Lady Gaga – Rogers Arena – August 7, 2014 This weekend, Lady Gaga brought her North American ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour to a close in Vancouver. A rescheduled show, the original May date was cancelled due to illness, the anticipation was definitely palpable in the room as Lady Starlight kept the early audience dancing…
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Picks of the Week – August 6, 2014
After a busy long weekend, you might like a break but, no chance, there’s still a lot happening in my picks of the week to keep your summer moving along Harmony: West Vancouver’s waterfront is alive with activity; free concerts, visual arts, family fun and food are on deck at The Harmony Arts Festival until…
Top Grossing Concert Tours of 2012
As 2012 draws to a close, it’s time to tally up the totals from the year’s big headlining concert tours. As one would expect, the top tours are those names that can pack in the stadiums. Coincidentally the top 3 tours all held the same number of shows, 72, with each of them having a…
Akon – Supporting Usher
Akon – Rogers Arena – May 25, 2011 Although he could easily headline his own bill, supporting Usher seems a natural fit for Akon. As an often collaborator/write/producer, Akon has supported and kick-started many careers, including Lady Gaga, Pitbull and T-Pain. Dressed in all white, Akon took to the Rogers Arena in front of an…
YouTube Star of the Month – April 2011
With the recent meteoric viral take-off of Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video it got some friends and I discussing how and why do some singers make it and others (more worthy) do not. YouTube is full of amazing (often un-signed) singers putting themselves out there for the public to see and hear while they hope for…
Lady Gaga – Don’t Believe The Hype?
Lady Gaga – Rogers Arena – August 24, 2010 Perhaps one of the most anticipated concert events of the year blew through Vancouver for two shows. Unfortunately anticipation was the downfall of this concert for me. After reading and hearing about so many great things about Lady Gaga’s shows in other cities I had huge expectations for an amazing show. Of course being…