Sounds Like Fun

Friday was the Deadmau5 concert and it was reported that 20,000 people was at Livecity Yaletown to witness his performance. I was one of the 8000 people that were able to get into the venue. The catch….I was in line at 2:3opm :-p.

So after several hours of checking out all the houses debating whether it was worth it will all the teeny boppers in the crowd, the concert started!

The concert was good, the stage was awesome, the visuals were good, and the music selection was great! So why was it only good? Deadmau5 need to crank the volume to 11!

Given it was an outside event, maybe the volume can be forgiven. If you look at the videos EVERYONE is having a blast! But pump up the volume and everyone would have been insane!!!!

Maybe I ask too much from a free event… :-p

And the radio favorite….Ghouls and Stuff!!!

Deadmau5 at Livecity Yaletown, BEEEEE THEEERRE! That is all! Be sure to come back to hear the scoop on this free Vancouver 2010 Olympic concert!

Go CANADA! We are definitely racking up those medals! I have been out every night since the Olympics have started and I can tell you, I wish their were BC resident passes :-p. Some of the venues get seriously long (1 hours +) lines.

I will definitely post pictures but I will be heading out soon…gotta keep my streak alive .

Livecity Yaletown: Definitely the better of the two Livecity locations. Inside is the Coca Cola, Panasonic, Samsung and Acer pavilions. Did I mention the AWESOME stage? It is massive with two giant screens on each side of the main stage. If you had to only check out one of the Livecities check the one in Yaletown.

Livecity Downtown: Manitoba House and the Canada Pavilion are in this venue. There is an indoor stage with a giant TV screen outside.

Each province have there individual house. Here is a rank from best to worst:

1) Ontario House

2) Maison Du Quebec

3) Saskatchewan House

4) Manitoba House

I will update this list when I get a chance to check out the rest.

Heading out!

Venues in and around Vancouver with FREE shows and concerts to celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympics:

Livecity Yaletown:
David Lam Park, Vancouver

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

Holland Park (Two Stages):
13428 Old Yale Rd., Surrey

Ozone:
Minoru Park, Richmond

Ontario Pavillion:
Concord Place, False Creek, Vancouver

Atlantic Canada House (Two Stages):
Granville Island

Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater):
750 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver

Doolins Pub:
654 Nelson Street, Vancouver

The Cellar:
1006 Granville Street, Vancouver

West Van Community Center:
2121 Marine Drive

Darby’s Pub:
4th and Macdonald, Vancouver

Saskatchewan Pavillion:
Between BC Place Stadium and Sochi House

la Place de la Francophonie:
Granville Island

Fri Feb 12th – Venice Queen – 10:15 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 12th – Bedouin Soundclash – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Fri Feb 12th – Yelo Molo – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 12th – Adam Woodall Band – 9:30 @ West Van Community Center
Fri Feb 12th – The Phonix – 8:00 @ Plaza Of Nations
Fri Feb 12th – Blue Rodeo – 9:15 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 12th – Delhi 2 Dublin – 10:00 @ Holland Park

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Sat Feb 13th – Pubstep Celebration – 8:00 @ Darby’s Pub *19+
Sat Feb 13th – CJ Li – 3:30 @ Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater)
Sat Feb 13th – Mes Aïeux – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sat Feb 13th – Wil – 6:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th – Current Swell – 7:00 @ Holland Park
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 – Matthew David – 3:15 @ Ozone
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 – Califone! – 7:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 13th – Wilco – 10:00 @ Livecity Yaletown

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Sun Feb 14th – Paul Filek – 1:00 @ Doolin’s Pub
Sun Feb 14th – Skavenjah – 9:00 @ Saskatchewan Pavillion
Sun Feb 14th – Keisha Chante – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Sun Feb 14th – F.I.R. – 9:30 @ Ozone
Sun Feb 14th – Pierre Lapointe – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sun Feb 14th – Mother Mother – 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th – Daniel Wesley – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th – Rich Hope – 8:00 @ Livecity Downtown
Sun Feb 14th – Elliot Brood – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Sun Feb 14th – Serena Ryder – 9:00 @ Holland Park

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Mon Feb 15th – Ima – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Mon Feb 15th – Garou – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Mon Feb 15th – Sloan – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Mon Feb 15th – Skavenjah – 9:00 @ Saskatchewan Pavillion
Mon Feb 15th – Serena Ryder – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Mon Feb 15th – Jenn Grant – 8:30 @ Ozone
Mon Feb 15th – Kathleen Edwards – 9:45 @ Ozone
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

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Tue Feb 16th – Grand Dérangement – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Tue Feb 16th – Spirit Of Uganda – 8:00 @ Ozone
Tue Feb 16th – Skavenjah – 9:00 @ Saskatchewan Pavillion
Tue Feb 16th – Alexisonfire – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th – Fresh IE – 7:30 @ Livecity Downtown
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 *19+

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Wed Feb 17th – DRUM! – 5:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 17th – Corb Lund – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 17th – Ryan Dahle – 7:30 @ Holland Park
Wed Feb 17th – Bend Sinister – 8:15 @ Holland Park
Wed Feb 17th – Karkwa – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 17th – Porn Flakes – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 17th – Two Hours Traffic – 8:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Wed Feb 17th – The Arkells – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Wed Feb 17th – Jill Barber – 8:00 @ Ozone
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)

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Thur Feb 18th – Leoffenders – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 18th – Vishten – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 18th – Soirée DJ and Plastic Bertrand – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 18th – Paul Filek – 5:00 @ The Cellar
Thur Feb 18th – Jully Black – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Thur Feb 18th – Two Hours Traffic – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Thur Feb 18th – Corb Lund – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Thur Feb 18th – The Arkells – 8:30 @ Ozone
Thur Feb 18th – Our Lady Peace – 9:45 @ Ozone
Thur Feb 18th – Rumba Calzada – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Thur Feb 18th – Keisha Chante – 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 18th – Marianas Trench – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

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Fri Feb 19th – Redgy Blackout – 9:00 @ West Van Community Center
Fri Feb 19th – Allez Ouest – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 19th – Pascal Lejune – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 19th – Éric Lapointe – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 19th – Paul Filek – 1:00 @ Doolins Pub
Fri Feb 19th – Town Pants – 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Fri Feb 19th – Deadmau5 – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Fri Feb 19th – DRUM! – 8:00 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 19th – Canadian Tenors – 9:30 @ Ozone
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
Fri Feb 19th – Jully Black – 10:00 @ Holland Park

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Sat Feb 20th – Paul Filek – 1:00 @ Doolins Pub
Sat Feb 20th – Mary Barry et Mimosa – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sat Feb 20th – Hey Rosetta! – 7:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Sat Feb 20th – Rallycar – 3:00 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 20th – Ultimate Power Duo – 8:00 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 20th – Marianas Trench – 9:30 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 20th – The Arkells – 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 20th – Sam Roberts – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 20th – Allez Ouest – 3:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Shane Phillip – 4:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Zuco 103 Soundsystem – 5:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – DRUM! – 6:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Said The Whale – 7:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Hey Ocean – 8:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Tiger Style – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Mother Mother – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th – Malkit Singh – 10:00 @ Holland Park

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Sun Feb 21st – Ode à l’Acadie – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sun Feb 21st – Swank – 8:15 @ Ozone
Sun Feb 21st – Dustin Bentall – 9:30 @ Ozone
Sun Feb 21st – Les Cowboys Frigants – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sun Feb 21st – Hey Rosetta! – 8:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
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

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Mon Feb 22nd – Édith Butler – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Mon Feb 22nd – Zachary Richard – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Mon Feb 22nd – Colin James – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Mon Feb 22nd – Classified – 7:30 @ Atlantic Canada House

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Tue Feb 23rd – Wintersleep – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 23rd – Anique granger – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Tue Feb 23rd – Les 3 Accords – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie

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Wed Feb 24th – Bridges And Breakdowns – 9:00 @ Plaza Of Nations (Edgewater)
Wed Feb 24th – Andrea Lindsay – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 24th – Mighty Popo – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 24th – André-Philippe Gagnon – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Wed Feb 24th – Wintersleep – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Wed Feb 24th – Damian “Jr.Gong” Marley – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

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Thur Feb 25th – Geneviève Toupin – 6:00 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 25th – Daniel Roa – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 25th – Adriane Moffat – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Thur Feb 25th – Paul Filek – 5:00 @ The Cellar
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

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Fri Feb 26th – Robert Charlebois – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Fri Feb 26th – Paul Filek – 5:00 @ The Cellar
Fri Feb 26th – Tokyo Police Club – 9:45 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 26th – Bridges And Breakdowns – 5:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Inward Eye – 6:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Jaydee Bixby – 6:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Two Hours Traffic – 7:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Illscarlett – 8:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – The Higgins – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Marianas Trench – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – Doc Walker – 10:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 26th – TBC – 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown**
Fri Feb 26th – Girl Talk – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown

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Sat Feb 27th – Samiane – 6:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sat Feb 27th – Alfa Rococo – 7:30 @ la Place de la Francophonie
Sat Feb 27th – Paul Filek – 1:00 @ Doolins Pub
Sat Feb 27th – Matt Mays – 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House *19+
Sat Feb 27th – The Stills – 10:15 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 27th – Illscarlett – 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Sat Feb 27th – Matt Mays – 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th – Blue Rodeo – 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th – Hey Rosetta! – 6:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th – You Say Party!We Say Die! – 7:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th – Tokyo Police Club – 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th – Wide Mouth Mason – 9:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th – Wintersleep – 10:00 @ Holland Park

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Sun Feb 28th – Five Alarm Funk – 9:30 @ Ozone

From the sounds of it the Opening Ceremony will be one not to miss, from people I’ve talked to that when to the rehearsal. Well if you have $500 you can witness it in person!

If you want to spend that $500 in other ways, don’t worry, you don’t have to settle for watching the event at home or at the pub / restaurant on there measly LCD HDTVs :-p.

Instead you can witness history on the GIANT screens littered around the city. If you are in Vancouver the closest one to you is in Yaletown.http://www.livecityvancouver.ca/ for more info.

If you are in Richmond you can view it at the Richmond Ozone. http://www.richmondozone.com/calendar/feb12

Hey all,

The Olympics are almost here, and there will be a ton of people visiting our great city, even if you don’t have tickets to any events there still plenty of things you can do in and around town that…..FREEE!!!!!

This site has more info: http://www.citycaucus.com/2010free.

I personally have taken the time to look over all the events, but when I do I’ll try to highlight some of them.

Cheers!