Take transit to The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds Tour concert at BC Place on July 5

Take transit to The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds Tour concert at BC Place on July 5

The Rolling Stones performing at Summerfest in Milwaukee in 2015.
The Rolling Stones at Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, USA, performing at Summerfest festival on June 23, 2015. (Photo: By Jim Pietryga, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Internationally renowned rock band The Rolling Stones roll into Vancouver’s BC Place on Friday, July 5 for its only Canadian stop as part of their Hackney Diamonds Tour. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.

BC Place is just steps from Stadium–Chinatown Station, making transit the best way to get to the concert. You can’t get no satisfaction from paying for expensive parking downtown. 

Here’s what you need to know about how to take transit to The Rolling Stones concert at BC Place.

Take transit to The Rolling Stones concert at BC Place on July 5

BC Place is a six-minute walk from the Expo Line’s Stadium–Chinatown Station and an 11-minute walk from the Canada Line’s Yaletown–Roundhouse Station.

Both the SkyTrain’s Expo and Canada Lines offer the Satisfaction of fast and frequent travel from early morning to late evening. Riding the SeaBus? We’ve extended 15-minute service to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights until Sept. 28.

Plan your trip using our Trip Planner at translink.ca/tripplanner or Google Maps. Tell us where you’re starting from, and we’ll find the best route to get you to BC Place.

Kids 12 and under ride transit for free!

Pay for your transit fare using your contactless credit card or Interac Debit card

You Can’t Always Get What You Want, but you can tap to pay your transit fare. Our Compass Card readers accept contactless Interac Debit and credit cards, including American Express, Mastercard, and Visa and mobile wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay). So all you need to do is tap your card or device on the card reader to pay and enter the system. It’s that easy.

No lines when purchasing your transit fare or need to calculate how many zones you are travelling.

Interac card being tapped at the fare gate.

Don’t have a contactless credit or debit card?

You can purchase a Compass Ticket (or an Adult Compass Card) from our Compass Vending Machines located at SkyTrain stations, SeaBus terminals, Tsawwassen and Horseshoe Bay ferry terminals, and select London Drugs stores. You can also pre-purchase a second Compass Ticket for your return trip.

Tap in and out at SkyTrain stations and SeaBus terminals. There’s no need to tap out on buses, which are a one-zone fare.

If you’re paying by cash on the bus, you will be issued a paper transfer, which allows you to transfer between buses, but not to the SkyTrain, SeaBus, or West Coast Express.

Park at our Park and Ride lots to save on parking

Our Park and Ride lots, located throughout Metro Vancouver near transit stations, allow you to park your car for between $2 and $3 all day. Next, hop on to transit and let us take you the rest of the way to the concert.

Locations include Scott Road and Coquitlam Central stations.