Concerts

FILE - The Rolling Stones perform at a celebration for the release of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds,” Oct. 19, 2023, in New York. On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the legendary English band announced that they’re taking “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original material in 18 years, on the road. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Rolling Stones to play Vancouver as part of 2024 Hackney Diamonds tour

Date one of 16 announced for North America in the spring and summer of 2024

 

The Christ the Redeemer statue is illuminated with a welcome message for American singer Taylor Swift, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Taylor Swift postpones Rio show, citing heat after fan dies during concert

Cause of fan’s death has not been announced

 

FILE - Jon Batiste performs during the Bourbon and Beyond Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 17, 2023. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Jon Batiste announces first North American headlining tour

Singer will stop in Montreal and Toronto

 

Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The wait to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2024 concert dates in Vancouver is finally over, with online sales scheduled to start Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, George Walker IV

Wedding fine, but Taylor Swift anniversary makes Wildest Dreams come true

Lucky fan celebrating successfully claiming tickets to the hottest show in B.C.

Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The wait to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2024 concert dates in Vancouver is finally over, with online sales scheduled to start Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, George Walker IV
Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The wait to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2024 concert dates in Vancouver is finally over, with online sales scheduled to start Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, George Walker IV

Taylor Swift Vancouver tickets available today for the lucky

Tickets to be released at 3 staggered times for shows in December 2004 at B.C. Place

Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The wait to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2024 concert dates in Vancouver is finally over, with online sales scheduled to start Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, George Walker IV
Sisters Chloe Harding, left, and Cadence are shown in this handout image provided by their mother Shae Harding in Langley, B.C. on Tuesday Nov. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shae Harding

Candles and crystals out as B.C. Swifties try to manifest tickets for Taylor

Codes released Wednesday for a chance to buy tickets for December, 2024 shows at B.C. Place

Sisters Chloe Harding, left, and Cadence are shown in this handout image provided by their mother Shae Harding in Langley, B.C. on Tuesday Nov. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shae Harding
Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Jessica Christian)

Swift excitement sweeps B.C. as fans celebrate Taylor’s impending return

Pop superstar has not visited Vancouver in nearly a decade

Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Jessica Christian)
Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Jessica Christian)

Taylor Swift to bring Eras Tour to Vancouver for 3 nights in December 2024

Canada was initially left off the schedule

Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Jessica Christian)
A Lil Yachty concert at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena was cancelled partway through on Saturday night (Oct. 21) after the rapper told people in the stands to rush the floor. UBC says the event became a safety concern. (Screenshot/@IceTiltHero/X)

Lil Yachty concert shut down after he tells Vancouver fans to rush the floor

UBC says event became a safety concern when attendees refused to return to seats

A Lil Yachty concert at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena was cancelled partway through on Saturday night (Oct. 21) after the rapper told people in the stands to rush the floor. UBC says the event became a safety concern. (Screenshot/@IceTiltHero/X)
Pop superstar Pink says she’s postponing two Vancouver shows this weekend due to a respiratory infection. Pink performs at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Pizzello

Pink postpones Vancouver shows on doctor’s orders

Respiratory infection sidelines pop star, cancelled shows to be rescheduled

Pop superstar Pink says she’s postponing two Vancouver shows this weekend due to a respiratory infection. Pink performs at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Pizzello
FILE - Elton John, left, and Bernie Taupin, winners of the award for best original song for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”, pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Los Angeles. Taupin’s memoir, “Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me” releases this week. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Elton John tops marquee as Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony goes live

Inductees include Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and the late George Michael

FILE - Elton John, left, and Bernie Taupin, winners of the award for best original song for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman”, pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Los Angeles. Taupin’s memoir, “Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me” releases this week. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt perform on tour at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Bruce Springsteen postpones remainder of tour due to peptic ulcer disease

Remaining shows will run in 2024 instead

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Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt perform on tour at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Fans cheer as Metallica plays at the Opera House, a small venue with a 950 person capacity, in Toronto, Tuesday November 29, 2016. Live Nation says it has launched a new program that pledges to no longer take a cut of musician's merchandise sales at some of its club venues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch

Live Nation waives merch cut, offers travel stipend to boost musicians

Venues including Vancouver’s Commodore make move in face of artist criticism

Fans cheer as Metallica plays at the Opera House, a small venue with a 950 person capacity, in Toronto, Tuesday November 29, 2016. Live Nation says it has launched a new program that pledges to no longer take a cut of musician's merchandise sales at some of its club venues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
Superstar Bryan Adams made a Penticton woman’s dream come true by autographing her shoulder at the Sept. 11 concert in Penticton. She later got the signature tattooed. (Video still from Lori Capozzi)

VIDEO: Bryan Adams superfan gets autograph tattooed from Penticton concert

Lori Capozzi was called up on stage by Adams who signed her shoulder with a Sharpie

Superstar Bryan Adams made a Penticton woman’s dream come true by autographing her shoulder at the Sept. 11 concert in Penticton. She later got the signature tattooed. (Video still from Lori Capozzi)
Bryan Adams rocks his sold out show in Penticton where an appreciative audience enjoyed every minute of it. (Andrea DeMeer)

B.C. megastar Bryan Adams still delivering the goods on provincial tour

Review: ‘It felt like having a few thousand friends over for a casual jam in a really big garage’

Bryan Adams rocks his sold out show in Penticton where an appreciative audience enjoyed every minute of it. (Andrea DeMeer)
Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt perform on tour at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Ulcer sidelines Springsteen for September, recovery expected

The Boss is taking an unexpected breather and postponing his September shows,…

Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt perform on tour at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
In this image from video provided by Rebecca Barger a vehicle drives through mud at the Burning Man festival site in Black Rock, Nev., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. An unusual late-summer storm stranded thousands at the week-long event. (Rebecca Barger/@rebeccabargerphoto via AP)

Burning Man party-goers shaking off the mud and heading home

Tens of thousands stranded at annual festival after rain turns desert into mud

In this image from video provided by Rebecca Barger a vehicle drives through mud at the Burning Man festival site in Black Rock, Nev., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. An unusual late-summer storm stranded thousands at the week-long event. (Rebecca Barger/@rebeccabargerphoto via AP)
FILE - Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, July 28, 2023. Fan frustration over getting tickets to Swift’s tour prompted Congressional hearings and multiple bills in state legislatures. Consumer advocates in California say they are disappointed legislation in California has been watered down to solely banning hidden fees, a practice most major industry players have already committed to do. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Taylor Swift ticket outrage fades without promised U.S. reform

Slow progress highlights strength of industry opposition, regulatory difficulties

FILE - Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, July 28, 2023. Fan frustration over getting tickets to Swift’s tour prompted Congressional hearings and multiple bills in state legislatures. Consumer advocates in California say they are disappointed legislation in California has been watered down to solely banning hidden fees, a practice most major industry players have already committed to do. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Taylor Swift’s massive Eras tour coming to the big screen

Concert film of record-smashing tour will open in North American theaters Oct. 13

Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour,” Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Drake performs during the “Aubrey & The Three Amigos Tour” in Toronto, Tuesday August 21, 2018. A Drake concert scheduled for Monday evening in Vancouver was postponed at the last minute following issues with the newly installed video board at Rogers Arena. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch

Drake fans Laugh Now, Cry Later after late B.C. postponement

Canucks Sports & Entertainment cited issues with Vancouver arena’s newly installed video board

Drake performs during the “Aubrey & The Three Amigos Tour” in Toronto, Tuesday August 21, 2018. A Drake concert scheduled for Monday evening in Vancouver was postponed at the last minute following issues with the newly installed video board at Rogers Arena. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch