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Celebrating its SIXTH Anniversary!  Five of Vancouver’s most celebrated burlesque performers (and one very special guest from Seattle!) return to the Rio Theatre‘s stage on Saturday, May 12 for Burlesque Long Form. In an artistic challenge set by producer and noted performer April O’Peel, local luminaries will have one chance to perform a full ten minute act. Will the performers be able … Read more

Please Note: This concert has been moved from The Rio Theatre to The Wise Hall. All tickets purchased for The Rio Theatre will be honoured at The Wise Hall. All other show info remains the same.

MATHEW V With special guest Fintan O’Brien Thursday, May 24 All Ages / General Admission Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm Facebook Presale: Tue, March 27 at 10am – Wed, March 28 at 10pm Password: FESTIVAL Public on Sale: Thu, March 29 at 10am Get Tickets: https://livemu.sc/2DX8Syf Tickets: $15.00 (Incl. GST) + s/c -Mathew V Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mathewvmusic/ … Read more

Blues Harp Virtuoso Returns From Portland, Oregon CURTIS SALGADO BAND with guests The Mojo Stars   Friday, May 25th  2018 Doors 6.30 pm  Show 7.30 pm   Tickets:  Advance $30    Door  $35 available by clicking —> HERE Also at Beat Merchant, Zulu, Red Cat Highlife and Neptoon   Forty years ago this month Curtis Salgado waltzed into … Read more

The spring is sprung, the grass is riz, and The Fictionals are back at the Rio Theatre on April 18 for Improv Against Humanity: Spring Fling! We’re sprucing up the #IAHatRIO deck, giving out sweet swag, and welcoming two special guests to the show! Plus the crowd will help crown the next Most Horrible Person in Vancouver! … Read more

The Very Best of HUMP! 2008 to 2017: This year we are touring a few cities with the very best of HUMP! We have selected some of our (and audience) favorites from 2008 through 2017. We reached out to the filmmakers and were able to have them resubmit their films to us for this very … Read more

Cherry OnTop + Portia Favro present: LUST Take a glimpse into our world of indulgence, passion, freedom, revelry, decadence, and of course…lust. This is an exotic cabaret experience like none you’ve experienced – this is more than just a stage show. Leave your inhibitions outside and step into our house as we weave a story … Read more

On Sunday, April 1, Vancouver comedians Eric Fell and Patrick Maliha will be your co-hosts for an amazing, old-school style 30-hour #SaveTheRioTelethon fundraising event at the Rio Theatre. Over the course of 30 hours, Fell and Maliha will co-host a cavalcade of some of the greatest stars/future-stars/all-around-cool people that have ever graced the Rio Theatre’s stage. Get ready for an … Read more

The sun will come out tomorrow… Put on a happy face for BROADWAY BURLESQUE: A Tribute to Musicals at the The Rio Theatre! On Friday, April 27, Vancouver’s biggest and brightest burlesque stars will take to the Rio stage paying homage to their favourite musicals. Top hats and tap shoes! Razzle dazzle and movie magic! … Read more