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Halloween at the Vogue Theatre Belongs to Death From Above 1979
Death From Above 1979 close October at the Vogue Theatre on Saturday, October 31, 2026, with Toronto's Wine Lips opening. It is the only British Columbia date on the duo's Private Lives Tour, named for a fifth album due this fall.
UB40's Fifth Straight North American Run Includes Two Commodore Ballroom Nights
UB40 bring The Unstoppable Tour to the Commodore Ballroom for two nights, October 17 and 18, 2026. Vancouver is the only city on the entire North American run getting a double date, and both shows are on sale now.
Digable Planets Play Blowout Comb in Full at the Commodore Ballroom This October
Digable Planets bring the Blowout Comb 30th Anniversary Tour to Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Friday, October 23, 2026, performing the 1994 album front to back. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.
The Best Concerts in Vancouver This Week: September 7-13, 2026
Brandon Flowers brings his THRASHER solo tour to the Vogue Theatre on September 8, and Saturday the 12th stacks Weezer at Rogers Arena, Squeeze with Adam Ant at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, and Hieroglyphics at the Commodore Ballroom.
Hieroglyphics Take Hiero Day Out of the Bay Area for the First Time, With a Commodore Ballroom Debut
The first official Hiero Day Canada arrives at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Saturday, September 12, 2026, with Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls of Mischief, Casual, Pep Love, Jay Worthy and Split Sphere on the bill.
Two Nights at the Commodore: Ninajirachi Opens Her North American Tour in Vancouver
Ninajirachi launches the I Love My Computer and It Loves Me tour with two nights at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on September 16 and 17, 2026. It is the Australian producer's only Canadian stop, with MGNA CRRRTA supporting both shows.
Kruder & Dorfmeister Turn 30 Years of DJ-Kicks Into an Audiovisual Show at the Commodore Ballroom
The Austrian duo bring their KiCKS 30 audiovisual show to the Commodore Ballroom on September 29, 2026 - the only Canadian date on an eight-city North American run marking 30 years since their DJ-Kicks mix.
Peaches' First Album in Over a Decade Lands at the Commodore Ballroom
Peaches brings the No Lube So Rude Tour to Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Friday, September 4, 2026, her first Canadian run behind a new studio album since 2015. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.
Dermot Kennedy Closes The Weight of the Woods Tour at Rogers Arena
Dermot Kennedy brings the last night of his 2026 The Weight of the Woods Tour to Vancouver's Rogers Arena on Thursday, October 29. It is the closing date of a North American run that opened September 4 in Minneapolis.
The Best Concerts in Vancouver This Week: August 31-September 6, 2026
Tame Impala play two nights at Rogers Arena on September 5 and 6, Blood Orange takes the only Canadian date of the Essex Honey Tour to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on September 3, and the PNE Summer Night Concerts run nightly through the Labour Day weekend.
Bonobo Will Play the PNE Forum With an All-New Live Show
Bonobo plays Vancouver's PNE Forum on November 16, 2026, the only Western Canadian stop on the Distance in Static Live North American Tour and an early look at Simon Green's rebuilt stage production.
The Dillinger Escape Plan Retire Calculating Infinity, and the Commodore Ballroom Hosts One of the Last Nights
The Dillinger Escape Plan play Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Monday, October 26, 2026, with Squid Pisser and XCOMM. It is one of the final Calculating Infinity shows with original singer Dimitri Minakakis before the reunion ends at sea.
Sleep Have a New Lineup, New Music, and a September 20 Commodore Ballroom Date
Sleep headline the Commodore Ballroom on September 20, 2026, their only Canadian date on the first leg of the fall tour. Al Cisneros now leads a rebuilt trio alongside Void's Bubba Dupree and the Melvins' Dale Crover.
Sabaton's Legends on Tour Reaches the PNE Forum in October
Sabaton bring the rescheduled Legends On Tour to Vancouver's PNE Forum on Thursday, October 8, 2026, with Pop Evil and Wings of Steel in support. It is the ninth and final Canadian date of the run before the tour heads to the United States.
JPEGMAFIA Upgrades to the Vogue Theatre for His September 23 Vancouver Show
JPEGMAFIA plays Vancouver's Vogue Theatre on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, with redveil and matt proxy opening the Experimental Rap Tour. Demand pushed the show into a bigger room, and it is now all ages with a 19+ bar.
Madeon Brings the Band He Invented to the Commodore Ballroom on September 26
Madeon headlines Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Saturday, September 26, 2026, an early stop on the 31-date Victory Live tour behind Victory, his first album since 2019's Good Faith. Doors at 8 p.m., tickets via Ticketmaster.
The Best Concerts in Vancouver This Week: August 24-30, 2026
Vancouver's busiest concert week of the summer: J. Cole at Rogers Arena on August 24, The Strokes on August 27, Noah Kahan and Guns N' Roses on back-to-back BC Place nights, plus PNE Summer Night Concerts every evening at the Freedom Mobile Arch.
Teddy Swims Wraps the Canadian Leg of The UGLY Tour at Rogers Arena
Teddy Swims plays Rogers Arena on Friday, November 6, 2026, with Freak Freely opening. It is the last of three Canadian dates on The UGLY Tour and one of the final stops before the run wraps in Los Angeles on November 18.
October 3: Default Revisit The Fallout at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom
Default play the Commodore Ballroom on Saturday, October 3, 2026, performing their multi-platinum 2001 debut The Fallout on its 25th anniversary tour. Wide Mouth Mason opens the Vancouver homecoming show.
Vancouver Gets Night One of Hermanos Gutiérrez's Los Ojos Del Cóndor Tour
Hermanos Gutiérrez open the North American leg of their Los Ojos Del Cóndor tour at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre on September 24, 2026, one night before the Dan Auerbach-produced album of the same name arrives on Easy Eye Sound.
54-40 Book Two Commodore Ballroom Nights, October 9 and 10
Vancouver's own 54-40 return to the Commodore Ballroom for back-to-back shows on October 9 and 10, 2026, touring Porto, the 16th studio album they recorded in Portugal with producer Warne Livesey. Jets Overhead open.
beabadoobee's First Arena Tour Hits Rogers Arena on October 28
beabadoobee headlines Rogers Arena on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, with Wisp opening. It is Vancouver's date on the Powerlines Tour, the first arena run of her career, behind her new album Pylon on Dirty Hit and Interscope.
Arlo Parks Takes the Desire Tour to the Orpheum Theatre
Arlo Parks takes the Desire Tour to Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, behind her house-and-garage-leaning third album Ambiguous Desire. Tickets are on sale now.
The Best Concerts in Vancouver This Week: August 17-23, 2026
Daniel Caesar closes a two-night Rogers Arena run on August 17, Goose and BINI split Tuesday, Gallant revisits Ology at the Hollywood, and Silkworm's reunion tour reaches the Rickshaw on August 23. Here is the full week in Vancouver live music.
The Neighbourhood Return to Vancouver With an October 2 Rogers Arena Show
The Neighbourhood play Vancouver's Rogers Arena on Friday, October 2, 2026, the only Western Canadian stop on the Wourld Tour. It is the band's first arena show here since reuniting in late 2024 and releasing their fifth album, (((((ultraSOUND))))).
The Get Ready Tour Ends at the Commodore on September 27, With Peter Hook & The Light
Peter Hook, the founding bassist of Joy Division and New Order, wraps his 2026 North American tour at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Sunday, September 27, performing New Order's 2001 album Get Ready alongside Joy Division and New Order favourites.
BC Place Books Luke Combs for a June 5, 2027 Stadium Show on the My Kinda Saturday Night Tour
Luke Combs brings his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour to BC Place in Vancouver on Saturday, June 5, 2027, an all-ages, in-the-round stadium show with Treaty Oak Revival, Avery Anna, Shenandoah and Wyatt McCubbin. Tickets hit general sale August 21.
Steve Lacy Wraps the Oh yeah? Tour at Vancouver's Thunderbird Sports Centre on November 30
Steve Lacy closes his Oh yeah? Tour in Vancouver on Monday, November 30, 2026, at UBC's Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. The all-ages show is the tour finale, supporting his third album Oh yeah?, and tickets go on sale August 14.
Doja Cat and Latto Pull Into Rogers Arena on October 13 for the Tour Ma Vie World Tour
Doja Cat brings her Tour Ma Vie World Tour to Vancouver's Rogers Arena on October 13, 2026, with Atlanta rapper Latto opening. The arena show supports Vie, the pop star's 2025 fifth album led by the single Jealous Type.
Keanu Reeves Plugs In With Dogstar for a September 16 Show at Vancouver's Vogue Theatre
Dogstar, the rock trio featuring John Wick and Matrix star Keanu Reeves on bass, play Vancouver's Vogue Theatre on September 16, 2026. The All In Now Tour supports the band's new album of the same name, released in May 2026.