Death From Above 1979 play Vancouver's Vogue Theatre on Saturday, October 31, 2026, with Toronto psych-garage band Wine Lips in support. The MRG Live show is the only British Columbia date on the Private Lives Tour, and the first Canadian stop of the run. Doors are at 7:00 p.m., the set starts at 8:00 p.m., and the night is all ages.
Key details
- Who: Death From Above 1979, with Wine Lips
- Tour: Private Lives Tour 2026
- When: Saturday, October 31, 2026 - doors 7:00 p.m., show 8:00 p.m.
- Where: Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville Street, Vancouver
- Ages: All ages
- Presented by: MRG Live
- Tickets: on sale now via AdmitONE
Full tour dates
Death From Above 1979's Private Lives Tour, running October 1 to December 6, 2026, with Wine Lips supporting in Vancouver.
- Oct 1 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
- Oct 2 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre
- Oct 3 - Monterey, CA - Golden State Theatre
- Oct 4 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theater
- Oct 6 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall
- Oct 8 - Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco
- Oct 9 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
- Oct 10 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory
- Oct 11 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
- Oct 13 - Denver, CO - The Gothic Theatre
- Oct 29 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
- Oct 30 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
- Oct 31 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
- Nov 2 - Calgary, AB - The Palace Theatre
- Nov 3 - Edmonton, AB - The Midway
- Nov 5 - Winnipeg, MB - The Park Theatre
- Nov 6 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
- Nov 7 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
- Nov 8 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
- Nov 26 - London, ON - London Music Hall
- Nov 27 - Toronto, ON - History
- Nov 28 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
- Nov 30 - Montreal, QC - Le Théâtre Beanfield
- Dec 1 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial Bell
- Dec 3 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
- Dec 4 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
- Dec 5 - Washington, DC - The Howard
- Dec 6 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird
Twenty-five years of the loudest two-piece in Canada
Sebastien Grainger and Jesse F. Keeler have been making an unreasonable amount of noise for a band with no guitarist since 2001, which makes this run a quarter-century lap. The formula has not moved much: Keeler's bass pushed through so much distortion and fuzz that it does the work of a rhythm section and a lead guitar at once, Grainger drumming and singing at the top of his register, and songs that rarely outstay three minutes. It was a strange, abrasive idea in 2004, when You're a Woman, I'm a Machine arrived in the middle of the dance-punk boom. It has aged far better than most of what surrounded it.
The tour takes its name from Private Lives, which the band's camp has slated as a fall release and which would be their fifth studio album, following The Physical World (2014), Outrage! Is Now (2017) and Is 4 Lovers (2021). That gap between records has never translated into a gap in touring. Since reuniting in 2011 the duo has come back through Vancouver almost every album cycle and several times between, which is why a room like the Vogue makes sense: big enough to sell out, small enough that the low end has somewhere to go.
Their Vancouver history, and the Halloween slot
The band's own gig archive traces a long line through this city. There was the Commodore Ballroom in November 2011 on the reunion run, the PNE Forum in April 2016, the Commodore again in 2017, 2019 and 2022, and most recently the Vogue Theatre in November 2024. Scene in the Dark shot that last one. Vancouver has been a reliable stop for them for more than twenty years, going back to club shows at Mesa Luna and the Croatian Cultural Centre in 2003 and 2004.
What is new is the date. The Private Lives run comes up the coast from Portland on October 29 and Seattle on October 30 before crossing the border, which lands Death From Above 1979 on a Granville Street stage on Halloween night, then sends them east to Calgary on November 2 and Edmonton on November 3. Vancouver gets the only British Columbia date of the tour, and it happens to be the one night of the year when the audience will already be in costume.
Opening are Wine Lips, the Toronto outfit built around Cam Hilborn and drummer Aurora Evans, who have spent the better part of a decade turning garage psych into something closer to a sprint. Their 2021 record Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party is the one that broke them internationally, and their live show is loud, fast and short on breathing room, which is roughly the correct temperature for this bill. Get in early for them.
Frequently asked questions
When do Death From Above 1979 play Vancouver?
Saturday, October 31, 2026 at the Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville Street. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show begins at 8:00 p.m.
Who is opening for Death From Above 1979 in Vancouver?
Toronto's Wine Lips are the support act on the Private Lives Tour date.
Is the Vancouver show all ages?
Yes. The Vogue Theatre date is listed as all ages, and tickets are on sale through AdmitONE.
Are there other BC dates on this tour?
No. Vancouver is the only British Columbia stop on the Private Lives Tour. The nearest dates are Seattle on October 30 and Calgary on November 2.
More Vancouver and BC listings are on our concert calendar.
Scene in the Dark has covered Vancouver's live-music scene since 2010.
