Our Story
Concert promotion company on Vancouver Island, bringing in bands & comedians from all over the world! More than 2000+ shows, and here are just a few of the the acts we've had in the past 15 years:
Big Wreck, Marianas Trench, Tom Cochrane with Red Rider, Finger Eleven, LIGHTS, The Trews, Arkells, Carly Rae Jepsen, Matthew Good, Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS), Dan Mangan, Serena Ryder, Hawksley Workman, Mother Mother, Econoline Crush, Bill & Joel Plaskett, Scott Helman, The Original Wailers featuring Al Anderson, I Mother Earth, The Zolas, Frazey Ford, Sloan, Madeline Merlo, The Glorious Sons, Classified, 54-40, Hot Hot Heat, illScarlett, Said The Whale, Kardinal Offishall, Wide Mouth Mason, Mobile, Wake Owl, Big Sugar, Mounties, Wolf Parade, Rich Aucoin, Hey Rosetta!, Swollen Members, Crash Karma, Priestess, Warren G, Daniel Wesley, IsKwé, Little Junior, Close Talker, The Waking Eyes, Constantines, The Elwins, Ridley Bent, Jocelyn Alice, Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, Thornley, Sons of Butcher, The Creepshow, Hannah Georgas, Yukon Blonde, In Medias Res, Bent Knee, Dustin Bentall, Reuben And The Dark, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Boy, State of Shock, Jill Barber, Lillix, Rocketface, Zerbin, Black Lungs, Wintersleep, Grady, Zimmers Hole, The Beautiful Girls, Sweatshop Union, Jet Black Stare, Hey Ocean!, The Weakerthans, Cancerbats, Mishka, Alex Cuba, Ko, Ria Mae, Die Mannequin, Jonathan Roy, Belly, See Spot Run, Inward Eye, The Most Serene Republic, Teenage Head, Daggermouth, Tom Hooper (Grapes of Wrath), The Veer Union, Boys Night Out, Winston, Close Talker, Mobadass, Small Sins, Loot - A Tribute To Tool, Moka Only, Marcy Playground, Two Hours Traffic, The Black Halos, Ten Second Epic, You Say Party We Say Die, Sweet Thing, Kyprios, Shiloh, Controller Controller, David Gogo, Red1 of The Rascalz, The Marble Index, Faber Drive, Current Swell, Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, The Matadors, Holly McNarland, GOB, Jim Byrnes, Sue Foley, Sit Down Servant!!, Kevin Kane (Grapes of Wrath) & Bryan Potvin (The Northern Pikes), Alpha Yaya Diallo, Jon and Roy, Scenic Route To Alaska, Jenn Grant, The Pack A.D., Micheal Bernard Fitzgerald, Vince Vaccaro, POESY, Armchair Cynics, Kim Churchill, Jenn Grant, Elliott Brood & so many more!
We have also promoted other special events such as All-Star Pro Wrestling, The Great Orbax Sideshow, and actors & comedians Jon Lajoie, Charlie Murphy, Pauly Shore, Shaun Majumder, Tom Green, Bob Saget, Jon Lovitz, Steve-O, WWE Hall of Fame Legends: Bret “The Hitman” Hart, Mick Foley (Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude Love) & Jake "The Snake" Roberts, former ECW legend Raven, current WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler, as well as Kevin Heffernan & Steve Lemme of Super Troopers & Beerfest, and the Taggart & Torrens Podcast LIVE!
Got Pop? is also involved in the booking for many Vancouver Island comedy tours. As well as the "On The Dock" Acoustic Series at the Dinghy Dock Pub, Live Music Series every Friday at Casino Nanaimo, and the LIVE at Longwood acoustic series which happens every Thursday at the Longwood Brew Pub! We put on themed trivia nights all over Vancouver Island to packed audiences (Friends, The Office, Harry Potter, Seinfeld etc).
We have been a part of putting on the Longwoodstock Beer & Music Festival from 2015-2018 at the Longwood Brewery and various venues around Nanaimo. Headliners from the past include Jon and Roy, The Boom Booms, Daniel Wesley & Vince Vaccaro.
Andrew of Got Pop? Concerts has also worked with major promotion companies such as Live Nation, Paul Mercs Concerts, World Wide Music Ventures & more. Working on shows for Diana Krall, Brent Kissel, Hedley, Ba*****ed Ladies, Trailer Park Boys, Great Big Sea, Tegan & Sara, Brent Butt, The Mavericks, Raffi, Jonny Lang & Mavis Staples, Wishbone Ash, Jann Arden & many others.
Got Pop? Concerts was a Top 5 Finalist in the “Arts & Entertainment” category in the 2019 Nanaimo Business Awards.
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