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After some bad feelings, Matthew Good finally returning to the Sault

Years ago, after a not-so-memorable show at Algoma University, the performer vowed to drive 'straight through town' next time
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A long break between shows locally will come to an end when Matthew Good performs in Sault Ste. Marie in April 2024. Maija Hoggett/Village Media

Things are all good, apparently.

Sixteen years after vowing to never again perform in the Sault, Matthew Good has announced a concert date at The Machine Shop. 

The show is scheduled for April 25, 2024.

Good’s bad relationship with Sault Ste. Marie dates back to a performance at Algoma University’s Speakeasy pub in 2007. Depending on the source, either the crowd was loud and disrespectful or Good was rude and unappreciative.

"Playing [the show] was certainly no favour to me,” Good later wrote. “As I said, I could have simply driven straight through town and not bothered. Unfortunately, because of this, in the future that is precisely what I intend to do.”

Good appeared ready to end his boycott against the Sault with a performance scheduled for March 26, 2020 — but it was cancelled amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

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