Florence and the Machine at the Commodore, April 14 2010. Lana Maytak photo
Vancouver concert previews, news, announcements and ticket giveaways
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Recently announced (updated Feb 22):
Rose Cousins March 19 at the Railway Club; Yelawolf at the Vogue Theatre April 13 (presale Feb 22 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. link: https://tickets.voguetheatre.com
Passcode: radioactive Tickets $25.50 advance available online at UnionEvents.com, www.VogueTheatre.com and here. Tickets also available at Red Cat, Dipt, Beatstreet, Livestock, and Zulu Records); Arkells and The Main at the Vogue Theatre June 1 (tickets $23.50 on sale Feb 24 10 a.m. charge by phone 604-569-1144 and at the Vogue Theatre box office 918 Granville Street); John Reilly and Friends at the Rio Theatre May 27 (tickets $20 on sale Feb 24 10 a.m. available online at www.northerntickets.com, charge by phone 604-569-1144 and at the Northern Tickets box office/Vogue Theatre 918 Granville Street, as well as Red Cat, Highlife and Zulu Records); Darkness SOLD-OUT at the Commodore Ballroom Feb 24; Iron Maiden w/ Coheed and Cambria at Pacific Coliseum July 29; Florence and the Machine w/ The Walkmen at Deer Lake Park July 20 (tickets $49.50 on sale Feb 24 10 a.m. charge by phone 1-855-985-5000 also available at all Ticketmaster outlets); Polyphonic Spree at Venue April 7 (tickets on sale Feb 24 10 a.m. charge by phone 1-855-985-5000 also available at all Ticketmaster outlets as well as Highlife, Red Cat Records and Zulu); Bahamas at the Biltmore Cabaret March 27 (tickets on sale Feb 24 10 a.m. charge by phone 1-888-222-6608 also available at Highlife, Red Cat Records and Zulu); John Prine at The Centre in Vancouver May 5 (tickets on sale Feb 24 at 10 a.m. online at www.ticketmaster.ca, by phone at 1.855.985.5000, or in person at all Ticketmaster outlets).
Wed Feb 22
Band Fight f. Man The Wolf, Shockload, Broken By Fire and Robb Hill at Library Square Pub
Raekwon at Fortune Sound Club
Thurs Feb 23
Howlin Rain at the Biltmore Cabaret
Fri Feb 24
The Darkness at the Commodore Ballroom – W/ Foxy Shazam. SOLD OUT.
Cradle to Grave at the Biltmore Cabaret
Tribune at Funky Winkerbeans – Burnaby thrash/metal band plays a CD release party for its album Eldore Lore/The Dark Arts.
Wintermitts at the Interurban Gallery – Release party for new album Oceans. More info on the Wintermitts CD release Facebook event page.
Wintermitts at the In the House Festival, Vancouver, June 5 2011. Anja Weber photo
Sat Feb 25
USS at the Biltmore Cabaret Feb 25 – Tickets at Zulu, Red Cat, www.livenation.com and 1-888-222-6608.
Audience participation at the USS show at the Royal Albert Arms, Winnipeg, May 19 2011. Ailsa Dyson photo
Bocephus King at the Fisherman’s Hall (Ladner)
Sun Feb 26
The Fray at the Orpheum Theatre – They did that song “How to Save a Life”. Toured with U2. From Colorado. Tickets 1-855-985-5000.
The Green and Rebel Emergency at Venue
Deep Purple at Queen Elizabeth Theatre – W/ Stars of Boulevard.
Mon Feb 27
The Ford Pier Vengeance Trio at the Biltmore Cabaret
Wed Feb 29
Trevor Hall at the Media Club – Tickets online at www.northerntickets.com, or phone 604-569-1144.
Atlas Sound at the Biltmore Cabaret
Thurs March 1
Chixdiggit March 1 at Venue
The Lonely Forest at the Biltmore Cabaret
Royal Canoe at the Media Club
Fri March 2
Boz Scaggs at The Red Robinson Show Theatre
Rich Aucoin at the Media Club – Tickets $16 at all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 1-855-985-5000 and online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
Sat March 3
The Trews at the Vogue Theatre – Tickets on sale Fri Dec 9 at 10 a.m., charge by phone: 604-569-1144.
Andrew WK at Venue – Tickets $25 at 1-855-985-5000, Zulu, Red Cat, and Highlife, and www.ticketmaster.ca and at Ticketmaster outlets.
Red Bull Music Academy & MUTEK Canadian Tour, featuring Egyptrixx and Martyn at Open Studios
Sun March 4
Mac Miller at the Vogue Theatre – All-ages show. Sold-out.
Mon March 5
Mac Miller at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets: 1-855-985-5000 and Ticketmaster outlets.
Tues March 6
Nneka at the Biltmore Cabaret
Slow Club at the Media Club
Thurs March 8
Islands at the Rio Theatre
Fri March 9
Hugh Cornwell at Venue – Former Stranglers frontman performing with Blondie’s Clem Burke. Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) also performs. Tickets oat tickwetweb.ca and Zulu and Red Cat.
The Bad Plus at the Rio Theatre
Sat March 10
Deadmeat Tour f. Steve Aoki and Datsik at PNE Forum
Memoryhouse at Waldorf
Blackout Beach at the Biltmore Cabaret
Mon March 12
Andrew Jackson Jihad at the Media Club – Tickets $15 at all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 1-888-222-6608 and at Zulu and Red Cat.
Tues March 13
Feed Me with Teeth at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets at all Ticketmaster outlets or call 1-855-985-5000.
Puscifer at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts – Tickets: 1-855-985-5000.
Puscifer at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts, Nov 13 2009.
March 14
Saul Williams at the Biltmore Cabaret
Saul Williams at Venue, Nov 17 2009. Kiri Rostad photo
Thurs March 15
Straight No Chaser at the Vogue
Swollen Members at Venue
Vetiver at Electric Owl
Clouds of Analog at the Biltmore Cabaret
Fri March 16
Needtobreathe at the Vogue
March 17
Spirit of the West at the Commodore Ballroom – W/ Fish & Bird. Tickets: 1-855-985-5000.
March 18
The Magnetic Fields at the Vogue Theatre
The Pretty Reckless at the Rickshaw Theatre – Tickets $22.50 call 1-888-222-6608 or visit www.ticketmaster.ca.
March 19
Lady Antebellum at the Pacific Coliseum
Pitbull w/ Flo Rida at Rogers Arena – Tickets $44.50 and $59.50 on sale Friday Feb 10 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 1.855.985.5000.
The Knux w/ The Vibrant Sound at Fortune Sound Club
March 21
Tyler Brand and the Shakedown at the Biltmore Cabaret
Plants and Animals at the Rickshaw Theatre – W/Little Scream.
March 22
Drive-By Truckers at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets at Zulu, Highlife and all Ticketmaster outlets or call 1-855-985-5000.
March 23
Electric 6 at Venue
Loney Dear at the Media Club March 23 – Tickets online at www.northerntickets.com, or phone 604-569-1144.
White Rabbits at the Biltmore Cabaret
March 24
Kaiser Chiefs at the Commodore Ballroom – W/ Walk the Moon.
March 25
Nada Surf at the Rickshaw Theatre – W/ An Horse.
Of Monsters and Men at Venue – W/ Lay Low.
Nada Surf at the Rio Theatre
March 27
The Ting Tings at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets: charge by phone 1-855-985-5000.
March 29
Good Old War at the Media Club – Tickets $15 at Zulu, Red Cat and Highlife and all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 1-855-985-5000 and online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
March 30
Ladyhawk at the Biltmore Cabaret – W/ Baptists.
Daniel Wesley at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $25 on sale Friday Feb 10 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 1.855.985.5000.
March 31
John K. Samson & The Provincial Band at the Biltmore Cabaret
Wed April 4
Cancer Bats at the Biltmore Cabaret – W/ Touche Amour.
Thurs April 5
Housse de Racket at Electric Owl
Mike Doughty at the Media Club
The Wedding Present at the Biltmore Cabaret
The Wedding Present at the Biltmore, April 20 2010. Robyn Hanson photo
Fri April 6
Chairlift at Electric Owl – W/ Nite Jewel. Tickets at www.northerntickets.com or charge by phone 604-569-1144, also at Red Cat and Zulu Records.
Neil Hamburger at the Waldorf Hotel
Oberhofer at the Biltmore Cabaret – W/ Pond and Oh No! Yoko
Kathleen Edwards at the Commodore Ballroom – W/ Hannah Georgas. Tickets call 1-855-985-5000, also at Zulu, Highlife, and Ticketmaster outlets.
Hannah Georgas at Stanley Park, Vancouver, July 9 2011. Anja Weber photo
Sat April 7
Heartless Bastards at Electric Owl – Previously at Media Club.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre – Tickets call 1-866-977-2372.
James at the Commodore Ballroom
Sunday April 8
Metronomy at Venue
Gotye at the Vogue Theatre – Tickets online at www.voguetheatre.com and www.northerntickets.com or charge by phone 604-569-1144.
Video – Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”:
http://youtu.be/5c2LeMytIdo
April 9
Kasabian at the Vogue Theatre – SOLD OUT.
Fanfarlo at the Biltmore Cabaret
Cults at Venue – Tickets online at www.northerntickets.com, or phone 604-569-1144)
Cults at Venue, Vancouver, July 21 2011. Tamara Lee photo
April 10
Thomas Dolby at the Rio Theatre – Tickets on sale Fri Jan 20 10 a.m. at Red Cat Records, Zulu, Highlife, all Ticketmaster outlets or call 1-855-985-5000.
Band of Skulls at the Commodore Ballroom – SOLD OUT.
Andrew Bird at the Vogue
First Aid Kit at Venue
Elvis Costello and The Imposters at the Orpheum – Tickets: 1-855-985-5000.
Elvis Costello at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, July 8 2009.
April 11
Chilly Gonzalez at the Rio Theatre April 11
April 12
Rootz Underground at Venue
April 13
The Cat Empire at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets: 1-855-985-5000.
The Odds and Grapes of Wrath at the Rickshaw Theatre – Two ’90s Vancouver bands play a rare one-off get-together.
April 14
The Cat Empire at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets: 1-855-985-5000.
Joel Plaskett Emergency at the Vogue Theatre – Tickets 604-569-1144, also at Zulu and Highlife Records and the Vogue box office.
Johnny Reid at the Pacific Coliseum – W/ Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Bear in Heaven at the Biltmore Cabaret April 14 – W/ Doldrums and Blouse.
April 16
Social Distortion at the Commodore Ballroom – SOLD OUT.
April 17
Social Distortion at the Commodore Ballroom
Porcelain Raft at Electric Owl
April 18
Perfume Genius at the Biltmore Cabaret
Acid Mothers Temple at the Media Club
Acid Mothers Temple at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, March 29 2011. Ashley Tanasiychuk photo
April 19
The Skatallites at Venue – Tickets $28.50 on sale Feb 17 10 a.m. at all Ticketweb outlets as well as Highlife, Zulu, Salon Supreme, Rehanah’s Roti, Piassa Hairdressing Salon, Patty Shop & Caribbean Market.
Our Lady Peace w/ The Pack A.D. at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $39.50 on sale Friday Feb 10 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 1.855.985.5000.
Horse Feathers at the Biltmore Cabaret
Fri April 20
Coldplay at Rogers Arena
Caveman at the Biltmore Cabaret
Sat April 21
Coldplay at Rogers Arena
Behemoth at the Rickshaw Theatre – Tickets $25 at 1-855-985-5000, www.ticketmaster.ca and at Scrape and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Damien Jurado at the Biltmore Cabaret – W/ Peter Wolf Crier
Sun April 22
Ingrid Michaelson at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $25 at 1-855-985-5000, www.ticketmaster.ca and at Ticketmaster outlets.
Mon April 23
Tanlines at Fortune Sound Club
Tues April 24
School of Seven Bells at Electric Owl
Frankie Rose w/ Dive at the Biltmore Cabaret
Fri April 25
The Naked and the Famous at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $30 call 1-855-985-5000, at www.ticketmaster.ca and at Zulu, Highlife, Red Cat and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Alisa Xayalith with The Naked and the Famous at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Oct 11 2011. Cameron Brown photo
Thurs April 26
Justice at the PNE Forum
Music video – Justice, ON’N'ON:
April 27
M83 at the Vogue Theatre – Tickets online at www.voguetheatre.com, www.northerntickets.com, charge by phone 604-569-1144.
Yukon Blonde at the Commodore Ballroom – W/ Library Voices. Tickets online at www.northerntickets.com, or phone 604-569-1144.
Tennis at the Biltmore Cabaret
April 28
Neon Indian at Venue – Tickets online at www.voguetheatre.com, www.northerntickets.com, charge by phone 604-569-1144.
Antedulivian and Mitochondrion at the Rickshaw Theatre
April 30
Snow Patrol at the Orpheum Theatre – SOLD OUT.
May 1
The Jezabels at Venue – Tickets $16 call 1-888-222-6608 or visit www.ticketmaster.ca and at Zulu, Highlife, Red Cat and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Opeth and Mastodon at the Orpheum Theatre – Tickets $29.50 and $44.50 at Scrape and all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 1-855-985-5000 and online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
Damned Damned Damned at the Rickshaw Theatre – Featuring The Damned’s James and Scabies.
May 3
Said the Whale at the Vogue Theatre
May 4
Ty Segall and White Fence at the Waldorf Hotel
May 6
Delta Spirit (with Waters) at Electric Owl – Tickets at www.northerntickets.com or charge by phone 604-569-1144, also at Red Cat and Zulu Records.
Lotus Plaza at the Media Club
May 7
Van Halen at Rogers Arena May 7 – W/ Kool & the Gang. Tickets at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.
May 8
Meshuggah at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $32.50 at Scrape and all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 1-855-985-5000 and online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
May 9
The Black Keys (with Arctic Monkeys) at Rogers Arena – Tickets 1-855-985-5000.
Yann Tiersen at the Commodore Ballroom
Yann Tiersen at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, March 4 2011. Ashley Tanasiychuk photo
May 11
Great Lake Swimmers at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets: 1-855-985-5000.
Sat May 12
The Boxer Rebellion at the Biltmore Cabaret
May 26
Trampled by Turtles at the Vogue Theatre
Spiritualized at the Rickshaw Theatre
May 27
Coeur de pirate at Venue – Tickets online at www.northerntickets.com, charge by phone 604-569-1144.
Switchfoot at the Commodore Ballroom
May 29
Mogwai at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $28 at all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 1-855-985-5000 and online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
Gary Clark Jr at Venue
June 15
Randy Travis at the Red Robinson Show Theatre
June 16
Bryan Adams at Rogers Arena – Tickets at livenation.com, Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone at 1.855.985.5000.
June 25
Foster the People at Deer Lake Park – Tickets: 1-855-985-5000.
June 26
Nickelback with Bush and Seether at Rogers Arena
July 6
Nazareth at the River Rock Casino
Sat July 21
Neil Diamond at Rogers Arena – Tickets: 1-855-985-5000.
July 28
Beirut at the Orpheum Theatre
Beirut at the Commodore Ballroom, Aug 9 2011. Anja Weber photo
Sept 29
Madonna at Rogers Arena – Tickets at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.ca, at select Live Nation and Ticketmaster retail outlets, and via Charge-By-Phone (800.745.3000).
Sept 30
Madonna at Rogers Arena – Tickets at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.ca, at select Live Nation and Ticketmaster retail outlets, and via Charge-By-Phone (800.745.3000).
I am probably the only person who won’t choose Yo-Landi (maybe because I’m not a guy)… I’d choose Ninja because if he walked towards me from the shadows, and busted out one of his dark intense verses, it would blow my mind. I think it would feel like being inside a real life music video for one of their songs.
Dia Antwood tix please!
Thanks for putting on the contest and the news.
@curtislu
Re: Die Antwoord album – I would rather run into Ninja in a dark alley, hopefully he would spit some rhymes rather than kick my a** and mug me like some crazy yob.
I would love to see Madonna come to town again!
Crystal Castles!
Swollen Members! Awesome.
Band Of Skulls, so its all good , but…Young the Giant , Cage the Elephant ,Saint Motel , Flo & the Machine , that would make a great summer,
Die Antwoord tickets please:)
My favourite line from Die Antwoord actually comes from this ad they did for Alexander Wang: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NL-UW1Q5o9Q#!
Where Yolandi says “Yipee kay yay Motherfucker.”
It is pretty much perfect.
I, I, I, I am your butterfly. I need your protection. Be my samurai!
“igotwhatyouwant boy igotwhatyouwant
i got what you want, boy you never gonna get it…
so you might as well forget it”
Cant really pick a fave lyric, but its most fitting for someone trying to win tix to Die Antwoord – cuz im too out of touch to know theyre comming to Van until after its sold out…
My fave lyrics for Die Antwoord are from “Enter the Ninja”:
They said I was a fuckin’ psycho
But look at me now,
All up on the interweb
World-wide, 2009
Futurista
Enter the ninja
Anyone who calls it the interweb is cool in my books!
Fave Die Antwoord lyrics:
Fuck, this is like
The coolest song I ever heard in my whole life
Fuck all of you who said I wouldn’t make it
Who said I was a loser
Sue, Eugene, Shota, Maria – you’re all entered to win the Steam Whistle prize pack!
Motherf*ckers tell me to slow my roll, but sorry no can do
My style is so brand new I try to make understand it
I’m here to steal the f*ckin show cause baby I’m a bandit
Now you standing looking at me like the aliens have landed
My favourite lyric comes from “Fok Julle Naaiers” which is also my favourite Die Antwoord song.
Hi, my name is Yolandi fuckin’ Visser, fight fight fight, kick you in the teeth, hit you in the head with the mic
fuck everyone eye$ on the prize when i go for the jugular
$urprise me and fuckoff and die if i remind you of how much you $uck
everyone$ $o fokin $o $o yo we been $ent to fuck you up zef techno mo$h pit gang$ta *^nommer een kind^* *^number one child^*
Die Antwoord contest:
My favourite lyrics comes from “Beat Boy”
Yo Yo Yo check out this hype flow
I go by the name of N-I-N-J to the motherfuckin A
Straining your brain like TV static
Check out the phunky 3D graphix
I would love to see Fanfarlo again. Saw them 2 years ago at The Media Club and they were awesome! They’re England’s version of Arcade Fire. Their shows slowly build layer upon layer eventually taking us to a musical eruption of joy. Exposive! Great sound. Would love, love , love to see them again.