It’s beginning to look a lot like outdoor music season. Or should that be sound like? Either way, with sunny skies ahead, we’re getting the beginning of the summer music festival crop this month. Time to argue with security guards about your sunscreen and water bottle until you end up sunburnt and dehydrated.

Here are the best Vancouver concerts happening in June.

Francis of Delirium: June 6 @ Fox Cabaret 

Luxembourg’s loudest voice on the indie rock scene. 

Sonido Gallo Negro: June 6 @ The Pearl 

The name: Black Rooster Sound. The sound: ’70s-swirled psychedelic fusion cumbia.

Mivule: June 7 @ Biltmore Cabaret 

The local Afrobeat-reggae band drops its debut album.

Little Big: June 7 @ Vogue Theatre

EDM rave music known for trippy visuals and satirical art.

Uncle Strut: June 7 @ Hollywood Theatre 

Moustaches not necessary, but encouraged.

Yard Act: June 7 @ Rickshaw Theatre

Leeds lads serving up danceable political post-punk.

Raygun Cowboys and the Anti-Queens: June 7 @ Cobalt 

Edmonton rockabilly and Toronto punk, together at last.

Fivio Foreign: June 8 @ Vogue Theatre

Brooklyn drill deity promises a drippy night. 

Images in Vogue: June 8 @ Rickshaw Theatre 

Everything old is new wave again: the local legends return for their first hometown show since 2004.

The Vanrays: June 8 @ Fox Cabaret

The veteran band offers instant soulified classics with its EP release.

Granville Island Block Party: June 8 @ Granville Island

Public Disco kicks off its summer of outdoor dance parties.

The Sadies: June 8 @ The Pearl 

Alt country from a band in the same (literal) family as The Good Brothers.

Madison Beer: June 9 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

She broke out a decade ago as a precocious pop girlie, and is still going strong in her twenties.

The Teskey Brothers: June 9 @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre 

Australian blues rock with a soul-tinged sound. 

Intocable: June 12 @ Vogue Theatre

The Tejano trailblazers play their first-ever Lotusland show on a 30th anniversary tour.

Searows: June 12 @ Fox Cabaret 

Pacific Northwest-infused bedroom folk from an old-school SoundCloud indie kid. 

Babehoven: June 13 @ Fox Cabaret 

Brahms. Bach. Babehoven. Dreamy indie for your babe to come over to.

Solid Pink Disco with DJ Trixie: June 13 @ Commodore Ballroom 

Skinny legend Trixie Mattel adds DJing to her endless list of marketable talents.

The Haptics: June 13 @ Red Gate Arts Society 

Rock local. Post-punk with support from Danny Echo and China Syndrome. 

Death to All: June 13 to 14 @ Rickshaw Theatre 

Two nights, two full album shows. 

Kacy Hill: June 14 @ Fox Cabaret

The former American Apparel model and Kanye back-up dancer has four albums of charming indie-pop.

The Damned: June 14 @ Commodore Ballroom 

Throwback goth rock from almost-50-year vets. Odds are at least one’s a vampire, right? 

Fortune 15 Year Anniversary: June 14 @ Fortune Sound Club 

Dancehall legend Sister Nancy headlines a “Bam Bam” bangin’ party.

Mother Mother and Cavetown: June 15 @ Rogers Arena 

Two TikTok sensations: one old, one new. Which is borrowed and/or blue?

Rickshaw 15th anniversary shows: June 15, 20 to 22 @ Rickshaw Theatre 

Four nights of slapping sonics from local powerhouses, including Colleen Rennison, ACTORS, and Black Wizard.

Hell: June 16 @ Cobalt 

Sometimes you just wanna go see a doom metal band called Hell, y’know? The simple things. 

Oliver Hazard: June 17 @ Fox Cabaret 

Modern myths from indie-folk guitar-slingers.

Vampire Weekend: June 18 @ Deer Lake Park 

The “A-Punk” band proves it’s still S-tier with its latest record Only God Was Above Us.

Middle Kids: June 19 @ Fox Cabaret 

The mellow Australian trio tours its latest album, Faith Crisis Pt. 1. 

Kallitechnis: June 20 @ Biltmore Cabaret 

The Juno-nominated R&B singer lives and loves in technicolour. 

Monatik: June 20 @ Vogue Theatre 

This Ukranian musician brings 15 years of repertoire.  

Westward Music Festival: June 22 to 23 @ City Centre Artist Lodge 

Cherry Glazerr and Mick Jenkins headline a two-day shindig with local faves like Haley Blais, Winona Forever, Devours, and Temia. 

Foodstock: June 23 @ Swangard Stadium 

Yukon Blonde and The Matinee headline a one-day fundraiser for Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

Omni: June 23 @ WISE Hall 

Sub Pop stalwarts play post-punk that’s almost too big for such an intimate venue.

Snoop Dogg: June 25 @ Rogers Arena 

Remember that brief period when he was Snoop Lion? The world seemed simpler then.

Jessica Pratt: June 25 @ Biltmore Cabaret 

Genre-defying freak folk that delivers timeless hippie hope.

Cage the Elephant: June 26 @ Rogers Arena 

A Grammy-winning rock band touring in support of its sixth album, Neon Pill.

Jeff Bernat: June 28 @ Fortune Sound Club  

R&B from a Filipino-American songsmith. 

Crowe Boys: June 28 @ Fox Cabaret 

Folk from three brothers, none of whom is named Russell. 

Johnny Jewel: June 28 @ Rickshaw Theatre

Ambient electro-punk from an analogue multi-instrumentalist.

Killer Mike: June 29 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre

The Grammy-winning Atlanta rapper comes to town as part of Jazz Fest.

Hot Water Music: June 29 @ Commodore Ballroom 

Thirty years of punk while you put the kettle on.

Hollow Coves: June 29 @ Vogue Theatre

Just a couple of Australian buddies, making folk music from the heart. 

Archspire: June 30 @ Vogue Theatre

Feel like everything’s fucked? Archspire agrees. Maybe it’ll suck less if you headbang real hard.

Walk Off The Earth: July 1 @ Whistler Olympic Plaza 

Unexpected pop rock from the band that broke out by playing creative covers.