Concerts

Celebrating 43 years together the Iconic Canadian rock band 54-40 will play an outdoor sold out show on at Duncan’s Red Arrow Brewery on Saturday June 10. (Photo by Jaden D)

54-40 aims to intoxicate fans with sold out show at Duncan’s Red Arrow Brewery

Vancouver’s own 54-40 celebrates 43 years as of Canada’s most memorable and timeless rock bands

 

FILE - Singer Celine Dion performs during her first World Tour called Courage in Quebec City, Montreal, Canada on Sept. 18, 2019. Dion has cancelled all her scheduled tour dates through April 2024 as she battles a rare neurological disorder. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)

Céline Dion cancels European concerts ‘until I’m really ready to be back on stage’

Dion has said stiff person syndrome was causing spasms that affect her ability to walk and sing

 

Steven Tyler, left, and Joe Perry, of Aerosmith, perform on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at Fenway Park in Boston. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Invision/AP)

Aerosmith announces farewell tour this fall, no Vancouver date included yet

Veteran band, now all in their 70s, unveils Peace Out tour

 

Strathcona Symphony Orchestra music director, Helena Jung, is the feature cello soloist at the season ending concerts in May. Photo supplied.

Courtenay to host Strathcona Symphony Orchestra season-ending concerts

Caroline Lenardon Special to the Record In the last decade of his…

  • Apr 29, 2023
Strathcona Symphony Orchestra music director, Helena Jung, is the feature cello soloist at the season ending concerts in May. Photo supplied.
The Just In Time choirs will perform their spring concert on May 13. There is a matinée and an evening performance. Photo supplied

Just In Time choirs to perform spring concert in Comox

On Saturday, May 13, the Just in Time choirs will perform at…

The Just In Time choirs will perform their spring concert on May 13. There is a matinée and an evening performance. Photo supplied
Lead singer Bono and guitarist The Edge will be performing in U2’s upcoming “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere” Las Vegas shows starting Sept. 29. The band’s special five-night run of shows will be held until Oct. 8 at The Venetian’s MSG Sphere. (AP Photo)

U2 creating new experience with Sphere Las Vegas concerts

Iconic Irish rock band returns to the stage for first time in four years at cutting-edge venue

Lead singer Bono and guitarist The Edge will be performing in U2’s upcoming “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere” Las Vegas shows starting Sept. 29. The band’s special five-night run of shows will be held until Oct. 8 at The Venetian’s MSG Sphere. (AP Photo)
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French DJ Clozee to headline Bass Coast in Merritt

Lineup announced for annual music fest

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Gordon Lightfoot performs during the first concert at the newly re-opened Massey Hall in Toronto, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Canadian folk icon Lightfoot is cancelling his 2023 concert schedule in Canada and the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Singer Gordon Lightfoot cancels 2023 concert schedule, citing health

Canadian folk icon, 84, is recovering from undisclosed health issues

Gordon Lightfoot performs during the first concert at the newly re-opened Massey Hall in Toronto, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Canadian folk icon Lightfoot is cancelling his 2023 concert schedule in Canada and the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
The Celebration Singers Community Choirs will perform a pair of concerts, April 14 and April 15, in Courtenay. File photo

Celebration Singers’ spring concerts upcoming in Courtenay

Everywhere you peer, spring is emerging. Birds are joyously announcing the season,…

The Celebration Singers Community Choirs will perform a pair of concerts, April 14 and April 15, in Courtenay. File photo
FILE - Adam Lambert, left, and Brian May of Queen + Adam Lambert perform in Chicago on Aug. 9, 2019. The band is hitting the road this fall for a North American expansion of their Rhapsody Tour. The tour will make 14 stops throughout the U.S. and Canada, including shows in New York, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Nashville and Dallas, before closing out at Los Angeles in November. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

Queen and Adam Lambert eager for their post-pandemic tour, skipping B.C.

Band promises old favourites and a few surprises

FILE - Adam Lambert, left, and Brian May of Queen + Adam Lambert perform in Chicago on Aug. 9, 2019. The band is hitting the road this fall for a North American expansion of their Rhapsody Tour. The tour will make 14 stops throughout the U.S. and Canada, including shows in New York, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Nashville and Dallas, before closing out at Los Angeles in November. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)
Jason Isbell performs in Victoria at the Royal Theatre on March 6, 2023. (Brendan Mayer/Black Press Media Staff)

U.S. woman’s annual communion with her late husband brings her to Victoria concert

Jason Isbell concert on anniversary of partner’s death rings proves music can heal brings

Jason Isbell performs in Victoria at the Royal Theatre on March 6, 2023. (Brendan Mayer/Black Press Media Staff)
Drake performs during Lil Baby’s Birthday Party at State Farm Arena on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Atlanta. Drake has announced his 2023 North American tour with 21 Savage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP

Drake to start ‘It’s All a Blur’ tour this summer with stops in Vancouver, Montreal

Tour is Canadian pop star’s first in five years

Drake performs during Lil Baby’s Birthday Party at State Farm Arena on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Atlanta. Drake has announced his 2023 North American tour with 21 Savage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP
Dancers in front of the stage at the 2017 FVDED in the Park music festival at Holland Park in Surrey. (File photo: Gord Goble)

Cancelled: Another popular B.C. music festival ‘on pause as we plan what’s next’

Refunds for FVDED in the Park’s 2023 dates in Surrey ‘automatically processed,’ fest organizers say

Dancers in front of the stage at the 2017 FVDED in the Park music festival at Holland Park in Surrey. (File photo: Gord Goble)
Rosier is an outstanding bilingual group from Quebec that forges a unique blend of folk traditions and indie pop textures. They will play the Old Church Theater in Courtenay on Saturday, March 4. Photo by Marc-Andre Thibault

Old Church Theatre celebrates International Francophonie Month with Montreal group Rosier

Come celebrate International Francophonie Month on Saturday, March 4 at Courtenay’s Old…

  • Feb 14, 2023
Rosier is an outstanding bilingual group from Quebec that forges a unique blend of folk traditions and indie pop textures. They will play the Old Church Theater in Courtenay on Saturday, March 4. Photo by Marc-Andre Thibault
FILE - Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. Osbourne announced the cancellation of his 2023 tour dates in the UK and continental Europe, in a statement issued on early Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Off the rails permanently? Ozzy Osbourne cancels 2023 tour dates, cites injury

‘Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way’

FILE - Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. Osbourne announced the cancellation of his 2023 tour dates in the UK and continental Europe, in a statement issued on early Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Country blues guitarist David Essig brings his talents to the Old Church Theatre in Courtenay on Feb. 3. (davidessig.com)

David Essig to play the Old Church Theatre in Courtenay

David Essig is something of a Renaissance man. This guitarist, mandolinist, kayagum…

  • Feb 1, 2023
Country blues guitarist David Essig brings his talents to the Old Church Theatre in Courtenay on Feb. 3. (davidessig.com)
James Keelaghan will play the Old Church Theatre in Courtenay on Feb. 8. Photo supplied

Juno Award-winner James Keelaghan to perform at Courtenay’s Old Church Theatre

Juno- and Canadian Folk Music Award-winning singer-songwriter James Keelaghan is promoting his…

  • Jan 25, 2023
James Keelaghan will play the Old Church Theatre in Courtenay on Feb. 8. Photo supplied
An unidentified man dressed as Jesus was escorted out of the Anthrax concert by Penticton police on Jan. 21. (Sarah Tucker-Facebook)

‘Don’t worry he will be out in 3 days’: Man dressed as Jesus arrested at Penticton Anthrax concert

The man dressed as Jesus was escorted out of the concert and into a police vehicle

An unidentified man dressed as Jesus was escorted out of the Anthrax concert by Penticton police on Jan. 21. (Sarah Tucker-Facebook)
FILE - Taylor Swift poses in the press room with awards at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Senators are expected to grill Ticketmaster Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, about its spectacular breakdown last year during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

U.S. senators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco

Hearing focuses on consolidation in live entertainment and ticketing, how it harms customers

FILE - Taylor Swift poses in the press room with awards at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Senators are expected to grill Ticketmaster Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, about its spectacular breakdown last year during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Tanika Charles will perform t the Sid Williams Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 25 - part of the Blue Circle Series. Photo supplied

Tanika Charles and STORRY team up for night of R&B in Courtenay

The Sid Williams Theatre Society presents a Blue Circle Series performance from…

Tanika Charles will perform t the Sid Williams Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 25 - part of the Blue Circle Series. Photo supplied