CFBX Live Concert Listings – May 11, 2026

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Monday, May 11: The Hip Experience, a tribute to the Tragically Hip, plays the Sagebrush. Show starts at 7:30 PM, tickets at kamloopslive.com.

Friday, May 15-18: The Desert Bloom Festival takes place at the Historic Hat Creek Ranch. Headliners include Neon Steve, Austeria, Father Funk, Longwalkshortdock, Marcus Visionary, Stund, Control Room, Chimp It and over 70 other acts. Visit desertbloommusicfestival.com for tickets and more information.

Saturday, May 16: Junk with guests Kiva MH, Otis Davis, Nik Mars, The Kwote, Alphabetic, and Dexter White plays the Plaza Hotel. Doors open at 9 PM, tickets are $25.

Sunday, May 17: Dopethrone, Mizmor and Tribunal play the Blue Gortto. Times and tickets are TBA.

Tuesday, May 19: Colin James returns to town with a concert at the Sagebrush Theatre. Show starts at 7:30 PM and tickets are available at kamloopslive.com.

Tuesday, May 19: Dead Churches, The Highsides and Creature play Pizza Pi. Doors open at 8 PM, tickets are $15.

Thursday, May 21: Supermodel Taxidermy with locals Broken Crow and Tortion play the Kami Inn. Doors open at 7 PM, show starts at 8:30 PM, tickets are $15 at the door.

Thursday, May 21: Prisoner, Lewd Antics and Nokturna play the Blue Grotto. Doors open at 7 PM, tickets are $20 at orangetickets.ca.

Friday, May 22: Hard Charger plays the Kamloops United Church. Times and tickets are RBA.

Friday, May 22: Bitter//Washed with Hardball and Janky Eyed Jury play the Bridgeview Theatre. Doors open at 7:30 PM, tickets are $15.

Saturday, May 23: Black River, Dead After Dark, Tortion and Deranged play the Bridgeview Theatre. Show starts at 7 PM, tickets are $15 at the door.

Friday, May 29: Terrifier with Vargouille, Gregorious and Tortion play the Kami Inn. Droops open at 8 PM, tickets are TBA.

Saturday, May 30: Master of Justice, a Metallica tribute band, plays the Pogue Mahone. Show starts at 9 PM, tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

Saturday, June 6: Zenith and Keep Six play the Kami Inn. Show starts at 8 PM, tickets are at the door.

Sunday, June 7: American metal band Undeath with guests Bayonet Dismemberment and Gregorious play the Blue Grotto. Show starts at 9 PM, tickets are $25 at eventbrite.ca.

Tuesday, June 9: UK based jazz fusion trio Jazz Sabbath plays the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. Show starts at 7:30 PM, tickets are $59, available at ticketseller.ca.

Tuesday, June 9: Dead Rights and Route 97 play the Kami Inn. Times and tickets are TBA.

Thursday, June 11: The Unending, Dendros and Exit Wound with local guests plays the Blue Grotto. Time and tickets are TBA.

Saturday, June 13: Lover, The Cadavor Dog and Minx play Pizza Pi. Doors open at 7 PM, tickets are $15 at the door.

Saturday, June 13: The Wormhole Block Party presents Average Citizens, Beneath, Katsuo, Robbi EM b2b Kellan I, Sinfonik, Spanda and Theora at the Stir on Royal Avenue. Show runs from 3-11 PM, tickets $25 for early birds, with proceeds going to Kamloops Pride Society.

Saturday, June 13: Punks for Pride presents Disaster in a Dress, Like Whatever, Creature and special guest Stevie Nips, at the Bridgeview Theatre. Doors open at 7 PM, tickets are $20 at the door.

Saturday, June 13: The Blueshouds and the James Hay Blue Band play the Longhorn Pub in Vernon. Show starts at 8 PM, tickets are $25.

Monday, June 15: Hisemtuks Himin (Moon Wolf)., Frenesi and Manicougan play the Blue Grotto. Ticket and times are TBA.

Wednesday, June 17: Northcote with Lauren Dillen play Bright Eye Brewing. Shows startat 7 PM, tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

Wednesday, June 24: Cape Breton’s The Barra MacNeils play the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. Show starts at 7 PM, tickets are $9 at ticketsellar.ca.

Wednesday, June 24: Danger Box, Duane Regretzky, Knox and Parody play the Kamloops United Church. Show starts a 7 PM, tickets are $15.

Friday, June 26: Preta with Wayfinder, Sundiver, Early Work and Parody play the Bridgeview Theatre, Tickets are $25.

Sunday, June 28: Death Machine, Yegg and Butcher play the Blue Grotto. Doors open at 8 PM, tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Tuesday, June 30: The Tea Party play the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. Doors open at 7:30, tickets are $79 at ticketseller.com.

Friday-Saturday, July 3-4: Rockin’ in the Peaks presents Kim Mitchell and Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts (July 3) and The Trews and The Odds (July 4) at the Sun Peaks Centre Stage in Sun Peaks. Both nights start at 7 PM, tickets at showpass.com.

Friday-Sunday, July 10-13: BassCoast Festival returns to Merritt. Over 100 acts including: Daphni, Christian Loffler, Fort Knox Five, Mat the Alien, Paul Woolford, Skratch Bastic, Smalltown Djs, Special Request and the Funk Hunters. Tickets and info at basscoast.ca.

Monday, July 6: Gowan plays the Strange Animal 40^th Anniversary tour at the Sagebrush Theatre. Show starts at 7 PM, tickets are available at kamloopslive.com.

Friday-Saturday, July 10-11: Infidels Jazz starring Krystle Dos Santos presents a celebration of Steve Wonder at the Sagebrush Theatre. Info and tickets at kamloopslive.com.

Friday-Saturday, July 10-11: Arts on the Fly Festival takes place in Horsefly, BC. Headliners include: Spiritual Warriors, Mivule, Crones, Balkan Shmalkan, Claire Coupland and JP Max. Full line up and tickets are available at artsonthefly.com.

Saturday, July 11: The Nimblefingers Workshop and Festival return to the Sorrento Centre. Acts this year include: Never Come Down, The Foreign Landers, John Reischman, Golden Shoals, Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small, Happy Trails, Prospectors, Bix Mix Boys, Copper Island Bluegrass Collective and more. Tickets and info available at nimblefingers.ca

Friday-Saturday, July 17-18: The Armstrong Metal Fest returns to the Hassen Arena in Armstrong, BC. Performers include: Rivers of Nihil, Cyborg Octopus, Fervence, Nott, Iron Kingdom, Lycanthro, WMD, Syryn, Nameless King, Frosthymn, Die Another Day, Pharm, Storm the Empire, Shotgun Divine, Skeksis, Dying Fetus, Into Eternity, Vintersea, Odinfist, Art of Attrition, Fallen Sun, The Judge the Juror, Brain Steam, Gregorious, Empalement, Broken Crown, Daniel Martin and the Infamous and The Collapse. Schedule and tickets available at armstrongmetalfest.ca.

Wednesday, July 22: Truent and Omniesia play the Blue Grotto. Tickets are available at orangetickets.ca.

Friday-Sunday, July 24-26: The 34^th Annual Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival returns to the Salmon Arm Exhibition Grounds. Headliners are Of Monsters and Men, Blue Rodeo and The Sheepdogs. Other performers will be: Wild Rivers, Anami Burnham, Chambers Deslauiers, Cory Harris, Cedric Watson, Darla Daniels, Dug, Fontine, Leaf Rapids, Locarnod, Lowdown Brass Band, Mitsune, Monkeyjunk, Oh Pray Tell, Secondhand Dreamcar, Sinkane, Supalung, The Blackburn Brothers, The Free Label, The Blue Mules, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Too Many Zooz, Uncle Strut, Waleed Kust Afro-Jazz, Yagody and more to be announced. Tickets are available at rootsandblues.ca.

Tuesday, July 29: The Ripcordz with locals Knox and Parody play the Blue Grotto. Times and tickets are TBA.

Thursday, July 31: Gravemass plays the Bridgeview Theatre. Times and tickets are TBA.

Thursday-Sunday, August 6-9: The Electric Love Music Festival returns to the Cel7wet Festival Grounds in Pritchard. Full line up and tickets are available at electriclove.dance.

Wednesday, Spetember 16: Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk play the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. Show starts at 8:30 PM, tickets are $89 at ticketseller.ca.

Tuesday, September 22: Basia Bulat plays the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. More information and tickets available at ticketseller.ca.

Tuesday, November 10: Crash Test Dummies play the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. Show starts at 7:30 PM, tickets are $79, available at ticketseller.ca.