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Trending Nanaimo Events
Bring Me The Horizon
Sep 20 •
7:00PM
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
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Beck
Sep 16 •
8:00PM
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
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Cannons
Jul 12 •
7:00PM
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
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Failure
Oct 2 •
7:00PM
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
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Sammy Rae and The Friends & Melt
Oct 13 •
7:00PM
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
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Tinariwen
Sep 3 •
7:00PM
Studio 919 At The Strathcona Hotel
Victoria, BC
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Weezer, The Shins & Silversun Pickups
Sep 12 •
7:00PM
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
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Searows
Jun 24 •
8:00PM
Vogue Theatre - BC
Vancouver, BC
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Cake - Band
Aug 25 •
8:00PM
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
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Nanaimo Alternative Schedule
2-22-25
May 23
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
May 23
7:00 PM
Limblifter
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
May 23
Sat • 7:30 PM
Sat
May 23
7:30 PM
Dead Bob
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
May 25
Mon • 8:00 PM
Mon
May 25
8:00 PM
Purity Ring
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
May 29
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
May 29
7:00 PM
Josiah and the Bonnevilles
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
May 29
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
May 29
8:00 PM
The Slackers
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
May 30
Sat • 6:30 PM
Sat
May 30
6:30 PM
The Slackers
Studio 919 At The Strathcona Hotel
Victoria, BC
2-22-25
May 30
Sat • 10:00 PM
Sat
May 30
10:00 PM
SoDown
Red Room Ultra Bar
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
May 31
Sun • 6:00 PM
Sun
May 31
6:00 PM
Good Riddance
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
May 31
Sun • 7:30 PM
Sun
May 31
7:30 PM
The Black Keys
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 2
Tue • 7:00 PM
Tue
Jun 2
7:00 PM
The Supersuckers
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 2
Tue • 7:00 PM
Tue
Jun 2
7:00 PM
Yot Club
Biltmore Cabaret
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 4
Thu • 9:00 PM
Thu
Jun 4
9:00 PM
Wintersleep
Capital Ballroom - BC
Victoria, BC
2-22-25
Jun 6
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Jun 6
8:00 PM
The Church
Vogue Theatre - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 6
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Jun 6
8:00 PM
Wintersleep
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 8
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
Jun 8
7:00 PM
Lip Critic
The WISE Hall
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 12
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Jun 12
7:00 PM
Tigers Jaw
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 12
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Jun 12
8:00 PM
The Lemon Twigs
The Pearl - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 18
Thu • 7:00 PM
Thu
Jun 18
7:00 PM
Agent Orange
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 18
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Jun 18
8:00 PM
John Butler
McPherson Playhouse
Victoria, BC
2-22-25
Jun 24
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Jun 24
8:00 PM
Searows
Vogue Theatre - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 26
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Jun 26
8:00 PM
High Fade
Biltmore Cabaret
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 26
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Jun 26
8:00 PM
The Tea Party
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 27
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
Jun 27
7:00 PM
BOA
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 28
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Jun 28
7:00 PM
Heavenly - Band
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 28
Sun • 7:30 PM
Sun
Jun 28
7:30 PM
Solya
St. James Community Square
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jun 30
Tue • 7:00 PM
Tue
Jun 30
7:00 PM
Daniela Andrade
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 3
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Jul 3
8:00 PM
Modest Mouse
Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 4
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Jul 4
8:00 PM
Kaleo
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 8
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Jul 8
8:00 PM
The Head and The Heart
Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 12
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Jul 12
7:00 PM
Cannons
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 13
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
Jul 13
7:00 PM
Fiddlehead
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 19
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Jul 19
7:00 PM
Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundtrack & Illuminati Hotties
UBC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 19
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Jul 19
7:00 PM
Nation of Language
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 22
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Jul 22
8:00 PM
Vacation Manor
Fox Cabaret
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 24
Fri • 6:30 PM
Fri
Jul 24
6:30 PM
Young The Giant, Cold War Kids & KennyHoopla
UBC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 26
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Jul 26
7:00 PM
Kevian Kraemer
Biltmore Cabaret
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jul 27
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
Jul 27
7:00 PM
Kim Gordon
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Aug 7
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Aug 7
7:00 PM
Chiodos
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Aug 8
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Aug 8
8:00 PM
Suki Waterhouse
Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Aug 11
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Aug 11
8:00 PM
Yard Act
The Pearl - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Aug 15
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
Aug 15
7:00 PM
Ella Red
Fox Cabaret
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Aug 25
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Aug 25
8:00 PM
Cake - Band
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Aug 27
Thu • 7:00 PM
Thu
Aug 27
7:00 PM
The Strokes
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 2
Wed • 7:00 PM
Wed
Sep 2
7:00 PM
Southern Culture on the Skids
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 3
Thu • 7:00 PM
Thu
Sep 3
7:00 PM
Tinariwen
Studio 919 At The Strathcona Hotel
Victoria, BC
2-22-25
Sep 4
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Sep 4
7:00 PM
Mini Trees
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 4
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Sep 4
8:00 PM
Propagandhi
Harbour Event & Convention Centre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 5
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
Sep 5
7:00 PM
Tame Impala
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 6
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Sep 6
7:00 PM
Tame Impala
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
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Sep 7
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
Sep 7
7:00 PM
Kamelot
Vogue Theatre - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 8
Tue • 6:00 PM
Tue
Sep 8
6:00 PM
Artemas
Malkin Bowl - Stanley Park
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 12
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
Sep 12
7:00 PM
Weezer, The Shins & Silversun Pickups
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 14
Mon • 8:00 PM
Mon
Sep 14
8:00 PM
Raine Maida & Chantal Kreviazuk
Vogue Theatre - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 16
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Sep 16
8:00 PM
Beck
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 19
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Sep 19
8:00 PM
The Airborne Toxic Event
Vogue Theatre - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 20
Sun • 5:30 PM
Sun
Sep 20
5:30 PM
Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age & Gouge Away
BC Place Stadium
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 20
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Sep 20
7:00 PM
Bring Me The Horizon
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 20
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Sep 20
7:00 PM
Unsane
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 25
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Sep 25
7:00 PM
For King and Country
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 25
Fri • 9:00 PM
Fri
Sep 25
9:00 PM
The Growlers
The Pearl - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 26
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
Sep 26
7:00 PM
The Growlers
The Pearl - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 27
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Sep 27
7:00 PM
Peter Hook and The Light
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Sep 29
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Sep 29
8:00 PM
Tricky
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 2
Fri • 6:00 PM
Fri
Oct 2
6:00 PM
Meltt
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 2
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Oct 2
7:00 PM
Failure
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 2
Fri • 7:30 PM
Fri
Oct 2
7:30 PM
The Neighbourhood
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 4
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Oct 4
7:00 PM
Deer Tick
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 9
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Oct 9
7:00 PM
Actors - Band
Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 9
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Oct 9
7:00 PM
Inspector Cluzo
Fox Cabaret
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 11
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Oct 11
7:00 PM
The Menzingers
The Pearl - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 13
Tue • 7:00 PM
Tue
Oct 13
7:00 PM
Sammy Rae and The Friends & Melt
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 15
Thu • 7:00 PM
Thu
Oct 15
7:00 PM
Hovvdy
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 15
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Oct 15
8:00 PM
Post Sex Nachos
Biltmore Cabaret
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 16
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Oct 16
8:00 PM
Cheekface
The WISE Hall
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 20
Tue • 7:00 PM
Tue
Oct 20
7:00 PM
Finn Wolfhard
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 20
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Oct 20
8:00 PM
This Is Lorelei
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 25
Sun • 8:00 PM
Sun
Oct 25
8:00 PM
Bedouine
Biltmore Cabaret
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 27
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Oct 27
8:00 PM
Amble
Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 28
Wed • 7:00 PM
Wed
Oct 28
7:00 PM
Begonia
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Oct 29
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Oct 29
8:00 PM
Begonia
Capital Ballroom - BC
Victoria, BC
2-22-25
Oct 30
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Oct 30
7:00 PM
Begonia
The Queen's
Nanaimo, BC
2-22-25
Nov 5
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Nov 5
8:00 PM
Smashing Pumpkins
Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Nov 5
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Nov 5
8:00 PM
SYML
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Nov 8
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Nov 8
7:00 PM
Squirrel Flower
The WISE Hall
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Nov 8
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Nov 8
7:00 PM
The Liminanas
The Pearl - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Nov 13
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Nov 13
8:00 PM
Wolf Parade
The Pearl - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Nov 14
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Nov 14
8:00 PM
Wolf Parade
The Pearl - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Nov 15
Sun • 8:00 PM
Sun
Nov 15
8:00 PM
Wolf Parade
The Pearl - BC
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Nov 16
Mon • 7:30 PM
Mon
Nov 16
7:30 PM
Crash Test Dummies
McPherson Playhouse
Victoria, BC
2-22-25
Dec 12
Sat • 6:30 PM
Sat
Dec 12
6:30 PM
Pokey LaFarge
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
2-22-25
Jan 28
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Jan 28
8:00 PM
Bonnie Prince Billy
Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
Find the Best Alternative Concerts in Nanaimo for 2026
Nanaimo is a hub for exciting live entertainment. We've analyzed our sales data to bring you the most popular alternative concerts so you can easily plan your next outing.
Top Alternative Concerts in Nanaimo This Weekend
Planning your weekend? There are 2 alternative concerts happening around Nanaimo this weekend! Here are the most popular alternative concerts happening in Nanaimo from Thursday to Sunday. Don't miss out on the action!
| Event Name | Date | Venue | Lowest Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limblifter | May 23 | Commodore Ballroom | $80 |
| Dead Bob | May 23 | Rickshaw Theatre | $60 |
Top 2026 Summer Alternative Concerts in Nanaimo
Summer is the perfect time for live events in Nanaimo! Check out this list of the top alternative concerts happening from May through September.
| Event Name | Date | Venue | Lowest Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yot Club | Jun 2 | Biltmore Cabaret | $17 |
| Searows | Jun 24 | Vogue Theatre - BC | $57 |
| High Fade | Jun 26 | Biltmore Cabaret | $76 |
| Cannons | Jul 12 | Commodore Ballroom | $89 |
| Cake - Band | Aug 25 | Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver | $119 |
| Tinariwen | Sep 3 | Studio 919 At The Strathcona Hotel | $226 |
| Weezer, The Shins & Silversun Pickups | Sep 12 | Rogers Arena | $138 |
| Beck | Sep 16 | Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver | $364 |
| Bring Me The Horizon | Sep 20 | Rogers Arena | $107 |
| Tricky | Sep 29 | Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver | $150 |
Cheap Things to Do in Nanaimo This Weekend (Under $100)
Looking for fun in Nanaimo that won't break the bank? You've come to the right place. This list features the best-selling alternative concerts this weekend with tickets under $100.
| Event Name | Date | Venue | Lowest Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limblifter | May 23 | Commodore Ballroom | $80 |
| Dead Bob | May 23 | Rickshaw Theatre | $60 |
Top Venues in Nanaimo, BC
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
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Rogers Arena
Vancouver, BC
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Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, BC
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Vogue Theatre - BC
Vancouver, BC
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Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
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BC Place Stadium
Vancouver, BC
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Save On Foods Memorial Centre
Victoria, BC
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Royal Theatre - BC
Victoria, BC
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Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
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UBC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Vancouver, BC
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