Concert Reviews
Shows Ricky Attended
2008
- Jan 26, Tokyo Police Club @ Nathan Phillips - 2.5
- Jan 27, The Teenagers @ Great Hall - 3.5
- Feb 11, Vampire Weekend @ Horseshoe Tavern - 4.5
- Feb 23, Two Hours Traffic @ Horsehoe Tavern - 3
- March 4, Lightspeed Champion @ Horseshoe Tavern - 3.5
- March 7, The Besnard Lakes @ El Mocambo - 2.5
- March 7, The Superfantastics @ Cameron House - 3.5
- March 9, Maybe Smith, Said the Whale @ Horseshoe Tavern - 3.5, 2.5
- March 9, Jenn Grant @ the Rivoli - 3
- March 17, Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Downs, Xiu Xiu @ Sneaky Dees
- April 16 - Hot Chip, The Phoenix - 1,000,000 / 5
- April 26 - Born Ruffians, Miracle Fortress 4/5
- May 9 - Black Kids, Phoenix - 3/5
2007
- Feb something, New Pornographers @ Nathan Phillips
- March 5, Ben Kweller @ Phoenix - 4/5
- March 10, The Pipettes @ Rivoli - 5/5
- March 11, The Good, Bad and Queen @ Kool Haus - 2.5/5
- April 4, Say Hi To Your Mom @ Sneaky Dees - 3/5
- April 9, Klaxons @ Lees Palace - 4.5/5
- April 30, The Cribs @ El Mo - 3/5
- May 15, Arcade Fire @ Massey - 5/5
- May 26, Joel Plaskett @ Opera House - 3/5
- May 28, Rosebuds @ Horseshoe - 3.5/5
- June 1, Pipettes @ Lees Palace - 4/5
- June 4, CSS @ Lees Palace - 4/5
- June 7, Interpol @ Lees Palace - 3.5/5
- June 8, Voxtrot @ Sneaky Dees - 4/5
- June 9, Ohbijou, Sebastian Grainger @ Horsehoe - 3.5/5
- June 20, Voxtrot, Some Church - 3.5/5
- June 28, Bishop Allen, Lees Palace - 3.5/5
- July 5, White Stripes, Molson Amp - 4/5
- July 21, St. Vincent, Horseshoe - 4.5/5
- August 7, Los Campesinos!, Horseshoe - 3.5/5
- Sept 8, V Fest - 3.5/5
- Sept 24, Ulrich Schnauss
- October 4, The Hives, Phoenix - 4/5
- October 10, Klaxons, Opera House - 3/5
- October 15, Spoon, Kool Haus - 4/5
- October 21, New Pornographers, Phoenix - 4/5
- November 1, The Go! Team, Phoenix - 4/5 - 4/5
2006
- Jan 20: Hard-Fi @Horsehoe
- Feb 6: Supergrass @ guvernment
- Feb 25: Belle & Sebastian, The New Pornographers @ The Docks
- March 11: The Subways @ Mod Club
- March 15: Guillemots @ Horseshoe
- March 22: The National @ Horsehoe
- April 13: Voxtrot @ Sneaky Dees
- April 20: Ladytron @ Opera House
- April 29: Members of the Press @ Mod Club
- May 22: The Charletans @ Phoenix
- June 6: The Spinto Band, The Lovely Feathers @ El Mo
- June 7: Radiohead @ Hummingbird Center
- June 24: Members of the Press @ Mod Club
- Jul 4: Camera Obscura @ Horsehoe
- Jul 29: Weakerthans @ Harborfront
- Sept 10: Virgin Festival - MSTRKRFT, The Strokes, The Raconteurs @ Island
- Oct 1: Les Breastfeeders, Emily Haines @ Kool Haus (CBC Radio See Vous Play)
- Oct 6: Massive Attack @ The Carlu
- Oct 27: The Rapture @ Guvernment
- Oct 31: Death Cab For Cutie @ Massey Hall
- Nov 1: Beautiful South @ Phoenix
- Nov 3: Infighter @ Rivoli
2005
- Jan 1 - Controller.Controller @ El Mo
- Jan 12 - The Features, Razorlight @ Lees Palace
- Feb 15 - Kaiser Chiefs @ El Mo
- Feb 26 - Kasabian @ Lees
- Feb 27 - Futureheads @ Lees
- Feb 28 - Ian Brown @ Mod Club
- Mar 13 - Maximo Park @ Lees
- April 2 - Bloc Party @ Opera House
- April 11 - Brendan Benson @ Lees
- April 13 - Bravery/Ash @ Lees
- April 14 - The Organ/Stars @ Phoenix
- April 17 - The Shins @ Kool Haus
- April 26 - The Wedding Present @ Lees
- April 27 - Arcade Fire @ Danforth Music Hall
- May 16 - Mercury Rev,Doves @ Kool Haus
- May 17 - British Sea Power @ Lees
- June 7 - The Coral @ Mod Club
- June 17 - Oasis @ Molson
- July 9 - Pixies and Weezer @ Molson
- July 23 - Teenage Fanclub @ Mod Club
- September 16 - White Stripes @ Molson
- September 20 - Annie, Royksopp @ Opera House
- September 28 - Interpol @ Kool Haus
- October 7 - Tangiers @ Lees
- October 30 - The Go! Team @ Phoenix
- November 2 - Super Furry Animals @ Phoenix
- November 13 - Art Brut @ Lees
- November 14 - Arctic Monkeys @ Lees
- December 3 - Dandy Warhols @ Opera
2004
- Jan 24 - Starsailor @ guvernment
- Feb 5 - Super Furry Animals @ phoenix
- Feb 19 - The Sounds @ horseshoe
- Feb 23 - Franz Ferdinand @ horsehoe
- Feb 27 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ phoenix
- Feb 28 - Elefant @ lees
- Mar 4 - Tangiers, Metric @ phoenix (part of CMW)
- Mar 8 - British Sea Power @ horseshoe
- Mar 13 - Cooper Temple Clause @ lees
- Mar 31 - Pretty Girl Make Graves/ The Constantines @ phoenix
- Apr 6 - The Rapture/BRMC @ koolhaus
- Apr 21 - Snow Patrol @ lees
- May 1 - Coachella (Beck, Junior Senior, The Pixies, The Rapture, Radiohead, Kraftwerk, Electric Six)
- May 2 - Coachella (Muse, Thrills, Belle and Sebastian, Bright Eyes, Air, BRMC, Flaming Lips, Basement Jaxx, The Cure)
- May 7 - The Dears @ Lees
- June 4 - Tangiers @ horseshoe
- June 11 - Feist @ Reverb
- June 14 - Franz Ferdinand @ koolhaus
- June 25 - The Streets @ Mod Club
- July 16 - The Killers @ Mod Club
- July 23 - Camera Obscura @ Horsehoe Tavern
- July 24 - The Hives, Sahara Hot Nights @ the Phoenix
- August 9 - The Cure, Muse, Interpol, The Rapture @ Molson Amphitheatre
- August 11 - The Dresden Dolls @ El Mocambo
- September 15 - The Divine Comedy @ Horsehoe
- October 1 - Franz Ferdinand @ The Docks
- October 3 - Tilly and the Wall @ Horsehoe
- October 11 - The Concretes @ Lee’s Palace
- October 12 - Morrissey @ Hummingbird
- October 15 - PJ Harvey @ Phoenix
- October 15 - The Libertines @ Opera House
- October 31 - Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Lees Palace
- November 1 - Muse @ Kool Haus
- November 3 - Dresden Dolls @ Mod Club
- December 14 - The Music @ Kool Haus
- December 18 - Stars @ Mod Club
2003
- December ? - Ryan Adams @ Opera House
- November ? - British Sea Power @ Horsehoe
- October ? - Mojave 3 @ Lees
- October ? - Echo and the Bunnymen @ Palais Royale
- September ? - Super Furry Animals @ Soundscapes
- April ? - The Dears @ Powerplant
- March ? - Idlewild @ Powerplant
Before: (from what I remember)
- Placebo @ Reds
- Stereophonics, Our Lady Peace @ Northlands
- Collective Soul @ Shaw
- The Music and Coldplay @ Shaw
- Radiohead @ Thunderbird Stadium
- Travis @ Virgin Records Store, Robson Street, Vancouver
- Matthew Good Band @ Reds
- Edgefest - 99 (Hole, Silverchair Headliners)
- Tea Party @ Reds
- Everclear, Our Lady Peace @ Dinwoodies
- Zuckerbaby @ Dinwoodies
- Semisonic @ Dinwoodies
- Moist/Our Lady Peace @ Somewhere?
- Faye Wong @ Agricom