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Welcome to the Jungle, Vancouver: Guns N' Roses Roll Into BC Place on August 29
Guns N' Roses bring their World Tour 2026 to Vancouver's BC Place on Saturday, August 29, 2026, with The Black Crowes opening. Expect Appetite for Destruction classics, Use Your Illusion staples and the band's latest singles. Tickets are on sale now.
The Best Concerts in Vancouver This Week: August 3-9, 2026
From K-pop juggernauts IVE at Rogers Arena to Suki Waterhouse's Loveland Tour at the Orpheum and LCD Soundsystem's only Canadian date at the PNE, here are the best concerts in Vancouver this week, August 3-9, 2026, plus a Chiodos reunion.
Dance Yrself Clean in Vancouver: LCD Soundsystem's Lone 2026 Canadian Date Hits the Freedom Mobile Arch
LCD Soundsystem play their only Canadian show of 2026 at Vancouver's Freedom Mobile Arch on August 7, a rare open-air night of dance-punk from James Murphy and company, with Brooklyn's Victoryland opening. Here is what to know before the show.
15 Nights, From Blue Rodeo to Boy George: The 2026 PNE Summer Night Concerts Lineup
The 2026 PNE Summer Night Concerts run August 22 to September 7 at the new Freedom Mobile Arch, with 15 shows including Blue Rodeo, Nelly, Zedd, Train, Barenaked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan and Boy George and Culture Club. Tickets include PNE Fair admission.
Son of Spergy Doubles Up in Vancouver: Daniel Caesar Plays Rogers Arena on August 16 and 17
Daniel Caesar headlines two nights at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on August 16 and 17, 2026, on his Son of Spergy Tour. The album became his highest-charting yet, debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
LP Marks a Decade of 'Lost on You' with a September 5 Show at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre
On September 5, 2026, LP headlines Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre on the All Is Not Lost Tour, splitting the night between new songs and a full performance of Lost on You for the 2016 album's 10th anniversary. It is their only Western Canadian date.
Grammy Best New Artist Nominee sombr Opens His First Arena Tour in Vancouver, with Interpol in Support
sombr launches the You Are The Reason Tour, his first arena headline run, at Vancouver's Rogers Arena on September 29, 2026. Interpol and The Hellp open the night for the 2026 Best New Artist Grammy nominee.
Tyla Maps Out the A*Pop World Tour, with a November 15 Vancouver Stop
Tyla will play Vancouver's Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on Sunday, November 15, 2026, one of 34 dates on the A*Pop World Tour, the two-time Grammy winner's first global headline run. Presale opens July 29, general sale July 31.
Fresh Off We Are Love, The Charlatans UK Touch Down at the Commodore Ballroom on September 11
The Charlatans UK play Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Friday, September 11, 2026, a North American tour stop behind their new album We Are Love. Expect Britpop staples like "The Only One I Know" alongside the latest songs from Tim Burgess and company.
The Best Concerts in Vancouver This Week: July 27-August 2, 2026
Vancouver Pride weekend delivers a loaded concert week, July 27 to August 2: Kim Gordon at the Hollywood Theatre, WU LYF's reunion at the Rickshaw, plus folk icon Ani DiFranco and Punjabi superstar Ammy Virk both playing Saturday, August 1.
Bryson Tiller's Neo Trapsoul Tour Reaches Rogers Arena on October 30, With Majid Jordan and Ty Dolla $ign
One of R&B's defining voices returns to Vancouver: Bryson Tiller headlines Rogers Arena on Friday, October 30, 2026, on the Neo Trapsoul Tour, with Majid Jordan, Ty Dolla $ign and Austin Millz rounding out the all-ages bill.
Five Nights at BC Place: Bruno Mars Takes The Romantic Tour to Vancouver This October
Bruno Mars is playing five nights at Vancouver's BC Place on The Romantic Tour, taking the stage October 14, 16, 17, 20 and 21, 2026, with RAYE and DJ Pee .Wee (Anderson .Paak) opening. Here are the dates, tickets and what to expect.
Her Self-Titled Debut Turns 20: Corinne Bailey Rae Revisits the Album in Full at the Vogue Theatre on August 14
Grammy winner Corinne Bailey Rae marks 20 years since her self-titled debut with a stop at Vancouver's Vogue Theatre on Friday, August 14, 2026, performing the multi-platinum album that gave us "Put Your Records On" and "Like a Star" in full.
aespa Wrap Their North American Tour in Vancouver at Rogers Arena on October 11
aespa play Vancouver's Rogers Arena on October 11, 2026, the final North American date of their SYNK : COMPLæXITY world tour. The show follows the K-pop group's second album LEMONADE and is one of just two Canadian stops.
After a Six-Year Absence, The Strokes Play a Reality Awaits Show at Rogers Arena on August 27
The Strokes headline Rogers Arena on August 27, 2026, one of just two Canadian stops on their Reality Awaits North America tour and the New York band's first Vancouver show since 2020. Here is what to know and how to get tickets.
50 Years of British New Wave: Squeeze, Adam Ant and Haircut 100 Headline the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on September 12
Squeeze headline Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre on September 12, 2026, with new wave icon Adam Ant and Haircut 100 in support. The 7 p.m. show lands on Squeeze's Tried, Tested and Trixies Tour, and tickets are on sale now.
The Rats In A Cage Tour Rolls into Rogers Arena as Smashing Pumpkins Return November 5
The Smashing Pumpkins bring The Rats In A Cage Tour to Vancouver's Rogers Arena on Thursday, November 5, 2026 - a two-set arena show pairing a theatrical run through 1995's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness with a career-spanning second set.
August 13: AC/DC's Power Up Tour Storms BC Place
AC/DC bring their Power Up Tour to Vancouver's BC Place on Thursday, August 13, 2026, with The Pretty Reckless opening. Here is what to know about the stadium show: start time, tickets, and the hits fans can expect.
Blood Orange's Only Canadian Show of 2026 Lands at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Blood Orange plays Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Thursday, September 3, 2026, the only Canadian stop on Dev Hynes' Essex Honey tour. The all-ages show is on sale now, with a listed 8 p.m. start.
Nation of Language at the Commodore: A July 19 Night of Synth-Pop
Brooklyn synth-pop trio Nation of Language play Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Sunday, July 19, 2026, touring fourth album Dance Called Memory with support from Peel Dream Magazine. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
Rogers Arena Hosts J. Cole's Fall-Off Tour on August 24
J. Cole plays Vancouver's Rogers Arena on Monday, August 24, 2026, on The Fall-Off Tour, his first solo headline run in five years and the only Western Canadian date on the global routing. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
CAKE Return to Vancouver for an August 25 Night at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sacramento alt-rock institution CAKE - the deadpan crew behind 'The Distance' and 'Short Skirt/Long Jacket' - headline Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Tickets to the downtown show are on sale now.
The Best Concerts in Vancouver This Week: July 13-19, 2026
Vancouver's busiest live-music week of the summer runs July 13 to 19, 2026: Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American 25th anniversary show, Kx5 and Kaytranada closing the FIFA Fan Festival, plus Marcus King, The Dead South and Nation of Language.
Two New Wave Legends, One Stage: The B-52s and Devo Co-Headline Rogers Arena This September
New Wave legends The B-52s and Devo co-headline the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour at Vancouver's Rogers Arena on September 27, 2026 - one arena night of "Love Shack," "Rock Lobster," "Whip It" and energy domes. Here's everything to know.
A Hard-Rock Triple Bill Descends on the Pacific Coliseum: Shinedown, Coheed and Cambria and From Ashes to New, August 15
Hard-rock heavyweights Shinedown headline Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on August 15, 2026 with Coheed and Cambria and From Ashes to New - a stacked triple bill of modern rock, on sale now.
'Sweet Disposition' at the Commodore: The Temper Trap Play Vancouver on August 24
Australian indie favourites The Temper Trap return to Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on August 24, 2026 for the Sungazer Tour - behind their first new album in roughly a decade and the anthems, "Sweet Disposition" included, that made their name.
K-Pop Phenoms IVE Take Over Rogers Arena on August 9
K-pop superstars IVE close out the North American leg of their SHOW WHAT I AM World Tour at Vancouver's Rogers Arena on August 9, 2026 - a marquee arena date for the six-member group and their DIVE fanbase.
The Killers' Brandon Flowers Goes Solo at the Vogue Theatre, September 8
The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers plays Vancouver's Vogue Theatre on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, on his first solo tour in over a decade - behind his country-western album THRASHER (out Aug. 21) and lead single “Plans.”
The Best Concerts in Vancouver This Week: July 6-12, 2026
Vancouver's live-music week runs July 6–12, 2026: The Head and the Heart mark 15 years at the Orpheum, JINJER hit the Commodore, Mandopop legend Wakin Chau plays the QET, American Idol winner Iam Tongi lands at the PNE Forum and Cannons close the week.
Kaytranada Closes Out FIFA Fan Festival Vancouver on World Cup Final Day - July 19, 2026 at Hastings Park
Grammy-winning producer Kaytranada headlines the final day of FIFA Fan Festival Vancouver on Sunday, July 19, 2026, closing the amphitheatre concert series at Hastings Park as the World Cup final plays out on the big screens.