116 Vancouver concerts in May

From the searing blues of American guitar hero Joe Bonamassa to the rattle and hum of Irish rock legends U2, there's a mass quantity of gigs happening in Vancouver in May.

MAY 1: swampy Ottawa blues-rock trio Monkeyjunk plays the Rio Theatre, with guests David Gogo and Mojo Stars.

MAY 1: New York-based indie-rock band Matt Pond PA plays Venue, with guests Young Buffalo from Mississippi.

MAY 1: May Day Cabaret at Spartacus Books features music by Cosmic Wink, Geoff Berner, and the Gram Partisans.

MAY 1: the Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian Celtic-folk duo and sister act Cassie & Maggie MacDonald (above) at St. James Hall.

MAY 1: Vancouver electropop producer On Planets plays Fortune Sound Club, with guests Chippy Nonstop, James Deen, and Mark Mills.

MAY 1: two-room party at Fox Cabaret with Downwards label head Regis and Minimal Wave founder Veronica Vasicka.

MAY 2: British-American vocalist and The Vampire Diaries star Michael Malarkey plays the Media Club, with guests the Wild Romantics + Jon Bryant.

MAY 2: American pop-rock band OneRepublic plays Rogers Arena, with guest Lights.

MAY 2: Brooklyn-based pop singer-songwriter Waxahatchee plays the Biltmore Cabaret, with guests Girlpool.

MAY 2: Vanvaneate at WISE Hall celebrates beloved Cuban orchestra Los Van Van.

MAY 2: vocalist Ester Rada (above) and her seven-piece band perform a blend of ska, reggae, world music, dance beats, and jazz at the Imperial.

MAY 2: Victoria indie-rock band Frog Eyes plays Djavad Mowafaghian World Arts Centre, with guests Hello, Blue Roses.

MAY 2: Colleen Rennison, DJ Joshua Oldsoul, and members of Kutapira play the Ponderosa 2015 Lineup Launch Party at the ANZA Club.

MAY 3: the Rogue Folk Club presents fiddle/guitar duo Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill at St. James Hall.

MAY 5: Eighties boy-band New Kids on the Block plays Rogers Arena, with guests TLC and Nelly.

MAY 5: Virginia experimental-metal band Inter Arma plays the Electric Owl, with guest Yautja.

MAY 5: Montreal ambient-pop trio Seoul coheadlines the Media Club with Berlin-based alt-pop trio Ballet School.

MAY 6: English electronica musician East India Youth plays the Fox Cabaret.

MAY 6: Georgia rapper Rittz plays Venue, with guests Emotionz, Northwest Division, Status Crew, and J Dohe.

MAY 6: Greek symphonic-metal band Septicflesh plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Moonspell and Deathstars.

MAY 6: Portland rock trio Sleater-Kinney (above) plays the Commodore Ballroom.

MAY 6: Texas sychedelic-rock band the Bright Light Social Hour plays the Media Club , with guests Talk in Tongues.

MAY 7: American pop legend Neil Diamond ("Sweet Caroline", "Cracklin' Rosie") plays Rogers Arena.

MAY 7: local indie-rock band Gay Nineties plays a free show at Venue, with guests Oceanographers and Dan Moxon.

MAY 7: the Georgia Straight presents Ontario horrorbilly band the Matadors at the Rickshaw, with guests the Dusty Aces and Butch Haller.

MAY 7: American indie-electronica musician Dan Deacon plays the Electric Owl, touring in support of upcoming release Gliss Riffer.

MAY 8: Local indie singer-songwriter Tatiana Speed (above) plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guest Colby Ramsay.

MAY 8: Canadian rock bands Honeymoon Suite and Streetheart play Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

MAY 8: Caravan World Rhythms and Orkestar Slivovica present the sixth annual Balkan Brass Spring Festival, Ederlezi, at Grandview Legion.

MAY 8: British synth-pop artist Howard Jones revisits his 30-year musical career at the Biltmore Cabaret.

MAY 8: the Rogue Folk Club presents Winnipeg-based folk-pop trio Sweet Alibi in a coheadlining show with Vancouver Island indie quartet the Rakish Angles at St. James Hall.

MAY 9: Canadian guitar-rock veterans April Wine, featuring singer-guitarist Myles Goodwyn, play the River Rock Show Theatre.

MAY 9: Chicano-rock power-trio Los Lonely Boys (above) plays the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, with guest Lukas Nelson.

MAY 9: American rock band the Rentals, fronted by Matt Sharp of Weezer, plays the Electric Owl, with guests Rey Pil and Radiation City.

MAY 9: Local Latin funk-rock band Santa Lucia performs at the Rickshaw as part of the Vancouver Music Out 2015 showcase, with guests Oneyed Jacks, Blake Havard, Karen Kobel, and Guztavo Ferman and the Corazon Dancers.

MAY 9: the Georgia Straight presents Vancouver hip-hop group Swollen Members at the Imperial, with guests AlphaOmega, Meph, Mugg Shot, and B.O.S.S. & PSLCD.

MAY 9: John Korsrud’s 18-piece jazz ensemble the Hard Rubber Orchestra plays the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre.

MAY 9: Neil Hagerty & The Howling Hex (above), featuring ex-Pussy Galore and Royal Trux member Hagerty, plays the Fox, with guests Gretchen Snakes Group and Mormon Crosses.

MAY 10: Finnish folk-metal groups Ensiferum and Korpiklaani play the Rickshaw, with guests Trollfest.

MAY 10: Irish rock band Kodaline plays the Commodore on its Ones to Watch North American tour.

MAY 10: Neil Sedaka, American pop vocalist and composer from the '50s ("Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"), plays the River Rock Show Theatre.

MAY 10: Gypsy-jazz group Gonzalo Bergara Quartet plays St. James Hall, with guest Leah Zeger.

MAY 11: American blues-rock guitar hero Joe Bonamassa plays the first of two shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

MAY 12: California ska-punk band Reel Big Fish plays Venue.

MAY 12: American blues-rock guitar hero Joe Bonamassa plays the second of two shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

MAY 13: singer-songwriters David Graff, Jack Marks, Ben Sures, and Hannah Walker & Jamie Elliott perform at the Roundhouse Community Centre's Bluebird North.

MAY 13: Scottish alt-rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain plays the Vogue.

MAY 13: New York City rock 'n' rollers the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion play the Imperial, with guests We Are Hex.

MAY 14: Irish rock legends U2 (above) perform the first of two shows to kick off their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE 2015 tour.

MAY 14: the Georgia Straight presents Manhattan-based hip-hop producer Blockhead at Venue, with guests Mono/poly, Tor, and Dubconscious.

MAY 14: Scottish punk band the Rezillos plays the Rickshaw, with guests Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds.

MAY 15: the Rogue Folk Club presents San Francisco bluegrass artists Kathy Kallick & Laurie Lewis at St. James Hall.

MAY 15: Irish rock legends U2 perform the second of two shows to kick off their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE 2015 tour.

MAY 16: local metal bands come together at the Rickshaw's Neuterhead: Ace of Spays Fundraiser to support animal rescue initiatives.

MAY 16: Swedish electropop singer-songwriter Tove Styrke ("Call My Name") plays the Media Club, with guests Lany.

MAY 16: Australian guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel (above) plays the Vogue, with guests Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo.

MAY 17: the Rogue Folk Club presents traditional Cajun and zydeco band the Revelers at St. James Hall.

MAY 17: Moldovan trance-music producer and DJ Andrew Rayel plays the Commodore.

MAY 17: American DJ Mark Farina plays the Imperial, with guests Neighbour, DJ Krown, Midnight Vulture, and Austin Phillips.

MAY 20: Canadian indie-folk group Timber Timbre plays the first of two nights at the Biltmore, with guests Xiu Xiu.

MAY 20: Seventies hard-rockers Y&T play Venue, with guests Aviator Shades.

MAY 20: English indie-rock band the Wombats plays the Imperial, with guests Life in Film and Cheerleader.

MAY 20: country-fusion band the Mavericks plays the Commodore, with guests Whitney Rose.

MAY 21: Canadian indie-folk group Timber Timbre (above) plays the second of two nights at the Biltmore, with guests Xiu Xiu.

MAY 21: American hip-hop artist Action Bronson plays the Vogue Theatre on his Mr. Wonderful Tour.

MAY 21: Australian electronica DJ and producer Flume plays Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park.

MAY 21: Washington, D.C. bass-music prodigy Lindsay Lowend plays Fortune Sound, with guests Joseph L'Etranger, Rook Milo, and Dubconscious.

MAY 21: American electronica artist and violinist Lindsey Stirling (above) plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

MAY 21: folk-blues singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens plays the Rio, with guests Bhi Bhiman.

MAY 21: Seattle-based indie-pop solo artist Perfume Genius coheadlines the Imperial with Texas-based indie-rock singer-songwriter Will Butler.

MAY 21: London-based soul collective Jungle plays the Commodore.

MAY 22: German pop-folk duo Milky Chance plays the first of two shows at the Commodore, with guests FMLYBAND. SOLD OUT.

MAY 22: the Rogue Folk Club presents vocalist-guitarist Chris Ronald and multi-instrumentalist John MacArthur Ellis at St. James Hall.

MAY 22: the Georgia Straight presents American psychobilly rockers Reverend Horton Heat (above) at the Rickshaw, with guests Nekromantix.

MAY 22: American rock bands Nothing and Merchandise coheadling the Cobalt, with guests Cloakroom.

MAY 22: L.A. pop band Smallpools plays the Electric Owl, with guests Grizfolk and Hunter Hunted.

MAY 22: American indie-rock bands Real Estate and Woods coheadline the Imperial.

MAY 22: L.A.-based electronica group the Glitch Mob plays the Vogue, with guests Eprom and Max Ulis.

MAY 23: Caravan World Rhythms presents Indian sitar and tabla players Niladri Kumar and Aditya Kalyanpur at the Rio Theatre.

MAY 23: English psychedelic-rock band Temples plays the Biltmore.

MAY 23: British rock duo Royal Blood plays the Vogue, with guests Mini Mansions. SOLD OUT.

MAY 23: Swedish electropop band Little Dragon plays Malkin Bowl.

MAY 23: German pop-folk duo Milky Chance plays the second of two shows at the Commodore, with guests FMLYBAND. SOLD OUT.

MAY 24: Vancouver stoner-rock trio We Hunt Buffalo (above) plays the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver's Asylum Sound Stage, with guests La Chinga.

MAY 24: the Georgia Straight presents indie-rock singer-songwriter Father John Misty at the Commodore. SOLD OUT.

MAY 24: the Georgia Straight presents Texas indie-rock band Spoon at Malkin Bowl, with guests Future Islands and Sweet Spirit.

MAY 24: Philadelphia indie-rock band the War on Drugs plays the Vogue.

MAY 25: Oxford indie-rock band Glass Animals plays the Vogue Theatre, touring in support of debut studio release Zaba.

MAY 25: Coastal Jazz presents American pop superstars Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga (above) performing the first of two shows on their Cheek to Cheek concert tour.

MAY 26: the Georgia Straight presents Australian psychedelic rock quintet Tame Impala at Malkin Bowl, with guests Kuroma. SOLD OUT.

MAY 26: multiplatinum American pop singer-songwriter Barry Manilow ("Mandy") plays Rogers Arena.

MAY 26: Coastal Jazz presents American pop superstars Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga performing the second of two shows on their Cheek to Cheek concert tour.

MAY 26: San Diego noise-pop/indie-pop band Crocodiles plays Venue, with guests Ford Pier Vengeance Trio.

MAY 26: Massachusetts indie-rock band Speedy Ortiz plays the Cobalt, with guest Alex G.

MAY 27: the Georgia Straight presents Slovenian avant-garde/industrial group Laibach (above) at the Rickshaw.

MAY 27: American folk-rock band Phox plays the Biltmore.

MAY 27: Southern soul-funk ensemble JJ Grey and Mofro plays Venue, with guest Ben Rogers.

MAY 27: the Georgia Straight presents American alt-rock singer-songwriter Ryan Adams at the Orpheum, with guests Wardell.

MAY 27: American rapper Juicy J performs at the Commodore on his Hustle Continues tour.

MAY 28: New Jersey- and Belgium-based death-metal bands Fit For an Autopsy and Aborted coheadline the Rickshaw, with guests Archspire and Dark Sermon.

MAY 28: electronic rock band Awolnation plays the Commodore. SOLD OUT.

MAY 29: the Georgia Straight presents local rocker and activist Bif Naked (above) at the Rickshaw.

MAY 29: British '80s hard-rock band Girlschool plays Venue, with guests Crucified Barbara, Old James, and Velvet Black.

MAY 29: Canadian indie-pop band Zerbin plays the Biltmore Cabaret.

MAY 29: Canadian indie-rock quintet Walk Off the Earth plays the Vogue Theatre.

MAY 29: Montreal folk quartet the Barr Brothers plays the Imperial.

MAY 30: the Rogue Folk Club presents bilingual PEI band Ten Strings & a Goat Skin at St. James Hall, with Quebec trio Bon Débarras.

MAY 30: Philadelphia Indie-rock band Hop Along plays the Cobalt, with guests Field Mouse and Lithuania.

MAY 30: Australian psychedelic-dance band Miami Horror plays the Electric Owl.

MAY 30: local indie-rock quartet the River and the Road plays a CD-release party at the Biltmore.

MAY 30: Finnish metal band Apocalyptica plays the Commodore, with guests Art of Dying.

MAY 30: the sixth Mariachi Festival Canada at the Vogue features mariachi bands and traditional dancers from Mexico, the U.S., and Canada.

MAY 30: New Orleans swamp-music artists Quintron and Miss Pussycat play the Fox Cabaret, with underground Memphis band Nots.

MAY 30: New Jersey ska-punk band Streetlight Manifesto plays the Rickshaw, with guests Dan Potthast and Sycamore Smith.

MAY 31: jazz musicians Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz play St. James Hall.

MAY 31: '80s hard-rockers Whitesnake ("Slide It In", "Here I Go Again"), featuring vocalist David Coverdale (above), play the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.