Notable Events
BC Place is busy with over 200 event-days per year including British Columbia's largest trade and consumer shows, concerts, community events, and motorsports. In 2005, BC Place played host to Vans' Slam City Jam Skateboarding Championships. It has also hosted several MLB preseason games and a handful of Vancouver Canadians Pacific Coast League games. It was the site for a motorcycle stunt scene in the Fantastic Four movie. The stadium annually serves as the finish line for both the Vancouver Sun Run in April and the Vancouver Marathon in May.
Michael Jackson performed exclusive Victory Tour concerts with his brothers The Jacksons in BC Place on November 16, 17 & 18, 1984 to 42,000 spectators each night. Madonna performed in Vancouver for the first time in her career at BC Place during her Sticky & Sweet Tour on October 30, 2008. 50,000 tickets for the concert were sold in only 29 minutes.
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