{"id":36991,"date":"2026-05-08T11:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/36991\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:17:31","slug":"30-cant-miss-vancouver-concerts-for-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/36991\/","title":{"rendered":"30 can’t-miss Vancouver concerts for May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday.\u00a0Sign up for our free newsletter<\/a>.Electric Six<\/a>: May 7 @ Rickshaw Theatre<\/p>\n

More like Electric 20 Studio Albums.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Arkells: May 7-9 @ Penthouse Nightclub, Hollywood Theatre, and Commodore Ballroom<\/p>\n

Pick a venue and pray.\u00a0<\/p>\n

it\u2019s murph<\/a>: May 8 @ Malkin Bowl\u00a0<\/p>\n

Electronic producer Garrett Murphy could consider a blue-hued side project, It Smurf.<\/p>\n

Holy Fuck<\/a>: May 8 @ The Pearl\u00a0<\/p>\n

Finally: an electronica band named for what you say after a show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Snail Mail. Daria Kobayashi Ritch Snail Mail<\/a>: May 9 @ Vogue Theatre<\/p>\n

One of the queens of sad-girl indie returns to reign with Ricochet.<\/p>\n

Powfu<\/a>: May 10 @ Hollywood Theatre<\/p>\n

We\u2019d call him a lo-fi nepo baby, but how much nepotism can a dad in Faber Drive really get you?<\/p>\n

The Midnight<\/a>: May 10 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre<\/p>\n

The synthwave band studies the apocalypse with Syndicate.<\/p>\n

City and Colour<\/a>: May 11 @ Orpheum Theatre<\/p>\n

Dallas Green does a true solo night with a one-man show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joyce Manor<\/a>: May 11 @ Commodore Ballroom<\/p>\n

The Cali rockers promise a cure to any \u201cConstant Headache\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mariachi El Bronx<\/a>: May 11 @ Rickshaw Theatre<\/p>\n

Who says a hardcore punk band can\u2019t also be a mariachi band?<\/p>\n

Lucy Dacus. Shervin Lainez Lucy Dacus<\/a>: May 12 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre<\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t been that long since Lucy Dacus had to cancel her August headline show, but Forever Is a Feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

George Leach and Hayley Wallis<\/a>: May 14 @ Fox Cabaret<\/p>\n

Two Indigenous musicians\u2014one established, one emerging\u2014join forces for a double-header show.<\/p>\n

The Zummers<\/a>: May 14 @ Red Gate Arts Society<\/p>\n

Pemberton\u2019s soul-rock fusion quartet swings by on a B.C. tour.<\/p>\n

Baby Keem<\/a>: May 14 @ PNE Forum\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar\u2019s baby cousin cashes in with Ca$ino.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Francis Baptiste<\/a>: May 16 @ Green Auto\u00a0<\/p>\n

Celebrate the release of the singer\u2019s new album Lived Experience in East Vancouver in appropriate environs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Foundation: Open Radius<\/a>: May 16-17 @ PNE Centre Grounds\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 14th house celebration stars Charlotte de Witte and Peggy Gou.<\/p>\n

Kevin Morby<\/a>: May 17 @ Commodore Ballroom\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s morbin\u2019 time with the singer\u2019s eighth album, Little Wide Open.<\/p>\n

NewDad<\/a>: May 18 @ Hollywood Theatre<\/p>\n

Meet the NewDad, same as the OldDad\u2026 except Irish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Last Dinner Party. The Last Dinner Party<\/a>: May 19 @ Orpheum Theatre<\/p>\n

The wickedly delicious art rockers devour on From the Pyre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pedro the Lion<\/a>: May 20 @ Biltmore Cabaret<\/p>\n

David Bazan\u2019s indie rock band can still roar (a little).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Corb Lund<\/a>: May 22-23 @ Hollywood Theatre<\/p>\n

The Albertan troubadour plays four classic albums, spread across two nights.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jayda G. Joe Magowan Jayda G<\/a>: May 23 @ Celebrities\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Grammy-nominated producer spins soul-infused sets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Go Girls! Vol. III<\/a>: May 23 @ Green Auto\u00a0<\/p>\n

Women in country and folk music take centre stage in this showcase.<\/p>\n

Purity Ring<\/a>: May 25 @ Hollywood Theatre<\/p>\n

Edmonton\u2019s futurepop duo goes for the knockout.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Fray:\u00a0<\/a>May 26 @ Orpheum Theatre<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 20 years since \u201cHow to Save a Life\u201d; hopefully they\u2019ve made it to first-aid training.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Qveen Herby:\u00a0<\/a>May 28 @ Vogue Theatre<\/p>\n

The pop rapper is fully loaded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Verboden Festival:\u00a0<\/a>May 28-31 @ The Cobalt\u00a0<\/p>\n

Happy 10 years, Verboden! Male Tears, Sacred Skin, SRSQ, and Street Fever headline the darkwave party.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Les Trois Accords:\u00a0<\/a>May 30 @ Vogue Theatre<\/p>\n

With support from Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Quebecois artists assemble.<\/p>\n

The Black Keys:\u00a0<\/a>May 31 @ Rogers Arena\u00a0<\/p>\n

The industrious Grammy-winning rock duo returns with its 14th album, Peaches!.<\/p>\n

Alestorm. Alestorm:\u00a0<\/a>May 31 @ Commodore Ballroom\u00a0<\/p>\n

The rubber duck-wielding pirate metal band continues its comical chaos.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday.\u00a0Sign up for our free newsletter.Electric Six:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[415,17,412,413,418,407,414,420,416,423,226,389,419,422,421,417,95],"class_list":{"0":"post-36991","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vancouver","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-city","11":"tag-culture","12":"tag-dining","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-events","15":"tag-fashion","16":"tag-film","17":"tag-food","18":"tag-lifestyle","19":"tag-music","20":"tag-nightlife","21":"tag-restaurants","22":"tag-shopping","23":"tag-tv","24":"tag-vancouver"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}