Events
Girls Rock Camp Showcase 2017
Girls Rock Camp Vancouver returns for it’s 8th year, with our annual Showcase! The campers have formed a band and written a song in 5 days. They will perform them today, at the Rio! We usually sell out, so grab your tickets fast. Sat, 15 July 2017 Doors 1:30pm/ Show
Girls Gone Hueco (Vancouver Premiere)
Girls Gone Hueco features 5 female climbers from the U.S. and Canada converging on historic Hueco Tanks, Texas, to celebrate the fiery girl gang energy that naturally happens when you get a group of strong ladies together. Coming from different backgrounds, the climbers each have a unique personality, perspective,
Gentlemen Hecklers
The Gentlemen Hecklers provide live, hilarious commentary for the best bad movies! Eric Fell, Patrick Maliha, and Shaun Stewart are Vancouver’s masters of movie riffing, making so-bad-they’re-good movies even better by talking you through them. https://www.facebook.com/gentlemenhecklers http://www.gentlemenhecklers.com/ More details on this event TBA,
Gentle Party: “God Complex” Album Release
Gentle Party is celebrating the release of God Complex, their “startlingly confident and accomplished second album” (Joseph Stannard, The Wire) on Thursday, April 14 at the Rio Theatre. Lush and sumptuous chamber pop with an acidic bite like you’ve never heard before. Thursday, April 14
Geeks vs. Nerds Episode 50: The Ultimate Showdown!
Each month for the past seven years we have pit two teams of three comedians and pop culture aficionados against each other to answer those questions that no one else as the guts, tenacity, or interest to investigate. The object of the show is simple: Secure the title
Geekenders Present: The Naboo Revue
That’s no moon! THE NABOO REVUE celebrates the stories and Star Wars characters you know and love (and secretly Google sexy fan art of in your spare time) with energetic dancing, comedy, yub nubs, and cheeky satire created by artists as nerdy as you are. The Geekenders’ popular
Geekenders Present ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ by Richard O’Brien
On June 16, 1973, director Jim Sharman debuted a musical that would warp time, space, and sweet transvestites for ever… THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. Written for the stage by Richard O’Brien (who would later play Riff Raff in the sensational cult-movie adapatation, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW), the original live
Gareth Reynolds LIVE!
The Rio Theatre is pleased to welcome comedian Gareth Reynolds back to our stage on Thursday, November 7. Thursday, November 7 Doors 6:00 pm | Show 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Advance Tickets $35+ s/c HERE |
Gareth Reynolds LIVE!
The East Van Laugh RioT Presents Gareth Reynolds The Rio Theatre and The East Van Laugh RioT are pleased to welcome comedian Gareth Reynolds to the Rio’s stage on Friday, September 23. We are happy to welcome East Van Laugh Riot and local legend Charles
Game of Thrones Live: Fire & Ice, Ice Baby!
The hit sensation from Westeros RETURNS! LIVE AT THE RIO! June 14th & 15th for the the Final Season of the Seven Kingdoms! All the way from Oakland, California The Bay Area’s most notorious variety vaudeville show Tourettes Without Regrets Presents! Game of Thrones LIVE: Fire & Ice, Ice