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Greater Vancouver area…
Greater Vancouver area…
Where I was 51 years ago today!
The openers were ELO and Elf. Sadly the only time I saw RJD.
Have a lasting memory of being up front and DP opening with Burn. #MusicSky
The openers were ELO and Elf. Sadly the only time I saw RJD.
Have a lasting memory of being up front and DP opening with Burn. #MusicSky
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Where I was 51 years ago today!
The openers were ELO and Elf. Sadly the only time I saw RJD.
Have a lasting memory of being up front and DP opening with Burn. #MusicSky
The openers were ELO and Elf. Sadly the only time I saw RJD.
Have a lasting memory of being up front and DP opening with Burn. #MusicSky
November 16/87 First time seeing John Cougar Mellencamp. Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens on The Lonesome Jubilee tour. Ended up seeing him 3 times on that tour after moving back to Vancouver early 88 and catching the Vancouver and Calgary shows in March. #MusicSky
November 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
November 16/87 First time seeing John Cougar Mellencamp. Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens on The Lonesome Jubilee tour. Ended up seeing him 3 times on that tour after moving back to Vancouver early 88 and catching the Vancouver and Calgary shows in March. #MusicSky
November 15-16/1974 Nazareth on the Rampant tour at the PNE Agrodome. The opener was former Strawbs Richard Hudson and John Ford, who would reinvent themselves in 1979 as the much inferior and gimmicky The Monks. #MusicSky
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
November 15-16/1974 Nazareth on the Rampant tour at the PNE Agrodome. The opener was former Strawbs Richard Hudson and John Ford, who would reinvent themselves in 1979 as the much inferior and gimmicky The Monks. #MusicSky
November 15/84 Culture Club at Maple Leaf Gardens. They had just released their 3rd studio album Waking Up With the House On Fire the previous month. The opening act was Tokyo. #MusicSky
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
November 15/84 Culture Club at Maple Leaf Gardens. They had just released their 3rd studio album Waking Up With the House On Fire the previous month. The opening act was Tokyo. #MusicSky
On this day in 1987 The Jesus and Mary Chain at Toronto’s RPM on their Darklands tour. The Bolshoi were the opener. Great double bill. #MusicSky
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On this day in 1987 The Jesus and Mary Chain at Toronto’s RPM on their Darklands tour. The Bolshoi were the opener. Great double bill. #MusicSky
On this day in 1982, The Psychedelic Furs played the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver in support of their 3rd studio album Forever Now. The opener was Our Daughter’s Wedding. #MusicSky
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
On this day in 1982, The Psychedelic Furs played the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver in support of their 3rd studio album Forever Now. The opener was Our Daughter’s Wedding. #MusicSky
November 12/84 An Evening With The Cure on The Top tour at the Concert Hall in Toronto. 14 song set plus 7 songs over 2 encores. My first of 12 times seeing The Cure. #MusicSky
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
November 12/84 An Evening With The Cure on The Top tour at the Concert Hall in Toronto. 14 song set plus 7 songs over 2 encores. My first of 12 times seeing The Cure. #MusicSky
November 11/78 The first time I saw Bob Dylan, at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Had tickets way up in the blues but somehow ended up on the floor at the very front. Street Legal was his most recent album. #MusicSky
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
November 11/78 The first time I saw Bob Dylan, at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Had tickets way up in the blues but somehow ended up on the floor at the very front. Street Legal was his most recent album. #MusicSky
November 11/86 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark at Maple Leaf Gardens on the Pacific Age tour. Support was provided by Models from Australia. #MusicSky
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
November 11/86 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark at Maple Leaf Gardens on the Pacific Age tour. Support was provided by Models from Australia. #MusicSky
Mind blown! November 11/1985 I saw Skinny Puppy for the first time. Simply amazing! I saw them 4 times in the 80s and 5 times in recent years. Always an awesome show! #MusicSky
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Mind blown! November 11/1985 I saw Skinny Puppy for the first time. Simply amazing! I saw them 4 times in the 80s and 5 times in recent years. Always an awesome show! #MusicSky
On this day in 1982 at the Commodore Ballroom, Nina Hagen makes her Vancouver debut on her NunSexMonkRock tour. Openers were Politik Krash and Braineaters. #MusicSky
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
On this day in 1982 at the Commodore Ballroom, Nina Hagen makes her Vancouver debut on her NunSexMonkRock tour. Openers were Politik Krash and Braineaters. #MusicSky
On this day in 1980, Gary Numan for the first time. Telekon tour at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. The opener was Gary Myrick & the Figures not James Freud. #MusicSky
November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
On this day in 1980, Gary Numan for the first time. Telekon tour at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. The opener was Gary Myrick & the Figures not James Freud. #MusicSky
On this date in 1987 I saw The Desert Rose Band at Toronto’s historic Horseshoe Tavern. Touring in support of their eponymous debut album, the band was Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen and John Jorgenson with Bill Bryson, Steve Duncan and Jay Dee Maness. Amazing show by an incredible band. #MusicSky
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
On this date in 1987 I saw The Desert Rose Band at Toronto’s historic Horseshoe Tavern. Touring in support of their eponymous debut album, the band was Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen and John Jorgenson with Bill Bryson, Steve Duncan and Jay Dee Maness. Amazing show by an incredible band. #MusicSky
39 years ago today, Iggy Pop played the Concert Hall in Toronto on the Blah Blah Blah tour. Earlier in the day Iggy did a personal appearance at a Yonge Street record store and I got him to sign a copy of I Need More. The opener was Hamilton’s Forgotten Rebels. #MusicSky
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
39 years ago today, Iggy Pop played the Concert Hall in Toronto on the Blah Blah Blah tour. Earlier in the day Iggy did a personal appearance at a Yonge Street record store and I got him to sign a copy of I Need More. The opener was Hamilton’s Forgotten Rebels. #MusicSky
John Cale at Larry’s Hideaway in Toronto November 8/1984. Setlist primarily made up of songs from Caribbean Sunset and Sabotage/Live. Opening act was London, Ontario’s Sheep Look Up. #MusicSky
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
John Cale at Larry’s Hideaway in Toronto November 8/1984. Setlist primarily made up of songs from Caribbean Sunset and Sabotage/Live. Opening act was London, Ontario’s Sheep Look Up. #MusicSky
November 8/85 Simple Minds and Shriekback at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Simple Minds had just released their 7th studio album Once Upon a Time while Shriekback were promoting their 4th album Oil and Gold. Great double bill!
#MusicSky
#MusicSky
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
November 8/85 Simple Minds and Shriekback at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Simple Minds had just released their 7th studio album Once Upon a Time while Shriekback were promoting their 4th album Oil and Gold. Great double bill!
#MusicSky
#MusicSky
Great double bill last night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver: Eric Church and Charles Wesley Godwin. EC had a 23 piece band with 4 strings, 4 brass, 8 person choir and his 7 band members. Incredible production. #MusicSky
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Great double bill last night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver: Eric Church and Charles Wesley Godwin. EC had a 23 piece band with 4 strings, 4 brass, 8 person choir and his 7 band members. Incredible production. #MusicSky
November 6/85 The Icicle Works return to Toronto at The Copa to promote their 2nd album The Small Price of a Bicycle released in September. #MusicSky
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
November 6/85 The Icicle Works return to Toronto at The Copa to promote their 2nd album The Small Price of a Bicycle released in September. #MusicSky
Fantastic concert last night in Vancouver at the Hollywood Theatre with Margo Price on her Wild At Heart tour. Opener Dillon Warnek was excellent as well. Photos by @katpeeple.bsky.social
#MusicSky
#MusicSky
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Fantastic concert last night in Vancouver at the Hollywood Theatre with Margo Price on her Wild At Heart tour. Opener Dillon Warnek was excellent as well. Photos by @katpeeple.bsky.social
#MusicSky
#MusicSky
November 5-6/1980 I saw Iggy Pop 2 nights in a row at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on his Soldier tour. The opener was The Tremblers featuring Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits fame. #MusicSky
November 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
November 5-6/1980 I saw Iggy Pop 2 nights in a row at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on his Soldier tour. The opener was The Tremblers featuring Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits fame. #MusicSky