Yesterday I wrote about one of my favourite venues in Vancouver to see live music, The Rickshaw Theatre. Today I would like to continue that theme by writing about another one of Vancouver’s great live music venues, The Biltmore Cabaret.

Located on Prince Edward Street near Kingsway and 12th, The Biltmore Cabaret is a venue that hosts a lot of local and touring bands, DJs, burlesque shows and dance parties. Over the years I’ve seen a handful of shows at the Biltmore. My favourite show I’ve seen there was also my first. It was Japandroids back in 2013. At the time they were supporting their Celebration Rock album. The gig was a lot of fun and the crowd was very raucous and kept the bouncers busy for the night.

The roof is low which adds to the atmosphere of the venue but the flatness of the floor and lack of levels can make it hard to see the stage if you’re not at the front. Especially if you are a little shorter like me. Like the Rickshaw, the line for the bar also gets very long so you’ll want to strategically pick the best time to grab a drink and maybe even get two. It is important to know that the venue also has an eleven o’clock curfew because a lot of people live nearby. This comes in handy if you want to see a show but still have to go to work the next morning.

Like Biltmore is one of Vancouver’s great live music venues. If you ever get the chance to see a band there, don’t pass up the opportunity. Even when there is no live music the Biltmore is still a fun place to hangout and enjoy your night and the area has a lot of cool bars go to afterwards and many late night food places as well.