Events & Shows

Mother Mother is a Juno and MMVA nominated Vancouver-based band, comprised of Ryan Guldemond, Molly Guldemond, Jasmin Parkin, Mike Young, and Ali Siadat. They earned critical acclaim with their first two outings Touch Up (2007) and O My Heart (2008). Their next two releases Eureka (2011) and The Sticks (2012) delivered the top 5 radio […]

Billy Currington’s latest album bears the breezy title Summer Forever, but the talented Georgia native has spent more than a decade in the spotlight proving he’s truly a man for all seasons. Possessing one of the smoothest and most distinct voices in any genre of music, Currington is equally skilled at delivering upbeat summertime anthems […]

Multiple Grammy Award and American Music Award winners, The Pointer Sisters began their formal vocal training in their father's church, The Church of God in West Oakland, California. They went on to achieve worldwide fame and have secured a place in pop music history as a dynamic female group! Their first performance in Los Angeles […]

Country fans are no strangers to the uncanny musical connection of a family band, but they’ve never heard anything like the duo High Valley – and that’s simply because brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel never knew how country was “supposed” to sound. While their upbringing didn't exactly acquaint them with the Billboard 100, it’s that […]

ZZ TOP a/k/a “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” lay undisputed claim to being the longest running major rock band with original personnel intact and, in 2004, the Texas trio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of course, there are only three of them – Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank […]

Hailed as one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era” by former President Bill Clinton, the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in at #9, the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine’s recent Hot 200 All-Time Top Artists. And Chicago is the […]

Colin James has worn many hats during his long and storied career. Mentored by the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan, Colin became a star almost over-night when he first hit the music scene 26 years ago. Since then, this iconic 6-time Juno Award winning Canadian has topped the charts as a pop vocalist, recorded an acclaimed […]

Huey Lewis and The News are truly one of America’s great rock & roll bands. As they enter their 38th year together, their contagious brand of music has outlasted countless trends and is as fresh today as ever. Formed from two rival Bay Area bands in 1979, they continue to thrill audiences worldwide, selling over […]

After Iconic musician Tom Cochrane's early beginnings as a folk-based singer/songwriter playing the coffeehouses of Toronto's famed Yorkville scene in the early '70s, Tom became the driving force with the adventurous rockers Red Rider prior to achieving massive international success with the breakthrough 1991 album Mad Mad World and its anthemic hit Life Is A […]

It is well known that the B-52s are The World’s Greatest Party Band. And nearly forty years and over twenty million albums into their career, there can be no doubt as to why they remain one of rock music’s most beloved and enduring bands. Any mystery concerning the band’s longevity and ongoing appeal is immediately […]

Born out of Northern California’s chaotic, late-1960s musical stew, The Doobie Brothers’ rugged, real and authentic approach to rock and roll made them biker bar stalwarts. But their self-titled debut album in ’71 went beyond just leather and motorcycles, revealing even more musical layers; sweet three-part harmonies and rootsy, introspective, acoustic flavours. The Doobie Brothers’ […]

Over the past three decades, Rick Springfield has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer. The creator of some of the finest power-pop of the ’80s, a Grammy winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An […]

Melding deep-heated flamenco, rumba, salsa and pop to the tune of 20 million albums sold, the Grammy Award-winning hit-makers behind 'Bamboléo' celebrate in their very own, blistering tradition – taking audiences back to the south of France with flamenco guitars and booming Spanish vocals. Uniting the family Reyes and the family Baliardo, the band continues […]

iHeartRadio Canada is heading to Vancouver, bringing the hottest names in music directly to fans with the first ever iHeartRadio Beach Ball, taking place Sunday, September 3rd and Monday, September 4th at the Fair at the PNE. September 3 Lineup: Presented by Virgin Radio LORDE (JUST ANNOUNCED!) ALESSIA CARA LIAM PAYNE THE STRUMBELLAS SHAWN HOOK […]

Boyz II Men remains one of the most truly iconic R&B groups in music history and have won fans the world over with their soulful multi-octave sound and incredible vocals. The group redefined popular R&B and continues to create timeless hits that appeal to fans across all generations, penning and performing some of the most celebrated […]

Band members Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock first formed Air Supply in 1975 and rose to fame after securing an opening act on Rod Stewart’s tours across Australia and North America.  Soon after, their hit song “Lost in Love” became the fastest-selling single in the world. Together, the soft rock duo’s albums have sold in […]

BC-born singer Dean Brody has approached country music superstar status. He is now firmly cemented as an arena touring act, with thirteen Canadian Country Music Awards and two Juno Awards under his studded belt – with his most recent album Gypsy Road winning the Juno award for Country Album of the Year this past April. […]

The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Goo Goo Dolls are one of the most globally respected and influential forces in popular music, selling more than 12 million albums since 1986. They have scored 14 Top 10 radio hits – more than any other artist in the history of the Hot AC format, including "Name," "Slide," and "Iris," the […]

Featuring Salt-N-Pepa with Spinderella, All-4-One, C&C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams, and Young MC The I Love the 90’s Tour invites fans to reminisce about the trend-setting decade with some of the most iconic, indelible names in rap, hip hop and R&B. In its first run, the top-selling tour quickly became the year’s most sought-after […]

It has been over 25 years since their release of their self-titled album, Wilson Phillips, and they continue to have a lot to celebrate. Since the beginning of their union in 1990, Wilson Phillips won the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year for the now iconic single “Hold On”. They were also nominated for four […]

Multi-Platinum selling progressive pop band Marianas Trench released their latest single, “Rhythm Of Your Heart”, with rave reviews from their dedicated and ever-expanding fan base. Written by front-man Josh Ramsay, the song reflects on his own personal journey of being in a relationship even when you know it’s bad for you…”if in the light of […]

Featuring: A Flock of Seagulls Men Without Hats Wang Chung Farrington & Mann (original vocalists from When in Rome UK) Animotion Nu Shooz You’ll Never Forget Your First Time…. Was it really that long ago that synthesizers and cotton-candy hair seemed oh-so modern? Not for Lost 80’s Live! This tour features some of the most […]

“Still, with a solid fan base, three platinum-plus albums, a Grammy and even Vibe magazine wondering in the 20 Questions when Atlanta’s premier soul singers would be releasing their next record, could a new chapter in the lives of 112 be far behind. With the arrival of Pleasure & Pain, the men of 112 prove […]

Kool & the Gang have influenced the music of three generations. Thanks to songs like “Celebration”, “Cherish”, “Jungle Boogie”, “Summer Madness” and “Open Sesame”, they’ve earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 gold and platinum albums. Kool & the Gang has performed […]

Jann Arden is a Canadian-born singer, songwriter, broadcaster and author.  The much-celebrated multi-platinum, award-winning artist catapulted onto the Canadian music scene in 1993 with the release of her debut album Time For Mercy featuring the hit single, “I Would Die For You”.  A year later with Living Under June, she would have her career break out hit, “Insensitive” that […]

Burton Cummings is that rare artist who has transcended time, genres and generations with a body of work that continues to resonate with fans both old and new. His voice has been rated among the finest in rock music and his extensive catalogue of songs is the envy of his contemporaries. Burton continues at the […]

Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era" by former President Bill Clinton, the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in at #9, the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine's Hot 200 All-Time Top Artists. And Chicago is the first American rock band to […]

Village People is one of the most iconic music groups in the world. For the group's 40th anniversary, lead singer and songwriter Victor Willis (Cop/Admiral) returned and is back at the helm.  Backed by a live band (no pre-recorded tracks!), Village People continues to thrill concert-goers around the world -- as they did back in […]

Cyndi Lauper is a Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning (Kinky Boots) artist who has performed for 30 sterling years and boasts global record sales in excess of 50 million albums. With her first album, She's So Unusual, Lauper won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist and became the first female in history to have […]

The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. For close to thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less travelled – and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop. Despite […]

The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) has been notified that the August 18th ZZ Top concert has been cancelled. Band member Frank Beard has been diagnosed with a case of pneumonia and has been directed by doctors to recuperate before resuming performances. “ZZ Top is loved by their fans here at the Fair as well as […]

With over 5,000 performances spanning four decades and 20 million records sold worldwide, Cheap Trick is undoubtedly one of the most influential classic rock groups of the past 50 years. The band was formed in 1974 and while it has evolved throughout the years, Cheap Trick has continued to reach mainstream and critical success. Hits […]

In five short years — from 1997 to 2002 — 98 Degrees sold a staggering 10 million records, scored a chart-topping single, “Thank God I Found You,” with Mariah Carey and Joe, and collaborated with their collective idol, Stevie Wonder, on “True to Your Heart,” for the 1998 animated Disney film, Mulan. Their four-million-selling album, […]

Burton Cummings is that rare artist who has transcended time, genres and generations with a body of work that continues to resonate with fans both old and new. His voice has been rated among the finest in rock music and his extensive catalogue of songs is the envy of his contemporaries. Burton continues at the […]

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is a legendary singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive and co-founder of Motown Records. Robinson and his group, the Miracles met Berry Gordy after a failed audition for singer Jackie Wilson’s managers. Gordy was impressed with Robinson's vocals and ambitious songwriting. With his help they released, "Got a Job.” It was the […]

Collective SoulGin Blossoms   Collective Soul Collective Soul are pumped and primed to celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2019 in all-out style, but they’re really just gearing up for the long haul. Ever since the barnburning rock band from Stockbridge, Georgia burst onto the national scene with the runaway success of their multi-platinum 1993 debut […]

  The six men comprising Styx have committed to rocking the Paradise together with audiences far and wide by entering their second decade of averaging over 100 shows a year, and each one of them is committed to making the next show better than the last. Styx draws from over four decades of barnburning chart […]

          World-famous reggae stars UB40 marks their 40th anniversary this year with a US tour, an extensive world tour and their first album release in over four years ‘For The Many’. UB40 formed in 1978, naming themselves after the unemployment benefit form, before releasing their debut album ‘Signing Off’ in August […]

A diverse performer, writer and producer, Colin started his career as a protégé to the inimitable Stevie Ray Vaughan. He’s gone on to dominate the charts with his own brand of rock, blues, soul and even big band! The iconic artist has sold multi-platinum many times over. He has won a staggering 7 Juno Awards, […]

  I LOVE THE 90's TOUR invites everyone to reminisce about the trend-setting decade with some of the most iconic, indelible names in rap, hip hop and R&B. The top-selling tour, which originally announced only 29 dates, quickly became the year’s most sought-after show, eventually racking up 110+ stops and selling out a number of […]

Hammer’s House Party invites fans to reminisce with some of the most iconic names in pop, hip-hop and R&B performing some of the biggest hits of a generation. Audiences can expect to hear chart-topping hits like MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” and “2 Legit 2 Quit,” and Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative”, “She Ain’t Worth […]

Billy Idol was an early architect of the sound, style, and fury of punk rock. His lip- curling sneer and fist-pumping persona vaulted him into the mainstream as one of MTV’s first megastars, making him one of the most recognizable faces in pop music, while selling out arenas everywhere he played. He has sold 40 […]

You can capsulize most pop music acts by reciting how many hits they’ve had and how many millions of albums they’ve sold. But these conventional measurements fall short when you’re assessing the impact of The Beach Boys. This band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions. But […]

  One of the greatest legacies in music history can be summed up by just three letters—TLC.   Those characters merely hint at the talent of Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, and the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, but they immediately evoke an unparalleled journey nonetheless. That journey encompasses immortal anthems such as “Waterfalls,” […]

Selling over 20 million albums worldwide, The B-52s—Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , — have quietly impacted alternative music, fashion, and culture over the course of four-plus decades. They count John Lennon, Madonna, James Murphy, and Michael Stipe among their disciples. Panic! At The Disco, Blood Orange, The Offspring, Pitbull, Roger Sanchez, […]

The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. For over thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less travelled – and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop. Despite sticking […]

‘Detour de Force,’ Barenaked Ladies' 16th studio album, is only a few minutes old when Ed Robertson declares that "it's a good life." Few would argue. And the group's 14 new tracks show it's only getting better. Over the course of 33 years, the Toronto quartet has sold 15 million records worldwide and built up […]

CAKE’s adherence to their original guiding principles has only grown stronger. Originally formed as a somewhat antagonistic answer to grunge, CAKE’s democratic processes, defiant self-reliance, and lucid yet ever-inventive music has made them a nation-state unto themselves, with no obvious peers, belonging to no school.  In addition to writing, arranging, producing, and performing their own […]

CLASSICAL MYSTERY TOUR: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES IN CONCERT WITH THE VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA   Concert Features Dozens of Beatles Songs Performed Exactly as They Were Recorded   What would The Beatles have sounded like if they had the chance to perform live in concert with a symphony orchestra?  Find out Classical Mystery performs […]

Featuring Ginger Minj, Plastique Tiara, Trinity The Tuck, Manila Luzon & Vancouver’s own Kendall Gender Come join us, as International Drag Superstars take the stage. Come show your true colours. All ages eleganza extravaganza   Ginger Minj Long Before She Held Court As A Finalist On Season 7 Of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Ginger Reigned As […]

Nicolas Reyes has been the leader and co-founder of the Gipsy Kings for well over 30 years. In the past three decades, they have dominated the World Music charts and sold more than 14 million albums worldwide. Their platinum compilation, The Best of the Gipsy Kings, was charting for over a year upon its release […]

Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era, the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in as the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine's Top 125 Artists Of All Time. And Chicago is the first American rock band to chart […]

Guitarist, multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter, bandleader, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and Songwriters Hall of Fame electee Steve Miller is beyond excited to finally get back on the road. Putting his pandemic time to great use, Miller dug deep into his archives and found an unreleased, full-length concert recording and released it. Steve Miller Band […]

TLC’s influence transcends genres from pop, hip-hop, R&B to fashion and female empowerment. They continue to define generations. Formed in Atlanta in 1990, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, two girls with spirit, smarts and spunk, had their sights set on a big future. Navigating some connections, they started to work on demos […]

Two sons from a working-class family, John and TJ Osborne grew up in a small Maryland water town writing and playing songs for friends and family in their father’s shed. John moved to Nashville first to play in other bands and two years later, TJ joined him. It was then they formed Brothers Osborne as […]

Diamond Selling, Multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning rap superstar, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor, Nelly, has continually raised the bar for the entertainment industry since stepping on the scene in 2000 with his distinctive vocals and larger-than-life personality. Nelly embarked on his music career with Midwest hip hop group St. Lunatics, in 1993 and signed to Universal Records […]

Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings have written some of the greatest songs of the last 50 years. Together theirs is undoubtedly the Great Canadian Songbook. These Eyes,  Laughing,  Undun,  No Time,  American Woman,  No Sugar Tonight,  Hand Me Down World,  Share The Land,  Albert Flasher,  Follow Your Daughter Home,  Glamour Boy,  Star Baby,  Clap For […]

As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon, are bringing their “Sixty Years of the Sounds of Summer” tour […]

Chaka Khan is one of the world’s most gifted and celebrated music icons. A singer, songwriter, actor, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur and activist, Chaka has influenced generations of music creators during her four decades as an artist. A ten-time GRAMMY​® Award winner, she has the rare ability to sing in a number of musical genres, including […]

No other band represents the late 90’s like the Danish dance-pop group AQUA. The band got their world-wide break back in 1997 with their debut album ‘Aquarium.’ The album contained hit singles like ‘Turn Back Time, ‘Doctor Jones’ and the notorious hit ‘Barbie Girl,’ which upon its release in May 1997 became a global phenomenon, […]

With close to 50 million followers, Jason Derulo is currently among TikTok‘s top 20 superstars and the most popular active platinum-selling musician across the entire platform. “Take You Dancing” marks the latest in a seemingly infinite series of hit releases from Derulo, including such current favorites as Alok, Martin Jensen & Jason Derulo’s “Don’t Cry […]