able to come back and play Manitoba and have the orchestra with us, it's just all fantastic. I am very excited about it."