Winnipeg buzzband The Waking Eyes will be talkin' bout their generation this weekend, when they share a bill with The Who at a two-day music festival in London, England.

The Hyde Park Calling event on Saturday and Sunday also boasts a long-anticipated performance of Dark Side Of the Moon by Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

"I don't care if only five people come out to see us," said Waking Eyes singer-guitarist Matt Peters. "All I care about is getting to see Roger Waters and Nick Mason playing Dark Side Of the Moon, then The Who on the second day."

The band learned of the booking about six weeks ago, after their agent in England floated the idea by them.

"I honestly have no idea how it happened," Peters said. "We got a call saying there was a small chance they were going to be pitching us for this show, but usually nothing comes of stuff like that, so we didn't even think about it again."

The band has been practicing a batch of new songs "pretty much non-stop" in recent months, with an eye on returning to the studio in late October, Peters said.

"Looking back, it will have been about a year of writing and demo-ing in our own space in Winnipeg," he said. "Which was nice, because before that, we were touring for like a two or three year stretch."

Peters promised to include some sort of shout-out to his home and native land in the band's set this weekend, after being reminded that Saturday is Canada Day.

"Now I'm all worried," he said laughing. "I've got a few days to come up with something."

The Waking Eyes won't be the only act representing Manitoba in London this weekend. Roots singer Alana Levandoski is on the bill at a free Canada Day concert being held in Trafalgar Square on Friday. Called Canada On Stage, the concert will also feature performances from Ron Sexsmith, Raghav and The Heavy Blinkers.