Best Coast at the Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, Feb 17 2011. Ashley Tanasiychuk photo
Best Coast at the Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, Feb 17 2011. Ashley Tanasiychuk photo
Vancouver concert previews, news, announcements and ticket giveaways
Contests*:
Bahamas – Closed.
*All winners drawn using a random number generator.
Thurs March 22
Drive-By Truckers at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets at Zulu, Highlife and all Ticketmaster outlets or call 1-855-985-5000.
Fri 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
Sat March 24
Kaiser Chiefs at the Commodore Ballroom – W/ Walk the Moon.
Ute Lemper at the Chan Centre
Hedley at Rogers Arena
Sun March 25
Nada Surf at the Rickshaw Theatre – W/ An Horse.
Of Monsters and Men at Venue – W/ Lay Low.
Tues March 27
The Ting Tings at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets: charge by phone 1-855-985-5000.
Bahamas at the Biltmore Cabaret – Tickets charge by phone 1-888-222-6608 also available at Highlife, Red Cat Records and Zulu.
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.
Yppah at Electric Owl – W/ Anomie Belle. Tickets $10 advance/$15 at the door; ticket link.
March 31
John K. Samson & The Provincial Band at the Biltmore Cabaret
Cousins at the Astoria
No Sinner at Chapel Arts
Brains at Iron Road Studios
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
AWOLNation at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $25; call 1-855-985-5000, at all Ticketmaster outlets and Zulu Records.
AWOLNation at Venue April 5 2011. Ashley Tanasiychuk 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
Polyphonic Spree at Venue – Tickets charge by phone 1-855-985-5000 also available at all Ticketmaster outlets as well as Highlife, Red Cat Records and Zulu.
Dirty Ghosts at the Cobalt
Soweto Gospeh Choir at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
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
Sleigh Bells at the Commodore Ballroom
Alexis Krauss with Sleigh Bells at the Vogue Theatre, May 25 2011. Anja Weber 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.
Yelawolf at the Vogue Theatre – 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.
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 – W/ Doldrums and Blouse.
Trust at Electric Owl
Gabrielle Papillon at Café deux soleils
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 – W/ Parenthetical Girls.
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 – SOLD-OUT.
Horse Feathers at the Biltmore Cabaret
Fri April 20
Coldplay at Rogers Arena
Caveman at the Biltmore Cabaret
K-Flay at the Media Club – Tickets $13.00 advance available online at www.northerntickets.com, charge by phone 604-569-1144 and at the Northern Tickets box office at the Vogue Theatre 918 Granville Street.
Kill Matilda at Iron Road Studios
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
Loverboy at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $39.50 at 1-855-985-5000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Sun April 22
Ingrid Michaelson at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $25 at 1-855-985-5000, www.ticketmaster.ca and at Ticketmaster outlets.
Shannon Stephens at the Railway Club – W/ Jody Glenham and the Abramson Singers.
Hannibal Buress at the Rickshaw Theatre
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
DJ Shadow at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $29.50 at 1-855-985-5000 and all Ticketmaster outlets, Zulu, Red Cat, Beat Street, Scrape and Zulu Records.
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
The Naked and the Famous at the Commodore Ballroom – Second show added.
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
Andre Nickatina at Fortune Sound Club - Ticket link; also on sale at Red Cat and Zulu Records.
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 29
Toure-Raichel Collective at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre
April 30
Snow Patrol at the Orpheum Theatre – SOLD OUT.
Toure-Raichel Collective at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre
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.
Big Wreck at the Commodore Ballroom – Ttickets $30 at 1-855-985-5000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
May 2
Eamon McGrath at the Media Club
May 3
Said the Whale at the Vogue Theatre
May 4
Ty Segall and White Fence at the Waldorf Hotel
Dragonforce w/ Holy Grail at the Commodore Ballroom
May 5
John Prine at The Centre in Vancouver – Tickets online at www.ticketmaster.ca, by phone at1.855.985.5000, or in person at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Willis Earl Beal at the Biltmore Cabaret
Colin Stetson at Western Front
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
Zeus at the Biltmore Cabaret May 26 – Tickets $15 on sale 10 a.m. March 2 call 1-888-222-6608, at all Ticketmaster outlets and Zulu, Highlife and Red Cat Records.
Colin Stetson at Western Front
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah w/ The Darcys at Electric Owl
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 $32.50 at Scrape and all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 1-855-985-5000 and online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
The Drums at Venue – W/ Craft Spells.
Katie Herzig at the Biltmore Cabaret
May 9
The Black Keys (with Arctic Monkeys) at Rogers Arena – Tickets 1-855-985-5000.
Yann Tiersen at the Commodore Ballroom
Yann Tiersen at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, March 4 2011. Ashley Tanasiychuk photo
May 11
Great Lake Swimmers at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets: 1-855-985-5000.
Curren$y at Fortune Sound Club
Sat May 12
The Boxer Rebellion at the Biltmore Cabaret
Kia Grannis at the Rio Theatre
Mon May 14
Suckers at the Media Club – Ticket link; also on sale at Red Cat and Zulu Records.
May 19
Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s at the Media Club – Tickets $13 on sale 10 a.m. Friday March 9 ticket link. Also available at Red Cat and Zulu Records.
Wed May 23
Best Coast at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $20 at all Ticketmaster outlets, Charge By Phone 1-855-985-5000 and online ticket link.
May 25
Bon Iver at Deer Lake Park – Tickets $42.50 call 1-855-985-5000, at all Ticketmaster outlets and Zulu, Highlife and Red Cat Records.
Active Child at the Electric Owl – W/ Tycho. Ticket link; also on sale at Red Cat and Zulu Records.
Kurt Vile and the Violators at the Biltmore Cabaret – Ticket link; also on sale at Red Cat and Zulu Records.
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
John C. Reilly and Friends (inc. Becky Stark) at the Rio Theatre – 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.
May 28
Xiu Xiu at the Biltmore Cabaret – W/ YAMANTAKA// SONIC TITAN. Ticket link; also on sale at Red Cat and Zulu Records.
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 1
Arkells and The Main at the Vogue Theatre – Tickets $23.50 charge by phone 604-569-1144 and at the Vogue Theatre box office 918 Granville Street.
June 5
Chickenfoot – at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre – W/ Black Stone Cherry. Tickets $39.50, $54.50 & $69.50, call 1-855-985-5000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
June 12
Maps & Atlases at the Media Club – Tickets on sale Fri March 2; ticket link; also on sale at Red Cat and Zulu Records.
June 13
Corrosion of Conformity at the Rickshaw Theatre – W/ Torche, Black Cobra, and Gaza. Tickets $20: ticket link. Also available at Red Cat, Highlife, Scrape and Zulu Records.
June 15
Randy Travis at the Red Robinson Show Theatre
Primus at the Orpheum Theatre – Tickets $39.50 and $55 at 1-855-985-5000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
June 16
Bryan Adams at Rogers Arena – Tickets at livenation.com, Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone at 1.855.985.5000.
June 19
Hayes Carll at the Rio Theatre – Tickets $25 on sale March 9 at 10 a.m.ticket link. Also available at Red Cat, Highlife and Zulu Records.
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 4
K.D. Lang and the Siss Boom Bang at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $69.50 at 1-855-985-5000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
July 6
Nazareth at the River Rock Casino
July 7
K.D. Lang and the Siss Boom Bang at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $69.50 at 1-855-985-5000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
July 8
K.D. Lang and the Siss Boom Bang at the Commodore Ballroom – Tickets $69.50 at 1-855-985-5000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Fri July 20
Florence and the Machine w/ The Walkmen at Deer Lake Park – Sold-out.
Florence and the Machine at the Commodore, April 14 2010. Lana Maytak photo
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
July 29
Iron Maiden at Pacific Coliseum – W/ Coheed & Cambria. Tickets $29, $45, $65, $89 and $99 on sale 10 a.m. March 2 call 1-855-985-5000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Sept 16
Big Time Rush w/ Cody Simpson at Rogers Arena
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.