The Orpheum

I have been a Melissa fan for so long seeing her live is always amazing. Wonderful exciting the energy she brings to the stage is like nothing. Anyone can an amazing, wonderful, charismatic, passionate artist.

49 Winchester is one of my favourite bands and was an excellent high quality opening act. Their set was a good length too. The dress circle seats at the Orpheum were fabulous. And Corb Lund was great too! Excellent value.

William was extraordinary. His songs, and singing, are superb, matched only by his presence and expression of love for life and others. I was not expecting an opening act, however, and was annoyed. I pay to see the artist on the bill and no one else. The sound quality was low, making it very difficult to hear what the duo was playing, singing or saying. Also, there was a very long delay after that act, preceding William's appearance. Another surprise was not being informed that we can't bring water into the venue. This should be made clear from the start.

I first started listening to this band about a year ago and I fell in love. My expectation of the band live was to see a pair of best friends jamming at a beach fire. I wasn’t prepared for the absolute zero chemistry they seemed to have. The venue was totally amazing for an acoustic duo like they are, however I was probably the only one singing and was tapped on the shoulder by an usher to sing quieter. Totally fair, as I obviously missed the email about not having fun. Very subdued crowd so just going to stick to the digital experience. The new material is fabulous.

This was my fourth time seeing PTM live since 2018. They are absolutely amazing every time. Their land acknowledgments before each show speaks volumes about their character. And their live performances are entrancing!

Great show. They played for over 2 hours and did almost all the classics. I was disappointed that Tim Finn was not there. I was expecting both brothers but instead we got Neil and his 2 sons. The vocals were tight and the instrumentation was spot on. The Orpheum is a great venue. We drove up from Bellingham for the show. The opening act was one of Neil's sons and he was just OK. I was not impressed.

Crowded House put on a loose but very enjoyable show at the Orpheum last night. First, I love Crowded House and there's no singer / songwriter / performer / musical genius I admire more than Neil Finn. So I had high expectations. And for the most part they were met. They mentioned they'd arrived in Vancouver the night before, and I assume that meant from New Zealand, since this was the first stop on the North American tour. So jet lag probably accounts for the 'loose' part. Energy seemed to be flagging at times, but the sold out room and devoted Vancouver crowd pulled them through it. As usual, their vocals and performance were impeccable - at least, what I could hear of them. I had a great seat in the centre of the orchestra (it's a symphony hall, that's what they call it), and I should have had the best of the sound mix. But that's where the one star gets deducted: the bass drum was louder than all the other instruments combined. It actually hurt my chest; I thought I'd get arhythmia and die. It was also coming through subwoofers that included frequencies so wooly that I couldn't make out a single note Nick Seymour played. The one section of the night when everything sounded good was when drummer Elroy Finn came to the front of the stage and played only a snare and cymbal for a few songs - no bass drum. This was all a huge disappointment to me, but I still gave them 4 out of 5 because none of this was the band's fault, and as I said I worship Neil Finn. I do cut the sound mixer a little slack because he was tucked under the balcony overhang, and probably couldn't hear the bottom end properly. But it's his responsibility to hear what the rest of the room sounds like, and he couldn't have done that. Or, if he really is that in love with massive bottom end, he's mixing the wrong band for the wrong crowd. The concert was still a joy in spite of the mix. That's a testament to how good the band is, and how great Neil Finn's writing is.

Liam Finn was brilliant & hilarious. Crowded House preformed awesomely!! They made the performance so much fun! Played all the classics as well. I can’t wait to see them again in the future!

Mellencamp. Was great. Small beautiful venue. Sounded terrific with his typical rasp. Had lots of thoughtful stuff to say. Definitely a few F-bombs, but that’s his way. Lots of dumb, drunk types in the audience (especially sitting right behind me) but I tried not to let that ruin experience. Glad I went.

The show was amazing John is a very entertaining and funny man, the only downside is the drunk people around me were very rude and screamed during the parts he said specifically not to scream at.

Pink Martini was awesome. Unfortunately, we have just recently 'found' this band so this was our first concert seeing them live. Very unique in every way-sound, singing in various languages and having guest singers join in who were also very good

the concert was AMAZING. I was first row and she held my hand. best night ever! she’s an amazing performer, and i loved screaming with her and everyone else at the end of “i know the end”.

A most magic and unique night, the lighting really sets up a show and of course the music transports you to the misty mountains in which the ancient spirits live. Very much worth it to catch these guys live!

Absolutely amazing and beautiful. The music and performance was obviously perfect but also the light work and the coordination was incredible. I really enjoyed this show. I hope to see them again in the future.

Amazing show. So much energy! The presentation was pretty simple, just music and lights with a color-changing backdrop and one or two projections onto the backdrop, but it was incredible. There were a lot of cool people there too, we were worried that for a band with a big Norse Pagan following there'd be a bunch of white supremacists there but the band is very actively anti-fascist and I didn't have any problems at all. There were a bunch of people of all genders wearing makeup and goth or Viking style clothes and the vibe was very chill. And Wardruna themselves made some antifascist statements at the end about how no culture is better than another and stuff, and the crowd went crazy for it, which was great. The music itself was intense, very loud, great use of electronic additions to traditional instruments while keeping a traditional feel. I am very impressed at the horn playing and singing, I could not hold a note that long if my life depended on it. The integration of the lights/effects and the music was great. Only real downside was the venue served alcohol and people kept walking past reeking of it. Would have also appreciated some kind of statement about avoiding flash photography and keeping your phone usage subtle as there were some flashes and some people holding up bright phone screens that interfered with my enjoyment a bit. An epilepsy warning probably would have been good too as there was some VERY intense flashing lights (which I enjoyed, but then I don't get seizures). Overall just an amazing show that I really enjoyed and so glad we drove 3 hours in the rain and across a border to get to, totally worth it.

This gets a high rating because Thundercat is amazing. Through and through he is pound for pound one of the most talented people musicians I have ever seen. If there were two things that weren’t great it was the mix on his bass. It was so low for the first few songs one could barely hear it. The other, was how disappointing the crowd in the balcony at the Orpheum was. It’s strange when on the floor people are dancing , standing, and moving as they should, but the people in the balcony aren’t ? So weird. It was a wasted opportunity to move to some excellent cosmic groove provided by Thundercat. All I could think was that this looks really bad on Vancouver as a city. Those sitters didn’t deserve him .

Tash is incredible. I brought my boyfriend along, telling him not to research Tash at all so he could be pleasantly surprised. Turns out that he got emotional and even started to have watery eyes during their performance of Notion. He said he hadn’t experienced that since listening to Purple Rain live at a Prince concert! He was in awe at Tash’s incredible talents and how there were so many layers to the performance overall. I was very happy to hear this, as he is 56 and doesn’t really listen to this type of music (although we discussed afterwards that Tash is sort of their own genre, and certainly genre-bending). All in all an amazing night, creating an additional fan. :)

LP is like the female embodiment of Mick Jagger; swagger for days. Her vocal range is unbelievable. This show was full of energy, the fans were living their best lives and LP did not disappoint! Also, the lighting was masterfully coordinated—it wasn’t distracting but was a phenomenal accent that really popped.

The whole thing felt like a dream! This was my first concert ever. Wallows filled the beautiful Orpheum with so much positive energy. They played a really good mixture of their new stuff from Tell Me That It's Over and their earlier music, like Uncomfortable! And they played Do Not Wait as a fan pick during the encore, which was so magical. I also really enjoyed spill tab's set; she and bassist Caleb just bounced around the stage and it was a lot of fun. They're so talented! The whole thing was an amazing experience and I'm so glad I was able to attend <3

Absolutely outstanding!! LP’s voice was in perfect form. It was a pleasure being introduced to Lauren Ruth Ward. One of the best openers I’ve seen in a long time. Imagine if her full band was there?! 💥