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Hannah Bahng at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver
Hannah Bahng brought a calm, confident presence to the Vogue Theatre on November 14, delivering a focused and thoughtfully paced stop on her Misunderstood World Tour.
RealestK opened the night with a smooth set that set the tone without pulling attention from the main event.
When the lights dimmed and Hannah stepped into a soft spotlight, the crowd shifted from chatter to full attention. She opened with “what never lived,” her voice sharp and gentle at the same time, before moving into “Sweet Satin Boy” and “tonight’s the night i die to a frank ocean song,” shifting between playful and gut-punch serious like it was nothing.
Hannah was in full musician mode all night: guitar in hand, piano under her fingertips, and at one point, kicking the cymbals before sending a drumstick flying into the crowd. “Ribs” was the quiet high point, done as a soft acoustic moment with her guitarist. Phones were up, but everyone stayed still, trying not to breathe too loudly.
Then came “Fashion Show,” her chaotic mid-set bit where she pulled a fan onstage to strut around with her. The fan looked like she might actually melt on the spot. It was goofy, sweet, and fit right into tone of the night.
The set highlighted the core of her catalog, including “Abysmal,” “Oleander,” “raison d’être,” and the unreleased “Malibu.” Each track landed with a clean, cohesive arrangement that matched the polished production of the tour. Her covers added variety: Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time” leaned fun and loose, while Billie Eilish’s “WILDFLOWER” shifted the room into a slower, more reflective mood.
She joked a few times about this being her first time in Vancouver and how Jollibee (conveniently located across the street) had her in a chokehold. The crowd loved it.
Fans responded strongest to “Misunderstood,” which drew some of the loudest crowd vocals of the night. She wrapped the night with “perfect blues,” keeping the ending simple and steady. Overall the show delivered a solid, well-executed performance that underscored her growing confidence as a live artist.
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Upcoming Tour Dates:
11/15 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
11/16 Seattle, WA – Showbox @ The Market
11/18 San Francisco, CA – Regency
11/20 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
11/21 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
11/25 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
11/26 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
11/28 Mexico City, MX – ABB
12/02 Houston, TX – House of Blues
12/03 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
More information on her website.
HANNAH BAHNG
REALESTK
All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer
Concerts Photos
Chance The Rapper Brings ‘Coloring Book Ten Anniversary Tour’ to Vancouver
Chance The Rapper brought Coloring Book back to life in Vancouver, taking over the Freedom Mobile Arch at the PNE for a night that felt like both a celebration and a trip back in time. The Chicago born rapper is currently marking ten years of Coloring Book, the 2016 mixtape that became a defining project in his career and helped push independent music further into the mainstream. There was something special about watching Chance perform music that has been with his fans for a decade. You could see how much these songs still mean to people just by looking around the crowd. There were hands in the air, people singing along, and moments where it felt like Chance barely needed to say anything because the audience already knew exactly what was coming.
Photographing the show gave me a completely different way of experiencing that energy. Through my lens, I found myself paying attention to the smaller details , his expressions between verses, the way he moved around the stage, the lighting changing around him, and the reactions coming from the crowd. Chance is naturally expressive when he performs, and as a photographer, that gave me so many different moments to look for rather than simply trying to capture the biggest moment of each song.
What I also loved was that the performance wasn’t only about nostalgia. Chance has always mixed hip-hop with elements of gospel, soul, and jazz, and hearing that musical identity in a live setting gave the night a lot of warmth and personality. Even with a project celebrating its tenth anniversary at the centre of the show, the music didn’t feel stuck in the past.
Getting the opportunity to photograph Chance The Rapper was one of those experiences where I occasionally had to remind myself to look beyond the viewfinder and actually take in what was happening in front of me. Capturing an artist celebrating such an important chapter of his career, surrounded by a Vancouver crowd that clearly still has a lot of love for these songs, made this a memorable night to shoot. Some concerts are about getting the perfect photo; this one was just as much about capturing the feeling behind it.
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CHANCE THE RAPPER
All Photo Credit: Raphael Arthur
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Arlo Parks Brings Her ‘Desire Tour’ to the Pearl in Vancouver
Arlo Parks brought her Desire Tour to Vancouver’s The Pearl on September 22, turning the intimate venue into something much bigger than its walls suggested. In support of her third album, Ambiguous Desire, Parks delivered a set that traded some of her earlier introspection for movement, warmth and a genuine sense of connection.
She opened with “Heaven,” immediately filling the room with energy. Parks moved across the small stage with an ease that matched her soft vocals, while low lighting and haze created the kind of atmosphere that has become part of her live identity. By the time the chorus arrived, the crowd was fully in it.
That sense of connection became the defining feature of the night. Parks was joined by just two musicians, yet the stripped-down setup never felt too small. During “Get Go,” the audience took over the vocals.
The shift in energy reflects Ambiguous Desire, Parks’ third album and the follow-up to 2023’s My Soft Machine. Her Mercury Prize-winning debut, Collapsed in Sunbeams, captured isolation, young love and the uncertainty of growing up. The new record keeps that emotional honesty but gives those feelings somewhere to move.
“2SIDED” brought the set to a fitting close, capturing the album’s push and pull between giving love and wondering if it is being returned.
Arlo Parks had given Vancouver a dance party, but more than that, she created a room where people could simply feel close to one another.
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ARLO PARKS
BAIRD
All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer