Five more headliners were today added to the PNE Fair’s Summer Night Concerts series, happening at the new Freedom Mobile Arch open-air venue for the first time this year.
Concerts will feature Mt. Joy (Aug. 28), Wicked star Cynthia Erivo with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Aug. 29), Punjabi Versa (Aug. 30), “Drops of Jupiter” hitmakers Train (Sept. 1) and beloved Canadian quartet Barenaked Ladies (Sept. 2).
On Tuesday, event organizers annnounced Blue Rodeo (Aug. 22), The Guess Who (Aug. 23), The Beaches (Aug. 25), Nelly (Aug. 26) and Zedd (Aug. 27) as the first five concerts in the summer series, running Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 2026.
Fair admission is included with the price of every ticket for concerts, announced five at a time this week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (April 14-16, 7 a.m. daily).
Starting at $49 plus fees, Summer Night Concert tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Monday, April 20 on TicketLeader.ca, or visit pne.ca for more about this year’s fair in East Vancouver.
The 10,000-seat Freedom Mobile Arch, designed by Revery Architecture with a free-span mass timber roof, will stage a number of concerts this summer including FIFA Fan Festival, held during the 2026 World Cup soccer tournament (Mötley Crüe, Kx5, Metric, Flo Rida, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Bob Moses and many others will headline). Live Nation Canada-booked summer concerts at the amphitheatre feature Alabama Shakes, Weird Al and Myles Smith.
Other PNE attractions for 2026 include a new “Wizard of Oz” ice show at Pacific Coliseum, Superdogs “Fairy Tails” 50th-anniversary shows at the Agrodome, British Columbia Tattoo military bands (also at Agrodome), West Coast Lumberjacks, The Nerveless Nocks daredevil circus, Dueling Piano Kings, Breaking Battle Live dancers and DJs, Music Bingo and more.