November 29 is a day likely to go down in local history as The Tea Party returns to London in performance at Cowboy's Ranch with special guests The Reason.

Formed in Toronto in 1990, Windsor natives Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood and Jeff Burrows grew into Canadian rock royalty by 1999 with the release of their fourth studio album and critical smash Triptych, which featured "Heaven Coming Down," "The Messenger," "These Living Arms" and more. The album featured three acts informed by their three previous albums. The sounds ranged from dark, trenchant industrial tones to bright acoustic songs with glimpses of optimism.

The band released seven full-length albums between 1991 and 2004, and their popularity extended outside of Canada into Europe and Australia. Their fusion of worldly sounds and mastery of digital samples results in a whirlwind of activity when they perform live, each performance being an event of memorable proportions.

Their reunion came to be earlier this year when a Facebook page popped up announcing select summer dates in Canada. The band went on to perform at a series of festivals and high-profile gigs throughout Ontario and Quebec, and at the Festival of Friends in Hamilton in August, frontman Martin announced, "We are The Tea Party and we're here to stay. And we're never going away again."

The "No Politics... Just Rock And Roll" tour is born of the recent confusion the band has seen after the American political movement that adopted the name. After receiving several lucrative offers for their domain name, teaparty.com, the band has graced the site with the title, which also now appears on "No Politics... Just Rock And Roll" t-shirts.

And who better to join them on tour than Hamilton's The Reason, still riding high on the response of their 2009 release Fools. The Reason has grown into a new niche of Canadian rock with their singles "Longest Highway Home" and "Where Do We Go From Here?"

The album is still gathering steam for the band, whose performances in London see them maintaining a high quality of sound and delivery while audiences continue to grow in numbers and fervour. Like The Tea Party, The Reason also played a series of high-profile summer gigs and festivals, and are beloved here in Ontario and beyond.

The concert takes place at Cowboy's Ranch, 60 Wharncliffe Rd., with doors opening at 8 p.m. Tickets are $46 and available online through Ticketmaster.