Peaches, Slayyyter, Tame Impala, the Charlatans, Big Thief, Foo Fighters and more make September a hectic and potentially wallet-draining month for live music in Vancouver.

September is shaping up to be one of Vancouver’s busiest concert months of the year, with everything from stadium and arena shows to cult favourites, electronic music, hip-hop and smaller club gigs.

Here are 15 Vancouver concerts we’re looking forward to in September 2026.

Southern Culture on the Skids — Sept. 2, Rickshaw Theatre

North Carolina trio Southern Culture on the Skids have spent decades mixing rockabilly, surf, country, garage rock and general Southern weirdness into one of the more reliably raucous live shows around. The band’s history stretches back to the 1980s, with guitarist Rick Miller and bassist Mary Huff at the centre of its best-known lineup. They return to Vancouver for a show at the Rickshaw Theatre on Sept. 2.

Slayyyter — Sept. 3, Commodore Ballroom

Slayyyter’s rise from internet-pop cult figure to Coachella-slayer brings her to the Commodore Ballroom in September. The St. Louis-born singer emerged with a hyper-online take on Y2K pop before expanding into darker electronic and club sounds and, most recently, a rocking cover of Hole’s Violet. The Vancouver date is part of her latest tour and is currently sold out.

Peaches — Sept. 4, Commodore Ballroom

Peaches returns to a Vancouver venue with which she has a long history. The Canadian electroclash artist plays the Commodore Ballroom on Sept. 4, 17 years after The Snipe first photographed and reviewed her there in May 2009.

We’ve seen her back at the Commodore more than once since, giving us a photographic record of Peaches performances at the venue stretching from 2009 through 2016.

From The Snipe archive:

Peaches at the Commodore Ballroom — review and photos (2009)
Peaches at the Commodore Ballroom — photos (2015)
Peaches at the Commodore Ballroom — photos (2016)

Tame Impala — Sept. 5, Rogers Arena

Kevin Parker brings Tame Impala to Rogers Arena on Sept. 5. What began as an Australian psychedelic-rock project has evolved into something considerably bigger, with Parker increasingly folding electronic music, pop and dance influences into the Tame Impala sound. The arena show is one of September’s biggest Vancouver concert dates.

From The Snipe archive:

Tame Impala at the Commodore Ballroom – photos (2011)
Tame Impala at the Commdore Ballroom – photos (2013)
Tame Impala at Malkin Bowl – review and photos (2015)

Zoh Amba — Sept. 5, Fox Cabaret

For something considerably less arena-sized on the same night, saxophonist Zoh Amba plays the Fox Cabaret. Amba has attracted attention in experimental and free-jazz circles for ferocious, highly improvisational performances and collaborations with musicians including Jim White and William Parker. It’s one of the month’s more adventurous bookings.

Brandon Flowers — Sept. 8, Vogue Theatre

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers gets a substantially more intimate Vancouver room than his regular band normally plays when he takes over the Vogue Theatre on Sept. 8. Flowers has maintained a solo career alongside the Killers since releasing Flamingo in 2010, followed by The Desired Effect in 2015.

From The Snipe archive:

Brandon Flowers at the Commodore Ballroom – photos (2010)

The Charlatans — Sept. 11, Commodore Ballroom

One of the survivors of the great British indie-rock explosion of the late ’80s and early ’90s, the Charlatans return to Vancouver for a Sept. 11 show at the Commodore Ballroom. Tim Burgess and company emerged from the same era that produced the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, scoring early hits with songs including “The Only One I Know.” More than three decades later, the band is still making fine albums like 2025’s We Are Love. Frankie Rose opens.

Hieroglyphics — Sept. 12, Commodore Ballroom

Oakland hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics takes over the Commodore on Sept. 12. Built around a crew that includes Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls of Mischief and others, Hieroglyphics has been a cornerstone of independent West Coast hip-hop since the 1990s. Expect the set to draw heavily on a catalogue that includes Souls of Mischief’s enduring “93 ’til Infinity.”

José González — Sept. 15, Orpheum

Swedish singer-songwriter José González brings his hushed vocals and intricate classical-guitar playing to the Orpheum. González broke internationally with his spare acoustic interpretation of the Knife’s “Heartbeats” and has since balanced his solo career with work in the band Junip. The Orpheum should be an especially good room for what he does.

The Airborne Toxic Event — Sept. 19, Vogue Theatre

The Airborne Toxic Event returns to Vancouver for a show at the Vogue Theatre. The Los Angeles band broke through in the late 2000s with “Sometime Around Midnight” and a dramatic strain of indie rock built around singer Mikel Jollett’s songwriting.

From The Snipe archive:

Foo Fighters with Queens of the Stone Age — Sept. 20, BC Place

The month’s monster rock bill puts Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age together at BC Place. Either band could comfortably headline a major Vancouver show on its own, making the pairing one of September’s obvious big-ticket events.

It also gives us an excuse to go digging through The Snipe’s archive, where we’re fairly certain both bands have left some photographic evidence behind.

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JPEGMAFIA — Sept. 23, Vogue Theatre

JPEGMAFIA brings his abrasive and unpredictable collision of hip-hop, noise and electronics to the Vogue Theatre on Sept. 23. The Baltimore-raised rapper and producer has built a particularly devoted audience through records that seem designed to ignore most of the rules governing mainstream rap.

The show was moved to the Vogue, so double-check your ticket information if you bought one for the original venue.

Big Thief — Sept. 24, Malkin Bowl

Big Thief plays one of the last major outdoor shows of the season at Malkin Bowl. Led by Adrianne Lenker, the band has grown from indie-rock favourite into one of the most acclaimed American bands of the last decade, with Lenker’s songwriting at the centre of its appeal. The Sept. 24 show is currently sold out.

Aldous Harding — Sept. 25, Hollywood Theatre

New Zealand singer-songwriter Aldous Harding plays the Hollywood Theatre on Sept. 25. Harding’s idiosyncratic songwriting and famously strange stage presence have earned her a following well beyond the usual singer-songwriter audience. The Vancouver show is currently sold out.

Hot Chip DJ set — Sept. 25, Celebrities

This isn’t a Hot Chip concert, an important distinction for anyone expecting “Over and Over” performed by five guys onstage. Members of the veteran British electronic group come to Celebrities for a Hot Chip DJ set on Sept. 25.

For anyone still standing after what is shaping up to be an absurd month of Vancouver shows, it offers a suitably dance-floor-oriented way to finish it.