A group of Okanagan rock n roll legends will officially be recognized by the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

The Grapes of Wrath will be celebrated for their decade-spanning career when BreakOut West festival returns to the band’s hometown of Kelowna, B.C. in October.

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"We are especially excited to be receiving this honour in Kelowna, the town where we got our start,” says founding member, Kevin Kane. 

“Incredible to think that it's been 40 years since we were two teens and a tween, gathering every Friday night in a basement in Glenmore to bash out British Invasion and punk rock songs.”

The Grapes of Wrath formed in Kelowna way back in 1983, with 2013's High Road marking their most recent studio album.

Executive director of the Western Canadian Music Alliance Robyn Stewart added, "The Grapes of Wrath will join a great group of past inductees who have built the Canadian music scene and have been recognized worldwide as a key element in the soundtrack of the past few decades. We are incredibly excited to honour them with this induction in Kelowna."

 BreakOut West is set to take place from October 10 – 14 in Kelowna.