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Vancouver Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
The best Vancouver concerts in July: The Weeknd, Katy Perry, Paul Simon and more
The summer festival and concert tour circuit is busy as ever this July. From international superstars to classic rock legends and some of B.C.'s top new talents, the range of genres and venues should make it easy to find something going on to get you out of the sun and into a show. Here are some recommended choices for music fans of all styles: When: July 4-5 Where: Holland Park, Surrey Tickets and info: The EDM event that you can easily access from public transit is only one of the outstanding features of this two-day-long festival. The multistage configuration boasting top Canadian talent such as Kaytranada and international stars such as Tiësto and Disclosure and many others just makes it a dance-a-thon of current beats. When: July 4 Where: Abbotsford Centre Tickets and info: With his new album, In My Blood, due out July 25, fans can expect to hear plenty of new material from grizzled country music veteran Cody Jinks of Fort Worth, Tex., when he rides into town. The new tunes should sound just great alongside his signature Lefty Frizzell covers and more. When: July 5, 7 p.m. Where: Rickshaw Theatre, 254 East Hastings St., Vancouver Tickets and info: With four albums to his credit, 23-year-old Vancouver artist Ekkstacy is rocketing up the ranks building on his breakout 2024 self-titled debut with the new album Forever. Blending classic emo sounds and pop hooks inspired by local heroes such as Japandroids, the live show is a highlight. Passion Mango opens. When: July 14 Where: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, University of B.C. Tickets and info: Japanese metal crew Babymetal may seem like a new act over in North America, but the band has been making its distinct style of Kawaii metal, also called cute metal, for 15 years. Su-Metal (clean vocals) and MoaMetal and MomoMetal (screaming) have developed a pyrotechnic dance-along headbanging presentation that appeals across borders. Ukraine's Jinjer, India's Bloodywood and U.S. crew Black Veil Brides round out this international bill. When: July 15-16, 7 p.m. Where: B.C. Place Tickets and info: Toronto artist The Weeknd has taken his alternative contemporary R&B from critically acclaimed mixtapes that club kids embraced to Super Bowl halftime appearances and global hits such as Blinding Lights to his sixth album Hurry Up Tomorrow that rolled out with a companion film of the same name featuring Wednesday-star Jenny Ortega and Irish star Barry Keoghan. Expect a lavish set and single-laden show from this concept-oriented artist on this tour with opener Playboi Carti. When: July 18 Where: Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St., Vancouver Tickets and info: Sold out Outsider hip-hop trio Deltron 3030 includes producer Dan the Automator, rapper Del tha Funky Homosapien and DJ Kid Koala. The trio have collaborated on a number of different projects but gained international attention with the release of its 2000 concept album Deltron 3030. This incredibly rare anniversary performance is one for the books, which is why folks are hoping some more tickets get released the week of the show. When: July 18, 6 p.m. Where: Pacific Coliseum Tickets and info: Indian composer, producer, songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist A.R. Rahman is a double Academy Award and Grammy-winner known for his many hit soundtracks for films ranging from Slumdog Millionaire and Danny Boyle's 127 Hours to 2022's Le Musk. He has collaborated with everyone from the London Symphony Orchestra to Mick Jagger, and performed at a White House state dinner for U.S. President Barack Obama in 2009. His performances are known for their high concept lighting, staging and dancing. When: July 22 Where: Rogers Arena Tickets and info: After a four-year break between 2020's Smile and last year's 143, Katy Perry fans were more than ready to see the American chart-topper on a live concert stage once again. While the reception of her seventh album has been somewhat lukewarm, with the lead single Woman's World only reaching No. 65 on the Billboard Global 200, the album still charted in the top 10 in the U.S. and U.K., as well as eight other countries. Opening night of her latest concert tour was described by The Houston Chronicle as being 'two hours of pop, camp and celebration — Cirque du Soleil as sci-fi spectacle. When: July 25-27, 7 p.m. Where: Orpheum Theatre Tickets and info: Touring on his Grammy-nominated album Seven Psalms, legendary singer Paul Simon was looking at ending his performing career when he began to lose hearing in his left ear. Working with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss and his production team, the artist arrived at a solution to make live performing possible again. Expect to hear the new record and a selection of classics from across his career in these shows. When: July 29 Where: Rickshaw Theatre, 254 East Hastings St., Vancouver Tickets and info: A supergroup comprising bassist Tony Levin , known for his work with everyone from Peter Gabriel and King Crimson to David Bowie and Pink Floyd, fellow King Crimson alumnus Pat Mastellato and German guitarist Markus Reuter. Since forming in 2010, the band has released nine studio and nine live albums featuring guests such as English violinist David Cross and jazz pianist Gary Husband. This is a must-see for progressive rock fans. When: July 31, 8 p.m. Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St., Vancouver Tickets and info: Touring in support of his latest album, Mahashmashana, Father John Misty has honed in on some of the most soulful and orchestral music of his career. Songs such as the Dead Mouse are touching, folky ballads that sound like they strummed right out of Laurel Canyon in the early 1970s. He is joined by Lucinda Williams and Hamilton Leithauser on the tour. sderdeyn@ Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances.


CBC
21-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Ottawa launches anti-tariff ad campaign across 12 red states, plus a patriotic TV spot at home
Social Sharing Canada is trying to win the hearts and minds of Americans with an ad campaign against U.S. tariffs targeting 12 Republican-voting states. Speaking on CNN Friday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said the federal government paid for ads on digital billboards along key highways in red states — states where the majority voted for President Donald Trump — including Florida, Nevada, Georgia, New Hampshire, Michigan and Ohio. "Canadians are sending the message that there's no winners in a trade war. There will be job losses on both sides of the border, particularly in the U.S.," Joly said in an interview with CNN's Pamela Brown. The government also launched a television ad campaign at home. It is voiced in English by Rick Mercer and in French by Remi-Pierre Paquin with music by Vancouver rock duo Japandroids. The ad, which has been posted to the federal government's social media accounts, features footage from across the country as well as archival video of hockey games and key moments in Canadian history. "Canada, it's time for more us," the ad begins. "We're more than just a place on a map. We're an attitude — one with more empathy than ego." "The more we choose to stand up as our most flag-flying, maple-leaf-buying, local adventuring selves, the more we are the True North, unbreakable, strong and free," Mercer can be heard saying. CBC News did not immediately hear back to a request to know how much the government is spending on the ads. They come only days before Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election. The federal Conservative Party launched an attack ad against Carney on X Thursday. On CNN, Joly said Ottawa was turning to "hard-working" Americans to pressure their lawmakers to remove U.S. tariffs already in place on steel and aluminum and prevent the wide-ranging tariffs planned for April 2. This winter, following Trump's initial tariff threats citing border security and illegal fentanyl, the Canadian government pulled out all the stops to increase the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) presence along the border. Joly said it's clear that didn't work. "We saw that all the work we were doing in good faith was not necessarily having an impact on President Trump himself," the she said. Brown asked Joly to react to Trump's annexation threats, most recently made in an interview with Fox's Laura Ingraham this week, when the president said Canada was "meant to be the 51st state" and called it "one of the nastiest countries to deal with." "Americans and Canadians are best friends, are best neighbours, best allies. We never started this trade war," Joly responded. WATCH | Joly told Rubio 'Canada's sovereignty is not up to debate': Joly scolds Rubio over Trump's 51st state threats as G7 meeting wraps in Quebec 7 days ago Duration 2:01 A day after U.S. President Donald Trump again called for Canada to become the 51st state, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly wrapped the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec by telling U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio: 'Canada's sovereignty is not up to debate, period.' Joly said "the rhetoric coming out of the White House is — how can I say — absurd," and added that Canada was beginning to turn to other allies in Europe and the United Kingdom for trade and defence. Earlier this week, Joly confirmed to CBC's Power and Politics host David Cochrane that Canada was in talks with the European Union to be part of a new defence production partnership. Canada has already retaliated with a 25 per cent tariff on nearly $60 billion worth of U.S. goods, and is threatening more counter-tariffs if Trump follows through on his plans to tax more imports on April 2. Joly said she has been in touch with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who she met at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in La Malbaie, Que., last week.