Tonight, classic rock is rolling into Coquitlam louder than your dad’s vinyl collection as April Wine hits the stage at the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver. The vibe? Pure nostalgia, with a distinctly local edge. Few bands can bridge the gap between rock history and living energy quite like these Canadian legends, who are proving that timeless music doesn’t fade—it just plays louder.
April Wine has been at it since the early 1970s, and they’ve weathered every shift in the rock landscape with style, grit, and guitars turned way past eleven. With hits that have soundtracked everything from small-town parties to arena singalongs, this band knows how to make a night feel big. Tracks like “Sign of the Gypsy Queen” and “I Like to Rock” still hit that perfect mix of power and emotion that reminds fans exactly why they fell in love with rock in the first place.
Tonight’s show promises more than nostalgia—it’s a revival. The Great Canadian Casino’s venue balances intimacy with power: close enough to make eye contact with the band, but big enough to feel the crowd’s energy ripple through the room. Picture denim jackets, beers raised high, and the unmistakable hum of guitar feedback warming up the night. If you’ve been debating grabbing those last-minute tickets, take this as your cue to go. Your streaming playlist can wait—live rock can’t.
And if you’re skipping the concert, you’ll still see the ripple online. Expect fans flooding X and Instagram with grainy-but-glorious videos, wild crowd shots, and the inevitable moment when someone shouts out, “We love you, Halifax!” because, well… it’s April Wine. They’ve carried that East Coast heart across decades and generations, and it still beats loud.
What makes this show stand out is how it fits perfectly into BC’s ever-evolving music scene. Last weekend might’ve been a set of indie dream-pop bands from East Van, and the next one could be a punk blowout at the Rickshaw. But tonight belongs to the classics—the musicians who carved the path everyone else walks.
So wherever you end up, raise a glass of actual wine to one of Canada’s most enduring bands. Tonight, the amps are buzzing, the solos are soaring, and rock and roll is very much alive in Coquitlam.