Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts to check out in November 2026

Jon Spencer plays the Rickshaw

By Steve Newton

Blues Reunion: performances by Canadian blues artists Ken Hamm, Doug Cox, Sam Hurrie and David Gogo. November 5 at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James.

Goblin: Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin performs the soundtrack of Dario Argento’s Tenebre along to a screening of the 1982 Italian horror film. November 6 at the Rio Theatre.

Chest Fever: tribute band performs at a 50th anniversary celebration of The Band’s iconic concert event, The Last Waltz, with local guests Dan Moxon, Rich Hope, Gord Kushner, Marin Patenaude, Colleen Rennison, Cobra Ramone, Scott Smith, and Paul Pigat. November 7 at the Rickshaw Theatre.

Brass Camel plays Blue Frog

Brass Camel: Vancouver prog-funk quintet performs tunes from new self-titled album. November 7 at Blue Frog Studios.

Jon Spencer American garage-rock singer-guitarist, formerly of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, with guests Genre is Death. November 8 at the Rickshaw Theatre. Here’s my interview with Jon Spencer from 2004.

Metal Church and Armored Saint: Coheadlining bill of American metal bands from the ’80s, with guests Livekill. November 15 at the Rickshaw Theatre.

Korpiklaani plays the Rickshaw

Korpiklaani: Finnish folk-metal band, with guests Crimson Shadows and Kayas. November 18 at the Rickshaw Theatre.

Garaj Mahal: American jazz-fusion/jam band plays its first Vancouver show in over 20 years. November 22 at the Pearl. Here’s my interview with guitarist Fareed Haque from 2003.

Pointed Sticks: Vancouver punk-rock legends play their final show, with guests Butch Murphy & the Lowbrows. November 28 at the Rickshaw Theatre. SOLD OUT.

Don Ross and Julie Malía play Mel Lehan Hall

Don Ross and Julie Malía: double bill of acoustic fingerstyle guitarists and singer-songwriters from Nova Scotia and Germany. November 29 at Mel Lehan Hall at St. James. Here’s my interview with Don Ross from 2003.