115 Vancouver concerts in June
JUNE 1: Grammy-winning R&B and soul-pop singer-songwriter John Legend plays Rogers Arena, with guest Gallant.
JUNE 1: Memphis singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Valerie June plays the Fox Cabaret, performing tunes from her latest album The Order of Time.
JUNE 1: Canadian country singer-songwriter Dean Brody plays Abbotsford Centre, with guests Madeline Merlo and James Barker Band.
JUNE 2: politically-minded Australian rockers Midnight Oil play Malkin Bowl. Note: moved from original venue of Commodore.
JUNE 2: Canadian heavy-metal bands Unleash the Archers and Dead Asylum coheadline the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Pyramidion and the Mountain Man.
JUNE 2: Coastal Jazz presents vocalist Tom Pickett and alto saxophonist Cory Weeds with his quintet in the first night of Tribute to Cannonball and Cleanhead at Frankie's Jazz.
JUNE 3: No Bollocks Events presents a memorial show at the Rickshaw for Brent "Fubar" Johnson, featuring Canadian punk vets the Dayglo Abortions, Powerclown, Rampage, the Strugglers, Wasted Strays, and Scum Element, with proceeds to help the family's funeral costs.
JUNE 3: the South Country Fair West Coast line-Up launch at the WISE Hall features music by Sam Tudor, Ben Rogers, Viper Central, and Kitty and the Rooster.
JUNE 3: Vancouver punk-rock band You Big Idiot (above) plays Pub 340, with guests Contra Code, AntEater, and Off by an Inch.
JUNE 3: American metal band Ares Kingdom plays Pat's Pub & Brewhouse, with guests Begrime Exemious, Pathetic, and Assimilation.
JUNE 3: Celebrate Canada 150 at the Rio Theatre with Polish electro band Gooral, Delhi2Dublin's Serena Eades, folk-dance group Polenez, and Black Powder Toys with Christine Best and Chris Witoski.
JUNE 3: David Sinclair and Keith Bennett perform original tunes and covers of the Everly Brothers, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and U2 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Crescent Branch.
JUNE 3: Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir presents a concert of soul and gospel music with R&B artist Warren Dean Flandez at Christ Church Cathedral.
JUNE 3: Coastal Jazz presents vocalist Tom Pickett and alto saxophonist Cory Weeds with his quintet in the second night of Tribute to Cannonball and Cleanhead at Frankie's Jazz.
JUNE 4: Filipino indie band UDD--composed of Armi Millare, Carlos Tanada, Ean Mayor, and Paul Yap--plays the Biltmore.
JUNE 4: Toronto synth-rock band TWRP plays the Cobalt, with guests Fartbarf.
JUNE 6: the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presents musicians from China, Iran, and Montreal, alongside percussionists from Vancouver's music scene, at the Revue Stage.
JUNE 6: British guitar-rockers Def Leppard (above) play Rogers Arena, with guests Poison and Tesla.
JUNE 6: local swing band Milk Crate Bandits celebrates the launch of its latest album The Neighbourhood at the Army, Navy, and Air Force Veteran's Club.
JUNE 7: the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presents a 60-minute performance of original music, contextualized by projected archival photographs reflecting on the Komagata Maru incident of 1914, at the Revue Stage.
JUNE 8: the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presents a concert by flutist Mark McGregor, percussionist Brian Nesselroad, and tabla player Shawn Mativetsky at the Revue Stage.
JUNE 8: Seattle rockers the Supersuckers kick off their West Coast tour at the Cobalt, with guests the Slip-Ons.
JUNE 8: English electronica duo Mount Kimbie plays the Imperial, with guests Ash Koosha and Tirzah.
JUNE 9: Atlanta hip-hop artist Future plays Rogers Arena, with guests Migos, Tory Lanez, and A$AP Ferg.
JUNE 9: Death-, black-, and doom-metal music by Bolzer, Sortilegia, Qrixkuor, Harvest Gulgatha, Shroud of the Heretic, Amphisbaena, and Kanashibari at the Rickshaw on night two of Covenant Festival III.
JUNE 9: chant masters Deva Premal and Miten perform at the Vogue Theatre, with guest Manose.
JUNE 9: Vancouver-based fusion artist Ezra Kwizera performs at a release party for latest album Humura at White Rock's Blue Frog Studios.
JUNE 9: local rock band the East Vamps plays SBC Restaurant, with guests Crummy, Austringer, and Aging Youth Gang.
JUNE 9: Toronto alt-pop duo Darcys, composed of Jason Couse and Wes Marskell, plays Fortune Sound Club.
JUNE 9: the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presents a night of music by Michael O'Neill, Turtle Bliss Gamelan, Cameron Wilson, Finn Manniche, Chen Zuohui, Shawn Mativetsky, and Ziya Tabassian at the Revue Stage.
JUNE 10: Canadian indie-rock band Hollerado (above) plays the Commdoore.
JUNE 10: Vancouver indie-folk band Echo Nebraska plays the Roxy, with guests Coldwater Road.
JUNE 10: Local electropop band Rococode performs at the Railway Stage and Beer Cafe, with guests Battle Tapes and Seaborne.
JUNE 10: the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presents a gala concert featuring the orchestra, and guests Chen Zuohui, Shawn Mativetsky, Niel Golden, and Ziya Tabassian, at VCC Broadway.
JUNE 10: Death-, black-, and doom-metal music by Revenge, Necroholocaust, Heresiarch, Rites of Thy Degringolade Triumvir Foul, Brulvahnatu, Sorguinazia, and Xiphoid Dementia at the Rickshaw on night three of Covenant Festival III.
JUNE 11: the Rogue Folk Club presents world-eclectic multi-instrumentalist David Lindley at St. James Hall.
JUNE 11: the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presents music by Chen Zuohui, the Huyi Choir of the Canada Chinese Performing Arts Society, Han Music Ensemble, and conductor Jin Zhang at the Revue Stage.
JUNE 12: American heavy-metal band Hellyeah plays the Commodore, touring in support of fifth album Unden!able.
JUNE 13: Australian electronica group Severed Heads plays the Rickshaw, with guests Ohm and Wire Spine.
JUNE 14: Modified Ghost presents Pennsylvania heavy-metal band CKY (Camp Kill Yourself) at the Rickshaw.
JUNE 15: American folk-blues band Hurray for the Riff Raff (above) plays the Imperial, touring in support of new album The Navigator.
JUNE 15: Los Angeles hard-rock/metal band Tool, featuring Maynard James Keenan, plays Rogers Arena.
JUNE 15: Giving Voice is a cross-cultural musical experience featuring Sister Says, Murray Porter, David Morin, Kristie McCracken, Chersea, Ostwelve, DJ Kookum, and Dennis Joseph at Christ Church Cathedral.
JUNE 15: Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter Tarrus Riley plays the Commodore, with guests the Blak Soil Band and JAH9.
JUNE 15: Canadian metal band Annihilator, featuring founder and guitarist Jeff Waters, plays the Rickshaw, with guests Mason and Mutank.
JUNE 15: Portland-based rock 'n' roll band Blitzen Trapper plays the Biltmore, touring in support of latest album All Across This Land.
JUNE 16: Vancouver metal band Bison plays the Rickshaw, with guests BRASS, Black Thunder, and Satan's Cape.
JUNE 16: Vancouver-based hip-hop group the X Presidents plays the Biltmore, with guest Mark Woodyard.
JUNE 16: the WISE Hall's Canvas Lounge features an art show by B.C. artists and live music by Cinnamon Kate.
JUNE 16: Coastal Jazz presents San Francisco jazz vocalist Jacqui Naylor (above) in the first of two nights at Frankie's Jazz.
JUNE 17: San Diego-based Johnny Cash tribute act Cash'd Out plays the Biltmore.
JUNE 17: Cut Copy, Youngblood, and Band of Rascals play Red Truck Brewery as part of the Truck Stop Concert Series.
JUNE 17: Ember Skies 2017 at the Scandinavian Community Centre features electronic dance music by Sara Sukkha, Rich Haughton, OKI, Ride, and Fiksupoika, and TH13F.
JUNE 17: Learn how to swing dance to the live music of San Francisco's Hot Baked Goods at Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.
JUNE 17: Mariachi Festival Canada features its grand finale at the Vogue Theatre with music by by Mujer Latina, Los Dorados, and Municipal Tecalitlan.
JUNE 17: Coastal Jazz presents San Francisco jazz vocalist Jacqui Naylor in the second of two nights at Frankie's Jazz.
JUNE 17: the Victoria B.C. Ska Society presents New Zealand reggae ensemble the Black Seeds at the Rickshaw, with guest Clinton Fearon.
JUNE 17: American indie-rock band Low and Japanese instrumental rockers Mono coheadline the Imperial.
JUNE 17: Tropical Boat Cruise Glow Party on board MV Britannia features music by Daddy Mikey, DJ Kemo, Redemption Sound, and DJ Rexx.
JUNE 18: the Victoria BC Ska Society presents the Skints & Mike Love in a co-headlining show at the Rickshaw.
JUNE 18: the Rogue Folk Club presents Vancouver bluegrass band Viper Central at St. James Hall.
JUNE 18: New Orleans country-folk band the Deslondes plays the Cobalt, touring in support of latest album Hurry Home.
JUNE 19: American blues-soul singer-songwriter and slide-guitar ace Bonnie Raitt (above) plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, with guest Royal Wood.
JUNE 19: Australian indie-pop singer-songwriter Amy Shark plays the Biltmore, touring in support of debut EP Night Thinker.
JUNE 21: Philadelphia indie musician Sandy (Alex G) plays the Cobalt, with guests Japanese Breakfast and Cende.
JUNE 22: celebration at the Rickshaw of one of Vancouver's most colourful stagehands features music by the Mighty One and Black Sabbath tribute band Sack Blabbath.
JUNE 22: Coastal Jazz presents Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Seu Jorge in a musical tribute to David Bowie at the Orpheum Theatre.
JUNE 22: Japanese rock act Guitar Wolf plays the Cobalt, with guests Isaac Rother and the Phantoms.
JUNE 23: American alt-country rocker Jim Campilongo brings his band the Brooklynites to the West Vancouver Memorial Library.
JUNE 23: American alt hip-hop ensemble Jurassic 5 plays the first of two nights at the Commodore.
JUNE 23: Brooklyn-based Afrobeat band Antibalas plays the Vogue, with guests the Mattson 2, as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 23: contemporary-folk group Dalava presents its take on traditional Czech folk melodies at Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 23: Guitar builders, players, and collectors gather for three days of live music, master classes, and special events at the Chinese Cultural Centre's Vancouver International Guitar Festival.
JUNE 23: Vancouver sludge-metal band Olde Worlde Nudists plays the Rickshaw, with guests Bog, Craters, and Alchemy Chamber.
JUNE 24: American electronica musician Goldroom performs aboard MV Abitibi on his High Seas Boat Tour, with guests Wmnstudies and Trizzy.
JUNE 24: North Shore Jazz, in partnership with the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, presents music by Joe Amouzou, Jacky Essombé, DJ Marc Fournier, ILAM, and Yoro Noukoussi at North Van's Civic Plaza.
JUNE 24: local metal band Ninjaspy plays the Rickshaw, with guests Nylithia, Astrakhan, and Ev0lution.
JUNE 24: American jazz saxophonist Donny McCaslin leads his group at Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 24: nine-member Montreal world-fusion ensemble Nomadic Massive performs at Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 24: American alt hip-hop ensemble Jurassic 5 (above) plays the second of two nights at the Commodore.
JUNE 25: Australian guitar master Tommy Emmanuel performs at the Vogue Theatre, with guests Jenn Bjom and Khingfisher, as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 25: North Shore Jazz presents Canadian folk vocalist-guitarist Roy Forbes at Presentation House Theatre as part of TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 25: North Shore Jazz presents a free show by Vancouver house band Soulstream at Lynn Valley Village as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 25: Toronto jazz drummer Nick Fraser leads his trio at Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 25: American jazz pianist Kenny Barron performs solo piano tunes at Kay Meek Centre as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 25: Nashville-based jazz vocalist-pianist Kandace Springs performs at Pyatt Hall as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 25: U.K.-based jazz trio Phronesis plays Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 25: Syrian electronica-dance artist Omar Souleyman performs with Hyenas DJs at the Imperial as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 26: International jazz ensemble Perch Hen Brock and Rain plays Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 26: Jamaican reggae vocalist-guitarist Ziggy Marley (above) plays the Vogue as part of the the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 26: American indie-pop singer-songwriter Jacob Whitesides plays the Rio, performing on his Basically Happy Tour.
JUNE 26: trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, saxophonist Christine Jensen, guitarist Ben Monder, bassist Fraser Hollins, and drummer Jon Wikan play Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 26: Canadian indie-rock band Land of the Talk plays the Imperial, with Half Waif, as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 27: Amsterdam-based improvisational-jazz band Luc Ex Naked Wolf plays Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 27: North Shore Jazz presents Steely Dan tribute band Steelin' in the Years at BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 27: American jazz ensemble Tierney Sutton Band performs variations on the work of former Police frontman Sting at Kay Meek Centre as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 27: American alt-country rocker Ryan Adams plays the Orpheum Theatre, performing tunes from his new album Prisoner.
JUNE 27: American dance-punk band !!! (Chk Chk Chk) plays the Fox Cabaret.
JUNE 27: international groove band Bokante plays the Vogue Theatre, with guests Banda Magda, as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 27: American jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut and his trio plays Pyatt Hall as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 28: American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Branford Marsalis (above) performs at the Orpheum with longtime quartet pianist Joey Calderazzo and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 28: Japanese-French free-jazz group Satoko Fujii and Kaze plays Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 28: space-pop quartet Shobaleader One plays the Imperial as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 29: American electronica duo Thievery Corporation plays the Orpheum Theatre as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 29: Indonesian hip-hop artist and comedian Rich Chigga plays Fortune Sound Club.
JUNE 29: American jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and his band play Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 29: Nineties Chilliwack rock band Mystery Machine celebrates 25 years at the Rickshaw, with guests SIANspheric, Catlow, and Did You Die.
JUNE 29: American jazz pianist-composer Emmet Cohen performs at Pyatt Hall with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Evan Sherman as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 29: North Shore Jazz presents Louisiana slide-guitarist Sonny Landreth (above) at BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 29: modern jazz-new music ensemble Claudia Quintet performs at Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 30: American jazz bassist Buster Williams performs with his trio Something More as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 30: American jazz-fusion group Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox plays the Orpheum as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 30: Halifax-based swing ensemble Gypsophilia plays Performance Works as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 30: North Shore Jazz presents American jazz vocalist John Boutté at BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
JUNE 30: Vancouver-born, Brooklyn-raised jazz pianist Cat Toren leads her band at Ironworks as part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
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