Winter Olympics Vancouver 2010

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There are dozens and dozens of free concerts, by big names. Wilco, Blue Rodeo, one of the Marleys, tons of Canadian bands, ...

Here's a partial list I found. All free

Fri Feb 12th - Venice Queen - 10:15 @ Ozone

Fri Feb 12th - Bedouin Soundclash - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion

Fri Feb 12th - Yelo Molo - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Fri Feb 12th - Adam Woodall Band - 9:30 @ West Van Community Center

Fri Feb 12th - The Phonix - 8:00 @ Plaza Of Nations

Fri Feb 12th - Blue Rodeo - 9:15 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 12th - Delhi 2 Dublin - 10:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 13th - Pubstep Celebration - 8:00 @ Darby's Pub *19+

Sat Feb 13th - CJ Li - 3:30 @ Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater)

Sat Feb 13th - Matthew David - 3:15 @ Ozone

Sat Feb 13th - Mes Aïeux - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Sat Feb 13th - Wil - 6:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 13th - Current Swell - 7:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 13th - Jet's Overhead - 8:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 13th - Five Alarm Funk - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 13th - Daniel Wesley - 10:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 13th - Califone! - 7:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sat Feb 13th - Hey Ocean - 8:00 @ Ozone

Sat Feb 13th - Bedouin Soundclash - 9:30 @ Ozone

Sat Feb 13th - Jessie Farrel - 10:00 @ Livecity Downtown

Sat Feb 13th - Default - 6:15 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sat Feb 13th - Wilco - 10:00 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sun Feb 14th - Paul Filek - 1:00 @ Doolin's Pub

Sun Feb 14th - Skavenjah - 9:00 @ Saskatchewan Pavillion

Sun Feb 14th - Keisha Chante - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion

Sun Feb 14th - Mother Mother - 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sun Feb 14th - F.I.R. - 9:30 @ Ozone

Sun Feb 14th - Rich Hope - 8:00 @ Livecity Downtown

Sun Feb 14th - Pierre Lapointe - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Sun Feb 14th - Daniel Wesley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sun Feb 14th - Elliot Brood - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown

Sun Feb 14th - Serena Ryder - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Mon Feb 15th - Ima - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Mon Feb 15th - Jenn Grant - 8:30 @ Ozone

Mon Feb 15th - Sloan - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+

Mon Feb 15th - Skavenjah - 9:00 @ Saskatchewan Pavillion

Mon Feb 15th - Serena Ryder - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion

Mon Feb 15th - Garou - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Mon Feb 15th - Kathleen Edwards - 9:45 @ Ozone

Mon Feb 15th - Balligomingo - 9:00 @ Plaza Of Nations

Mon Feb 15th - Jet's Overhead - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown

Mon Feb 15th - Matisyahu - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Tue Feb 16th - Grand Dérangement - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Tue Feb 16th - Fresh IE - 7:30 @ Livecity Downtown

Tue Feb 16th - Spirit Of Uganda - 8:00 @ Ozone

Tue Feb 16th - Skavenjah - 9:00 @ Saskatchewan Pavillion

Tue Feb 16th - Alexisonfire - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Tue Feb 16th - Buck 65 - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown

Tue Feb 16th - Eliot Brood - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion

Tue Feb 16th - The Trews - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+

Wed Feb 17th - DRUM! - 5:00 @ Livecity Yaletown

Wed Feb 17th - Corb Lund - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Wed Feb 17th - Ryan Dahle - 7:30 @ Holland Park

Wed Feb 17th - Bend Sinister - 8:15 @ Holland Park

Wed Feb 17th - Karkwa - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Wed Feb 17th - Porn Flakes - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Wed Feb 17th - Jill Barber - 8:00 @ Ozone

Wed Feb 17th - Two Hours Traffic - 8:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+

Wed Feb 17th - The Arkells - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion

Wed Feb 17th - Hawksley Workman - 9:30 @ Ozone

Wed Feb 17th - Hot Hot Heat - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Wed Feb 17th - Ivy League Brawlers - 10:00 @ Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater)

Thur Feb 18th - Leoffenders - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Thur Feb 18th - Vishten - 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Thur Feb 18th - Soirée DJ and Plastic Bertrand - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Thur Feb 18th - Paul Filek - 5:00 @ The Cellar

Thur Feb 18th - Jully Black - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion

Thur Feb 18th - Two Hours Traffic - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+

Thur Feb 18th - Keisha Chante - 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown

Thur Feb 18th - Corb Lund - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Thur Feb 18th - Rumba Calzada - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown

Thur Feb 18th - The Arkells - 8:30 @ Ozone

Thur Feb 18th - Our Lady Peace - 9:45 @ Ozone

Thur Feb 18th - Marianas Trench - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Fri Feb 19th - Redgy Blackout - 9:00 @ West Van Community Center

Fri Feb 19th - Allez Ouest - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Fri Feb 19th - Pascal Lejune - 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Fri Feb 19th - Éric Lapointe - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Fri Feb 19th - Paul Filek - 1:00 @ Doolins Pub

Fri Feb 19th - Town Pants - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown

Fri Feb 19th - Deadmau5 - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Fri Feb 19th - DRUM! - 8:00 @ Ozone

Fri Feb 19th - Jully Black - 10:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 19th - The Arkells - 7:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 19th - Canadian Tenors - 9:30 @ Ozone

Fri Feb 19th - Dan Mangan - 8:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 19th - Sam Roberts - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 20th - Paul Filek - 1:00 @ Doolins Pub

Sat Feb 20th - Mary Barry et Mimosa - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Sat Feb 20th - Rallycar - 3:00 @ Ozone

Sat Feb 20th - Hey Rosetta! - 7:30 @ Atlantic Canada House

Sat Feb 20th - Ultimate Power Duo - 8:00 @ Ozone

Sat Feb 20th - The Arkells - 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sat Feb 20th - Sam Roberts - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sat Feb 20th - Marianas Trench - 9:30 @ Ozone

Sat Feb 20th - Mother Mother - 10:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 20th - Allez Ouest - 3:30 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 20th - Shane Phillip - 4:30 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 20th - Zuco 103 Soundsystem - 5:30 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 20th - DRUM! - 6:30 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 20th - Said The Whale - 7:30 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 20th - Hey Ocean - 8:30 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 20th - Tiger Style - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 20th - Malkit Singh - 10:00 @ Holland Park

Sun Feb 21st - Ode à l’Acadie - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Sun Feb 21st - Swank - 8:15 @ Ozone

Sun Feb 21st - Les Cowboys Frigants - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Sun Feb 21st - Dustin Bentall - 9:30 @ Ozone

Sun Feb 21st - Hey Rosetta! - 8:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+

Sun Feb 21st - The Odds - 7:30 @ Holland Park

Sun Feb 21st - 54-40 - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Sun Feb 21st - Jully Black - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Mon Feb 22nd - Édith Butler - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Mon Feb 22nd - Zachary Richard - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Mon Feb 22nd - Colin James - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Mon Feb 22nd - Classified - 7:30 @ Atlantic Canada House

Tue Feb 23rd - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Tue Feb 23rd - Anique granger - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Tue Feb 23rd - Les 3 Accords - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Wed Feb 24th - Bridges And Breakdowns - 9:00 @ Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater)

Wed Feb 24th - Andrea Lindsay - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Wed Feb 24th - Mighty Popo - 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Wed Feb 24th - André-Philippe Gagnon - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Wed Feb 24th - Wintersleep - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+

Wed Feb 24th - Damian "Jr.Gong" Marley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Thur Feb 25th - Geneviève Toupin - 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Thur Feb 25th - Daniel Roa - 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Thur Feb 25th - Adriane Moffat - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Thur Feb 25th - Paul Filek - 5:00 @ The Cellar

Thur Feb 25th - Illscarlett - 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Thur Feb 25th - Head Pins - 7:30 @ Holland Park

Thur Feb 25th - Street Heart - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Thur Feb 25th - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Ozone

Thur Feb 25th - Inward Eye - 11:30 @ Livecity Downtown

Fri Feb 26th - Robert Charlebois - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Fri Feb 26th - Paul Filek - 5:00 @ The Cellar

Fri Feb 26th - Bridges And Breakdowns - 5:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 26th - Tokyo Police Club - 9:45 @ Ozone

Fri Feb 26th - Two Hours Traffic - 7:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 26th - Jaydee Bixby - 6:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 26th - The Higgins - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 26th - Doc Walker - 10:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 26th - Inward Eye - 6:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 26th - Illscarlett - 8:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 26th - Marianas Trench - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Fri Feb 26th - TBC - 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown

Fri Feb 26th - Girl Talk - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sat Feb 27th - Samiane - 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Sat Feb 27th - Alfa Rococo - 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

Sat Feb 27th - Paul Filek - 1:00 @ Doolins Pub

Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+

Sat Feb 27th - The Stills - 10:15 @ Ozone

Sat Feb 27th - Illscarlett - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion

Sat Feb 27th - Blue Rodeo - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

Sat Feb 27th - Hey Rosetta! - 6:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 27th - You Say Party!We Say Die! - 7:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 27th - Wide Mouth Mason - 9:30 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 27th - Tokyo Police Club - 9:00 @ Holland Park

Sat Feb 27th - Wintersleep - 10:00 @ Holland Park

Sun Feb 28th - Five Alarm Funk - 9:30 @ Ozone

[nibbler]

If only High Plains Drifter was on the bill I'd sooo be there!

[Velvet]

Wow, great list! I haven't seen the entertainment compiled in such a convenient fashion, where's you find that?

[phishtaper]

yeah, thats some list of free shows!!

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List is being constantly updated. Lots of awesome pay shows too.

There's also a wicked-sounding Neil Young tribute show at the Queen E Theatre on the 18 and 19. Not free.

Here's who's at that show:

Sam Beam of Iron & Wine

Chris Brown

Vashti Bunyan

Robert Burger

Brendan Canning

Fred Cash

Jason Collett

Julie Doiron

Kevin Drew

Sam Goldberg

Shahzad Ismaily

Eric Mingus

Sun Kil Moon

Jenni Muldaur

Ambrosia Parsley

Justin Peroff

Ben Perowsky

Joan as Policewoman

Elizabeth Powell

Bill Priddle

Lou Reed

Alasdair Roberts

Ron Sexsmith

Teddy Thompson

James Blood Ulmer

Andrew Whiteman

Doug Wieselman

[peipunk]

Where's your Olympic spirit? The Canadian police want to know

Civil libertarians are outraged over authorities' questioning of critics of the Games. 'If this had been China, that would be one thing. But this is Canada,' says a professor who got the shoulder tap.

So if I am getting this right, people are angry that people are angry that people are angry about the Games?

[phishtaper]

so, hulahoops are all sold out in bc now

[Velvet]

We grabbed tix for the NY tribute awhile ago. The cultural Olympiad thing is wikipedia.

[phishtaper]

im starting to become as excited as a fat school girl on brownie day.

when does this thing start?

[c-towns]

I just saw that Galactic is playing with Amimal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) on Feb 25th as part of the Olympics.

I'd check that out, ALO just released a new album on Tuesday that I should check out too.

[Booche]

Horribly tragic start to the games today.

[Velvet]

Horrible. Imagine how the family must feel - from the proudest moment to the saddest moment.

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/luge/story/2010/02/12/spo-luge-georgian-alert.html

[p.p.]

if any of you are in Vancouver and want to see some non olympic sponsered events......

Wed. 17th - The Relentless Couchmen @ The Fairview Pub. (3 sets, $5)

Wed. 24th - Baked Potato @ The Fairview Pub. (3 sets, $5)

and the best band in Vancouver.....

"Brickhouse"

every Thursday at the Fairview. And I think Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the Olympics @ the Yale.

[p.p.]

The torch just ran by my house!

[Basher]

Terrible news. I wouldn't want to race down that track knowing someone was killed in a practice run.

[Velvet]

12 crashes in training so far on that run. I guess they're serious when they say it's the baddest luge run in the world.

[phishtaper]

There's word that the tiny Georgian delegation of only eight remaining athletes is considering withdrawing from the Games because of the tragedy. I hope they can find the strength to continue. It must be so very horrible for them.

[Big Wooly Mammoth]

so, who's lighting the cauldron?

gretzky?

nanci greene?

my vote is on the latter.

[Davey Boy 2.0]

tommy chong!

[Davey Boy 2.0]

hey i didn't know Schwa was an Argentinian flag-bearer

[Booche]

all i see is a lot of tax dollars and A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO DONT FUCKING PAY TAXES. Canada is a joke.

[Booche]

Is the entire crowd wearing Snuggies?

[Kanada Kev]

tommy chong!

Totally worthy of lighting the Olympic Bong with the Olympic Flame

[Davey Boy 2.0]

proline odds are 420-1

[Davey Boy 2.0]

RC: tired of lip sync