88 Vancouver concerts in June

From the scintillating blues of Buddy Guy to the rootsy rock of Dave Alvin, there's plenty of Vancouver concerts happening in June. Here's 88 to choose from.

JUNE 1: Nigerian hip-hop vocalist Nneka plays the Biltmore Cabaret, touring in support of latest release My Fairy Tales.

JUNE 2: American actor, author, comedian, and singer-songwriter Bette Midler plays Rogers Arena, touring in support of latest release It's the Girls!.

JUNE 2: Surrey's Raju Johal performs a bhangra concert at the Fox Cabaret.

JUNE 3: Los Angeles pop band Best Coast plays the Imperial, touring in support of latest release California Nights.

JUNE 4: the Georgia Straight presents Canadian nuevo-flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook (above) at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

JUNE 4: the Walkmen singer Hamilton Leithauser plays Venue, with guests Jack + Eliza.

JUNE 4: Canadian folk-rock singer-songwriter Danny Michel plays the Fox Cabaret.

JUNE 4: the Music Waste Festival kicks off, featuring independent music to June 7 at various Vancouver venues.

JUNE 4: Vancouver-based dark-pop band the Belle Game plays the Biltmore, with guest David Vertesi.

JUNE 4: the Georgia Straight presents Canadian folk-rock band Great Lake Swimmers (above) at the Vogue, with guests the Weather Station.

JUNE 5: Ontario party-rocker Kim Mitchell ("Go For Soda", "Patio Lanterns") plays the Commodore Ballroom.

JUNE 5: U.K. rocker Hugh Cornwell from the Stranglers plays the Media Club, touring in support of latest album Totem and Taboo.

JUNE 5: Canadian rock bands Headpins, Toronto, and Helix play a triple-bill at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

JUNE 5: the three-day Levitation Vancouver music festival kicks off at the Rickshaw Theatre.

JUNE 6: the Georgia Straight presents White Rock reggae-pop singer-songwriter Daniel Wesley at the Commodore.

JUNE 7: Canadian country-pop superstar Shania Twain (above) performs the first of two shows at Rogers Arena on her farewell tour.

JUNE 7: Wyoming punk-rock quartet Teenage Bottlerocket plays Venue, with guests the Copyrights and the Isotopes.

JUNE 8: Portland psychedelic-rock band Black Pussy plays the Biltmore, touring in support of latest release Magic Mustache.

JUNE 9: Chicago-based deathcore band Veil of Maya plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Revocation, Gift Giver, and Entheos.

JUNE 9: Canadian country-pop superstar Shania Twain performs the second of two shows at Rogers Arena on her farewell tour.

JUNE 9: American indie-folk singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens plays the Orpheum, touring in support of new album Carrie & Lowell.

JUNE 9: Austin dance-pop trio Holiday Mountain plays the Media Club.

JUNE 10: New Orleans doom-metal band Crowbar plays the Rickshaw, with guests Battlecross, Lord Dying, Terrifier, and Bog.

JUNE 10: American indie-rock band Delta Spirit (above) plays the Biltmore, touring in support of latest release Into the Wide.

JUNE 11: Canadian shoegaze band No Joy plays the Biltmore, touring in support of new album More Faithful.

JUNE 12: American industrial-metal band Ministry plays the Vogue, touring in support of latest album From Beer to Eternity.

JUNE 12: Florida indie-rock quartet Surfer Blood (above) plays Venue, with guest Alex Calder.

JUNE 12: Canadian blues-rocker David Wilcox ("Hypnotizin' Boogie", "Bump Up Ahead") plays the River Rock Show Theatre.

JUNE 12: Nanaimo blues-rocker David Gogo plays Blue Frog Studios in White Rock.

JUNE 13: the Red Truck Parking Lot Concert Series kicks off with Five Alarm Funk, Tonye Aganaba, Kutapira, and DJ Vinyl Ritchie.

JUNE 13: American punk-rock band Screeching Weasel plays the Commodore, with guests MxPx.

JUNE 13: the Covenant Festival features Rites of Thy Degringolade, Mitochondrion, Ritual Necromancy, Garotting Deep, Deathwinds, and the Nausea at the Rickshaw.

JUNE 14: American hard-rock band Halestorm (above) plays the Commodore, with guests Rival Sons and Royal Thunder.

JUNE 14: the Coastal Sound Youth Choir and local indie band the Saltines present Indiekor, a fusion of classical choral music and indie rock at the Vogue.

JUNE 14: Italian classical tenor Andrea Bocelli plays Rogers Arena.

JUNE 15: the Pacific Bluegrass & Heritage Society presents bluegrass music by Jeff Scroggins, Tristan Scroggins, and Greg Blake at the ANZA Club.

JUNE 15: Canadian electropop duo Purity Ring (above) plays the Vogue, touring in support of latest release Another Eternity.

JUNE 15: Reno hardcore punk band 7 Seconds plays Fortune Sound Club, with guests the Briggs, Bishop's Green, and Success.

JUNE 16: the Georgia Straight presents Indian film-score composer and electronic musician A.R. Rahman at the Orpheum Theatre.

JUNE 16: Australian indie-pop quartet San Cisco plays Venue, with guests the Prettiots.

JUNE 16: San Diego indie-rock band the Donkeys plays the Media Club, with guests Extra Classic.

JUNE 16: the Jericho Folk Club presents local fingerstyle guitarist Don Alder (above) performing songs from new CD Armed & Dangerous at Jericho Sailing Centre.

JUNE 17: Japanese indie and underground bands OWARIKARA, mothercoat, otori, PENs+, and Atlantis Airport play the Biltmore Cabaret at Next Music from Tokyo Vol. 7.

JUNE 17: London-based dance-music production duo Snakehips plays the Imperial.

JUNE 18: the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival kicks off, running at various venues until July 1.

JUNE 18: horn-driven pop-rock group Chicago ("Make Me Smile", "Saturday in the Park") plays the River Rock Show Theatre.

JUNE 18: Samuel Sixto performs for the opening night of Vancouver’s 26th Festival d’été francophone.

JUNE 18: Norwegian tropical-house producer and pianist Matoma plays Fortune Sound Club, with guests Ryan Trax and Solectas.

JUNE 18: Portland metal quartet Agalloch plays Venue, with guests Helen Money.

JUNE 19: New Orleans metal band Goatwhore (above) plays the Rickshaw, with guests Black Breath, Ringworm, Theories, Skull Vultures, and Klandestin.

JUNE 19: Raven & Dove, the Lazy Jacks, Lemon Gin, Mary Armitage, and Chris Ronald perform Folk Music For Everyone at St. Paul's Anglican Church.

JUNE 19: American hip-hop trio Bel Biv Devoe ("Poison", "Do Me!") plays the River Rock Show Theatre.

JUNE 19: Grammy-winning blues-guitar legend Buddy Guy plays the Orpheum as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 19: Brazilian vocalist-guitarist Joyce Moreno performs at the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 19: British folk-pop singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran (above) performs at Rogers Arena, touring in support of latest release x.

JUNE 20: U.K.-based prog-rock vocalist-guitarist Steven Wilson plays the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 20: Georgia guitar-rockers Collective Soul ("Shine", "The World I Know") play Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

JUNE 20: the Georgia Straight presents Canadian electronica-First Nations trio A Tribe Called Red at Malkin Bowl.

JUNE 20: California experimental hip-hop duo Death Grips plays the Commodore.

JUNE 20: experimental post-punk band Algiers plays the Biltmore.

JUNE 21: Brooklyn-based fusion group Snarky Puppy plays the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 21: British death-metal band Bolt Thrower plays the Rickshaw, with guests Hellshock and Baptists.

JUNE 22: American jazz bassist-composer Stanley Clarke (above) leads his band at the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 22: electronica composers and sound artists Ben Frost and Tim Hecker coheadline the Imperial.

JUNE 22: English indie-rock band Swervedriver plays the Biltmore.

JUNE 22: Brooklyn-based indie-pop singer-songwriter Tor Miller plays the Media Club.

JUNE 23: New York City a cappella group Naturally 7 plays the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 23: American R&B-soul singer-songwriter Erykah Badu (above) performs at the Orpheum as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 24: Make Music Vancouver features free performances in Gastown by a vast array of local bands.

JUNE 24: jazz trio the Bad Plus performs with saxophonist Joshua Redman and Kneebody at the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 25: American country singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney plays Ambleside Park, with guests Jake Owen and Chase Rice.

JUNE 25: soul-rock vocalist Ms. Lisa Fischer performs with Grand Baton at the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 26: the Rogue Folk Club presents El Paso-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Tom Russell at St. James Hall.

JUNE 26: American rapper Goldlink plays Alexander, touring in support of latest release The God Complex.

JUNE 26: Brazilian-born, New York City-based jazz vocalist Eliane Elias (above) plays the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 27: Canadian folk legend Gordon Lightfoot ("Sundown", "Carefree Highway") plays the River Rock Show Theatre.

JUNE 27: Vancouver-based blues duo the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer plays the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, with guests the Matinée

JUNE 27: the Roundhouse Weekend Innovation Series features two days of live jazz as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 28: Italian-American smooth-jazz trumpeter and composer Chris Botti plays the River Rock Show Theatre.

JUNE 29: American funk-soul group Tower of Power plays the Vogue as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 30: San Francisco orchestral-pop band the Family Crest (above) plays the Biltmore, with guests Hey Marseilles.

JUNE 30: American hip-hop/neo-soul band the Roots performs at the Orpheum Theatre as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

JUNE 30: Los Angeles punk-rock band Bad Religion plays the Commodore, with guests Plague Vendor.

JUNE 30: British rockers the Fixx ("One Thing Leads to Another", "Saved By Zero") play Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.

JUNE 30: San Francisco pop singer-songwriter Christopher Owens plays the Cobalt, touring in support of latest release A New Testament.

JUNE 30: roots-rock singer-guitarist Dave Alvin leads his band the Guilty Ones at the Electric Owl, with guests the James "Buddy" Rogers Band.

JUNE 30: American indie-rock bands Guantanamo Baywatch and Juan Wauters coheadline the WISE Hall.

JUNE 30: Canadian pop-rockers Carole Pope and Rough Trade ("High School Confidential") play the Asylum Sound Stage at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.