Winnipeg
On February 13, 2009, Rock on the Range announced that the festival would travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada to play at Canad Inns Stadium. The show was on Saturday, June 27, 2009. The weather throughout the day was rain and clouds, earning this year's festival the nickname "Rock in the Rain".
After the set by Rise Against, it was announced that Rock on the Range would be returning to Winnipeg in 2010.
Rock on the Range Canada 2010 on August 7, 2010 had sunny skies with over 15000 fans in attendance. On March 19. 2010 it was announced Rock on the Range Canada has signed a new multi-year agreement with Manitoba Telecom Services to become the new title sponsor til 2012. The new name under the agreement is "MTS Rock on the Range Canada". On July 18, 2011, Rock on the Range Canada was going to be moved to the MTS Centre due to poor ticket sales.
During Art of Dying's performance, the music video for Get Through This was filmed. It was announced during ROTR 2011, that MTS Rock on the Range Canada 2012 would take place at Investors Group Field. March 2, 2012, Winnipeg radio station Power 97 posted on their Twitter that MTS Rock on the Range Canada wouldn't be happening in 2012.
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