Vampire Weekend & Mike Gordon
June 18, 2024
Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, BC
Canadian Beats Passport
On Tuesday, June 18th in Burnaby BC, indie rock veterans Vampire Weekend brought their ‘Only God Was Above Us’ Tour to Deer Lake Park. The band was joined by Mike Gordon, who many may know as the bassist and one of the founding members of the band Phish.
Mike Gordon opened the evening with funky basslines and infectious grooves. Concertgoers quickly found their spots on the festival lawn and began setting down their beach blankets to enjoy the music.
At 7:30 pm Vampire Weekend hit the stage and everyone rose to their feet as lead singer Ezra Koenig led the other two original members; bassist Chris Baio, and drummer Chris Tomson. They came out to play the first three songs together before the ‘Vampire Weekend’ curtain dropped behind them to reveal an ensemble of touring musicians and the large stage design.
Deer Lake Park was a beautiful venue as it overlooked the lake and the weather couldn’t have been nicer with no clouds in the sky. Ezra Koenig told the crowd how beautiful the park was and that Vampire Weekend had played the venue on their last Father Of The Bride Tour in 2019. He exclaimed, “What a beautiful evening with such beautiful people.”
Catch Vampire Weekend on their ‘Only God Was Above Us’ Tour, which is coming to a city near you!