Jazz Fest, Canada Day Events Fill Up Long Weekend Calendar

Upcoming Events Guide: Live and Direct

The Vancouver International Jazz Festival continues through June 30 showcasing local and international artists in free and ticketed events. Canada Day celebrations are taking place on Monday, July 1, at many locations around Metro Vancouver, including Canada Place downtown and Surrey’s Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre. Neil Young and Crazy Horse have cancelled their summer Love Earth Tour, due to illness, including their Deer Lake Park shows on July 22 and 23.

Ladies and Gentleman, The Fabulous Stains, Polygon Gallery Deckchair Cinema, June 27

Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Until June 30

Bruce McCulloch’s Tales of Bravery & Stupidity, Hollywood Theatre, June 28

Scott Smith and the Midnight Riders: A celebration of the music of the Allman Brothers, The Shipyards, June 30, 7 pm (Free)

Indian Summer Festival, Granville Island and various venues, July 4 – 14

Missy Elliott, Rogers Arena, July 4

The Rolling Stones, BC Place, July 5

FVDED in the Park, Surrey’s Holland Park, July 5 and 6

Carnaval del Sol Latin American Festival, Jonathan Rogers Park, July 5 – 7

Urbano Latino pop star Chesca performs on the Main Plaza del Sol at Jonathan Rogers Park on Saturday, July 6 at 9 p.m. on the first night of Carnaval del Sol.

Quasi, Fox Cabaret, July 11

Dani Gal: Historical Records, The Polygon Gallery, until July 14

Vancouver Folk Music Festival, ʔəy̓alməxʷ Jericho Beach Park, July 19-21

Musicians Ndidi Onukwulu and Steve Dawson are performing at this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival as part of the Highway 61 Reimagined project.

Cancelled: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, July 22 & 23

Art Bergmann, Rickshaw Theatre, July 26

Alejandro Escovedo, The Pearl, July 28

Norah Jones, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, July 30

Billy Idol, Rogers Arena, July 30

Romy Presents Club Mid Air. Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 6

The Greeting Committee, Biltmore Cabaret, Aug. 7

Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vogue Theatre, Aug. 7, 9 pm

Tinariwen, Hollywood Theatre, Aug. 8

Olivia Rodrigo, Rogers Arena, Aug. 9

Waxahatchee. Orpheum Theatre, Aug. 16

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Aug. 13-14

George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 20-21

Kim Gordon, Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 30

Kings of Leon, Rogers Arena, Aug. 31

Ladytron, Rickshaw Theatre, Aug. 31

Pink, Rogers Arena, Sept. 6-7

Future Islands, Malkin Bowl, Sept. 10-11

Tokyo Police Club, Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 14-15

Social Distortion, Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 17-19

Kacey Musgraves, Rogers Arena, Sept. 19

Billy Bragg, Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 20, 7 pm

Fontaines D.C., Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 22

Tems, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Sept. 22

Peter Hook & The Light, Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 23

Tori Kelly, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Sept. 23

Childish Gambino, Rogers Arena, Sept. 23

Lainey Wilson, Rogers Arena, Sept. 26

Cigarettes After Sex, Rogers Arena, Sept. 27

The National / The War on Drugs, Rogers Arena, Oct. 2

Cirque du Soleil ECHO, Under the Big Top, Concord Pacific, Oct. 9 – Dec. 15

After the Gold Rush Reimagined (Steve Dawson & Co,), Kay Meek Arts Centre, Oct 18 & 19, 7:30 pm

Kronos Quartet, UBC’s Chan Centre, Oct. 26, 8 pm

Kate Nash, Hollywood Theatre, Oct. 28

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, Rickshaw Theatre, Nov. 1

Porches, Hollywood Theatre, Nov. 1

Sabrina Carpenter, Pacific Coliseum, Nov. 4, 7 pm

Dehd, Rickshaw Theatre, Nov. 5

Usher, Rogers Arena, Nov. 7-8

Caribou, PNE Forum, Nov. 8

Zach Bryan, Rogers, Arena, Nov. 20

Tenille Townes, Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 22

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Rogers Arena, Nov. 22 

Heart with guests Cheap Trick, Pacific Coliseum, Dec. 3

Billie Eilish, Rogers Arena, Dec. 3, 8 pm

Thievery Corporation, Vogue Theatre, Dec. 15, 8 pm

Translinear Light: The Music of Alice Coltrane, UBC Chan Centre, Feb. 28, 2025