Van Sabbath tribute at the WISE Hall
By Steve Newton
FRIDAY Benefit for Goldie at the Waldorf is a fundraiser to help support a local child with a rare genetic disorder, featuring performances by Kill Matilda, the Judys, Dusty Pines, and Vulture at Dawn.
FRIDAY: the Spider X instrumental trio–composed of bassist Spider, guitarist Davis Yates, and drummer Aybars Savat–performs funkified versions of popular tunes at Guilt and Co.
FRIDAY: Van Sabbath is a tribute to the music of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath at the WISE Hall featuring Brass Camel and friends, with guests Space Queen. Here’s my interview with Ozzy Osbourne from 1982 and my interview with Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath from 1984.
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley screens at VIFF Centre
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: screenings at the VIFF Centre of director Amy Berg‘s new music documentary It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, about the American singer-songwriter who died tragically at the age of 30 after recording one highly acclaimed album.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: the three-day Ribfest Langley is a family-oriented event at McLeod Athletic Park featuring live music, kids’ activities, and six vendors of barbecued ribs. Headliners on the mainstage include the Fleetwood Mac tribute band Fleetwood Magic (Fri.), Electric Ballroom (Sat.), and Pop Junkies (Sun.).
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY: Star Witnesses, running at the Polygon Gallery until September 28, assembles works by 11 artists whose observations of the cosmos bring new understandings of exploratory and migratory movements on Planet Earth.
The Alouettes are in town
SATURDAY: the BC Lions take on the Montreal Alouettes in Canadian Football League action at BC Place.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: the 2025 PNE Fair, running until September 1, features nightly concerts, attractions like the SuperDogs and I-Flip aerial shows, cultural showcases, agricultural displays, sand sculptures, family play zones, food and market vendors, the PNE Prize Home, and dozens of rides and midway games at Playland.
SUNDAY: the Vancouver Whitecaps take on the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer action at BC Place.
Skynyrd plays the Coliseum
SUNDAY: southern-rock legacy band Lynyrd Skynyrd–featuring singer Johnny Van Zant, brother of original vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, and longtime guitarist Rickey Medlocke–plays the Pacific Coliseum as part of the PNE Summer Night Concerts series. Here’s my interview with Rickey Medlocke from 1997.
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