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Canada Together with Dear Rouge and Hotel Mira in Vancouver
Vancouver alt-rock standouts Dear Rouge and Hotel Mira lit up the Downtown Van Stage this Canada Day as part of the Canada Together celebrations at Canada Place.
Hosted by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the free event took place on July 1 and marked the fourth annual Canada Together gathering, now one of the largest Canada Day events outside of Ottawa. It was also the 39th year of festivities at Vancouver’s iconic waterfront venue.
Dear Rouge, fresh off a string of tour dates, closed out the event with a powerful headlining set. They even invited Alex Wells, a hoop dancer from the Lil’wat Nation to perform with them on stage. Just before Dear Rouge, Hotel Mira brought their signature swagger to the stage (and the barricade!), drawing a strong local crowd. They dedicated their set to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
This year’s programming was created in collaboration with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, and followed the theme “Weaving together the fabric of a nation.” The day emphasized gathering, sharing, and honouring the country’s diversity.
Festivities ran from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with activities stretching across five city blocks, including spaces at Canada Place, Jack Poole Plaza, and surrounding streets. The event featured live performances, cultural exhibitions, a variety of family-friendly activities, and a moving citizenship ceremony that welcomed 40 new Canadians.
With sunshine, strong turnout, and standout local talent, the 2025 edition of Canada Together offered Vancouver a vibrant and heartfelt way to mark the day.
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DEAR ROUGE
HOTEL MIRA
All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer
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Wave To Earth Bring ‘the pieces tour’ to Vancouver
By the time Wave to Earth took the stage at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Arena on September 4, Vancouver was already buzzing. A lineup stretched around the block as fans waited to see the South Korean indie-rock trio kick off the first date of their the pieces tour in the city.
The band’s stage setup immediately set the tone, arranged to look like a cozy living room, complete with windows that opened onto a constantly changing view of the world outside. The clever screens showed footage filmed just outside the arena, creating the illusion that the stage was looking out onto the neighbourhood. Periodically, TransLink buses could be seen passing by, an unexpectedly Vancouver specific detail that made the arena feel intimate.
That sense of intimacy carried into the band’s entrance, with lead singer Daniel Kim stepping onto the stage wearing a UBC Arts cap, a small but memorable nod to the city and its university community.
From the opening notes, Wave to Earth leaned into the warm, laid-back atmosphere that has made their music resonate with fans around the world. The contrast between the arena’s size and the deliberately homey stage design made the show feel like being invited into the band’s living room.
As the opening night of the pieces tour, the Vancouver show set the tone for what promises to be a visually thoughtful and atmospheric run of dates.
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WAVE TO EARTH
All Photo Credit: Kelli Rothwell
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Goose Brings their ‘Summer Tour’ to the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
Goose brought their 2026 Summer Tour to Vancouver on Tuesday night, turning the Commodore Ballroom into a sweaty, late-night dance party that stretched well past 11 p.m.
The Connecticut-based quartet — Rick Mitarotonda, Peter Anspach, Trevor Weekz and drummer Cotter Ellis — has built a reputation for letting songs breathe onstage, and Vancouver got the full treatment. The band played two sets and an encore, giving the crowd plenty of room to settle into the grooves and watch the songs take unexpected turns.
The first set opened with “Yeti” before moving through “All I Need,” “Turbulence & The Night Rays” and “Time to Flee.” “Everything Must Go” kept things moving before “Hungersite” closed the set with one of the night’s bigger stretches of improvisation.
After a break, Goose returned and launched into “Electric Avenue,” a crowd-pleasing choice that had the Commodore singing along.
There was little interest in rushing through the evening. Goose gave each section space, moving from tight grooves to loose instrumental passages without making the show feel like a collection of extended solos.
For a band coming off a European run and heading into some of its biggest U.S. shows, Vancouver felt like another strong stop on the way. The Commodore may be a much smaller room than Madison Square Garden or SPAC, but Goose seemed perfectly happy to stretch out inside it.
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GOOSE
All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer