CULTURAL OLYMPIAD SHOWS

POSTED January 19, 2010 BY Bob Kronbauer

The Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad music shows kick off this weekend with Phoenix and YSP!WSD! at the Orpheum!!! If you’re unaware, the Cultural Olympiad is “music, dance, theatre, visual arts, film, outdoor spectaculars and digital media experiences”. Basically, it’s a ton of performances starting January 22 and ending March 21st, and it promises to be super awesome.

I must admit that I’m most excited about all of the amazing live music performances that are a part of this. Below is a full list of all the music shows, we’ll be bringing you coverage of a bunch of them. Have a look at the Cultural Olympiad site for a complete listing of all of the shows and for info on venues and how to get tickets…

PHOENIX

YOU SAY PARTY WE SAY DIE

Phoenix & You Say Party!We Say Die! – January 22 – The Orpheum
Steve Earle & Joel Plaskett – January 23 – The Orpheum
CODE Live Night Life Presents: Mike Relm & Addictive TV – February 5 – Great Northern Way Campus
CODE Live Night Life: New Forms Festival presents: LA Riots, The Golden Filter, Junior Boys DJ Set and more – February 6 – Great Northern Way Campus
CODE Live Night Life Presents Hard Rubber: Drum and Light Festival – February 11 – Great Northern Way Campus
CODE Live Night Life Presents: Kid Koala – February 12 – Great Northern Way Campus
CODE Live Night Life: Jamming the Networks: Modern Deep Left Quartet, Mike Shannon and more – February 13 – Great Northern Way Campus
City and Colour & The Rural Alberta Advantage – February 15 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
NEW SONGS, NEW VOICES w. Jason Plumb, Meaghan Blanchard, Romi Mayes, Dan Mangan – February 16 – Roundhouse Community Centre
NEW SONGS, NEW VOICES w. Gordie Tentrees, John Wort Hannam, Christina Martin, Jimmy Rankin – FEBRUARY 17 – Roundhouse Community Centre
Feist & Gonzales “Piano Talk Show” – February 17 – The Orpheum
Hal Willner’s Neil Young Project featuring Lou Reed, Ron Sexsmith, Kevin Drew & Brendan Canning from Broken Social Scene and many more! – February 18 – The Orpheum
Tanya Tagaq: Tuusalangna – February 18th – Roundhouse Community Centre
Code Live Night Life Presents: Bell Orchestre w/ Brasstronaut – February 18 – Great Northern Way Campus
Stars & Hey Rosetta! – February 19 – The Orpheum
CODE Live Night Life Presents: Martyn, 2562, Deadbeat and more – February 19 – Great Northern Way Campus
CODE Live Night Life Presents: CHROMEO and Team Canada DJs – February 20 – Great Northern Way Campus
K’NAAN & Tinariwen – February 25 – The Orpheum
Gomez & Chad Van Gaalen – March 12 – The Orpheum
Nathan & The Deep Dark Woods – March 12 – Performance Works, Granville Island
Martha Wainwright & Jorane – March 18 – The Commodore Ballroom
Raphael Saadiq & India.Arie – March 20 – The Orpheum

Category: Events,Music,The Olympics

Ali

So many great bands but – I’m kind of surprised they’re all at the Orpheum.

(I don’t want to come up against the trash-talk rule so I’m going to keep it polite.) While the Orpheum is lovely and beautiful it’s also a room that keeps the audiences really docile, and that takes away from the energy of a show for me. Recently I was at a Tegan & Sara concert there and they had to beg the audience to stand up out of their seats! I’d rather go and see K’naan or Phoenix or Joel Plaskett at the Commodore or another venue.

I’ve got to hit up the Neil Young tribute show, though. Too bad Chromeo and Phoenix are sold out already!
http://www.bobkronbauer.com Bob K

Great Northern Way, Roundhouse, the Commodore… which list are you looking at? I love having a seat at a show and am stoked to see Stars at the Orpheum! Grant Lawrence did a thing on his radio show about this very subject a couple weeks back…

“WHEN IS IT OK TO STAND UP AT A SOFT-SEAT THEATRE?”:

http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2010/1/Live-on-CBC-Radio-3-w-Grant-Lawrence-Top-5-Gigs-of-the-Weekend-with-We-Are-The-City
Boon

Might not be able to mosh but the sound at the Orpheum is boss. I think the capacity at the Orpheum is also higher than the Commodore. Its like the Commodore is guaranteed to be available for any band either esp since bands are on tight tour schedules as well. Plaza of Nations was another midsize venue that is gone, though the sound wasnt all that there. Fortue Sound and Venue add to new larger club sized venues for shows, along with the renovated Cultch, Rickshaw….
Nissa

Oh wow, thanks for posting this, Bob. Didn’t know Stars was coming to town, and I love them to bits.
Frances Cabahug

Got my Stars tickets since December. That’s how excited I am.
http://www.bobkronbauer.com Bob K

Frances,
See you there!!! So excited for that show.
Denniss

Anyone have any trouble taking pictures at the events at Great Northern Way Campus? In other words, how uptight is the door staff?

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