162 Vancouver concerts in October
OCTOBER 1: local punk-metal band War Amp plays Seven Dining Lounge, with guests the Remedials and Walden Plays.
OCTOBER 1: blues/world music trio Tri-Continental, composed of Bill Bourne, Lester Quitzau, and Madagascar Slim, plays Blue Frog Studios in White Rock.
OCTOBER 1: Canadian-born pianist Tony Foster performs at the Silk Purse Arts Centre with Seattle bassist Nate Parker and Vancouver drummer Joe Poole.
OCTOBER 1: Vancouver post-punk band Sex with Strangers plays the Fox Cabaret, with guests Tulip.
OCTOBER 1: Vancouver jazz band the Hard Rubber Orchestra premieres René Lussier's new work We Will See at the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre.
OCTOBER 1: Vancouver-based Persian flamenco artist Farnaz Ohadi launches her debut album Bird Dance at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.
OCTOBER 1: American punk-rock band Pennywise plays the Commodore Ballroom, with guests Strung Out, Unwritten Law, and Runaway Kids.
OCTOBER 1: Canadian musician and poet C.R. Avery performs songs from new album All the Angels Didn't Scare Me at the Cobalt.
OCTOBER 1: Violinist and mandolinist Moritz Behm performs at Dubh Linn Gate with folk-roots singer-songwriter Roland Barrett.
OCTOBER 1: New York folk-metal group Tengger Cavalry plays the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Incite, Revenger, and Trollband.
OCTOBER 2: Canadian folk singer-songwriter Reid Jamieson plays Cottage Bistro, with fiddler Meghan Engel.
OCTOBER 2: Canadian death-metal band Kataklysm coheadlines Red Room Ultrabar with Vancouver thrash-metal group Gross Misconduct.
OCTOBER 2: the Rogue Folk Club presents Isle of Man folk group Barrule at St. James Hall.
OCTOBER 2: American hip-hop producer and deejay DJ Shadow plays the Commodore, with guests Noer the Boy.
OCTOBER 2: Georgia guitar-rockers Drive-By Truckers, featuring singer-songwriter-guitarists Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood, play the Rickshaw, with guest Lydia Loveless.
OCTOBER 3: English new-wave band Squeeze (above) plays the Commodore, with guests Look Park.
OCTOBER 3: Bluegrass banjo player Jeff Scroggins and his band Colorado play the ANZA Club.
OCTOBER 4: Canadian electronica musician Conjure One plays the Rickshaw, with guests Actors.
OCTOBER 4: the Georgia Straight presents Canadian indie-folk singer-songwriter Hayden at St. James Hall.
OCTOBER 4: New York indie-rock band Cymbals Eat Guitars plays the Cobalt, with guests Field Mouse.
OCTOBER 4: Canadian jazz vocalist Karin Plato performs at Cottage Bistro with guitarist Bill Coon and bassist Paul Rushka.
OCTOBER 5: British hardcore-punk band Discharge plays the Rickshaw, with guests Toxic Holocaust, Mass Grave, Old Derelicts, and World View.
OCTOBER 5: Ryan Langevin performs tributes to Elton John and Billy Joel at Blue Frog Studios.
OCTOBER 5: local rock duo Japandroids plays the first of four nights at the Cobalt.
OCTOBER 5: Calgary indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara play the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, with guests Shura and Too Attached.
OCTOBER 5: Australian electronica duo Flight Facilities, composed of Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell, plays the Vogue Theatre.
OCTOBER 5: Canadian indie-rock band Tokyo Police Club plays the Commodore, with guests Born Ruffians.
OCTOBER 5: electronica duo Lal plays the WISE Hall, with guests Kimmortal and Lee Reed.
OCTOBER 6: the Rogue Folk Club presents the American blues guitarist-vocalist Guy Davis (above) at St. James Hall.
OCTOBER 6: screening of Adam Green's film Aladdin at the Rickshaw, followed by a concert during which Green performs music from the film.
OCTOBER 6: local rock duo Japandroids plays the second of four nights at the Cobalt.
OCTOBER 6: Detroit hip-hop artist Danny Brown plays the Vogue Theatre, with guests Maxo Kream and ZelooperZ.
OCTOBER 6: L.A.-based R&B trio King plays Alexander Gastown, with guest Eryn Allen Kane.
OCTOBER 7: Vancouver guitar-rock legends 54-40 play the first of two nights at the Commodore.
OCTOBER 7: Chicago indie-rock musician Ryley Walker plays the Fox Cabaret, with guests Circuit des Yeux.
OCTOBER 7: Australian reggae-fusion band Sticky Fingers plays the Vogue, touring in support of new album Westway (The Glamour and the Slums).
OCTOBER 7: Vancouver ska-reggae band S.K.A. plays the Fairview Pub, with guests Kownterpoint, the Upside, and Bong Chow.
OCTOBER 7: camouflage-themed dance party at the ANZA Club features music by Edmonton DJ Game Girl and Vancouver DJ Tank Gyal.
OCTOBER 7: Canadian folk band Old Cabin plays Merge, with guests Pony Girl and Parkland.
OCTOBER 7: the Joey Only Outlaw Band plays an album-release show at the WISE Hall, with guests Gerry Hannah and the New Questioning Coyote Brigade.
OCTOBER 7: the Rogue Folk Club presents American roots collective Birds of Chicago at St. James Hall.
OCTOBER 7: Vancouver rocker Jerry Doucette plays Blue Frog Studios with a band composed of guitarist Al Walker, bassist Trevor Newman, drummer Marco Ibarra, and keyboardist Ken Boychuck.
OCTOBER 7: local rock duo Japandroids plays the third of four nights at the Cobalt.
OCTOBER 7: New York rock band the Julie Ruin plays the Rickshaw, touring in support of new album Hit Reset.
OCTOBER 7: New Zealand folk-rock band Marlon Williams and the Yarra Benders play the Biltmore, with guest Julia Jacklin.
OCTOBER 8: American funk-psychedelic band Mild High Club plays the Biltmore, with guests Kim Gray and Tanglers.
OCTOBER 8: Edmonton-based indie-rock trio Scenic Route to Alaska plays the Media Club, with guests Peach Pit.
OCTOBER 8: local rock duo Japandroids plays the last of four nights at the Cobalt.
OCTOBER 8: New York indie-rock band Beach Fossils plays the Rickshaw, with guests Joyce Manor and Frankie Cosmos.
OCTOBER 8: Vancouver guitar-rock legends 54-40 play the second of two nights at the Commodore. SOLD OUT.
OCTOBER 9: Dutch house superstar Sander Van Doorn plays Venue, with guest Kryder.
OCTOBER 9: French heavy-metal band Gojira plays the Vogue, with guests TesseracT.
OCTOBER 9: American rock bands White Fang (above) and No Parents coheadline the Cobalt, with guests Birth Defects.
OCTOBER 9: American electronic-rock duo Phantogram plays the Commodore.
OCTOBER 10: Beijing-based alt-rock band Carsick Cars plays the Rickshaw, with guests Chui Wan and Alpine Decline.
OCTOBER 10: L.A.-based rock band Grouplove plays the Commodore, with guests MUNA.
OCTOBER 10: five-piece art-pop band Only a Visitor plays the Fox Cabaret, with guests Red Moon and Skim Milk.
OCTOBER 11: Scottish folk-pop band the Proclaimers (I'm Gonna Be [500 Miles])" plays the Commodore, with guest Jenny O.
OCTOBER 12: English indie-rock band Glass Animals plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, with guest Sam Gellaitry.
OCTOBER 12: Norwegian progressive-metal band Leprous plays the Red Room Ultrabar, with guests Earthside, Binary Code, and Dissona.
OCTOBER 12: English indie-rock band Glass Animals plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, with guest Sam Gellaitry.
OCTOBER 12: Canadian folk singer-songwriter Basia Bulat (above) plays the Vogue, with guests Oh Pep!
OCTOBER 12: L.A.-based ska band the Interruptors plays the Rickshaw, with guests Bad Cop/Bad Cop and the Brass Action.
OCTOBER 12: London-based electropop trio Kero Kero Bonito plays Fortune Sound Club.
OCTOBER 12: L.A.-based world-roots collective Nahko and Medicine for the People plays the Commodore, with guests Hirie.
OCTOBER 12: German techno musician Pantha Du Prince plays the Biltmore, touring in support of latest album The Triad.
OCTOBER 13: jazz vocalist-pianist Jennifer Scott, bassist Rene Worst, and guitarist Bill Coon play the Roedde House Museum.
OCTOBER 13: screening of a doc about the life and death of Micheal 'Eyedea' Larsen at the Rickshaw includes music by DJ Abilities and Carnage the Executioner.
OCTOBER 13: Canadian jazz trumpeter Malcolm Aiken performs tunes from his new album at Guilt and Co., with proceeds to support music programs in the DTES.
OCTOBER 13: Swedish six-piece heavy-metal band Ghost plays the Vogue, touring in support of latest album Meliora.
OCTOBER 13: English electronica singer-songwriter and producer James Blake plays the Orpheum Theatre.
OCTOBER 13: Australian bass guitarist and singer-songwrtier Tal Wilkenfeld plays the Biltmore, touring in support of her debut vocal album.
OCTOBER 13: American indie-rock band Cold War Kids plays the Commodore, touring in support of latest album Hold My Home.
OCTOBER 14: Quebec death-metal band Gorguts plays the Rickshaw, with guests Intronaut, Brain Tentacles, and Anciients.
OCTOBER 14: the Rogue Folk Club presents American folk-roots band the Bumper Jacksons at St. James Hall.
OCTOBER 14: American DJ Mark Farina plays the Imperial, with guests Luke McKeehan and Krown.
OCTOBER 14: Toronto-based rock band I Mother Earth plays the Commodore, with guests the Standstills.
OCTOBER 14: American hard-rock bands Great White and Slaughter coheadline the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock.
OCTOBER 14: New York country-folk band the Felice Brothers plays the Cobalt, touring in support of latest album Life in the Dark.
OCTOBER 14: performances by local acts Angel Edwards, Saints and Sinners, and Blue and White Van at the Princeton Pub & Grill.
OCTOBER 14: B.C.-born singer-songwriter David Simard performs a release show for his new album The Heavy Wait at the WISE Hall.
OCTOBER 14: Canadian indie-pop artist Andy Shauf plays the Fox Cabaret, with guests Scattered Clouds.
OCTOBER 14: U.K. folk singer-songwriter and fiddler Rachel Button (above) plays Dubh Linn Gate.
OCTOBER 14: Swiss jazz trombonist Samuel Blaser heads a tribute to the late jazz eccentric Jimmy Giuffre at the Western Front.
OCTOBER 15: Canadian rock bands Our Lady Peace and I Mother Earth coheadline the Abbotsford Centre, with guests the Standstills.
OCTOBER 15: Absolute Journey Tribute from Toronto performs at the Edgewater Casino's Stadium Club.
OCTOBER 15: American punk-rock bassist CJ Ramone, formerly of the Ramones, plays the Rickshaw with guests toyGuitar and the Shit Talkers.
OCTOBER 15: local pop singer-songwriter kele fleming launches her new album no static at the Cultch.
OCTOBER 15: Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf plays the Fox Cabaret, with guests Scattered Clouds.
OCTOBER 15: Calgary pop-punk band tours Chixdiggit plays the Cobalt on its 25th anniversary tour.
OCTOBER 15: British-born musician, producer, and DJ Quantic plays the Imperial.
OCTOBER 15: the Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian alt-country singer-songwriter Fred Eaglesmith at the Rio.
OCTOBER 15: Chicago-based rock 'n' roll band North By North plays the Fairview Pub, with guests Thee Magic Circle, the Godspot, and Milkers Wanted.
OCTOBER 15: Spanish finger-picking guitarist El Twanguero coheadlines with local rockabilly guitarist Paul Pigat at the Blueshore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.
OCTOBER 16: Canadian indie-rock band the Strumbellas (above) plays the first of two nights at the Commodore, with guests the Zolas. SOLD OUT.
OCTOBER 16: the Georgia Straight presents reggae-pop artist Ziggy Marley at the Vogue, with guest Jesse Roper.
OCTOBER 16: Illinois indie-rock band Poster Children plays the Cobalt.
OCTOBER 17: American rapper, producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur Kanye West plays Rogers Arena as part of his Saint Pablo Tour.
OCTOBER 17: Canadian indie-rock band the Strumbellas plays the second of two nights at the Commodore, with guests the Zolas.
OCTOBER 18: American jazz-soul singer-songwriter and actor Norah Jones plays the Queen E. Theatre, with guest Valerie June.
OCTOBER 18: British electronica-soul duo Honne plays the Biltmore Cabaret.
OCTOBER 18: Canadian electropop duo Purity Ring plays the Vogue, with guest Hana.
OCTOBER 18: indie-pop singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata plays the Fox Cabaret, performing tunes from latest album Tightrope Walker.
OCTOBER 18: American rock legend John Fogerty performs solo hits and classics from his old band Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Abbotsford Centre.
OCTOBER 18: Scottish heavy-metal band Alestorm plays the Rickshaw, with guests Nekrogoblikon and Æther Realm.
OCTOBER 19: Nashville country singer-songwriter Margo Price plays the Imperial, touring in support of debut album Midwest Farmer's Daughter.
OCTOBER 19: American pop singer, violinist, and composer Kishi Bashi plays the Fox Cabaret.
OCTOBER 19: American shock-rock legend Alice Cooper plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
OCTOBER 19: Hamilton-based roots rocker tours Terra Lightfoot plays the Media Club, with guest Dante Hadden.
OCTOBER 19: Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers plays the Commodore, touring in support of latest album No Going Back.
OCTOBER 20: American thrash-metal legends Slayer play the Abbotsford Centre, with guests Anthrax and Death Angel.
OCTOBER 20: American alt-rock band She Wants Revenge plays Venue, with guests the Dig and Raw Fabrics.
OCTOBER 20: American electropop-R&B singer-songwriter How to Dress Well plays the Biltmore, with guests Ex Reyes.
OCTOBER 20: Seattle emo singer-songwriter Jeremy Enigk plays the Cobalt, touring in support of the 20th anniversary of Return of the Frog Queen.
OCTOBER 21: Roots and blues singer-songwriter and slide-guitar specialist Martin Harley plays the first of two nights at Kay Meek Centre.
OCTOBER 21: Blueprint Live presents U.K. hip-hop artist Stormzy at Venue.
OCTOBER 21: Baltimore-based experimental-electronica band Flock of Dimes plays the Cobalt, with guests Your Friend.
OCTOBER 21: Victoria-bases band Carmanah performs folk, funk, and reggae music at West Vancouver Memorial Library.
OCTOBER 21: English indie-pop singer-songwriter Tom Odell plays the Imperial, touring in support of latest album Wrong Crowd.
OCTOBER 21: Portland folk band Blind Pilot plays the Biltmore, touring in support of new album And Then Like Lions.
OCTOBER 22: Canadian folk-pop brother-and-sister duo Matthew Barber and Jill Barber plays the Vogue.
OCTOBER 22: L.A. rapper Schoolboy Q plays the PNE Forum, with guest Joey Bada$$,
OCTOBER 22: Spanish classical and flamenco guitarist Pepe Romero plays the Chan Centre.
OCTOBER 22: Florida rock band Jacuzzi Boys plays the Cobalt, tours in support of new album Ping Pong.
OCTOBER 22: the Rogue Folk Club presents Canadian folk vocalist-guitarist Roy Forbes at St. James Hall.
OCTOBER 22: Transylvanian-born, New York City-based pianist-composer Lucian Ban teams up with American violist Mat Manieri at the Western Front to re-imagine Sun Ra, Butch Morris, Transylvanian doinas, Enesco and Bartok pieces amongst original compositions.
OCTOBER 22: Roots and blues singer-songwriter and slide-guitar specialist Martin Harley plays the second of two nights at Kay Meek Centre.
OCTOBER 23: English rock band the Boxer Rebellion plays the Biltmore, touring in support of latest album Ocean by Ocean.
OCTOBER 23: Finnish death-metal band Demilich plays the Red Room Ultrabar, with guests Hooded Menace, Vastum, and Temple of Abandonment.
OCTOBER 23: Southern California rock band Bad Suns plays the Imperial, with guests Coin.
OCTOBER 23: Canadian brother-and-sister musical duo Matthew and Jill Barber plays Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre.
OCTOBER 23: American guitarist-vocalist Dan Bern plays the WISE Hall, with guests Jack Garton and the Demon Squadron.
OCTOBER 24: French electropop musician M83 plays the Vogue, with guests Tennyson. Note: moved from original venue of PNE Forum.
OCTOBER 24: British electropop duo Pet Shop Boys ("West End Girls") plays the Queen E. Theatre on its Super Tour.
OCTOBER 25: Chicago hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper plays the first of two nights at Thunderbird Arena.
OCTOBER 25: Australian electropop musician Hayden James coheadlines Fortune Sound Club with London electronica artist Elderbrook.
OCTOBER 25: American punk-rock band Against Me! plays the Commodore, with guest David Hause.
OCTOBER 26: Chicago hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper plays the second of two nights at Thunderbird Arena.
OCTOBER 26: as part of the Straight Series, L.A.-based rockers Young the Giant play the first of two nights at the Commodore, with guests Ra Ra Riot.
OCTOBER 26: Swedish progressive death-metal band Opeth plays the Orpheum Theatre, with guests the Sword.
OCTOBER 26: Southern California punk-rock band Face to Face plays the Rickshaw.
OCTOBER 27: Canadian singer-songwriter Adrian Glynn performs tunes from his new album morelightthannolight at the Emerald.
OCTOBER 27: as part of the Straight Series, L.A.-based rockers Young the Giant play the second of two nights at the Commodore, with guests Ra Ra Riot.
OCTOBER 28: American country artist tours Dwight Yoakam plays the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock.
OCTOBER 28: New York rock band Sunflower Bean plays the Fox Cabaret, with guests the Lemon Twigs.
OCTOBER 28: German-American rapper Azizi Gibson performs at a Halloween party at the Biltmore.
OCTOBER 28: Canadian rock band tours Sum 41 plays the Commodore, with guests Senses Fail and As It Is.
OCTOBER 28: American jazz saxophonist Donny McCaslin performs with "A" Band and NiteCap at BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.
OCTOBER 28: Canadian garage-rock duo the King Khan & BBQ Show (above) plays the Rickshaw, with guests Paint Fumes.
OCTOBER 29: North Carolina indie-folk/roots act Hiss Golden Messenger plays the Fox Cabaret.
OCTOBER 29: adults-only Halloween party at the Commodore features DJ Flipout spinning hits.
OCTOBER 29: acoustic guitarist Trace Bundy performs a fundraising concert at Blueshore Financial in support of the DuncanAfrica Society, which fights poverty by creating guitars by hand in their trade school in Uganda.
OCTOBER 29: Australian indie-folk quintet Boy and Bear plays the Commodore, with guests Cobi.
OCTOBER 29: L.A.-based hip-hop artist K. Flay plays the Biltmore, touring in support of latest EP Crush Me.
OCTOBER 29: adults-only Halloween party at the Commodore features DJ Flipout spinning hits, with cash prizes for best costume.
OCTOBER 29: Michigan hip-hop artist Waldo plays Alexander Gastown, with guest DJs Marlon J. English, Flipout, and Cherchez.
OCTOBER 29: the Joe Trio--violinist Cameron Wilson, cellist Charles Inkman, and pianist Allen Stiles--performs unique arrangements of pop, jazz and rock tunes at North Van's Centennial Theatre.
OCTOBER 30: American hip-hop artist Post Malone plays the Vogue, with guests Jazz Cartier and Larry June.
OCTOBER 30: Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan--composed of singer Majid Al Maskati and producer Jordan Ullman--plays the Commodore.
OCTOBER 31: cover songs by members of Jock Tears, Ballantynes, the Prettys, and Peach Pit at the Astoria Pub's Halloween bash.
OCTOBER 31: English space-rock band Nik Turner's Hawkwind plays the Rickshaw.
OCTOBER 31: British alt-rock band Bush performs at the Commodore's Halloween Howler, with guest the Dead Deads.
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