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Gilberts: Bob Seger and company rocked Rondeau Pavilion

In August I wrote about the Rondeau Pavilions, in advance of a plaque unveiling on Labour Day weekend.

This week I want to revisit the story, but this time we’re going to focus on the last pavilion — the one that most of us around today remember the best.

Gilberts: Bob Seger and company rocked Rondeau Pavilion Back to video

That’s because Mark Santavy, who is our authority on this pavilion, is going to be the speaker at the Kent Historical Society on March 11.

For teenagers in our area, and even beyond, in the 1960s and ‘70s summers were made more exciting by going to the Rondeau Pavilion. The dance hall located just outside the gates of Rondeau Provincial Park was a hub for young people throughout its 28 years of operation, and no wonder.

It was the spot to go and see emerging Canadian and American bands, such as Lighthouse, April Wine, Alice Cooper, or Parliament Funkadelic. Even CKLW radio claimed that all roads led to the Rondeau........

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