Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers

Event Details
TICKETS
DOORS 2:00PM
SHOW 3:00PM

Get ready for an afternoon that feels like a Saturday night! Aitkin County Friends of the Arts is honored to welcome Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers back to the Terrace Stage in downtown Aitkin, MN!
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers shows are interactive and loud in the best way—most people choose to stand, dance, and sing along. Click on the large green area labeled GA to get your tickets. Seating is extremely limited and intended for those for whom standing for long periods is difficult. They will sell out quickly. Please note that people may be standing in front of the seats, but you should have a clear line of sight to the elevated stage.
We have a small quantity of ADA seats reserved near the back of the audience area-the ticket price of $30 will be collected upon reservation. If you need ADA seating or other accommodations, please email friends@aitkinarts.org or call Angela at 763-360-4722 (please include how many people are in your party).
ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS
RCPM’s new album – Hell to Breakfast – released in March ’26 to critical acclaim and much rejoicing by fans, “The Peacemakers”. RCPM concerts are joyful, high energy, events with the feeling of a family reunion mixed with a beach party. Get your copy of Hell to Breakfast and be ready to sing along to the new songs and dance to the classics.
“Here’s to life!” Fans around the world can be found singing the chorus of the Roger Clyne-penned fan favorite “Mekong” and toasting their glasses in unison to celebrate life through rock-n-roll. But the inspiration for the song dates back to the time Roger went to Taipei, Taiwan, as a college student to teach English during the day and busk with his guitar at night for money.
Clyne continues to transform his life experiences, inspirations, observations and his own muses into timeless music. And whether he’s wearing his Converse high tops, boots or sandals, Clyne’s blend of punk rock, country-western and mariachi influences have made him, drummer PH Naffah, guitarist Jim Dalton and bassist Nick Scropos – collectively known as Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers – one of America’s best live rock-n-roll bands.
Starting with the seminal Tempe quartet, The Refreshments, Clyne and Naffah put the fun in rock during the 90s grunge era with a sense of humor. They also started what would become a trademark sound on all future albums by adding mariachi horns, something Clyne was influenced by while in college studying Cultural Anthropology with an ethnography study of mariachis during a three month immersion stay with a local family in Ensenada, Mexico.