Nova Scotia’s Andre Pettipas and The Giants lit up the Amazon Music Sandbar Stage at Sommo Fest 2024 in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
SWOMP was in the pit for their performance. Here are our photos:
Back in 2023, SWOMP caught up with Andre for an interview. Listen, below:
Andre Pettipas and The Giants are a rarity, an act who absolutely refuse to let anything take the fun out of their creative process and performances on record or on stage.
The Nova Scotia natives have seen great success the past few years, with multiple singles on the nationally syndicated show, “East Coast Countdown”. They were also named Arkells “Leather Jacket” cover contest winners, were Casino NS Artist in Residence Finalists from 2016-2018, Q104 Homegrown Champions out of 120 bands in 2017, and Jim Beam National Talent Search Regional Winners (Halifax) in 2019.
In 2021, the band released their album No Fools No Fun, which received national recognition with the track “Sympathy Card” hitting #27 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart. The album was also nominated for “Rock Recording Of The Year” at the 2022 East Coast Music Association Awards and Nova Scotia Music Week, and led the band to record a live album at legendary El Mocambo in Toronto during their release tour.
Learn more about the band at https://www.andrepettipasandthegiants.com/.