Legendary classic rockers, groove groups and sensitive crooners all play Vancouver this month.
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If you thought you were going to get a breather after the entertainment overload of the FIFA Fan Festival, Vancouver Jazz Festival and Vancouver Folk Festival in July, think again.
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August is shaping up as one of the busiest months for concerts this summer with a trio of sold out, or nearly sold out shows at B.C. Place and a busy schedule at the new Freedom Mobile Arch amphitheatre at the PNE. If the proposed new Vancouver Cultural Precinct gets built, imagine how many more live entertainment events there will be to consider for your cultural calendar?
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In the meantime, here are the top 10 picks for concerts to catch this month.
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Sun Spots
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Suki Waterhouse
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When: Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m.
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Where: Orpheum Theatre
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Tickets and info: livenation.ca
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Rising pop singer Suki Waterhouse is bringing the Loveland Tour to town, hot on the heels of singles like Tiny Raisin. The tour in support of the singer’s fourth record released on Island Records on July 10, sees her building on the breakout success of Memoir of a Sparklemuffin.
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The Constellation Tour with Thee Sacred Souls, La Lom and the Womack Sisters
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When: Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m.
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Where: Freedom Mobile Amphitheatre
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Tickets and info: livenation.ca
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Every so often, a multi-band bill comes to town that leaves a permanent impression on all those who attend. This combination of San Diego’s neo-soul smooth groovers Thee Sacred Souls, L.A.-based cinematic Latin-tinged instrumental combo La Lom, and soul harmonizing sibling act The Womack Sisters, who are the granddaughters of no less than the legend Sam Cooke is going to be something special.
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Yard Act
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When: Aug. 11, 7 p.m.
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Where: The Pearl
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Tickets and info: Ticketweb.ca
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With the release of You’re Gonna Need a Little Music, this U.K. quartet has turned up the amps some and turned down it’s astute social commentary for a sound that is more personal and reflective than such hard-hitting tracks as The Overload. But vocalist James Smith’s biting lyricism is still as tight as ever on such new songs as Empty Pledges.
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AC/DC Pwer/Up Tour
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When: Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m.
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Where: B.C. Place
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Tickets and info: From $105.85 at ticketmaster.ca
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Co-founding guitarist Angus Young still sports the latest in public schoolboy uniforms, lead screamer Brian Johnson is still in the ranks, and Angus’ nephew Stevie Young is filling in the spot of the late guitarist Malcolm Young, so AC/DC can continue rocking. A hired rhythm section rounds out the touring version of the legendary Aussie hard rockers who are dishing out lengthy career-spanning sets loaded with hits and fan favourites.
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J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour
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When: Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m.
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Where: Rogers Arena
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Tickets and info: livenation.ca
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On his first headlining tour since 2021, J. Cole is hitting four continents, the U.K. and New Zealand in support of his seventh full-length studio album, The Fall Off. While the sprawling double-disc session has had mixed reviews from critics and fans alike, the highlights are some of the best songs of his career and the concerts are getting raves.
