PNE FAIR RELEASES 2019 ALL-STAR ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP

Riveting New Programing, Beloved Returning Favourites and World-Renowned Musical Acts Featured at 2019 Fair

The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) has released its entertainment lineup for the 2019 PNE Fair. Once again, British Columbia’s most beloved summer event is showcasing a diverse entertainment lineup featuring appearances by internationally acclaimed musicians and performers as well as custom designed programming created specifically for the PNE Fair! 

Highlights of this year’s Fair include the “hypnotizingly” amazing Reveen, an immersive selfie-photo experience, a new star-studded lineup for the Summer Night Concerts series and the medieval-style Knights of Valour jousting show.

Summer Night Concerts

PNE Fair goers will enjoy sensational performances this year featuring some of music history’s biggest names in Pop, Rock, and R&B. 

The Summer Night Concerts will run every evening the Fair is open, starting on Saturday August 17th in the PNE Amphitheatre, and are FREE with admission. Superfans can acquire reserved seating at each of the shows: visit www.pne.ca for more details. 

None other than everybody’s favourite rock legend Billy Idol is gracing the PNE summer concert stage for the first time ever. And the English singer-songwriter, who rose to international superstardom with hits like “White Wedding” and “Rebel Yell”, is only one of the rock legend offerings this summer season. STYX, who has more than four decades of barn-burning chart hits to draw from, will be performing as well.

Another superstar joining the PNE summer concert line-up for the first time is Smokey Robinson. A former record executive and legendary R&B artist who has been inducted into the Kennedy Center for his countless contributions to the music scene, Robinson will be playing a collection of his timeless favourites for PNE fans. 

Mötley Crüe fans won’t be disappointed as the sultry sounds of Vince Neil, their lead singer and frontman, is part of the PNE concert billing this season performing all the Motley Crue hits. His unmistakable voice leads some of the greatest rock songs of a generation including “Wild Side”, “Shout at the Devil”, “Home Sweet Home”, “Girls, Girls, Girls”, “Dr. Feelgood”, “Kickstart My Heart”, “Same Ol’ Situation”, and many others.

Returning to represent the Great White North again this year, is Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings who will bring his world-class talent to entertain PNE Fair crowds. And for the first time ever, the PNE Fair welcomes iconic Canadian country-rock band Blue Rodeo. Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor and the boys will get the crowd on its feet with the songs that have made them a mainstay in the Canadian music industry for 25 years.  Canadian Blues icon Colin James is also coming back to the PNE this year. Winner of the 2019 Blues Album of the Year Juno Award and known for his ability to blend gritty blues with hook-happy mainstream rock, Colin has, and always will be, the artist whose music is known for appealing to all age groups.

On top of the great Canadian talent this year, the PNE Fair is ecstatic to announce the return of Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famers ZZ Top on their 50th Anniversary Tour. The Texas Trio, featuring lead singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard, have played shows for millions of fans across the world and are sure to please the crowd at the PNE.  

No summer concert series would be complete without the inclusion of The Beach Boys. This band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions. But even more important and as PNE fans will relate to, The Beach Boys’ songs have forever changed the musical landscape, profoundly influencing countless performing artists to follow.  

But it’s not just the rock fans who can get their fill at the Summer Nights Concerts, R&B legends TLC will be closing out the series playing all their hits on their 25th anniversary tour. The four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning group has sold over 70-million records worldwide and will dazzle the crowd with iconic hits like “Waterfalls”, “No Scrubs” and “Creep”.  

Returning after their capacity-crowd concert performance last year is I Love the 90’s but this time with a whole new lineup. Vanilla Ice, Montell Jordan, Biz Markie and Rob Base will be bringing the house down with their hits. And joining the 90s hit train will be 90s rock icons Collective Soul and Gin Blossoms who are currently on their Now’s The Time Tour. Collective Soul, the band responsible for chart-topping songs like Shine, is celebrating its 25th anniversary by going all-out on this tour. For their part, the Gin Blossoms will be pumping crowds up with hits like “Hey Jealousy” and “Follow You Down”. Between these two bands, audiences will be treated to a veritable soundtrack of 90’s rock. 

R&B and hip-hop fans are going to get all they can handle thanks to Hammer’s House Party. Legendary acts MC Hammer and Bobby Brown are bringing all their chart-topping, club-favourite hits. Audiences will be brought to their feet when they hear Hammer’s hits “U Can’t Touch This” and “2 Legit 2 Quit” and Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative”, “She Ain’t Worth It” and “On Our Own”.

This year’s summer concerts roster wouldn’t be complete without the addition of R&B vocal group 98 Degrees. In five short years, running from 1997 to 2002, the band sold a staggering 10 million records, scored a chart-topping single, “Thank God I Found You”, with Mariah Carey and Joe, and collaborated with their collective idol, Stevie Wonder, on “True to Your Heart”, for the 1998 animated Disney film, Mulan.

Finally, world-renowned reggae stars UB40 are marking their 40th anniversary with a world tour. Featuring four of UB40’s six founding members, the band will showcase songs from new album For The Many alongside many of their seventeen UK Top 10 hit singles, including, “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You”, “Don’t Break My Heart”, “Sing Our Own Song” and, of course, “Red, Red Wine”.

Complete listing of the 2019 Summer Nights Concert Series: 

Saturday, August 17th          Blue Rodeo

Sunday, August 18th            ZZ Top – 50th Anniversary Tour

Tuesday, August 20th          98 Degrees

Wednesday, August 21st     Burton Cummings and Band

Thursday, August 22nd        Vince Neil the Legendary Voice of Mötley Crüe

Friday, August 23rd              Smokey Robinson

Saturday, August 24th          Now’s the Time Tour – Collective Soul and Gin Blossoms

Sunday, August 25th            STYX

Tuesday, August 27th          UB40 – For the Many – 40th Anniversary Tour

Wednesday, August 28th     Colin James

Thursday, August 29th         I Love the 90’s feat. Vanilla Ice, Montell Jordan Biz Markie, Rob Base

Friday, August 30th              Hammer’s House Party: MC Hammer with Special Guest Bobby Brown 

Saturday, August 31st          Billy Idol

Sunday, September 1st        The Beach Boys

Monday, September 2nd       TLC – 25th Anniversary

New 2019 Entertainment and Attractions 

The Superconscious Experience of Reveen
Pacific Coliseum, Daily 7:30pm

It’s the man they call Reveen! The legend continues with this mesmerizing and hypnotic show featuring high-speed memory demonstrations and mystical showmanship. Now Tyrone Reveen is following in his father’s footsteps and continuing the family tradition. The Superconscious Experience allows audience members to become the stars in one of the wildest and funniest shows of illusion and hypnosis that has left millions of people crying with laughter all over the world.

Electric Fire – A Nightly Pyro Musical Finale
Festival Park, 10:15pm 

New this year! Join us for a nightly pyro musical finale where the skies will erupt with flying rockets, exploding fire, live performers and high-voltage intensity. It’s a 360 degree, live immersive show experience.   

Snap Happy: A Do-It-Your-Selfie Experience
Rollerland, Daily 11am to 11:00pm FREE with admission

Get snap happy at this massive pop-up pavilion filled with an interactive array of colorful installations and playful art exhibits. These visual spectacles are larger-than-life, memory-making moments. This free with admission walk through exhibit features numerous selfie sets, in a multisensory, immersive attraction.

Game Changer Exhibit – Discover the Evolution of Video Games
Garden Auditorium, Daily 11am to 10:30pm FREE with admission 

Get your game on! Discover how innovation has shaped the video game industry. Game Changers takes you on a fascinating journey, exploring the past and uncovering the future of gaming. Live the video game evolution, from memorable Pong to the photorealistic, immersive games of today.

Super Action Academy
BCAA Toon City Stage, Daily

Created specifically for the PNE Fair, this exciting new show allows young fairgoers to have a chance to put on their superhero costume and join the action themselves. The Super Action Academy is a free, interactive show packed with music and action where our young Fair guests get to be the hero. 

Blue’s Dance Party
BCAA Toon City Stage, Daily

Come sing and dance with Blue the Bear and his friends in this interactive multimedia dance party!

Family Flix
BCAA Toon City Stage, Daily 

When the sun goes down, join us for your favourite family movies on the big screen nightly at Toon City. Bring a blanket, grab some popcorn and enjoy an outdoor movie night for the entire family.  

The Revel District
Revel District, Daily  

Food, spectacular entertainment and mechanical bull riding — this newly reimagined zone at the PNE Fair might just be the best part of summer. The flavourful Revel District offers an amazing Mexican experience at the Corona Bar, I LOVE Churros, Los Tacos Hermanos and slushie margarita bar. Guests can also let their Western side loose with some traditional, charcoal grilled BBQ chicken and ribs from BBQ pit masters, a cold cocktail from the District Bar and some bull riding!  Get ready to enjoy some of the best live entertainment the PNE Fair has to offer.  

Revel District Stage

For the Love of Drag
Revel District, Nightly

Want to see some of Vancouver’s drag superstars? Tuck Entertainment presents a menagerie of drag queens nightly on-stage serving outrageous looks and fierce performance to some of your favourite pop songs. Come experience these divine queens for yourself. If you’ve never been to a Drag show before, “For the Love of Drag” is the perfect chance to see what you’ve been missing.

Mike Wood Comedy
Revel District, Daily 

Canadian Comedian has been making audiences across Canada laugh since 1994. Starting as a street performer at outdoor festivals, Mike honed his craft and has become well-known for his smart and dry sense of humour, which he has performed in 13 countries around the globe.  

Mama Lou, Strong Woman
Revel District, Daily 

The only Strong Woman performing in the Northern Hemisphere, Mama Lou dazzles audiences with her feats of strength and legendary sense of humour. But seeing apples be crushed by Mama Lou’s biceps, nails be driven into wood by her fists, or phonebooks ripped by her bare hands won’t be the only thing you come away with from the show.  

PNE Fair – Returning Favourites 

The President’s Choice SuperDogs 
Pacific Coliseum, Daily
12:30pm; 2:30pm; 6:00pm

One of the most popular shows ever at the PNE Fair, the President’s Choice® SuperDogs™ presents Abracadabark for 2019. With a magician as your guide you’ll experience the magic of the SuperDogs.

PNE Prize Home
Daily, West of Agrodome 

British Columbia’s most affordable home lottery is back. One of the Fair’s most beloved attractions, the PNE Prize Home grand prize features a gorgeous 3,159 sq. foot luxurious farmhouse-style contemporary home that will eventually be relocated to Kelowna’s picturesque Kirschner Mountain. 

This 3-bedroom, 2.5 bath home is one of a select few that holds the distinction of being able to produce as much energy as it consumes. Being Net Zero Ready also means the house features high-performance windows and doors as well as better insulated walls that can reduce electricity use by up to 80 per cent, reduce allergens and asthma triggers and even minimize outside noise. The home also features a gourmet kitchen, complete with pantry and separate prep kitchen, top-of-the-line trendy indoor furniture from Yaletown Interiors, and state-of-the-art KitchenAid and Whirlpool appliances from Coast Appliances.  

Prize Home tickets are available as follows: two tickets for $25, six tickets for $50, and 15 tickets for $100. The 2019 Grand Prize Home Package is valued at more than $2 million. 

Knights of Valour
Agrodome, Daily

Back by Popular demand for one more summer! With full contact, un-choreographed, real live jousting, Knights of Valour is a thrilling show of horsemanship, bravery and chivalry like you’ve never seen before.

Dueling Pianos
Revel District Piano Bar, Nightly 

Also back by popular demand, it’s Dueling Pianos! Every night, two piano players go head to head and raise the roof with great music. Request your favourite tune, sing along, raise a glass and hit the dance floor – it’s a stompin’ good time every night at the Revel District Piano Bar. 

Festival Park 

Canada Showcase
Festival Park, Daily 12:00pm; 2:00pm; 5:00pm 

Join us at the Coca Cola Stage for a cultural mosaic of dynamic dancers, exhilarating musical performers and other special guests! This celebration of Canada’s diverse cultural landscape will delight fair-goers of all ages and backgrounds.

Museum of Glass – Mobile Hot Shop
Festival Park, Daily

The Hot Shop Team will demonstrate the fascinating process of creating works of art from molten glass each day of the Fair.  Guests will learn the characteristics of glass, and how its properties make it possible for molten glass to be blown and shaped. 

Festival Park Nights
All sets: 7:00 pm – 8 pm & 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm 

Enjoy nightly live music from performers such as Vancouver’s Legendary R&B Allstars, Groove & Tonic, Ten Souljers and Moon Coin Show. 

Roving PNE PEP Band
Daily, Throughout Fairgrounds 

Back by popular demand, this roving and energetic dance group and 12-piece brass and percussion band will pump up the crowd with their renditions of some of your favourite pop songs.

Dinosaur Stomp – A Roaring Adventure
Daily, Italian Gardens 11:00am to 11:00pm

This outdoor exhibit will offer guests a spectacular and representative snapshot of 15 different dinosaurs that roamed the Earth during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Featuring ten life-sized animatronic models and five static models, the exhibit will teach fairgoers about the dinosaur’s stories and their favourite Fair food.  Kids can play in the dig area to unearth cool Dino fossils. 

Dates, Prices and Ways to Save 

The 2019 Fair will run from August 17th until September 2nd from 11am until late. (The Fair will be closed on August 19th and 26th). 

	Gate Price	Online Price
Fair Gate Pass (14-64 years old)	$18.00	$16.00
Fair Child Gate Pass (ages 6-13)	$5	$5
Children (ages 5 and under)	FREE	FREE
Fair Senior Gate Pass (65+)	$9.00	$7.00
Fair Ride Rapid Pass Add-On	$25.00	$25.00
Fair Junior Ride Pass (Under 48″ tall)	$35.75	$32.75
Fair Season Gate Pass *$3 savings until Aug 17. Available online only	N/A	$45.50
Fair Ride Pass	$46.75	$43.75
Fair Gate and Ride Combo (online only special)	N/A	$55.75
Fair Season Pass until August 16, 2019	N/A	$42.50
After Dark Gate Pass *Available only at on-site ticket booths after 9pm daily	$6	N/A
Twilight Ride Pass *Available only at on-site ticket booths after 5pm Tuesday through Thursday	$30.75	N/A
Fair Ride Coupons Each ride requires 4 – 8 coupons per ride/per rider	30 for $47.75 or $1.85 each	N/A

 

Ways to Save 

• Heroes’ Opening Weekend – August 17-18, 11am – Late
  • FREE gate admission for First Responders and a guest.
  • Promotion celebrates these first responders that the PNE works with on a year-round basis. Valid for current and retired police, RCMP, paramedics, firefighters and military plus one guest. First Responder must present a valid First Responders service card at the gates. Guest does not require a service card.
•  FREE Gate Admission for all Guests – August 20 & 27, 11am – 1pm – presented by YVR
  • Re-entrance hand stamps will only be given after 1pm. Guests are welcome to re-enter the gates prior to 1pm without hand stamp.
• Wild Ride Wednesdays – August 21 & 28, 11am – 1pm
  • Purchase 2 Ride Passes for the price of 1! Only available onsite on the day of the promotion.
  • Does not apply to ride coupons or complimentary passes
• Library Day – August 21, 11am – Late – presented by Tim Hortons
  • Show any BC library card and photo ID to receive $6 gate admission!
• Seniors’ Day – August 22, 11am – Late
  • Seniors 65+ receive FREE gate admission and FREE Ferris Wheel rides (West Coast Wheel)
• Out at the Fair Day – August 29, 11am-Late
  • Purchase Pride socks from the Vancouver Pride Society at their events or at the Hastings & Renfrew gate and get into the PNE Fair free! All proceeds benefit the Vancouver Pride Society
• BCAA Members save more
  • Special Member Savings on online Fair Gate & Ride Passes. Learn more at bcaa.com/pne

 

For more information about PNE Fair visit: www.pne.ca