jeff vinnick photo By Steve Newton When the Vancouver Canucks moved their home rink from East Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum to downtown's GM Place in 1995, "the Garage" became the main place to see arena-rock shows in the city--at least until the name was changed to Rogers Arena in 2010. During that 15-year period I saw … Continue reading The 15 best rock concerts I ever saw at Vancouver’s GM Place
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The 10 best rock concerts I ever saw at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum in the ’80s
By Steve Newton Before GM Place became the home of the Vancouver Canucks in 1995--then changed its name to Rogers Arena in 2010--the Pacific Coliseum was the place to see arena-rock shows in Vancouver. As a music-obsessed teenager in the '70s I made the 80-minute drive from Chilliwack to see my first big shows at … Continue reading The 10 best rock concerts I ever saw at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum in the ’80s