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Summer may be wrapping up, but outdoor music shows run straight through September all around the Lower Mainland.
Crowded House play outside at Malkin Bowl in 2007.
Sure it’s the end of August and our minutes of daylight have been ticking away since June 21, but take one look at the outdoor concerts still to come across the Lower Mainland and you just might shriek with newfound glee. Apparently concert organizers in this city have agreed to make the most of an Indian summer and line up the outdoor shows right past the September equinox and into fall.
Don’t expect a beergarden inside, but you can always join the masses that bring their own and sit on the lawn outside the fenced concert area enjoying the great sound (if not the visuals) for free.
Upcoming shows at Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park, Vancouver – $$
Friday, August 27–28, 2010 – Vampire Weekend with Beach House and Dum Dum Girls
Sunday, August 29, 2010 – Blue Rodeo
Thursday, September 9–10, 2010 – The National with the Walkmen
Thursday, September 16, 2010 – Scissor Sisters with Sammy Jo
Friday, September 24, 2010 – Tegan + Sara
Saturday, September 25, 2010 – K’naan
Sunday, September 26, 2010 – The Flaming Lips with Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Burnaby has Deer Lake Park, a larger, sloped version of Malkin with a sunset view of the lake. Parking is a nightmare. Parents send their cute little children out to sell street-side parking spaces (sans 25-cent lemonade) in the surrounding neighbourhoods to profit off the big nights. Be prepared to walk for a while (uphill, I should add) if you drive, otherwise I suggest public transit.
Let the sweat dry as you stand in line at the beergarden inside. Double-fisting is imperative, as the garden closes a good hour or two before the end of the show.
Other communities around the Lower Mainland have created smaller outdoor venues for live music, including Lynn Valley Village and Cates Park in North Vancouver, John Lawson Park in West Vancouver, White Rock Museum Plaza and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery in Richmond.
Cates Park Concert Series, North Vancouver – FREE (4–7 p.m.)Local indie bands and soloists take to the stage every Saturday throughout August, performing from a whole shwack of genres including alternative, rock, folk, reggae, garage and acoustic. Perfect for a picnic and opportunity to expand your local music knowledge.
John Lawson Park, West Vancouver – FREE (7:30 p.m.)Friday, August 27, 2010 – Wednesday Night at Ernies
Gulf of Georgia Cannery, Steveston, Richmond – By Donation (6:30 p.m.)
Friday August 27, 2010 – Paul O’Brien, Irish tunes
Friday, September 3, 2010 – Blue Train Electric Blues with a dance edge
Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver – FREE (1–3 p.m.)Sunday, August 29, 2010 – Ben Sigston Sunday, September 5, 2010 – Luisa Marshall as Tina Turner
In addition, for two quick weeks at the end of the August, the PNE busts out a pretty stellar classic line-up on the outdoor sound stage inside the fairgrounds.
PNE Summer Night Concerts – FREE with fair admission
Thursday, August 26, 2010 – Wayne Newton
Friday, August 27, 2010 – Joan Jett
Saturday, August 28, 2010 – Mariana’s Trench
Sunday, August 29, 2010 – Spirit of the West
Monday, August 30, 2010 – John Hiatt and The Combo / Los Lobos
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 – Annual Evening with Elvis
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 – Jesse Cook
Thursday, September 1, 2010 – Little River Band
Friday, September 2, 2010 – Cyndi Lauper
Saturday, September 3, 2010 – Steven Page
Sunday, September 4, 2010 – The Road Hammers
Monday, September 6, 2010 – Trooper