VANCOUVER for Beginners

Coworker just asked if Vancouver is east or west of us (in Toronto). We were all shocked, so we asked her 'is Calgary east or west of us?' and she said west. And then we explained Vancouver is west of Calgary. Then she asked to clarify 'so does that make Vancouver east or west of us'

I don't know whether to hit her or hug her. She furthered clarified that she 'knows it's north of us' and when we kept laughing, she said she meant British Columbia, not just Vancouver. 0_0

hello! i'm visiting Vancouver (B.C.) for the first time next summer and am interested in seeing some shows.

what are the best venues in the city (or region, if need be)? big to small, punk to classical, mom & pop to Local Bank Group Amphitheater ... all are welcome.

thanks!

Best venue for 5 local scene bands doing 20 mins sets is Red Gate imo.

Lana Lous for 2 local bands playing for too long. Nice room.

Pats Pub have credible punk and jazz bills but otherwise the bands are hit and miss.

Best mid-sized venue for popular tourung bands is the Biltmore.

Pat's seems to have shitty bridge and tunnel metal bands playing half the time,or it did before I stopped going there to watch hockey because they would try and make me pay to see the shitty langley metal band that was going to play.

I like the biltmore ok,the rickshaw is fine (and close to me)

punk: black lab

toast collective my personal fav venue

Toast is great except it has no stage, no sound system, no lights, nowhere to sit down & the worst toilets and bar ever.

other than that!

it’s an underground venue *shrugs*

where are u seeing noise shows that has any of those things

the toilet at 333 was the worst in the city (rip)

so Red Gate, Lana Lous, Pat's Pub, Biltmore, Rickshaw, Black Lab, Toast

these all sound like indoor venues to me ... any killer outdoor spots that regularly have music (even if summer/good weather only)?

what's the best music festival or two in town?

there are some shows at the malkin bowl in stanley park in the summer. there are also shows in the suburbs in dear lake park in burnaby sometimes. i don't think there's any festival of interest in the greater vancouver area if you mean the big outdoor thing. there's a really awful looking thing called FVDED In The Park which takes place in surrey (another suburb)

The two outdoor music fests which come to mind are Khatsalano in July, and Victory Square in September. Both free. There are others - mostly local events. Eg. There are decent bands on car free days on main St. Not sure what the schedule is next year.That big fest in Stanley park (sasquatch?) is coming back next year. And the folk fest is a great time but pricey. Kinda worth it though.

Oh yeah folk fest

Xxxpost I wasnt too serious about the Toast. Very happy it exists but they could hugely improve things for the audience and the performers without much effort.