Live music

Rifflandia turns 16 years old this year. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria music festival Rifflandia announces full lineup

Singer-songwriter Feist is the latest headliner announced, performing Sunday of the festival

 

Taylor Swift performs on her Eras Tour concert. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans

The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent…

 

Aaron Pritchett (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Country music star hosts memorial concert for Kelowna crane collapse victims

Aaron Pritchett will be at Revelry on May 19

  • May 13, 2024

 

Billie Eilish performs during the the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Billie Eilish stopping in Vancouver for ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ arena tour

Pop performer will hit Rogers Arena on Dec. 3

Billie Eilish performs during the the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
The Black Crowes perform at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

CONCERTS: Black Crowes still blaze trail for rock ‘n’ roll on ‘Happiness Bastards’ tour

Gotta love The Black Crowes for still blazing a trail for rock…

The Black Crowes perform at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)
Enter a video to win the chance to play on stage at Sunfest or Laketown Shakedown. (Robert Porter/RMS Media)

Enter to play on stage at either Laketown Shakedown or Sunfest 2024

Video submission contest now open until midnight on April 19 — the two acts with the most votes win

Enter a video to win the chance to play on stage at Sunfest or Laketown Shakedown. (Robert Porter/RMS Media)
Langley country star Dallas Smith performs at CMAs in Nashville June 8, then days later he will take to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. (David McClister/Special to Langley Advance Times)

B.C. superstar Dallas Smith debuts at Opry

Langley rocker-turned-country-music sensation will be in Nashville performing this June

Langley country star Dallas Smith performs at CMAs in Nashville June 8, then days later he will take to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. (David McClister/Special to Langley Advance Times)
The 2024 Laketown Shakedown will certainly be shaking things up with an array of music genres from June 28 to 30 at Cowichan Valley’s Laketown Ranch, including big names Gwen Stefani, Busta Rhymes, and Bone Thugs and Harmony. (Submitted)

Laketown Shakedown festival announces full lineup joining Gwen Stefani

Headliners include hip hop royalty Busta Rhymes, and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

The 2024 Laketown Shakedown will certainly be shaking things up with an array of music genres from June 28 to 30 at Cowichan Valley’s Laketown Ranch, including big names Gwen Stefani, Busta Rhymes, and Bone Thugs and Harmony. (Submitted)
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CONCERT REVIEW: Madonna dazzles with career-spanning ‘Celebration’ in Vancouver

Pop icon’s current show is worth the wait with 10 p.m. start time

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CONCERTS: City and Colour outshined by Rateliff’s Night Sweats in Vancouver

City and Colour kicked off a Canadian tour Tuesday (Feb. 6) in…

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CONCERT REVIEW: Colin James & The Little Big Band swing in for a 2-night party

Last weekend Colin James & The Little Big Band celebrated 30 years…

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Snotty Nose Rez Kids are still touring, with a host of gigs in the U.S. over the coming weeks, but the good news is that they will be returning to B.C. for a series of shows, including two performances in Victoria on Feb. 16 and 17. (Submitted by Snotty Nose Rez Kids)

Snotty Nose Rez Kids making their mark on the music world

Indigenous hip-hop duo from Kitamaat Village say ‘we always carry the rez with us’

  • Feb 1, 2024
Snotty Nose Rez Kids are still touring, with a host of gigs in the U.S. over the coming weeks, but the good news is that they will be returning to B.C. for a series of shows, including two performances in Victoria on Feb. 16 and 17. (Submitted by Snotty Nose Rez Kids)
Lantzville’s Raymond Salgado sang the national anthems at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena for the Toronto Raptors versus Chicago Bulls game on Jan. 18. (Submitted photo)

B.C.’s Raymond Salgado feels the love singing anthems at Toronto NBA game

Vancouver Island Canada’s Got Talent vet flew across the country for Raptors/Bulls match

  • Feb 1, 2024
Lantzville’s Raymond Salgado sang the national anthems at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena for the Toronto Raptors versus Chicago Bulls game on Jan. 18. (Submitted photo)
The title-track of Trigger Mafia’s new EP, Barnburner, was shot in Langley’s Sportsplex hockey rink, in Walnut Grove back in early September. The band is lead by local musician Shawn Meehan. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Barnburner: B.C. rockers craft next potential hockey anthem

Trigger Mafia, a Langley-based band, releases new EP and title-track video, Barnburner, next week

The title-track of Trigger Mafia’s new EP, Barnburner, was shot in Langley’s Sportsplex hockey rink, in Walnut Grove back in early September. The band is lead by local musician Shawn Meehan. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Canadian country singer Brett Kissel played at the Kelowna Community Theatre on. Nov. 24, 2023. (Facebook/Brett Kissel)

‘It hurts from smiling’: Country singer shouts out Kelowna crowd

Brett Kissel played at Kelowna Community Theatre on Nov. 24

  • Nov 29, 2023
Canadian country singer Brett Kissel played at the Kelowna Community Theatre on. Nov. 24, 2023. (Facebook/Brett Kissel)
Laketown Ranch will host another edition of Sunfest from Aug. 1 to 4 2024. (sunfestconcerts.com) .

Olsen, Brice, Swindell and The Reklaws joining Keith Urban at Sunfest 2024

4-day festival back at Lake Cowichan B.C.’s Laketown ranch Aug. 1 to 4

Laketown Ranch will host another edition of Sunfest from Aug. 1 to 4 2024. (sunfestconcerts.com) .
The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival will go on despite smoky skies from nearby wildfires, the festival announced on Facebook Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Black Press Media)

Show will go on: Salmon Arm ROOTSandBLUES proceeding as planned

Organizers say Salmon Arm ‘is not under any direct wildfire threat’

The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival will go on despite smoky skies from nearby wildfires, the festival announced on Facebook Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Black Press Media)
Laketown Ranch has announced that Keith Urban will be headlining Sunfest 2024. Early bird tickets will go on sale on Aug. 22 at 9 a.m. (Courtesy of Sunfest)

Keith Urban sure to be red-hot attraction for Sunfest 2024

First tier early bird tickets available to purchase Aug. 22 at 9 a.m.

Laketown Ranch has announced that Keith Urban will be headlining Sunfest 2024. Early bird tickets will go on sale on Aug. 22 at 9 a.m. (Courtesy of Sunfest)
Laketown Shaketown has announced that Gwen Stefani will be the headliner for their 2024 music festival which will take place from June 28 to June 30. Tickets go on sale Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. (Courtesy of Laketown Shakedown)

Gwen Stefani announced as headliner for Laketown Shakedown 2024

First tier tickets will be available to purchase on Aug. 29 at 9 a.m.

Laketown Shaketown has announced that Gwen Stefani will be the headliner for their 2024 music festival which will take place from June 28 to June 30. Tickets go on sale Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. (Courtesy of Laketown Shakedown)
Canadian rock band The Tea Party will perform at Coquitlam’s Hard Rock Casino show theatre this fall. (Photo: teaparty.com)

Concerts are happening again at 2 casino theatres in Metro Vancouver, and here’s why

New co-pro partnership for Live Nation Canada and Great Canadian Entertainment

Canadian rock band The Tea Party will perform at Coquitlam’s Hard Rock Casino show theatre this fall. (Photo: teaparty.com)