Tom Cochrane's Mad Mad World 25th Anniversary

March 4, 2017

Location: Sandman Centre
Address: 300 Lorne St
Time: 8:00 pmWebsite: View Website

It's been 25 years since the release of Tom Cochrane's landmark album, Mad Mad World. The deluxe edition has been issued and is available in stores and at streaming services today via Universal Music Canada, the country's leading music company. The remastered, two-CD set includes the previously unreleased original demo recording of "Love Is A Highway", which spawned the career-defining single "Life Is A Highway". The album also includes a 1992 Chicago concert performance that features key tracks from the album, as well as Red Rider classics.

Mad Mad World accelerated the Canadian singer/songwriter's upward trajectory into the stratosphere. Cochrane celebrated this milestone anniversary on October 28, 2016, in Calgary, where an exhibition of his musical work was unveiled at the National Music Centre before its opening to the general public today. The never-at-rest artist also announced a cross-Canada tour through February and March 2017, with 21 dates on the calendar and more to be announced in the coming days. Reuniting with his Red Rider bandmates Kenny Greer and Jeff Jones, Cochrane will perform Mad Mad World in its entirety, with additional fan favourites in the set. Meghan Patrick will be joining the tour on all dates.

Mad Mad World remains among the top-selling albums in Canadian music history, achieving the rare diamond-certified status on the strengths of such hit singles as the title track, "No Regrets", "Washed Away", "Sinking Like A Sunset", and, of course, "Life Is A Highway", which reigned at #1 for six weeks in Canada, reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and went on to become recognized all over the world.