Queens of The Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal played at The Commodore Ballroom on Granville Street last night to a packed crowd as part of Aurora’s Illuminate series.

Aurora, Canada’s largest cannabis company, put on a mammoth series of concerts across Canada under the name Illumination Series. This series was free to lucky winners of a Ticketmaster lottery system and is still active. You can view the rest of the Illumination Series here.

Before I post the pics I just want to say how special last night was. Being in a room the size of The Commodore seeing a band that has reached so many lives and are used to playing stadiums was unreal. Being able to get access to these guys was a real highlight of my blogging life. The room was filled with people that all felt the same. There were no wasted tickets, nobody was there just because. Everyone in that room was a superfan and it made the whole thing so much more special!

Something else that stood out was Eagles of Death Metal frontman, Jesse Hughes. This guy has so much passion, energy and love for his band, his life and the music. I’m pretty sure he told everyone he loved them between every song and he continues to thank security for keeping everyone safe. Which I randomly caught on my Instagram story while filming the terpenes cocktail pouring.

I was lucky enough to get myself some tickets and a photo pass for last nights event on Granville. Unfortunately, my camera is locked in a safe on Vancouver Island so all I had was my phone and a little D60. So below is a mixture of random photos from the night. If you want to see more fun stuff, check out my Instagram story and “Aurora Illumination” highlight.

Ok, I basically only took pics of Josh Homme.. So I’m going to post the officially released photos to give you a better idea of the full event. Big thanks to Vive PR and VP&C Partners for putting together such an epic show.

Okay, here are some real pics!

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