Trooper headlines Rock 102’s Rock the River 2018

Summer is still months away but Rock 102’s Rock the River is releasing their lineup for next year’s music festival, scheduled from Aug. 17 to Aug. 19.

Rock band Trooper headlines the final night of concerts, while Scottish group Nazareth of “Love Hurts” fame will kick off the opening evening.

Other bands include Sweet — performers of “The Ballroom Blitz — as well as Men without Hats and Little River Band.

Tickets for the Rock the River go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

The concerts at the Delta Bessborough Hotel have sold out four years in a row.

Rock The River 2018 lineup:

Friday, Aug. 17, 2018

5:00 p.m. Gates open
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Toronto
7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Nick Gilder and Sweeney Todd
8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Nazareth

Satruday, Aug. 18, 2018

2:30 p.m. Gates Open
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Lee Aaron
5:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Men Without Hats
6:40 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sweet
8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Little River Band

Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018

2:30 p.m. Gates Open
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Prism
5:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Kim Mitchell
6:40 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Gino Vannelli
8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Trooper