To quote a band swinging by Lotusland later this month: "July, July, July! Never seemed so strange." Have a weird, wonderful, whimsical month with some of the concerts happening in the city this July.

Missy Elliott: July 4 @ Rogers Arena 

Work it for Misdemeanor’s first-ever headlining tour.

54-40: July 4 @ Grand Chief Bernard Robert Charles Memorial Plaza Parking Lot, White Rock

The longtime Tsawassen rockers return to White Rock for a free outdoor show.

The Rolling Stones: July 5 @ BC Place 

Unfortunately, being the mayor’s favourite band does make them less cool.

FVDED in the Park: July 5 to 6 @ Holland Park, Surrey 

Swedish House Mafia, Deadmau5, Diplo, and more soundtrack a dizzying weekend.

Ocean Alley: July 6 @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre 

Aussie noisemakers want surf rock to sound groovy again. 

Khatsahlano Street Party: July 6 @ West 4th Avenue

Catch bands including Babe Corner and Hotel Mira playing half a dozen stages.

Orville Peck: July 8 @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre 

Cowboys are frequently not-so-secretly fond of Orville Peck. 

Bennett Coast: July 9 @ Fox Cabaret 

A Los Angeles musician whose debut EP acknowledges that growing up hurts.

Crystal Shawanda: July 11 @ West Beach, White Rock 

The Juno-winning singer is back with her latest album, Midnight Blues.

Misery Signals: July 11 to 12 @ The Pearl 

Scream your heart out on the metalcore band’s last-ever tour.

Kristin Witko: July 12 @ Red Gate

The local performance artist celebrates the release of her new album, A Course in Miracles.

Bass Coast: July 12 to 15 @ West side of Merritt 

Leikeli47 and Of The Trees headline a weekend of trippy music and art.

Gabriel & Dresden: July 13 @ Celebrities 

The progressive trance producer duo believes in the power of the beat.

Hana Vu: July 13 @ The WISE Hall

Lo-fi bedroom pop from a relatable daydreamer. 

Digable Planets: July 16 @ Vogue Theatre

The jazz rap pioneers continue to be out of this world. 

Still Woozy: July 17 to 18 @ Commodore Ballroom 

Spacey psych pop from a California dreamer.   

Bratboy: July 17 @ Green Auto 

Pop punkers play a hometown show on their Bratworld tour.

Becky Hill: July 18 @ Hollywood Theatre

The Brit-nominated pop girlie wants you to believe her now.

Pallbearer: July 18 @ Rickshaw Theatre

Come on, take a guess. What do you think they play? Yeah: it’s doom metal. 

Vancouver Folk Music Festival: July 19 to 21 @ Jericho Beach Park 

Enjoy over 40 roots and folk acts on the sunny shores. 

Dash Berlin July 20 @ Harbour Convention Centre

Dutch producers spin dance and trance for the ravers.

Gone Country July 20 @ Reid Millennium Amphitheatre, Surrey 

Twins Cancer Fundraising puts on a barnstorming good time for a good cause.

Down With Webster: July 24 to 25 @ Commodore Ballroom 

Rap rock isn’t dead yet. 

Steph Strings: July 25 @ Fox Cabaret 

The Aussie songsmith slings melodies to make you melt. 

Flamingo Pier: July 25 @ Biltmore Cabaret 

Tropical electronic music to give you a boogie meltdown.

Shambhala: July 25 to 29 @ Salmo River Ranch, Salmo

The 25th anniversary of getting weird in the Kootenays.

Ben Platt: July 26 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

The Tony-winning musical theatre star tours his third album, Honeymind.

Art Bergmann: July 26 @ Rickshaw Theatre

Celebrating 10 years of Songs for the Underclass from the Canadian iconoclast.

Armed for Apocalypse: July 26 @ The Cobalt

A sludge metal band that presumably knows the importance of fresh water and shelf-stable food.

Mission Folk Music Festival: July 26 to 28 @ Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission 

Let your folk flag fly. Headlined by Hot Damn Scandal, Kobo Town, and Shauit.

Holy Wave: July 27 @ The Pearl 

This subversive rock band digs into the joy of change. 

French Cassettes: July 27 @ Biltmore Cabaret

Ce groupe de San Francisco chante des harmonies...en anglais.

slchld: July 27 @ Fortune Sound Club 

The fast-rising Korean-Canadian R&B artist plays a hometown show.

Jake Xerxes Fussell: July 27 @ WISE Hall

Folk and blues with a Southern Gothic bent.

Uptown Live: July 27 @ 6th Street and and 6th Avenue, New Westminster 

A free one-day street musical festival, headlined by The Funk Hunters. 

Rosé Disco: July 28 @ PNE Centre Grounds

Vancouver DJ Felix Cartal headlines the pink-wine dance party. 

Alejandro Escovedo: July 28 @ The Pearl

The genre-spanning cowpunk artist is still going strong. 

The Decemberists: July 29 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

July, July! The indie heavyweights have eight albums of elaborate baroque production.

Ken Carson: July 29 @ PNE Forum 

Atlanta rapper and producer causes A Great Chaos.

Billy Idol: July 30 @ Rogers Arena 

It’s a nice day for a Billy Idol show.

Norah Jones: July 30 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre 

Ravi Shankar’s daughter has almost as many Grammys as fingers.

Spiritual Cramp: July 30 @ Fox Cabaret 

The California punk band stretches its spiritual legs. 

49 Winchester: July 30 @ Commodore Ballroom 

The Virginia country musicians drop a new album in August.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show: July 31@ Queen Elizabeth Theatre 

What does it do to a person’s psyche to spend almost 40 years in a tribute band?