Timmins band digging really deep for world record attempt

TIMMINS - A group of Timmins men are going deep underground to try and stake a world record. 

The Miners and Sons are heading thousands of feet underground for a concert they hope will land them in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Early on Friday morning, band members Steph Berube, Sean Harris, John Olaveson and Jeremy Wison and promoter Norm Dwyer are heading to the 9,000-foot level of Glencore's Kidd Mine hoping  to break the Guinness World Records title for deepest concert underground. 

“This requires more than a couple of jam sessions to practice,” said Dwyer in a news release.

“We have been working with Guinness World Records to make sure we understand all of the rules and regulations. We will perform one continuous set, with only 30-seconds between each song, for no more than 18 minutes. The best part is the location! We want to rock hard enough to rumble.”

The Kidd Mine is a legacy operation nearing its end of life in the City of Timmins and is the world's deepest base metal mine. There is mining at 9,800 feet, with the shaft bottom being at 9,889 feet (that's the height of nearly 5.5 CN Towers stacked up).

Currently owned by Glencore Canada, the company is giving access to the site for a limited number of participants. 

“This would not be possible without Glencore Canada, Northern College, the City of Timmins, and Tourism Timmins," said Dwyer.

“Three members of the band are Northern College alumni, we’re all passionate about music, and we have an opportunity to highlight the importance of the mining industry in the success of our community … not just on this record attempt.”

If the band is successful, the world record will be heading down Highway 144 to Timmins.

The Shaft Bottom Boys set the current record on March 7, 2020, in Sudbury at Vale's Creighton Mine. That performance was at 6,200 feet below the surface.