Tom Cochrane, The Trews headline festival

Journal Staff The main acts have been announced for the Sarnia International Powerboat Festival. Tom Cochrane and Red Rider will headline the Aug. 8 concert while The Trews will take the riverfront stage Aug. 7, organizers say.

Journal Staff     

The main acts have been announced for the Sarnia International Powerboat Festival.

Tom Cochrane and Red Rider will headline the Aug. 8 concert while The Trews will take the riverfront stage Aug. 7, organizers say.

Cochrane, a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, boasts a string of hits including Life is a Highway, Lunatic Fringe and Mad Mad World.

The Trews, who call Sarnia their second home, have chart-toppers that include Not Ready to Go and Hold Me in Your Arms.

Concert tickets start at $40 and are available at Stoke’s Bay, Stoke’s Inland and online (www.sarniapowerboats.com)

The three-day Powerboat Festival is Sarnia’s largest and features boat racing on the river, live music, street shows and family entertainment.

Support acts and daytime activities will be announced at a later date, spokesperson Michele Stokley said.