May 25, 2026
It’s here!!! The John Allaire Summer ’26 Stay-Cation Canadian Tour start NOW!
FRIDAY, May 29 is the kick-off! Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank St. Ottawa.
Here’s how the evening will work:
1. John will do a quick reading and acoustic interlude, and talk about his new Best Seller novel Motel Matchbooks, which we are officially launching. And he’ll take Qs&As.
2. K Dilla will hit the stage with his urban beats and rap poetry and prose to get the temperature up.
3. John Allaire and The Campistas will hit it, including songs from their upcoming album “Genius At the Party”.
GET TICKETS NOW: https://irenespub.ca/…/john-allaire-the-campistas-with…
Books will be available at the show, or purchase now: https://amzn.to/4nEykjz
Come and be part of this interactive experience at Irene’s Pub!
SATURDAY – Pub West Shefford, Montreal 1562 Mont-Royal Ave E, Montreal – Evensun – trio folk-rock, compositions/interpretations/trad https://evensun.bandcamp.com/album/vensun , avec
John Allaire – auteur-compositeur roots rock d’Ottawa
20h: Evensun
21h30: John Allaire
Then it’s off to Canada’s Maritime Provinces! See the schedule below. Join us, and/or tell your friends and family!
Don’t forget to climb aboard for the John Allaire Summer ’26 Stay-Cation Canadian Tour! Coming to a venue near you! Tell your friends and family to come out! We need your support!
John’s first novel Motel Matchbooks
Motel Matchbooks is currently Number One on the Amazon Best Seller Chart!
Thirty days. One tour. A continent of dive bars, back rooms, sketchy motels, and stories that blur somewhere between insanity and legend.
Motel Matchbooks follows a Canadian songwriter chasing gigs across North America—through late-night highways, last-call confessions, questionable parking lots, and the strange, unforgettable characters that live just off the main road. It’s a world of cheap beer, broken strings, unexpected kindness, and the kind of chaos you only find when you refuse to go straight home.
Written with grit, humour, and a sharp outsider’s eye, this is more than a tour diary. It’s a reflection on music, survival, and the beautiful, unhinged rhythm of aging and life on the road.
If you’ve ever closed down a bar, chased a dream past reason, or found meaning somewhere between the miles—this story is for you.
It’s official — Motel Matchbooks is out in the world.
You can grab it on Amazon, Indigo online, or order it through your favourite local bookstore anywhere in the world via IngramSpark Distribution.
Thank you for supporting indie publishing—and this wild, beautiful story.
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Chosen as opener for Neil Young on his “Love Earth” 2024 Tour
Winner of Americana Music Awards “Lyricist of the Year” – Nashville 2009
Winner of the Toronto Independent Music Awards “Live Act of the Year” 2009
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