The stars will be out on Lakeshore Drive next summer when thousands across the world pay tribute to the King of Rock 鈥檔鈥� Roll at the Penticton Elvis Festival.
That includes former Miss USA Tennessee Linda Thompson, an internationally-recognized songwriter, actress and the longtime girlfriend of Elvis Presley.
She will be joined in Penticton by her brother, Sam Thompson, who became Presley鈥檚 bodyguard in 1976. The siblings were announced earlier this week as among those who will appear as special guests at Canada鈥檚 largest and longest-running Elvis event next June.
Linda Thompson has written songs for Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and the Backstreet Boys. She was also previously nominated for a Grammy award and starred in the hit 2005 reality TV show 鈥楾he Princess of Malibu鈥� with her two sons, Brandon and Brody Jenner.
After dating Presley for more than half a decade, she would go on to marry twice 鈥� first to now Caitlyn Jenner in 1981 and then to Victoria-born musician David Foster in 1991.
A number of Thompson鈥檚 songs have been featured at international events, particularly the Dion-performed 鈥楶ower of a Dream,鈥� which served as the official Olympic games theme song in 1996 and 2002.
The 2023 Penticton Elvis Festival runs from June 22 to 25 with a Hawaiian-themed twist.
鈥淎loha from Hawaii,鈥� as it鈥檚 officially called, will celebrate the anniversary of Presley鈥檚 last public performance. The King of Rock 鈥檔鈥� Roll appeared on stage one final time at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 26, 1977, before his death just two months later.
Although details about the Hawaiian-themed twist have yet to be revealed, the festival鈥檚 headliners are confirmed to be award-winning tribute performers Jay Dupuis, Sylvain Leduc and Corny Rempel. All three will appear at the Penticton Trade and Convention during the early-summer weekend.
Tickets for the 2023 Elvis Festival in Penticton are now available at the South Okanagan Events Centre box office or at
