Kim Churchill

Live Music Events in Kelowna

From His CamperVan to Our Stage

There’s a certain kind of magic that happens only a handful of times a year where the room goes quiet, the lights dim low, and a single voice and guitar fill every corner of the space. That’s what you can expect on September 12th, when Australian singer-songwriter Kim Churchill, a one-man-band who’s sold 30,000 tickets across four continents, takes the stage at Red Bird for one night only. Expect soul-baring folk, blues-soaked grit, and the kind of raw, intimate live performance that lingers in your soul. This is what live music should feel like: unplugged, unhurried, and genuinely alive.

Kim Churchill’s story starts on the east coast of Australia in the small surf town of Merimbula, where he began busking at farmers markets at just 15 years old. He set off in a camper van straight out of high school, and fifteen years, three continents, and multiple camper vans later, he’s still chasing that same dream, just with a bigger audience. Along the way he won the Byron Bluesfest Busking Competition, was named Folk Artist of the Year at the National Folk Festival, toured the world with English folk-punk legend Billy Bragg (including a stop at Glastonbury), and signed major label deals with Warner, Atlantic Records UK, and Universal Europe.

His breakout single “Window to the Sky” became the most-played song on triple J, cracked the Hottest 100, and went Platinum in Australia and Gold in both Canada and Germany, racking up over 60 million streams along the way. These days Kim manages his own career and writes music from a self-built sunrise ritual: waking before dawn, lighting candles, and letting the songs come. That ritual shaped his last two acclaimed albums, Dawn Sounds and It’s Lovely to Have You Here, which have carried him across Europe three times, Canada three times, Australia three times, and the US supporting his friend Ziggy Alberts with over 30,000 tickets sold and counting. With a full headline tour of Canada, European and North American festival dates, and his first-ever New Zealand headline run all on the books for 2026, this Kelowna show is a rare chance to catch him in an intimate brewery setting before the rooms get a whole lot bigger.

Whether you’re a longtime fan of “Window to the Sky” or you’re discovering Kim Churchill for the first time, this is the kind of show where you’ll feel connected, not just to the artist, but to your community.

Kailee Duggan

Kicking off the night is Okanagan-based singer-songwriter Kailee Duggan, who’s been finding her voice since she picked up her first guitar at age eight. Her sound blends folk, pop, and jazz with the kind of classic singer-songwriter sensibility that’s earned her comparisons to Norah Jones and Lianne La Havas, while her songwriting digs into personal growth, introspection, and human connection with a warmth that draws you right in.

Kailee has already shared stages with some of Canada’s most respected artists, including Steven Page, Dan Mangan, Jill Barber, and Current Swell, and her 2025 debut album Train of Thought has picked up regular airplay on CBC Radio One West and CKUA.

2026 has been a breakout year for the local favourite. She completed her first headline tour, and travelled to Toronto to showcase at the Women in Music Global Summit as one of just four BC artists selected. With a busy summer of performances across the province and new music already in the works for 2027, catching Kailee live right now means catching an Okanagan artist on the way up, before the rest of the country catches on.

Her intimate, introspective sound is the perfect warm-up for the night ahead, easing the room into the same soulful, storytelling headspace that Kim Churchill will carry through ’til close.

Tickets are limited. Grab one before they’re gone and get ready for a soulful, “fill your cup” kind of night.