Newt's 50 fave Vancouver concerts
In celebration of the Georgia Straight turning 50 today, I figured I'd offer a roundup of the 50 top Vancouver concerts I've reviewed while writing for the paper since 1982.
Maybe you made it out to a couple yourself!
Although I doubt you weaseled your way backstage at the Orpheum in '93 to get a photo with Keith Richards.
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble at the Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 29, 1985
Jeff Beck at the Commodore Ballroom, Feb. 17, 2001
Roy Buchanan at the Town Pump, Feb. 10, 1986
Johnny Winter at the Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 18, 1987
John Fogerty at the Orpheum Theatre, Aug. 22, 1997
Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos at the Orpheum Theatre, Jan. 21, 1993
Pearl Jam at the Town Pump, Sept. 26, 1991
The Drive-By Truckers at the Vogue Theatre, April 22, 2014
Link Wray at the Starfish Room, July 4, 1997
Gov't Mule at the Commodore Ballroom, Oct. 25, 2013
Blue Oyster Cult at the Pacific Coliseum, Aug. 22, 1982
Pink Floyd at B.C. Place Stadium, June 25, 1994
The Stray Cats at the Commodore Ballroom, Aug. 20, 1982
The Who at GM Place, Oct. 16, 1996
The Darkness at the Commodore Ballroom, Feb. 24, 2012
Slash at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Aug. 15, 2014
Tommy Emmanuel at the Vogue Theatre, May 16, 2015
John Cougar Mellencamp at the Pacific Coliseum, April 16, 1986
Roger Waters at GM Place, June 21, 2007
Sonny Landreth at the Yale Hotel, Feb. 19, 2009
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Pacific Coliseum, Nov. 18, 1991
Alvin Lee at Expo Theatre, Aug. 8, 1987
Robert Plant and the Black Crowes at the Pacific Coliseum, Sept. 21, 1990
NRBQ at Club Soda, June 6, 1985
The Dickey Betts Band at 86 St. Music Hall, April 2, 1989
The Beat Farmers at the Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 23, 1990
Neil Young & Crazy Horse at the Pacific Coliseum, April 17, 1991
The Replacements at 86 Street Music Hall, June 28, 1991
The Tragically Hip at the Commodore Ballroom, July 16, 1991
Joe Satriani at the Vogue Theatre, Oct. 19, 2013
Ozzy Osbourne at the Pacific Coliseum, June 10, 1982
Eric Clapton at the Pacific Coliseum, July 26, 1985
Rick Derringer at the Lunatic Fringe, Oct. 9, 1992
Motorhead at the Vogue Theatre, Feb. 7, 2011
Eurythmics at the Expo Theatre, July 28, 1986
The Everly Brothers at the Expo Theatre, July 13, 1986
Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin at the Electric Owl, June 30, 2015
The Rolling Stones at B.C. Place Stadium, Nov. 1, 1989
The Pretenders at the Orpheum Theatre, Feb. 24, 2000
The North Mississippi Allstars at the Rio Theatre, Jan. 24, 2014
The B-52s at the Orpheum Theatre, Jan. 17, 1990
Blind Melon at the Commodore Ballroom, Dec. 20, 1993
The Age of Electric at the Commodore Ballroom, April 30, 2016
The London Quireboys at 86 Street Music Hall, Aug. 11, 1990
Marshall Crenshaw at 86 Street Music Hall, July 20, 1991
Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding at the Town Pump, May 30, 1992
Paul McCartney at B.C. Place Stadium, Nov. 25, 2012
Foo Fighters at Rogers Arena, Sept. 11, 2015
Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Vogue Theatre, Nov. 1, 2013
Hilary Duff at the Pacific Coliseum, Sept. 10, 2004
(Just kiddin' about that last one, but it was fun 'cause I got to take my little girl.)
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