Rockin’ Thunder

Published: February 3, 2026

Graphic promoting the Thunder Stadium Concert Series at Princess Auto Stadium on July 4, headlined by Mötley Crüe with Three Days Grace, Halestorm, and JJ Wilde.
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July 4, 2026
4:30 pm
Rock legends Mötley Crüe will “kickstart” Winnipeg’s summer at the second annual Rockin’ Thunder at Princess Auto Stadium July 4. Presented by True North Sports + Entertainment and The Winnipeg Football Club (WFC), the Saturday night rock spectacle will also feature guests Three Days Grace, Halestorm and JJ Wilde.

With a rebellious signature blend of heavy metal, hard rock and over-the-top on-stage theatrics, Mötley Crüe remains a top global draw 45 years into their career. Synonymous with excess and spectacle, they have commandeered the rock pantheon garnering seven USA Platinum and Multi-Platinum albums, 22 Top 40 mainstream rock hits, six Top 20 pop singles and three Grammy nominations, selling more than 100 million albums worldwide and amassing nearly 10 billion streams with arena anthems like Kickstart My Heart, Dr. Feelgood, Girls, Girls Girls, ballad Home Sweet Home and massive hits Shout at the Devil, Looks That Kill, and Wild Side.

Multi-Platinum Three Days Grace has dominated rock charts over the last two decades with 20 No. 1 singles including Animal I Have Become, I Hate Everything About You, Pain and Never Too Late. In 2024, the band welcomed back original lead singer Adam Gontier, now co-fronting with his successor Matt Walst. Single Mayday was the first teaser of what was to come, the debut of Matt and Adam, in November, while they finished up the album.

A fixture of American rock radio, Grammy-award-winning Halestorm emerged with a signature sound of high-energy metal/post-grunge/modern alternative rock featuring strong melodic hooks in their 2009 self-titled debut album. The band made history as the first-female fronted band to both be nominated and win a Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal performance of Love Bites (So Do I) from their second full-length album The Strange Case Of…Among Halestorm’s 13 Top-Ten hits are Freak Like Me, Apocalyptic, Amen, Uncomfortable, Back From The Dead and The Steeple. Their sixth album, Everest, was released in August. 2025.

Chart-topping Canadian tour de force JJ Wilde claimed JUNO Rock Album of the Year with her 2020 debut Ruthless and made history as the first female artist to simultaneously hit No. 1 on all three Canadian rock charts with its debut SOCAN Award-winning single The Rush, which held the slot for 10 concurrent weeks.

Tickets are on sale Friday, February 6 at 10am.