The city of Vancouver got three solid, but very different concert announcements this week. Bruno Mars announced a giant 85 date tour that kicks off in Las Vegas in support of his album 24K Magic. He lands in Vancouver…
Copa America 2016 A Bust Before It Starts
It’s the crown jewel in one of the biggest hotbeds in the world for the beautiful game, but, the 2016 iteration of the Copa America may go down as one of the biggest sports busts in recent memory. For the…
Tragically Hip to play Rogers Arena July 24
2016 continued its terrible wrath on the music world this week, as Gord Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip, announced he has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The cancer, while being treatable, is incurable. Downie is a Canadian…
Whitecaps – Skyfall
I should recognize a bad omen when I see one, especially when it slaps me right in the face. Turning on the car to start the trek out to BC Place to watch the Whitecaps first ever MLS home playoff…
5 Things the BC Lions Can Do To Boost Attendance
The best thing the BC Lions have done this season is raise the sails at BC Place and limit the capacity of the arena. It’s a move that was heavily criticized by CFL football purists, and even a few in…
FVDED IN THE PARK
A little while ago, Mumford and Sons announced a big outdoor show in Vancouver. Nothing unusual, but, It wasn’t in Deer Lake Park – an outdoor festival favorite, nor was it in the Malkin Bowl – nestled inside the gem…
U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour coming to Vancouver
U2 are touring again next year – a huge world tour, playing many indoor arenas for the first time in many years, for Vancouverites that doesn’t mean much. The last few times they’ve come to Vancouver, they’ve played either BC…