COQUITLAM, B.C., June 14, 2023 – Get ready to kick back and enjoy free musical performances as Coquitlam’s much-loved Summer Concert Series returns this summer to Town Centre Park. Pack a picnic, pick up a bite to eat along the way or try out an on-site food truck.
Musical guests will light up the Town Centre Park Community Plaza Stage for three Friday evenings on July 14, Aug. 4 and Sept. 1 from 7 – 9 p.m., with the support of our 2023 Presenting Partner, Coquitlam Centre. Visit coquitlam.ca/SummerConcerts for the full event listings.
With the concerts held at Town Centre Park, the venue is a convenient 10-minute walk or roll from the Lafarge Lake – Douglas SkyTrain station.
2023 Summer Concert Series Lineup Features Three Great Performing Acts
This year’s Summer Concert Series powerhouse performers span three musical genres. With two full 45-minute sets, audiences will get to hear more songs from each night’s band than ever before.
Friday, July 14: Funk Night
- Queer as Funk: It started, like most good ideas, over beer and song. A few short years later, Vancouver’s Queer as Funk is renowned for its tight rhythm section, hot horns, and soulful vocals, bringing together the city’s best musicians in a dynamic, high-energy dance band. There's nothing this tight-knit band loves more than performing together, and that love is palpable to audiences everywhere.
Friday, Aug. 4: Roots / Country Night
- The Promised: Known for their acoustic style and high-energy music, The Promised is a roots/country band that won the 2019 Breakthrough Country music project competition and continues to attract fans, including those new to country music.
Friday, Sept. 1: Soul / R&B Night
- Krystle Dos Santos: Krystle Dos Santos is a two-time Western Canadian Music Award winning soul, jazz and R&B singer. With an extraordinary voice that is commanding, powerful and rich with talent, her music, inspired by classic and neo-soul combined with smooth R&B elements, is executed brilliantly; It's simultaneously elegant, bold and sensual.
Food Trucks
- Friday, July 14 – Tornado Potato, Teapressu
- Friday, Aug. 4 – Roasted Revolution, Shameless Buns
- Friday, Sept. 1 – Gary’s Kettle Corn, Japadog
Visit coquitlam.ca/SummerConcerts for the full event details and performer bios.
Corporate Partner Supports Series
Coquitlam Centre is the Summer Concert Series Presenting Partner and Event Survey Partner. Situated on 57 acres of land in the heart of the Tri-Cities, Coquitlam Centre features over 930,000 square feet of visually dynamic retail on two spacious levels. Architecturally stunning with the region’s most impressive collection of anchors and boutique brands it is the only shopping centre in Metro Vancouver offering Hudson’s Bay, London Drugs, Sport Chek, T&T Supermarket, UNIQLO, H&M, Aritzia, Sephora, lululemon, Atmosphere, Golf Town, Walmart and Best Buy all in one convenient location. For more information, visit coquitlamcentre.com.
Organizations interested in sponsoring this year’s Summer Concert Series can contact corporatepartners@coquitlam.ca.
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Media contact
Maria Danysh
Arts and Culture Program Coordinator
City of Coquitlam
604-927-4386
festivalsandevents@coquitlam.ca