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All that glimmers
Sarah McLachlan, Victoria, BC Save-on Foods Memorial Centre, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour October 15, 2025 It’s well known that waiting builds intensity, and for fans waiting for Sarah McLachlan’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour, it was perhaps, quite intense. Some fans waited for a full year, as her anniversary tour was postponed when Sarah lost her voice. Others waited 11 years since her last stop in Victoria for her Shine On tour. You could

Mel Z
Oct 282 min read


The Cult Connection
The Cult, Victoria, BC Royal Theatre / Sept. 19, 2024 The Cult returned to Victoria for a sold out show, finishing up their Canadian dates on their 8424 Tour, celebrating 40 years of epic rock . Rock the Royal Victoria was shaken out of a usual chill Thursday evening by the return of the powerhouse rock band, The Cult. An audience of 1,400 dusted off their rock t’s and tassels and were ready to rock out - well, once the energy in the room was cleansed. The entire set and gear

Mel Z
Sep 22, 20242 min read


Many happy returns for Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams / So Happy It Hurts Tour / Victoria, B.C. / Sept. 9, 2023 It's a full house at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, on a gorgeous September evening. The sun is setting outside while the crowd is beaming like the headlights on the inflatable car that has begun a lap around the arena. The inflatable convertible powered by drones sails around the arena with "Bryan Adams" and "So Happy It Hurts" scrawled on the doors. A flying car! Perfect start for this Saturday night to w

Mel Z
Sep 10, 20232 min read


Laketown Shakedown 2022
Laketown Shakedown/Cowichan Lake/June 30 - July 2/2022 Ahhh the festival, one of the most colourful places to be under the summer rainbow...

Mel Z
Jul 10, 20221 min read


Soak up summer at Laketown Shakedown
2022 Laketown Shakedown/June 30 - July 2/Laketown Ranch, Lake Cowichan If absence makes the heart grow fonder, then a Canadian summer has...

Mel Z
Jun 30, 20221 min read


The music that's written on your heart
James Taylor and His All-Star Band & Special Guest Jackson Browne Victoria, B.C. / Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre - Wednesday, May 11,...

Mel Z
May 24, 20221 min read


Imagine...Live music is back with the fierce feels
Imagine Dragons Victoria, B.C. / Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre - April 10, 2022 Imagine Dragons opened their Canadian tour at Victoria’s...

Mel Z
Apr 11, 20221 min read


Off the beaten path with a city view: Devonian Regional Park
When I moved to Victoria in my 20's, I had some really cool roommates. My roommates were a couple of guys who were into hiking, gardening...

Mel Z
Nov 11, 20202 min read


Welcome to Pandemic Paths
Well, who would have guessed the world as we knew it would spin off wildly into this direction? A worldwide pandemic is something of ...

Mel Z
Oct 9, 20202 min read


A night at The Beaches
The Beaches. If you don't know them yet, you will. They were the band that had everyone including Buble buzzing at the 2018 Juno Awards....

Mel Z
Jul 3, 20181 min read


Victoria Gets the Royal Wave Goodbye From Tiny Royals -- Royal Tour 2016
During the Royal Tour to Canada, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge focused on visiting Westcoast communities and meeting Canadians. Many...

Mel Z
Jun 10, 20181 min read
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