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Vancouver’s PNE Summer Night Concerts Lineup

July 2, 2025

The PNE Summer Night Concerts are one of the most popular attractions at Vancouver’s annual Pacific National Exhibition in late August and early September.

The PNE Fair and Summer Night Concerts run from around mid-August until the first Monday of September. Tickets for each concert include general admission to the PNE. This past year, organizers held the Summer Night Concerts indoors at the Pacific Coliseum instead of outdoors at the PNE Amphitheatre (which is being renovated into the Freedom Mobile Arch).

See the official pne.ca website for tickets and full details about the concerts.

This article includes the following information about PNE Summer Night Concerts:

PNE Summer Night Concerts

The PNE Fair hosts a couple of series of concerts. Big name artists perform nightly at the Pacific Coliseum.

In addition to the PNE Summer Night Concerts performances, other musicians play on the Festival Park stage most years. These artists are also exceptional, but they tend to be locally based. The big PNE Summer Night Concerts require tickets. The concerts at Festival Park, on the other hand, are free. When they happen, you can just show up and come and go for them.

See the PNE Fair‘s website for other information.

Night Concerts Admission

Paid tickets were required for all Summer Night Concerts last year. They cost as low as $59 per person. Tickets included general admission to the Fair. Ticket pricing and when tickets go on sale this year are to be confirmed.

When and Where?

The PNE Fair took place from August 16th until September 1st last year. In 2026 it will likely run from August 22nd to September 7th, although exact details are to be confirmed.

The fair is usually open every day from 11:00 am until late evening, except for the first and second Mondays of the season when the place is closed. The one Monday when the PNE is open each year is Labour Day which is the first Monday in September.

The Pacific National Exhibition is located at 2901 East Hastings Street in Vancouver. It’s just a few blocks from the Trans-Canada Highway.

Night concerts at the PNE take place every evening at 7:30. They normally happen in the PNE Amphitheatre, which is closed and set to re-open as the Freedom Mobile Arch in 2026. Last year’s concerts took place at the Pacific Coliseum, which is on the west side of the property along Renfrew Street.

Night Concerts

All performances are ticketed events. Regular PNE Fair admission was included with each concert last year (and that will probably be the case again in 2026). The following was the PNE concert lineup for 2025:

Saturday, August 16th – Counting Crows: The Complete Sweets! Tour
Sunday, August 17th – LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Tuesday, August 19th – Bleachers
Wednesday, August 20th – Gipsy Kings with Nicolas Reyes
Thursday, August 21st – Mother Mother
Friday, August 22nd – Flo Rida
Saturday, August 23rd – Leon Bridges
Sunday, August 24th – Marianas Trench
Tuesday, August 26th – Sean Paul
Wednesday, August 27th – Wilco
Thursday, August 28th – Foreigner
Friday, August 29th – Tom Cochrane
Saturday, August 30th – Meghan Trainor
Sunday, August 31st – Atif Aslam
Monday, September 1st – Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Other Concerts and Entertainment

In addition to the PNE Summer Night Concerts there is a lot of other free entertainment offered at the fair including the SuperDogs shows. Each year some great bands perform at various times as part of the Festival Park series of concerts which are free with general admission. Last year there were also For the Love of Drag performances at the Roadhouse Patio and Bar.

See below for the 2025 lineup of free concerts on the Freedom Mobile Stage at Festival Park.

Festival Park Performances (in 2025)

There are plenty of free shows to enjoy at Festival Park. This past year, during the day, there were Cultural Showcases at 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm which included dance, music and other entertainment of various styles. There was also the nightly Remix Inferno musical pyrotechnic celebration at 9:45 pm. For those who love fireworks that was a must see!

There were concerts each evening at 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm as part of the Night Music series. Below was the schedule of shows for 2025 (and the 2026 lineup will be comparable).

Saturday and Sunday, August 16th and 17th – Bobby Bruce’s Nearly Neil & The Solitary Band
Tuesday and Wednesday, August 19th and 20th – DREAMS (Fleetwood Mac Tribute)
Thursday, August 21st – Phonix Dance Band
Friday, August 22nd – Queer as Funk
Saturday and Sunday, August 23rd and 24th – Julio Avila Cuban Band
Tuesday, August 26th – Eagle Eyes (Eagles & Joe Walsh Tribute)
Wednesday, August 27th – TriloJay
Thursday, August 28th – The Motown Show
Sunday and Monday, August 31st and September 1st – Luisa Marshall (TINA TURNER Tribute)

Click Night Music for full details about the free shows.

Note: On the Friday and Saturday of August 29th and 30th, 2025, there was the Tatus Festival which celebrated Indigenous music, art, culture and food at the PNE Fair. On those two days, instead of concerts with local bands, the artists Crystal Shawanda, Tsatsu Takaya, the Eaglesong Dancers, Patrick Calihou, Bitterly Divine, George Leach and others performed on the outdoor Freedom Mobile Stage.

Remix Inferno at the PNE — The Music in the Park Stage in 2024

Tips & Advice

Below are some suggestions and information to help you make the most of your concert experience at the PNE.

TIP #1: For the really popular groups, consider reserving your seat well in advance. This is especially a good idea if the concerts play indoors instead of outdoors as they did in 2025. There’s no need to worry about rain.

TIP #2: Don’t just go to the concerts. There are so many other things to do at the Fair as well. Remember, admission to the Fair is included with concert tickets, at least it was in 2025. Go early and enjoy all the other activities too.

Chicago Band on Stage — Chicago at the PNE

Concerts in Recent Years

Every year there are some great bands. In 2018, concerts included performances by favourite oldies like Boyz II Men, Air Supply, Kool & the Gang, Jann Arden, Burton Cummings, Chicago, the Village People and Cyndi Lauper.

The 2019 lineup of music at the PNE included concerts by Blue Rodeo, Cheap Trick, UB40, Colin James, Vanilla Ice, the Beach Boys, Burton Cummings, MC Hammer, Bobby Brown and others. Of these, Blue Rodeo, the Beach Boys and Burton Cummings were back in 2022.

The 2023 lineup of performers included Jason Derulo, TLC, Billy Talent, Billy Idol, Blue Rodeo and lots of other artists. In 2024 there were performances by Blue Rodeo, Ludacris, Flo Rida, Barenaked Ladies, The Commodores and more.

Click Pacific National Exhibition for more information about the PNE in general.