16 Vancouver concerts this weekend, August 26 to 28

FRIDAY: singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John performs at the PNE Amphitheatre as part of the PNE Summer Night Concerts series.

FRIDAY: Jocelyn Pettit performs at Squamish's Sea to Sky Gondola as part of the Sunset Music Series.

FRIDAY: rumba-flamenca guitar group the Gipsy Kings plays the Vogue Theatre.

FRIDAY: Burnaby metal quartet Kradle performs a reunion show at Venue in memory of late singer Tod Larkin, with guests Chelsea's Tail.

FRIDAY: the Georgia Straight presents Nashville pop-punk band Diarrhea Planet at the Rickshaw.

FRIDAY: benefit for Hugh Fraser at Pat's Pub and Brewhouse features saxophonist PJ Perry and the 16-piece Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz.

SATURDAY: Houston rapper Riff Raff plays Venue, with guests Dollabillgates, Trill Sammy, and Dice Soho.

SATURDAY: classic rockers Foreigner perform at the PNE Amphitheatre as part of the PNE Summer Night Concerts series.

SATURDAY: American rock band Turnover plays the Cobalt, touring in support of latest album Peripheral Vision.

SATURDAY: Porteau, Eryn & Co, and DCM Bandfactory perform in North Van as part of the Cates Park Concert Series.

SATURDAY: Filipino alt-rock vocalist Wency Cornejo coheadlines Fortune Sound Club with Filipino pop-rock band Introvoys.

SATURDAY: New York-based indie-rock band Parquet Courts plays the Vogue Theatre, touring in support of latest album Human Performance.

SUNDAY: British pop legends Duran Duran play Rogers Arena, with guests Chic, featuring Nile Rodgers.

SUNDAY: San Francisco post-punk band All Your Sisters play the Astoria Pub, with guests Girlfriends + Boyfriends and Ivory Towers.

SUNDAY: Seattle indie-rock singer-songwriter David Bazan plays the Biltmore, with guests Michael Nau and Cotton Jones.

SUNDAY: eighties pop act Culture Club, featuring singer Boy George, performs at the PNE Amphitheatre as part of the PNE Summer Night Concerts series.

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