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

American slide guitarist and one-man blues-punk band Bob Log III plays the Biltmore on May 30, with guests Caveman & the Banshee.

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

American protest singer and guitarist Jesse Welles plays the Commodore Ballroom on March 19, with guest S.G. Goodman.

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

Late-night screening at the Rio on Friday of a 4K restoration of director Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 psychological horror-drama Possession.

Zappa Nite at the Rickshaw on October 24 features performances by Zappostrophe', Unzappologetic, and Let's Make the Water Turn Black.

Late-night screening at the Rio Theatre on Friday of director Tobe Hooper's 1974 horror classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Canadian classic-rock tribute band Toque plays the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver on Saturday, with guests Freeze the Fall.

Canadian blues guitarist-vocalist Sue Foley performs material from latest album One Guitar Woman at the Rio Theatre on September 26.

Fortunately for the world's guitar-rock freaks, Larry Anschell of Turtle Recording Studios captured the show for a live radio broadcast.

Canadian rock legend Tom Cochrane (“Life is a Highway”) plays the Pacific Coliseum as part of the PNE Summer Night Concerts series.

There's been a lot of renewed interest in Kick Axe since the recent announcement that guitarist Larry Gillstrom had passed away on August 4.

The North Burnaby Vinyl Record Roundup at Lochdale Hall on Sunday features 16 vendors and 26 tables of vinyl records and music memorabilia.

Alt-country/southern-rock band Drive-By Truckers plays the Commodore on Thursday, with Deer Tick and guests Thelma and the Sleaze.