More Alberta flood relief is on its way in the form of a concert featuring some of Canada’s most popular musical acts.



On Monday morning, organizers announced the plans for Alberta Flood Aid which will take place Aug. 15 at McMahon Stadium. The preliminary lineup of acts includes homegrown talent Jann Arden, Corb Lund and Loverboy, as well as a host of other national and international superstars, such as Randy Bachman, Matthew Good, The Sheepdogs, The Sadies, Colin James, Johnny Reid, Tom Cochrane and southern Alberta-based icon Ian Tyson. Comedian and Corner Gas star Brent Butt has been tapped as the host for the event.



All of the proceeds from Alberta Flood Aid will go to the Calgary Foundation’s Flood Rebuilding Fund, which was set up to support the long-term rebuilding of communities in southern Alberta, including many of the hardest-hit areas, such as High River.



On hand for the announcement at McMahon were Alberta’s minister of culture and community spirit, Heather Klimchuk, the chair of Alberta Flood Aid Peter Jurisic, and Calgary’s own Arden, who says she’s been heartened by the reaction by the city to the devastation and proud of her fellow citizens.



“I really am blown away how the community came together. . . ,” Arden said after reading the list of artists who would appear at the benefit.



“We live in a fast, quickly building city and everyone’s busy doing stuff. And when this happened it was that real small-town sense of, ‘I’m your neighbour. I might live in Temple and you live in Midnapore but what can I do to help you, because we’re OK where we are?’



“It was so touching on a personal level, on every level of how people came together to help each other.



“Like,” she said, “wow.”



As for the star-studded lineup thus far — more acts are expected to be announced in the coming days — that, too, is something she’s proud to be a part of, and vows to make her mark on it, in her own inimitable way.



“I’m having a bra specially made for this thing,” she said jokingly. “So my last number there will be flames shooting out of my brassiere — so look out for that.”



Tickets for the concert, which will run from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., go on sale Friday from ticketmaster.ca at a cost of $30 for the majority of the seats, with a smaller number being sold at $50 and $100, with the ticket seller waiving its normal service fees for the event.



“We want to make this inclusive, we want it to be a community event,” said Jurisic of the ticket price for the concert, which he first conceived a mere 10 days ago. “We want to attract as many people as possible.”



For those unable to attend or who live outside of the southern Alberta area, talks are ongoing about securing a broadcaster or broadcasters to televise the concert, possibly giving it a telethon aspect, with discussions also underway to stream it live.

