{"id":547802,"date":"2026-03-19T23:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547802\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T23:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:45:10","slug":"vancouvers-fifa-world-cup-fan-fest-reveals-huge-concert-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547802\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver’s FIFA World Cup Fan Fest reveals huge concert lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soccer fans from around the world are coming to Vancouver this summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a>, and so are some of music\u2019s biggest artists.<\/p>\n

FIFA Fan Festival Vancouver has revealed the amphitheatre concert series lineup at the PNE, and it includes two signature concerts with international stars M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce and Kx5 (Kaskade and Deadmau5).<\/p>\n

The ticketed events will be part of a massive transformation of the PNE into a \u201cFIFA World Cup hub\u201d<\/a> with \u201cfamily-focused entertainment to immersive fan activities for all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n

The best part is that general admission floor access to nearly all of the concerts is free.<\/p>\n

\"Motley<\/p>\n

Motley Crue (Florida Times-Union\/USA TODAY Network)<\/p>\n

\u201cWith multiple performances scheduled on each of the 28 days of festival operations, the amphitheatre concert series will be one of the largest live music programs staged in Vancouver in years,\u201d said organizers in a release.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lineup spans rock, pop, hip-hop, indie, electronic, roots and global sounds, reflecting the diversity of artists performing across the festival grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bFIFA Fan Festival Vancouver also added that while the concert series will feature ticketed performances, a portion of the amphitheatre will be free and open to all fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe general admission floor, with an estimated capacity of 2,600, will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on all match days,\u201d said organizers.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease note that capacity is limited. Re-entry to the general admission floor section of the amphitheatre will require lining up again.<\/p>\n

The signature concert experiences on Sunday, July 12 (M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce and guests Finger Eleven and Toque) and Friday, July 17 (Kx5 (Kaskade and Deadmau5) will require a paid ticket.<\/p>\n

\"Snotty<\/p>\n

Snotty Nose Rez Kids\/TriRocks Concert Photography<\/p>\n

Other headliners for the amphitheatre concert series include Simple Plan, Flo Rida, Shawn Desman, The Dead South, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, and Metric.<\/p>\n

Supporting acts that fans can see at the weeks-long festival range from Bedouin Soundclash, Crystal Shawanda, Five Alarm Funk, The Sadies, and Shawn Hook.<\/p>\n

The full lineup and ticket information for all shows can be found online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve curated a 28-day program that ensures every fan, whether they are here for the matches or the music, finds something to love,\u201d said Jessie Adcock, Vancouver Host Committee Lead, in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the brand-new amphitheatre to the park stage to our immersive cultural programming, the scale of this festival is significant for Vancouver. We\u2019re thrilled to provide a free, accessible space where the world can experience our city\u2019s hospitality and creative spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"fifa<\/p>\n

FIFA<\/p>\n

While tickets to World Cup matches are extraordinarily expensive\u00a0and hard to get<\/a>, the Fan Festival is a free event.<\/p>\n

The FIFA Fan Festival will be open for a majority of days during the FIFA World Cup, with capacity for up to 25,000 fans. General admission access to live match screenings at the fairgrounds\u2019 new PNE amphitheatre will also be free<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Live music and entertainment will be included in the festival, as well as food and beverage stations, and interactive games and activations. An official FIFA store will also be set up at the venue.<\/p>\n

With files from Daily Hive staff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Soccer fans from around the world are coming to Vancouver this summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547803,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-547802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}