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Live Music Events on Vancouver Island and adjacent B.C. Islands (Mostly) … | ||
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Apr. 26 |
Live Music Events (Mostly) for SATURDAY April 26 ҉ April 22–27 Choro Northwest Workshop, Port Townsend, WA ♩ The Vancouver Island Symphony, An Open Rehearsal | Noon–1 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ Annie & Chris | 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ 4th Saturdays Open Nautical Song Circle | 1:30–4 pm upstairs at the Bent Mast, 512 Simcoe Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Daniel Wilfred, Peter Knight, Wesley Hardisty, Sam Howard | 2 pm The Open Studio, 200 Wright Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ The HI Marimba Band | 2 pm at the Robin Molineux Memorial, Hornby Island ♩ The City Slickers | 3–6 pm Legion Branch 172, #102-622 Admirals Road, Esquimalt ♩ Victoria Symphony: The Spirit Horse Returns | 3 pm The Farquhar Auditorium at UVic, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria ♩ Lee Worden & Murray Atkinson | 3–6 pm The Wheatsheaf Pub, 1866 Cedar Road, Nanaimo ♩ Black Angus | 4–7 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Open Jam with Johnny & Co. | 4–7 pm The Eagle’s Lounge, 1999 14th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ Scott McGill | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Elai Sunride | 6–9 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Tony, Daryl & Brett | 6–9 pm Joe’s Café at Nite, 3851 Central Road, Hornby Island ♩ Highslack | 7 pm–midnight Strawberry Vale Community Club, 11 High Street, Victoria ♩ AfterShock | 7–10 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩ Cold Fame • Dead Summer • Alcoves | 7–10 pm The Upstairs Cabaret, 15 Bastion Square, Victoria ♩ Zoubi and the Sea • Cattle Guard | 7–11 pm Fort Tectoria, 777 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ Sea to Sky Singers Concert | 7–9 pm St. John the Divine Anglican Church, 1611 Quadra Street, Victoria ♩ Tom Morrissey | 7 pm Deadhead Brewery, 5301 Chaster Road, Duncan ♩ Bill Johnson & His Blues Band • • Renovation Blues Band • Lazy Mike & The Argyle Jets | 7–10 pm The Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton ♩ Island Bel Canto Singers | 7–8:30 pm St. Andrew’s United Church, 311 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo ♩ The Palace Band | 7–8:30 pm Unity Church, 2020 Estevan Road, Nanaimo ♩ The Enablers | 7–10 pm The Rocking Horse Pub, 2038 Rocking Horse Place, Nanoose Bay ♩ Just in Time Choirs | 7–9:15 pm The Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Daniel Lapp’s Joy of Life Concert, No.2 | 7:30–11 pm The Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 900 Johnson Street, Victoria ♩ WiL and Company | 7:30 pm Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ The Unfaithful Servants | 7:30 pm Saturna Lodge, 130 Payne Road, Saturna Island ♩ The Wayne Kozak Ensemble | 7:30 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Vancouver Island Symphony | 7:30–9:30 pm The Port Theatre, 125 Front Street, Nanaimo ♩♩♩ David Rovics | 7:30 pm The Denman Island Community Hall, 1196 Northwest Road, Denman Island ♩ Tops Ropes • Aversions | 8 pm Wheelies Motorcycles & Pub, 2620 Rock Bay Avenue, Victoria ♩♩♩ Doug & The Buds | 8–11 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Rising Tide | 8 pm Moby’s Pub, 124A Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Kiran Ahluwalia | 8 pm The Mel Lehan Hall, 3214 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver ♩ Invasive Species • The Bifurcated | 8 pm Jac’s on Queens, 60 Queens Road, Duncan ♩ Kimmortal | 8 pm Clayoquot Sound Theatre, 380 Campbell Street, Tofino ♩ The Offcutz | 8–11 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Tight Hair Disco | 9 pm–1:30 am The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Eric Harper & Doug Towle | 9–11 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ The Rebels North | 9 pm–12:30 am The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Big Shiny Dudes | 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Audiofox • The Big D’s | 9 pm–2 am The Downbeat Event Centre, 1325 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Saturdays | 9 pm–midnight The Rack Saanich, 1550 Cedar Hill X Road, Victoria ♩ Latin Party with DJ Alex King | 10 pm The Lucky Bar, 517 Yates Street, Victoria ♩ Juice | 10 pm–2 am The Upstairs Cabaret, 15 Bastion Square, Victoria |
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Apr. 27 |
Live Music Events (Mostly) for SUNDAY April 27 ҉ April 22–27 Choro Northwest Workshop, Port Townsend, WA ♩ Jazz Brunch with the Paul Wainwright Trio | 11am–Noon Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩ Jazz Brunch with the Paul Wainwright Trio | 1–2 pm Pagliacci’s Restaurant, 1011 Broad Street, Victoria ♩♩♩ Mark Nordine | 1–3 pm The Waterfront Country Café, 149 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Slow Coast Open Acoustic Jamm | 1 pm Slow Coast Coffee, 5827C Schooner Way at Medicine Beach, Pender Island ♩ Beach Howlers | 1 pm Beach Fire Brewing Company, 594 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ Guitar Choir Concert | 2 pm ArtsCalibre Academy, 2625 Arbutus Road, Victoria ♩♩♩ Sundays Open Mic | 2–5 pm Salt Spring Brewing, 270 Furness Road, Salt Spring Island ♩ Island Storytellers Present… | 2 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩ Country Jam | 2–6 pm The Eagle Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan ♩ Steve Jones & the Decadence Jazz Orchestra | 2 pm The Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton ♩ Sunday Blues Jam | 2–7 pm The Queen’s Pub, 34 Victoria Crescent, Nanaimo ♩ Nathan T. Senner | 2 pm Gladstone Brewing Company, 244 Fourth Street, Courtenay ♩ Weekly Acoustic Jam | 2–6 pm Legion Branch 137, 301 11th Avenue, Campbell River ♩ Campbell River Community Band | 2 pm Timberline Secondary School, 1681 South Dogwood Street, Campbell River ♩ 2nd & 4th Sundays Celtic Session | 2:30–5 pm The Fernwood Inn, 1302 Gladstone Street, Victoria ♩ Open Jam with Rainshadow Al | 3–7 pm The Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Road East, Victoria ♩♩♩ Jazz & Blues Jam with the Frank Allen 4 | 3–6 pm Legion Branch 92, 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island ♩♩♩ Amir Haghighi & Amy Stephen | 3–5 pm The North Galiano Hall, 22790 Porlier Pass Road, Galiano Island ♩ Bluegrass/Old-Time Jam | 3–5 pm Legion Branch 28, 2770 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland ♩ Sunday Blues Jam hosted by the Deb Rhymer Band | 4–7:30 pm Wicket Hall, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Guitar | 4–5:30 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Jazz Evensong featuring The Heather Ferguson Trio | 4–5 pm The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 1701 Elgin Road, Victoria ♩ Sundays Open Mic & Jam with Tina Mae Charlton | 4–7 pm The Jingle Pot Pub, 2211 Jingle Pot Road, Nanaimo ♩ Open Jam Sundays | 4–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach ♩ Sundays Jam | 4–7 pm Roy’s Towne Pub, 4000 South Island Highway, Royston ♩ Sundays Jam | 4–7 pm The Ridge Roadhouse, 397 Donner Court, Gold River ♩ Paul Wainwright | 6–8 pm The Aegir Room at the Oswego Hotel, 500 Oswego Street, Victoria ♩ Doug Towle | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ FOM Open Mic | 6–8 pm The Eric Martin Pavilion Theatre, 2328 Trent Street, Victoria ♩ Sundays Open Mic | 7–10 pm The Tug Eatery, #100-407 Swift Street, Victoria ♩ The Kiran Ahluwalia Band | 7–9 pm Hermann’s Jazz & Blues Club, 753 View Street, Victoria ♩ Flamenco Tablao | 7–9 pm The Mint Restaurant, 1414 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ Sunday Night Kitchen Party Jam | 7–11 pm Christie’s Carriage House Pub, 1739 Fort Street, Victoria ♩ ☆ VFMS The Folk’s 50th Anniversary - a Celebratory Concert | 7–10:30 pm ☆ Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ Open Jam with Unkle Whiskey | 8–10 pm Big Bad John’s, 919 Douglas Street, Victoria ♩ JaimesonRhy | 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Sugar | 9 pm–12:30 am The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria |
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Apr. 28 |
Live Music Events (Mostly) for MONDAY April 28 ♩ The Mondays Jam in Rotary Hall | 2:30–4:30 pm Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay ♩ Alex Fraser | 6–10 pm The Q Bar at the Empress Hotel, 721 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Mondays | 6–8:30 pm Gigi’s Café, 1002 Hillside Avenue, Victoria ♩ Open Mic Mondays | 6–10 pm Brown’s SocialHouse, 1119 Pacific Rim Highway, Tofino ♩ Mondays Circle Jam | 6–8 pm The Crown & Anchor Roadhouse Pub, 6120 Island Highway West, Qualicum Bay ♩ Old Time Music Jam | 6:30–8:30 pm The Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Road, Victoria ♩ Dallas Budd | 6:30–9 pm Heron Rock Bistro, 435 Simcoe Street, Victoria ♩ Pete’s Mondays Variety Show Open Mic | 6:30 pm Herald Street Brew Works, 506 Herald Street, Victoria ♩ 4th Mondays Oaklands Open Mic | 6:30–8:30 pm Oaklands Community Centre, 2827 Belmont Avenue, Victoria ♩ All Together Now Drop-In Choir, Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic” and more | 7–9:30 pm The Coda, 751 View Street, Victoria ♩ Jazz Jam: Standard Time Workshop with Ryan Oliver | 7–8:30 pm Metro Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music, 900 Johnson Street, Victoria ♩ Kiran Ahluwalia | 7 pm The Duncan Showroom, 133 Station Street, Duncan ♩♩♩ Mondays Acoustic Open Mic | cancelled The Gabriola Golf Course, 825 South Road, Gabriola Island ♩ Max MacKrill | 8:30–11:30 pm The Bard & Banker Bar and Grill, 1022 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Dustin Barden | 8:30–11:30 pm The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government Street, Victoria ♩ Mondays Invitational Jazz Jam | 8:30 pm The Nanaimo BAR, 75 Front Street, Nanaimo |
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Also see our complete list of VFMS Live Music Events, Mostly, on Vancouver Island · April 2025 webpage
. . . which gets updated as I receive the information . . . AND We post Facebook Live Music Events to our VFMS Facebook page on the date of the event (facebook.com/VictoriaFolkMusic/) ! ![]() Ukulele Fingerboard, Standard C Tuning: notes of the C major scale: ![]() four strings, 18 frets. Note: image is 144 pixels per inch, so you can zoom in on it… |
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