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POSTED January 24, 2010 BY Bob Kronbauer

It just keeps getting better for you if you’re interested in seeing live music during the Games. If you want to see Damian Marley, Coeur de Pirate, Wintersleep, Mother Mother, Jully Black, Wilco and a TON of other artists FOR FREE (!!!) then Live City Vancouver is gonna be your spot. Or, I should say, spots! The festival consists of two free, non-ticketed outdoor celebration sites, one in Yaletown at David Lam Park and the other at Georgia and Cambie, and it goes from February 13th until the 27th.

- LiveCity Yaletown in David Lam Park will feature a number of top local, Canadian and international entertainers on the stage, plus big-screen Olympic Winter Games sporting coverage, Olympic sponsor and partner pavilions, educational and family programming.
– LiveCity Downtown at Cambie and Georgia will have a licensed lounge (LIVE@LiveCity) with TV screens showing the Games, and additional live music acts. It will be a place for people to stop by for a drink, watch the games, live music and connect with other people.
- Both sites are all-ages and totally free.

Below is the complete schedule for both sites. Seriously ridiculous! You can learn all about it on the Live City web site or by joining their Facebook fan page.

YALETOWN:

13-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Bollywood Olympics with En Karma
6:15pm – 7:15pm Default
7:30pm – 8:30pm Califone!
9:00pm – 10:45pm Wilco

14-Feb-10
5:00pm – 5:30pm Lion Dancers
6:00pm – 7:30pm Silk Road
8:00pm – 9:00pm Mother Mother
9:30pm – 10:45pm Daniel Wesley

15-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm DJ Spooky and DBR
6:30pm – 7:30pm Grand Dérangement
8:00pm – 9:00pm Malajube
9:30pm – 10:45pm Matisyahu

16-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm TBC
6:30pm – 7:30pm Kevin Parent with Pornflakes
8:00pm – 9:00pm Vulgaires Machins
9:30pm – 10:45pm Alexisonfire

17-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:30pm DRUM!
6:30pm – 7:30pm Alpha Yaya Diallo
8:00pm – 9:00pm Allez Ouest
9:30pm – 10:45pm Corb Lund

18-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Radio Radio
6:30pm – 7:30pm Zuco 103
8:00pm – 9:00pm Keshia Chante
9:30pm – 10:45pm Marianas Trench

19-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Andrée Watters
6:30pm – 7:30pm Lennie Gallant
8:00pm – 9:00pm Les Breastfeeders
9:30pm – 10:45pm Deadmau5

20-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Vishten
6:30pm – 7:30pm The Arkells
8:00pm – 9:00pm Coeur de Pirate
9:30pm – 10:45pm Sam Roberts Band

21-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm DanceSport Snowball Classic
6:30pm – 7:30pm Dal Richards Band
8:00pm – 9:00pm Lazare Halk
9:30pm – 10:45pm Jully Black

22-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Zapata Negro
6:30pm – 7:30pm Dustin Bentall with guest Barney Bentall
8:00pm – 9:00pm Jill Barber
9:30pm – 10:45pm Colin James

23-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Tigerstyle
6:30pm – 7:30pm Bitterly Divine
8:00pm – 9:00pm Constantines
9:30pm – 10:45pm Wintersleep

24-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Eagle and Hawk
6:30pm – 7:30pm Tambora Rasa
8:00pm – 9:00pm Chocolat
9:30pm – 10:45pm Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley

25-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Ache Brasil
6:30pm – 7:30pm illScarlett
8:00pm – 9:00pm Crystal Shawanda
9:30pm – 10:45pm Johnny Reid

26-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Polyjesters
6:30pm – 7:30pm Tracey Bone
8:00pm – 9:00pm TBC
9:30pm – 10:45pm TBC

27-Feb-10
5:00pm – 6:00pm Bollywood Olympics with Delhi2Dublin
6:30pm – 7:30pm Matt Mays
8:00pm – 9:00pm Chic Gamine
9:30pm – 10:45pm Blue Rodeo
11:00am – 12:15pm Jim Byrnes, Steve Dawson and The Sojourners

DOWNTOWN:

13-Feb-10
8:30pm – 9:30pm TBC
10:00pm – 11:30pm Jessie Farrell

14-Feb-10
8:00pm – 9:00pm TBC
9:30pm – 11:00pm Elliot Brood

15-Feb-10
8:00pm – 9:00pm TBC
9:30pm – 10:30pm Jets Overhead

16-Feb-10
7:30pm – 9:00pm TBC
9:30pm – 11:00pm Buck 65

17-Feb-10
8:00pm – 9:00pm Romy Mayes
9:30pm – 10:30pm TBC

18-Feb-10
8:00pm – 9:00pm House Of Doc
9:30pm – 11:00pm Rumba Calzada

19-Feb-10
9:30pm – 10:30pm Town Pants

20-Feb-10
8:00pm – 9:00pm Billy Joe Green
9:30pm – 10:30pm Sherman Downey

21-Feb-10
8:00pm – 9:00pm John Reischman and The Jaybirds
9:30pm -10:30pm In Flight Safety

22-Feb-10
8:00pm – 9:00pm TBC

22-Feb-10
9:30pm – 11:00pm Alpha Yaya Diallo

23-Feb-10
8:00pm – 9:00pm Julie Doiron

24-Feb-10
11:30pm – 12:30am Quinzy

25-Feb-10
11:30mpm – 12:30pm Inward Eye

26-Feb-10
11:00pm – 12:00am TBC

27-Feb-10
11:00pm – 12:30am Soulstream

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5 Responses to “LIVECITY VANCOUVER – FREE SHOWS!”

  1. Matt Says:
    January 24th, 2010 at 9:55 pm

    Thanks for summarizing all the Free City Events. Me thinks that Sam Roberts is going to set the place on fire.

  2. parker! Says:
    January 24th, 2010 at 10:20 pm

    willllllll-CO!

  3. Boon Kondo Says:
    January 27th, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    damian marley, feb 24!!

  4. Sarah Says:
    January 31st, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Thank you sooo much for posting this, I’ve been looking for a list and finally found this one. So looking forward to seeing Buck 65!!!!

  5. BRAD Says:
    February 17th, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    BRING YOH WEED N SHIET TO DAMIAN MARLEY IT GOIN TO BE A POT FEST
    ONE EIGHTH PER PERSON BRING MUNCHIES FOR YOUR HOMIES
    DONT MISS OUT ON THE SWEET B.C. BUDDAH IT GETS NO FINER ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD N U KNOW THAT
    DO
    NOT
    MISS
    OUT

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