Stones Say Their Goodbyes as Vancouver Settles into Summer Mode
The Rolling Stones are now down in Southern California but when they were in Vancouver last weekend Mick Jagger paid a visit to Vikram Vij’s namesake restaurant on Cambie Street. The restaurateur posted on Instagram that he “had the incredible honor of hosting the legendary Mick Jagger at Vij’s last night! An unforgettable evening filled with great conversations, laughter, and, of course, amazing food.” The Stones frontman has long been fascinated with all aspects of Indian culture – when illustrator John Pasche was commissioned to design a logo for the band it was Jagger who suggested the red tongue of the Hindu goddess Kali as a visual reference. The Rolling Stones iconic tongue and lips logo was first used on the label of the Sticky Fingers album in 1971.
Some of the Stones’ Instagram channels also posted about their Vancouver stay: @officiakeef has a clip of Keith Richards performing “Before They Make Me Run” on the BC Place stage, while Ronnie Wood’s account shows the guitarist driving away from the gig in his limo like an image straight out of Nik Cohn and Guy Peellaert’s Rock Dreams. “We love Vancouver,” Wood says looking out his side window. “It was a great show. Nice to see them all rolling out of the concert. I think they had a good time tonight.”
Upcoming Events Guide: Live and Direct
Taylah Elaine with Floetic, Biltmore Cabaret, July 13, late show doors: 10 pm
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.
Gossip, Vogue Theatre, July 20
Cancelled: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, July 23
Art Bergmann, Rickshaw Theatre, July 26
Chris Brown, Rogers Arena, July 27
Alejandro Escovedo, The Pearl, July 28
Norah Jones, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, July 30
Billy Idol, Rogers Arena, July 30
Queer as Funk, Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 2
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
Tyler Childers with Allison Russell, Rogers Arena, Aug. 8
Olivia Rodrigo, Rogers Arena, Aug. 9
Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival. Deer Lake Park, Aug.10, 4 pm
Waxahatchee. Orpheum Theatre, Aug. 16
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Aug. 13-14
George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 20-21
Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Rogers Arena, Aug. 28
Kim Gordon, Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 30
Kings of Leon, Rogers Arena, Aug. 31
Ladytron, Rickshaw Theatre, Aug. 31
Glass Animals, Rogers Arena, Sept. 8
Future Islands, Malkin Bowl, Sept. 10-11
Tokyo Police Club, Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 14-15
Social Distortion, Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 17-19
Sam Hunt, Rogers Arena, Sept. 18
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
Weezer, The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr., Rogers Arena, Oct. 5
Hans Zimmer, Rogers Arena, Oct. 6
Cirque du Soleil ECHO, Under the Big Top, Concord Pacific, Oct. 9 – Dec. 15
Evanescence, Rogers Arena, Oct. 15
After the Gold Rush Reimagined (Steve Dawson & Co,), Kay Meek Arts Centre, Oct 18 & 19, 7:30 pm
Nikki with Allison Pontheir, Rogers Arena, Oct. 19
Jim Jefferies and Jimmy Carr, Rogers Arena, Oct. 25
Kronos Quartet, UBC’s Chan Centre, Oct. 26, 8 pm
Kate Nash, Hollywood Theatre, Oct. 28
Suki Waterhouse with Bully, Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 28
Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, Rickshaw Theatre, Nov. 1
Porches, Hollywood Theatre, Nov. 1
The Dead South, Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 3 and 4
Sabrina Carpenter, Pacific Coliseum, Nov. 4, 7 pm
Dehd, Rickshaw Theatre, Nov. 5
Arkells, Rogers Arena, Nov. 15
Zach Bryan, Rogers, Arena, Nov. 20
Tenille Townes, Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 22
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Rogers Arena, Nov. 22
Cancelled: 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
