When you’re living in Vancouver you don’t typically have a ton of extra money laying around waiting to be spent. This combined with the ruthless scalper epidemic we’re living through, it can be totally impossible to get concert tickets.
Enter: your local radio stations.
It can be easy to forget about the wonders of radio when streaming rules the world but the radio has one thing Spotify and Apple Music could never have. Contests and giveaways.
You don’t have to be in the dark anymore. Bask in this list of local stations waiting for you to put your name in the hat to claim some awesome tickets.
Over at SONiC 104.9 they’re giving away some HOT commodities for those of us who wore a lot of eyeliner in high school.
SUM 41
The final tour. Rogers arena on January 11th. Former emo teens (or current emo adults) come together to celebrate your angst. Don’t let cost get you down, leave it up to fate!
Tickets will be drawn on December 19th. Sum 41 will be joined by punk bands PUP and gob.
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
The be all end all of emo music is on tour once again. Seemingly re-hashing their magnum opus ‘The Black Parade’ you CAN’T miss this once in a lifetime concert before they go back into hiding. I maxed out my credit card for this, don’t be like me. Try and get ’em for free instead!
Tickets for their Seattle show will be drawn on December 8th. My Chemical Romance will be joining forces with Violent Femmes, to create the ultimate concert.
102.7 The Peak has a bunch of contests going on at the moment but we’re only here for the music. Who cares about groceries.
PEACH PIT
Vancouver’s own Peach Pit! If you’re a born and bred Vancouver local, going to a Peach Pit show is like, your birthright.
The show is at Deer Lake Park on June 6th. It’s a double feature with Briston Maroney. Twice the fun! Deadline to enter is December 1st!
Zed isn’t gonna make it as easy on you as sonic and the peak, you’re gonna have to do a little more than enter your email.
KATY PERRY
If you want to win tickets to see Katy Perry then I hope you have a horrendous breakup story (no offence.) If you’ve been blindsided on your birthday or killed their goldfish, let ’em know! Breakups are hard, but maybe worth it if you can get some concert tickets out of it?
If you manage to snag the seats, clear your calendar for July 22nd at Rogers Arena.
You would be a fool not to enter these contests. Who doesn’t love free stuff?
Long live the radio contest!