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

Canadian blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Sue Foley performs at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, July 16.

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Late-night screening at the Rio of The Warriors, about a rag-tag gang from Coney Island forced to fight its way home from the Bronx.

Friday screening of Backrooms at the Park Theatre includes intro and post-show Q&A with editor Greg Ng and sound designer Eugenio Battaglia.

Record Store Day Canada on Saturday features special vinyl releases as part of its 19th annual celebration of independent record stores.

Vancouver blues-rock quartet Terminal Station, featuring singer-guitarist Scott Smith, plays White Rock's Blue Frog Studios on Friday.

British guitar-rock quartet the Darkness, featuring brothers Justin and Dan Hawkins, plays the Commodore Ballroom on November 15.

Pink Floyd tribute band Brit Floyd plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Thursday as part of its Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary Tour.

American guitarist and political activist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine fame plays two nights at the Commodore Ballroom.

Screenings at the Cinematheque on Friday and Sunday of Ran, director Akira Kurosawa's epic reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Author Robert Dayton hosts the Vancouver launch of his book Cold Glitter: The Untold Story of Canadian Glam on Saturday at Neptoon Records.

South Korean all-female rock band Rolling Quartz plays the Rio Theatre on Friday as part of its Stand Up Tour.

Screenings at the VIFF Centre on Friday and Saturday of the new concert documentary One to One: John and Yoko.

Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell, formerly of the Drive-By Truckers, plays the Orpheum on May 13.