{"id":2220576,"date":"2026-01-03T03:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2220576"},"modified":"2026-01-03T03:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:30:22","slug":"vancouvers-most-anticipated-concerts-of-2026-including-ghost-fka-twigs-and-wednesday-%e2%94%82-exclaim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/vancouvers-most-anticipated-concerts-of-2026-including-ghost-fka-twigs-and-wednesday-%e2%94%82-exclaim\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver&#8217;s Most Anticipated Concerts of 2026, Including Ghost, FKA twigs and Wednesday \u2502 Exclaim!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"e-text-9062\">\n<p>As of this writing, the Vancouver Canucks are dead last in the NHL, meaning that our spring schedules are going to be a lot more open than we&#8217;d hoped. Oh well, never mind \u2014 at least there are a ton of concerts coming to the West Coast in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The most anticipated concerts for 2026 include the makers of some of 2025&#8217;s best albums like Wednesday (pictured above), the local indie darlings making their mark in the current rock renaissance, and a pop star who surely wants to learn all about the city&#8217;s local food scene.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/artists\/computer\"><strong>Computer<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>The Pearl, January 23<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets here<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Computer - Weird New Vocation LIVE at Blue Light Sessions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/46M6AJqE0-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I saw them do a pre-album release show at Green Auto in Vancouver,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/the-dream-of-the-band-still-exists-geese-lead-a-flock-of-new-rock-into-the-zeitgeist\">Said the Whale&#8217;s Tyler Bancroft recently told Exclaim!<\/a> &#8220;I walked in the room, experienced that whole set, and was just like, &#8216;The kids are alright.&#8217; I felt so optimistic.&#8221; Come find what the fuss is all about at this hometown show in support of <i>Station on the Hill<\/i>, one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/great-canadian-albums-you-might-have-missed-in-2025\">Canadian albums you might have missed in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/artists\/ghost_5\"><strong>Ghost<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/venues\/vancouver\/rogers-arena\"><strong>Rogers Arena<\/strong><\/a><strong>, February 14<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/ghost-skeletour-world-tour-vancouver-2026-2-14\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghost: Lachryma | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I_rMK5uNhLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Spooky, silly and maximalist, Ghost&#8217;s music was absolutely made for arenas, so their tour in support of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/ghost-tobias-forge-interview-skeleta\"><i>Skelet\u00e1<\/i><\/a> is bound to be a blast.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/artists\/cat_power\"><strong>Cat Power<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/venues\/vancouver\/commodore-ballroom\"><strong>Commodore Ballroom<\/strong><\/a><strong>, February 23<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/cat-power-the-greatest-tour-vancouver-2026-2-23\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cat Power - The Greatest live at St. David&#039;s Hall, Cardiff, 2022 (BBC 6 Music Festival)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4q2kM94Cqv8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Chan Marshall just might be The Greatest, and the songwriter is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her seminal 2005 album with a tour alongside an EP called <i>Redux<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/artists\/matt_berninger\"><strong>Matt Berninger<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/venues\/vancouver\/orpheum-theatre\"><strong>Orpheum Theatre<\/strong><\/a><strong>, March 10<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/matt-berninger-vancouver-2026-03-10\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matt Berninger - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EsCVQHcxBig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>As the frontman of the National, Matt Berninger has always had a wild, freewheeling stage presence that belies the refined elegance of the band&#8217;s music. Now, all restraints are off as he goes about promoting his latest solo album, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/matt-berninger-get-sunk-album-review\"><i>Get Sunk<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/lucy-dacus-reschedules-vancouver-show\"><strong>Lucy Dacus<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/venues\/vancouver\/queen-elizabeth-theatre\"><strong>Queen Elizabeth Theatre<\/strong><\/a><strong>, March 12<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/lucy-dacus-forever-is-a-feeling-tour-vancouver-2026-6-12\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lucy Dacus - Live From The National Gallery Of Ireland (Full Set)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ixUvEnTa7Rc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Sadly, I don&#8217;t think she&#8217;s ordained to marry anyone here in Canada \u2014 but, having delayed her 2025 Vancouver show due to illness, she&#8217;s finally set to make it up this March.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/artists\/fka_twigs\"><strong>FKA twigs<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/venues\/vancouver\/ubc--doug-mitchell-thunderbird-sports-centre\"><strong>Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre<\/strong><\/a><strong>, April 3<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/fka-twigs-body-high-tour-vancouver-2026-04-03\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FKA twigs - live at Lowlands 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YnRaTXgDIdc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Having made one of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/exclaim-s-50-best-albums-of-2025\">2025&#8217;s best albums<\/a> with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/fka-twigs-eusexua-album-review\"><i>EUSEXUA<\/i><\/a>, FKA twigs is basking in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/fka-twigs-announces-new-album-eusexua-afterglow\"><i>Afterglow<\/i><\/a> by taking her latest music on the road. Considering her latest material, this is bound to be a dance party.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/artists\/david_byrne\"><strong>David Byrne<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/venues\/vancouver\/queen-elizabeth-theatre\"><strong>Queen Elizabeth Theatre<\/strong><\/a><strong>, April 4\u20135<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/an-evening-with-david-byrne-who-is-the-sky-tour-vancouver-2026-04-04\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/an-evening-with-david-byrne-who-is-the-sky-tour-vancouver-2026-04-05\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PNmcF6eRE7w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Talking Heads&#8217; legendary frontman will be bringing his signature positive vibes to Vancouver for a characteristically elaborate, theatrical performance in support of the new album <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/david-byrne-interview-who-is-the-sky-talking-heads\"><i>Who Is the Sky?<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/artists\/pinkpantheress\"><strong>PinkPantheress<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/venues\/vancouver\/pne-forum\"><strong>PNE Forum<\/strong><\/a><strong>, April 16<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/pink-pantheress-1\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PinkPantheress: Illegal\/Girl Like Me\/Tonight Medley | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d9nDgh7HylM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>C&#8217;mon Vancouver, surely we can do better than <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/pink-pantheress-gifted-rotisserie-chicken-farmer-s-wrap-on-stage\">giving PinkPantheress a Farmer&#8217;s Wrap<\/a>? A Japadog? The Blair Stanley from Budgie&#8217;s Burritos? A dozen donuts from Duffin&#8217;s?<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/artists\/wednesday\"><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/venues\/vancouver\/vogue-theatre\"><strong>Vogue Theatre<\/strong><\/a><strong>, April 24<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/wednesday-vancouver-2026-4-24\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wednesday - &quot;Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)&quot; (Live at WFUV)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PfHcK7rHQNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>April 24 is actually a Friday, which sadly isn&#8217;t a Wednesday. On the bright side, fans can fully cut loose while rocking out to the band&#8217;s hard-hitting alt-country songs, secure in the knowledge that the next day is a Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/artists\/rush\"><strong>Rush<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Rogers Arena, December 15\u201317<\/strong><br \/><strong>Buy tickets <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/rush-fifty-something-vancouver-2026-12-15\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/concerts\/rush-fifty-something-vancouver-2026-12-17\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rush - Limelight (Live HD)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0un4wMbrVtg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Everyone thought Rush were done after Neil Peart&#8217;s death in 2020, but beloved prog trio are back with a new drummer to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their formation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source exclaim.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of this writing, the Vancouver Canucks are dead last in the NHL, meaning that our spring schedules are going to be a lot more open than we&#8217;d hoped. 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