The best concerts in Vancouver this week (September 21-27, 2026) are led by The B-52s and DEVO's co-headlining Cosmic De-Evolution Tour at Rogers Arena on Sunday, the only Canadian stop on the run. Around it: Chance the Rapper performs Coloring Book in full at Freedom Mobile Arch, Big Thief and Fatboy Slim take back-to-back nights at Malkin Bowl, and Arlo Parks, Hermanos Gutierrez, Madeon and Peter Hook & The Light round out one of the deepest weeks of the fall. Full listings are on our Vancouver concert calendar.
This week at a glance
- Mon Sep 21 - Old Mervs - Hollywood Theatre
- Tue Sep 22 - Arlo Parks, Desire Tour - The Pearl (moved from the Orpheum, now 19+)
- Wed Sep 23 - JPEGMAFIA, The Experimental Rap Tour - Vogue Theatre
- Wed Sep 23 - Mind Enterprises - Commodore Ballroom
- Thu Sep 24 - Big Thief, Somersault Slide 360 Tour - Malkin Bowl
- Thu Sep 24 - Hermanos Gutierrez - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- Fri Sep 25 - Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book 10 Year Anniversary Tour - Freedom Mobile Arch
- Fri Sep 25 - Fatboy Slim - Malkin Bowl
- Fri Sep 25 - for KING & COUNTRY, The Most Beautiful Colours Tour - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- Fri Sep 25 - Chris Botti - Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
- Sat Sep 26 - Madeon presents Victory Live - Commodore Ballroom
- Sat Sep 26 - Zeds Dead, Journey of a Lifetime Tour - Freedom Mobile Arch
- Sat Sep 26 - Marc Maron - Vogue Theatre
- Sun Sep 27 - The B-52s and DEVO, Cosmic De-Evolution Tour - Rogers Arena
- Sun Sep 27 - Peter Hook & The Light, Get Ready Tour - Commodore Ballroom
- Sun Sep 27 - Temples, The Bliss Tour - The Pearl
Shows we'd buy tickets for
The B-52s and DEVO - Rogers Arena, Sunday September 27
Two of new wave's most enduring party bands share a stage for the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour, and Vancouver's Rogers Arena date is the only Canadian stop on the eight-city run. Expect DEVO's red-domed art-punk ("Whip It," "Girl U Want") followed by The B-52s' technicolor dance-floor catalogue ("Rock Lobster," "Love Shack," "Roam"), with DJ Cummerbund opening. Doors and set times point to a 7 p.m. start. Tickets.
Chance the Rapper - Freedom Mobile Arch, Friday September 25
Chance the Rapper marks a decade of Coloring Book by playing the 2016 mixtape front to back, the record that won the Grammy for Best Rap Album and helped make a streaming-only release a serious awards contender. The Freedom Mobile Arch show at the PNE pairs the full-album run with favourites from across his catalogue. Tickets.
Fatboy Slim - Malkin Bowl, Friday September 25
Norman Cook brings his big-beat DJ set to the open air of Stanley Park for one of just two North American dates this fall. Nearly three decades on from You've Come a Long Way, Baby, a Fatboy Slim show is still built on the same idea: enormous hooks, brighter-than-daylight visuals and a crowd that does not sit down. Malkin Bowl is the rare Vancouver room that fits it. Tickets.
Big Thief - Malkin Bowl, Thursday September 24
The night before Fatboy Slim, Malkin Bowl hosts a very different kind of headliner. Big Thief arrive on the Somersault Slide 360 Tour behind new material, and Adrianne Lenker's writing has only sharpened since Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You. A dusk set under the trees at Malkin Bowl suits their quiet-to-cathartic dynamics as well as any indoor room could. Tickets.
Hermanos Gutierrez - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Thursday September 24
The Swiss-Ecuadorian brothers turned their instrumental desert-blues into one of the most quietly successful live draws in guitar music, and the Los Ojos del Condor Tour lands them in a proper seated hall. At the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the cinematic wash of their Dan Auerbach-produced records should sound enormous. Tickets.
Arlo Parks - The Pearl, Tuesday September 22
The Mercury and Brit Award winner's Desire Tour has moved from the Orpheum to The Pearl on Granville, a smaller and now 19+ room; existing tickets are being honoured. Parks builds warm, literate bedroom-soul, and the more intimate setting should reward the diary-entry detail of her songwriting. Tickets.
Peter Hook & The Light - Commodore Ballroom, Sunday September 27
Joy Division and New Order co-founder Peter Hook closes the week at the Commodore Ballroom, where his band The Light have made a specialty of playing those catalogues with the low-slung bass lines that defined both. For anyone choosing between the arena and the ballroom on Sunday, this is the deep-catalogue option. Tickets.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest concert in Vancouver this week?
The B-52s and DEVO's co-headlining Cosmic De-Evolution Tour at Rogers Arena on Sunday, September 27 is the week's largest show and the tour's only Canadian date.
Are there any outdoor concerts this week?
Yes. Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park hosts Big Thief on Thursday, September 24 and Fatboy Slim on Friday, September 25, weather permitting.
Did the Arlo Parks show change venues?
Yes. Arlo Parks' September 22 Desire Tour date moved from the Orpheum to The Pearl and is now a 19+ show; previously purchased tickets are being honoured at the new venue.
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