Randy Bachman is taking Bachman-Turner Overdrive on the road — minus Fred Turner.
The Sidney-based Bachman announced plans for the Back in Overdrive Tour 2025 on Friday, more than a year after he revealed he was reviving the eight-time Juno Award winners.
At the time, Bachman said Turner was on board and would help write and record new music, but a representative for Bachman says Turner is no longer involved, declining to provide further details. BTO was a major Canadian export during the 1970s thanks to the hits Takin’ Care of Business, Roll on Down the Highway, Hey You, Let it Ride and You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.
Bachman has been touring under the BTO name in the U.S. this year with his son Tal Bachman, who also lives in Sidney and who joined the band upon its revival.
BTO’s Canadian tour will also feature classic rock bands April Wine and Headpins.
The tour is set to begin in Victoria in April and wrap up in Halifax in May.
Tickets go on sale Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. through the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre box office at 1925 Blanshard St. They are also available by phone at 250-220-7777 or online from selectyourtickets.com.
Prices have not yet been announced.
