Live music returns to Vancouver’s PNE for 2021, August 21 to September 6

The Paperboys, Soulstream among the participating local musical acts

DESPITE ANOTHER SUMMER where things are not normal, live music is making a return to the 2021 PNE.

Here’s what’s on the lineup: R&B Allstars, Groove & Tonic, Dr. Strangelove, the Motown Show featuring the Hitsville Band, Soulstream, Bobby Bruce’s Nearly Neil and the Solitary Band, ABRA Cadabra – A Tribute to the Music of ABBA, the Paperboys, and March Hare Band Beach Party.

Rather than its typical format of a paid, seated venue, the PNE will set up a stage at the Revel District with day-long programming. Tickets need to be purchased in advance for a specific date.

Things kick off on August 21, when the fair opens its gates for the 111th time. The PNE runs to September 6 but will be closed on August 23 and 30.

For more information, see the PNE.

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