# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Ex with Grdina/Lillinger Vancouver
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 am (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: The 2026 Vancouver International Jazz Festival features a Marquee performance by The Ex on Friday, June 26, at 7:00 pm at The Hollywood Theatre, 3123 West Broadway, Vancouver.

https://www.coastaljazz.ca/event/the-ex-with-grdina-lillinger/

The Ex is a band resolutely focused on the future. After more than 45 years of existence and constant reinvention, it rejects all nostalgia, preferring to explore new alliances and continually take on musical challenges far from any comfort zone.

Emerging from the punk and squat movements of the late 1970s, The Ex has become an independent and unclassifiable force, performing in over 45 countries and paving the way for significant intercultural collaborations, notably with Ethiopian artists. Returning to the international stage with new compositions and a new album, If Your Mirror Breaks, the group continues to embody a living, collective and curious music — forward in all directions. “If Your Mirror Breaks is too honest to lie to you about the times, but so exhilarating that it makes you believe that the truth will make it through” (Magnet Magazine).

Grdina/Lillinger
The phenomenal, genre-mashing juggernaut duo Grdina/Lillinger mixes electronica, drum and bass, metal, punk, and free jazz into their explosively self-expressive sound. A force of nature on guitar and oud, Gordon Grdina and virtuosic powerhouse drummer Christian Lillinger intersperse intense, complex, spacious, heavily grooving free improv with modular composition ideas. Equal parts rock, punk, and exploratory atonality, these next-level innovators take unexpected turns at every corner, while taking their wildfire chemistry to the next level in this duo setting.

Gordon Grdina is a Vancouver-based JUNO Award-winner who has collaborated with an array of field-leading artists, including Gary Peacock, Paul Motion, Marc Ribot, Mats Gustafsson, Matt Shipp, Colin Stetson, Joëlle Léandre, and Jim Black. Deutscher Jazzpreis Artist of the Year winner Christian Lillinger is a Berlin-based German drummer, composer and percussionist who has played with Wadada Leo Smith, William Parker, Evan Parker, Louis Sclavis, Joe Lovano, Peter Brötzmann and Tony Malaby.

Co-Presented with Timbre Concerts and Dutch BC.

STANDING ROOM ONLY. Seating is limited, and available only on a first-come, first-serve basis. We encourage you to get on the dance floor!

This is a 19+ event, minors will be denied entry at the door
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vancouver/the-ex-with-grdina-lillinger-vancouver/200030190367444
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, concerts, performances, festivals, theatre, live-music, jazz
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Vancouver
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Hollywood Theatre Vancouver Canada
- **lat**: 49.26444
- **long**: -123.17456
- **full address**: Hollywood Theatre Vancouver Canada, 3123 West Broadway ,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Ex with Grdina/Lillinger Vancouver being held?
  - **A:** The Ex with Grdina/Lillinger Vancouver takes place on Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 am to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 am at Hollywood Theatre Vancouver Canada, 3123 West Broadway ,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Ex with Grdina/Lillinger Vancouver?
  - **A:** The Ex with Grdina/Lillinger Vancouver is organized by Vancouver PUNK Calendar.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Ex with Grdina/Lillinger Vancouver is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Vancouver, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Ex with Grdina/Lillinger Vancouver sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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