Victoria · Vancouver · the Islands
Thursday, August 20
Pacific gazette
Rooms · clubs · theatres
Stand-up at Hecklers and Yuk Yuk's, arena bills at Save-On and Rogers, concerts at the Commodore, Vogue, and Lucky Bar, plus weekly poetry in Victoria and the Van Slam. Headliners are dated; weekly rooms list the usual night — confirm the bill before you go.
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Victoria Poetry Project's Thursday spoken-word night at Caffè Fantastico, Quadra Village. Doors 6, sign-up 6:30. Confirm the week's host on their schedule.
Caffè Fantastico (Quadra Village Roastery)· Victoria6:30pm
Victoria's jazz room on View Street. Friday is the usual public night; lineup posted on hermannsjazz.com. All-ages live performance. Confirm the bill before you go.
Hermann's Jazz Club· Victoria8pm
Saturday stand-up at Victoria's house comedy room on Gorge. Two Saturday shows is the usual rhythm — this one is a named headline. Confirm doors on hecklers.ca.
Hecklers Bar & Grill· Victoria8pm
Monday stand-up at The Mint on Douglas. Sign-up at the host stand around 7pm; sets from 8. $5. The most reliable weekly comedy room downtown.
The Mint· Victoria8pm–10pm
Victoria Poetry Project's Thursday spoken-word night at Caffè Fantastico, Quadra Village. Doors 6, sign-up 6:30. Confirm the week's host on their schedule.
Caffè Fantastico (Quadra Village Roastery)· Victoria6:30pm
Thursday headline at Hecklers. Midweek room, Gorge Road — the Island's most reliable dedicated comedy bar.
Hecklers Bar & Grill· Victoria8pm
Yuk Yuk's on-tour night in Vancouver with Andrew Barr. Club comedy, not arena. Confirm room and door time on the Yuk Yuk's Vancouver page.
The Alcove Lounge· Vancouver6:30pm
Victoria's jazz room on View Street. Friday is the usual public night; lineup posted on hermannsjazz.com. All-ages live performance. Confirm the bill before you go.
Hermann's Jazz Club· Victoria8pm
Victoria's Saturday comedy room. Early show around 7pm, late around 10pm. Headliner posted on hecklers.ca — treat the comic as TBA until you check.
Hecklers Bar & Grill· Victoria7pm
Monday stand-up at The Mint on Douglas. Sign-up at the host stand around 7pm; sets from 8. $5. The most reliable weekly comedy room downtown.
The Mint· Victoria8pm–10pm
Victoria Poetry Project's Thursday spoken-word night at Caffè Fantastico, Quadra Village. Doors 6, sign-up 6:30. Confirm the week's host on their schedule.
Caffè Fantastico (Quadra Village Roastery)· Victoria6:30pm
Downtown Victoria club show on Yates. Lucky Bar is the city's reliable small room for touring and Island bands.
Lucky Bar· Victoria8pm
Electro-punk headline at the Granville ballroom, with Pixel Grip. 19+. The Commodore still sounds like itself.
Commodore Ballroom· Vancouver8pm
Victoria's jazz room on View Street. Friday is the usual public night; lineup posted on hermannsjazz.com. All-ages live performance. Confirm the bill before you go.
Hermann's Jazz Club· Victoria8pm
Victoria's Saturday comedy room. Early show around 7pm, late around 10pm. Headliner posted on hecklers.ca — treat the comic as TBA until you check.
Hecklers Bar & Grill· Victoria7pm
Stand-up at the Vogue. Doors 7pm, show 8pm, 19+. One of the better comedy nights Granville will see this fall.
Vogue Theatre· Vancouver8pm
Killers frontman, theatre scale, at the Vogue. 7pm listed start. Tickets through Live Nation / AXS.
Vogue Theatre· Vancouver7pm
Victoria Poetry Project's Thursday spoken-word night at Caffè Fantastico, Quadra Village. Doors 6, sign-up 6:30. Confirm the week's host on their schedule.
Caffè Fantastico (Quadra Village Roastery)· Victoria6:30pm