NHL Canucks hockey returned to Vancouver this week for the first time since the infamous Stanley Cup playoff riots in June. The first pre-season home game of the season against Calgary Flames featured a selection of veteran NHLers looking to extend their careers and a hungry newcomers hoping for their first chance at the big time….
Tag: Rogers Arena
LMFAO not Sorry For Party Rocking
LMFAO – Rogers Arena – September 9, 2011 Opening up for Ke$ha’s “Get Sleazy” Tour, LMFAO fit the bill perfectly. They definitely know how to get the party started (and I’m thinking they know how to finish it too)! Making the most of their supporting slot, they cranked up the energy on every one of…
Ke$ha had a party, everyone’s invited
Kesha – Rogers Arena – Sept 9, 2011 Glitter, beer, cross-dressing dancers, a St Andrew’s Cross, a dancing penis and an Elmo pinata…not the usual words I include in a concert review but for Kesha, all of them apply. Try to imagine attending a party in the basement of a frat house and multiply the…
What’s On Weekends – Sept 8 – 11, 2011
Back to school doesn’t mean back to boredom, not yet at least. Still lots happening this weekend once you get out of the sun! Thursday Sept 8 – The Antlers with Avi Buffalo, who are brilliant, are playing at Venue – Cali-band Sleepy Sun is at The Biltmore Cabaret – some classic punk in the…
Rancid
Rancid – Rogers Arena – August 31, 2011 Opening up the 10th Annual Honda Civic Tour before co-headliners Blink 182 and My Chemical Romance, Rancid brought their classic Ska-Punk sound to the Rogers Arena stage. Bringing the early 90’s to this multi-generational concert line-up, founders Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman showed why they are credited…
Blink 182 – What’s their age again?
Blink 182 – Rogers Arena – August 31, 2011 Mark, Tom & Travis brought the Blink 182 show to town as part of the 10th Annual Honda Civic Tour with Rancid and My Chemical Romance. Although they are in their mid to late 30’s they still know how to party like college kids. While they’ve had their speedbumps…
What’s On Weekend – August 11 – 14, 2011
As we approach the middle of summer activities become more varied. Thursday August 11 – Deadmau5 plays the first of two nights at the PNE Forum – the city’s second largest film fest begins as the 23rd Vancouver Queer Film Fest opens with opening film To Faro followed by the opening Gala at Five-Sixty. The…