Free Olympic Live Music

All the naysayers seem to neglect to mention the huge injection into the Vancouver art scene the Olympics is. BOB has the Trimpin installation in their offices, the Artwalk starts this weekend, I’ve already seen the Blue Dragon, I’m seeing the Neil Young Project at the Queen E, and I’ve mentioned the free Wilco concert before, but my coworker Will just sent me this list of free shows in Vancouver all starting this Friday.

All times are PM, as in the evening after work.

• Fri Feb 12th – Venice Queen – 10:15 @ Ozone
• Fri Feb 12th – Bedouin Soundclash – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
• Fri Feb 12th – The Phonix – 8:00 @ Plaza Of Nations
• Fri Feb 12th – Blue Rodeo – 9:15 @ Holland Park
• Sat Feb 13th – Matthew David – 3:15 @ Ozone
• 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 – Keisha Chante – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
• Sun Feb 14th – Mother Mother – 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
• Sun Feb 14th – Rich Hope – 8:00 @ Livecity Downtown
• 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 – Sloan – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
• Mon Feb 15th – Serena Ryder – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
• 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 – Fresh IE – 7:30 @ Livecity Downtown
• 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
• Wed Feb 17th – DRUM! – 5:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
• Wed Feb 17th – Corb Lund – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
• 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 – Jully Black – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
• 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 – 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 – Dan Mangan – 8:00 @ Holland Park
• Fri Feb 19th – Sam Roberts – 9:00 @ Holland Park
• Sat Feb 20th – Rally Car – 3:00 @ 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 – DRUM! – 6:30 @ Holland Park
• Sat Feb 20th – Hey Ocean – 8:30 @ Holland Park
• 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 – Colin James – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
• Tue Feb 23rd – Wintersleep – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
• Wed Feb 24th – Wintersleep – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
• Wed Feb 24th – Damian “Jr.Gong” Marley – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
• 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 – Tokyo Police Club – 9:45 @ Ozone
• 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 – 8/9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
• Sat Feb 27th – Matt Mays – 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
• Sat Feb 27th – Matt Mays – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
• 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 – 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

I highlighted the ones I recommend the most. I tried to limit myself to one per day. Here is more information on where the venues are:

Livecity Yaletown: David Lam Park, Vancouver

Livecity Downtown: Cambie St between Dunsmuir St and W Georgia St, Vancouver

Holland Park: 13428 Old Yale Rd., Surrey

Ozone: Minoru Park, Richmond

Ontario Pavilion: Concord Place, False Creek, Vancouver

Atlantic Canada House: Granville Island

Plaza Of Nations: 750 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver

This entry was originaly posted on February 10th, 2010, it was last edited on March 7th, 2019 and is filed under: The Arts and tagged: Concert, Music, Olympics, Vancouver, Vancouver 2010.