Free concerts across the Lower Mainland

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Looks like there will be lots of free concerts all over the Lower Mainland during the Games. We’re trying to find it all so that there is always something for you to catch, even if you’re not in the events. 

Concerts listed with an asterisk* have had some free tickets available, but they may all be gone now or available at a cost. All others are no cost. Times are PM unless indicated otherwise. Location details can be found below the listings.

Friday, February 12th:
Venice Queen – 10:15 @ Ozone
Bedouin Soundclash – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
Blue Rodeo – 9:15 @ Holland Park

Saturday, February 13th:
Matthew David – 3:15 @ Ozone
Current Swell – 7:00 @ Holland Park
Jet’s Overhead – 8:00 @ Holland Park
Five Alarm Funk – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Daniel Wesley – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Califone! – 7:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Hey Ocean – 8:00 @ Ozone
Bedouin Soundclash – 9:30 @ Ozone
Downchild Blues Band – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
Jessie Farrel – 10:00 @ Livecity Downtown
Wilco – 10:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Default – 6:15 @ Livecity Yaletown
Ashley MacIssac – 10:30 @ Atlantic House
All-American Rejects – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Sunday, February 14th:
The Fugitives – 2:00 @ Holland Park
Keisha Chante – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
Mother Mother – 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Rich Hope – 8:00 @ Livecity Downtown
Daniel Wesley – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Elliot Brood – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Jim Byrnes & The Sojouners @ Holland Park
Serena Ryder – 9:00 @ Holland Park
FIR – 9:30 @ Ozone
Nelly Furtado – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
Estelle – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Monday, February 15th:

Sloan – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Serena Ryder – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
Jets Overhead – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Jenn Grant – 8:30 @ Ozone
Kathleen Edwards – 9:45 @ Ozone
Grand Derangement – 6:30 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Malajube – 8:00 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Matisyahu – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Pierre Lapointe – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza

Tuesday, February 16th:
Spirit of Uganda – 8:00 @ Ozone
Fresh IE – 7:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Alexisonfire – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Kevin Parent with Pornflakes – 5:00 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Vulgaires Machins – 8:00 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Buck 65 – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Elliot Brood – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
The Trews – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Barenaked Ladies – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
Feist – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Wednesday. February 17th:
Cadence Weapon – 11:00 @ Alberta House
DRUM! – 5:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Corb Lund – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Alpha Yaya Diallo – 6:30 @ LiveCity Yaletown
The Arkells – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
Jill Barber – 8:00 @ Ozone
Hawksley Workman – 9:30 @ Ozone
Bend Sinister – 8:15 @ Holland Park
Hot Hot Heat – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Romi Mayes – 8:00 @ LiveCity Downtown
The Stanfields – 9:30 @ 10:30 LiveCity Downtown
Ivy League Brawlers – 10:00 @ Plaza Of Nations
Paul Brandt – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
Our Lady Peace – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Thursday, February 18th:

Jully Black – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
Keisha Chante – 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Dustin Bentall – 7:15 @ Holland Park
Ridley Bent – 8:00 @ Holland Park
Corb Lund – 9:00 @ Holland Park
House of Doc – 8:00 @ LiveCity Downtown
Rumba Calzada – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
The Arkells – 8:30 @ Ozone
Our Lady Peace – 9:45 @ Ozone
Marianas Trench – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Hedley @ 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
Deadmau5 @ 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Friday, February 19th:
Deadmau5 – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Town Pants – 9:30 @ LiveCity Downtown
DRUM! – 8:00 @ Ozone
Jully Black – 10:00 @ Holland Park
The Arkells – 7:00 @ Holland Park
Dan Mangan – 8:00 @ Holland Park
Sam Roberts – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Alex Cuba – 8:30 @ Holland Park
We Are The City – 5:00 @ Holland Park
The Constantines – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
Theory of a Deadman – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
Hedley – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Saturday, February 20th:
The Arkells – 6:30 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Sam Roberts – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Billy Joe Green 8:00 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Sherman Downey 9:30 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Marianas Trench – 9:30 @ Ozone
Said The Whale – 7:30 @ Holland Park
Mother Mother – 10:00 @ Holland Park
DRUM! – 6:30 @ Holland Park
Hey Ocean – 8:30 @ Holland Park
Hey Rosetta! – 7:30 @ Atlantic House
Stereophonics – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
Stars – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Sunday, February 21st:
The Odds – 7:30 @ Holland Park
54-40 – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Jully Black – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Dal Richards Orchestra – 6:30 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Swank – 8:15 @ Ozone
Dustin Bentall – 9:30 @ Ozone
Great Lake Swimmers – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
Trooper & Loverboy – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
One Republic – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Monday, February 22nd:
Colin James – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Jill Barber – 8:00 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Dustin Bentall with Barney Bentall – 6:30 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Alex Cuba – 9:00 @ Ozone
Oquesta Goma Dura – 10:15 @ Ozone

Tuesday, February 23rd:
Billy Talent – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
Wintersleep – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Constantines – 8:00 @ LiveCity Yaletown
George Leach – 9 @ Ozone
Donny Parenteau – 10:15 @ Ozone
The Fray – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Wednesday, February 24th:
Bomba – 8:15 @ Alberta House
Wintersleep – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
The Paperboys – 7:30 @ Holland Park
Irish Descendants – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Damian “Jr.Gong” Marley – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
En Karma – 10:15 @ Ozone
iNXS – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
Jet – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Thursday, February 25th:
Illscarlett – 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Crystal Shawanda – 8:00 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Johnny Reid – 9:30 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Two Hours Traffic – 8:00 @ Ozone
Wintersleep – 9:30 @ Ozone
Inward Eye – 11:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Headpins – 7:30 @ Holland Park
Streetheart – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Burton Cummings – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
The Roots – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Friday, February 26th:
Jaydee Bixby – 6:00 @ Holland Park
The Higgins – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Doc Walker – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Tokyo Police Club – 9:45 @ Ozone
Quinzy – 8:30 @ Ozone
Inward Eye – 6:00 @ Holland Park
Illscarlett – 8:00 @ Holland Park
Marianas Trench – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Molly Johnson – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion
Great Big Sea – 7:30 @ BC Place Medal Celebration*
K’naan – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Saturday, February 27th:
Matt Mays – 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Chic Gamine – 8:00 @ LiveCity Yaletown
Matt Mays – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
The Stills – 10:15 @ Ozone
Illscarlett – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Blue Rodeo – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Hey Rosetta! – 7:00 @ Holland Park
You Say Party! We Say Die! – 8:00 @ Holland Park
Wide Mouth Mason – 9:30 @ Holland Park
Tokyo Police Club – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Wintersleep – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Usher – 7:30 @ Whistler Medals Plaza*

Sunday, February 28th:
The Be Arthurs – 5:00 @ Alberta House
Five Alarm Funk – 9:30 @ Ozone
Crash Parallel – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavilion

 

Locations: 

LiveCity Downtown – Cambie and Georgia

LiveCity Yaletown – David Lam Park (Pacific Blvd between Homer and Drake)

O-Zone Richmond – Richmond City Hall and Minoru Park

Holland Park – Surrey Celebration Site (Corner of King George Highway and Old Yale Road)

Ontario House – 88 Pacific Blvd

Atlantic House – Granville Island’s Arts Club Theatre

Alberta House – Robson and Beatty

 

If you know of others, please leave them below in the comments!

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