JANUARY 23 - 8:00PM

Friday, January 23, 2026
8:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.

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FLATO ACADEMY THEATRE PRESENTS

HONEYMOON SUITE

The band was originally formed in 1981 by lead singer and guitarist Johnnie Dee from Niagara Falls, ON. Following the departure of his original lead guitarist, Johnnie met Derry Grehan, also from the Niagara Falls area, and he ended up joining the band. Johnnie and Derry immediately decided to re-build the band at that point, and recruited Dave Betts on drums, Ray Coburn on keyboards, and Gary Lalonde on bass. They hit the road hard, playing 6 nights a week, and writing songs with the hope of getting a record deal.

In 1983, the band entered a demo of “New Girl Now” to a Homegrown Contest put on by Toronto rock station Q107. They won that year and this led to a multi album, world wide deal with WEA Canada after being signed by A&R president Bob Roper. The band recorded their debut self-titled album which was released in July, 1984. The album was an instant success, and with the help of massive airplay, several video’s on MTV and MuchMusic, it went on to sell over 300,000 copies in Canada alone.

During the 1990’s, the band went through several lineup changes, but in the early 2000’s, the original lineup of Johnnie, Derry, Dave and Gary was re-formed, along with the addition of Peter Nunn on keys, and is still intact today.

Between 2001 and 2017, the band released 4 more studios albums. Then in 2019, Johnnie and Derry hooked up with Canadian producer Mike Krompass to begin work on their 9th album at his studio near Nashville, TN. Before long they were joined by Dave, Gary and Peter cutting bed tracks for the new album which would be called “Alive”, released in Feb. of 2024.

The album saw the release of 3 singles. The first, “Tell Me What You Want”, was released in Oct., 2019 along with a groundbreaking new video. Response was immediate and positive from fans and radio alike. Then came “Find What You’re Looking For”, in June of 2020. The song was a hit on AOR Rock Radio in Canada, charting in the Billboard Top 30, the first time in 19 years for Honeymoon Suite. Then the 3rd single “Alive” was released in the summer of 2024 along with a video shot in their hometown of Niagara Falls.

In the fall of 2024, the band began working on the 10th studio album with Mike Krompass at the helm as producer once again. With no sign of slowing down, Honeymoon Suite continue to create new music and tour year round thanks to a legion of loyal fans, and constant radio airplay to this day.