Public record

Hey Ocean!

Rock | Vancouver | since 2004

alternative rock
Canadian
folk
indie
indie pop
indie surf
pop
pop rock

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 10 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

147

Rooms played

2007

On record since

Releases

Show history

2025 · 4

Sep 27, 2025Canada Place· Vancouverheadliner
Sep 20, 2025Civic Memorial Park· Vernonheadliner
Sep 6, 2025Memorial Peace Park· Maple Ridgeheadliner
Jul 20, 2025Pachena Bay· Vancouver Islandheadliner

2024 · 1

Jun 22, 2024False Creek· Vancouverheadliner

2022 · 1

May 21, 2022W.I.S.E. Hall· Vancouverheadliner

2018 · 47

Dec 8, 2018Vogue Theatre· Vancouverheadliner
with Carmanah
Nov 24, 2018The Habitat· Kelownaheadliner
with Carmanah
Nov 23, 2018The Hume Hotel· Nelsonheadliner
Nov 23, 2018The Habitat· Kelownaheadliner
with Carmanah
Nov 22, 2018Bo's Bar and Grill· Red Deerheadliner
Nov 21, 2018Commonwealth Bar & Stage· Calgaryheadliner
Nov 21, 2018Commonwealth Bar· Calgaryheadliner
Nov 20, 2018The Exchange· Reginaheadliner
Nov 18, 2018The Good Will Social Club· Winnipegheadliner
with Carmanah
Nov 17, 2018Amigos Cantina· Saskatoonheadliner
Nov 16, 2018Starlite Room· Edmontonheadliner
with Carmanah
Nov 16, 2018The Starlite Room· Edmontonheadliner
Nov 15, 2018The Blue Grotto· Kamloopsheadliner
Nov 15, 2018Blue Grotto· Kamloopsheadliner
with Carmanah
Oct 28, 2018Schubas Tavern· Chicagoheadliner
Oct 27, 2018Big Room Bar· Columbusheadliner
Oct 26, 2018The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls· Millvaleheadliner
Oct 26, 2018The Funhouse· Millvaleheadliner
Oct 25, 2018DC9· Washingtonheadliner
Oct 25, 2018DC9 Nightclub· Washingtonheadliner
with Mystery Friends, Marielle Kraft
Oct 24, 2018Boot & Saddle· Philadelphiaheadliner
with Carmanah
Oct 24, 2018Boot and Saddle· Philadelphiaheadliner
Oct 22, 2018Rough Trade NYC· Manhattanheadliner
with Carmanah
Oct 21, 2018Great Scott· Bostonheadliner
Oct 20, 2018Bar "Le Ritz" P.D.B· Montrealheadliner
Oct 20, 2018Bar le Ritz PDB· Montrealheadliner
with Carmanah
Oct 19, 2018The 27 Club· Ottawaheadliner
Oct 18, 2018Maxwell's Concerts & Events· Waterlooheadliner
with Carmanah
Oct 18, 2018Maxwell's Concerts and Events· Waterlooheadliner
Oct 17, 2018The Great Hall· Torontoheadliner
Oct 16, 2018Rum Runners· Londonheadliner
Sep 14, 2018Royal Athletic Park· Victoriaheadliner
Sep 8, 2018Brockton Playing Fields· Vancouverheadliner
Sep 7, 2018Brockton Fields at Stanley Park· Vancouverheadliner
Sep 7, 2018The Railway Club· Vancouverheadliner
Sep 4, 2018WOW Mainstage, University of Alberta· Edmontonheadliner
Jul 21, 2018Uptown Live! 2018· New Westminsterheadliner
Jul 21, 20186th Avenue & 6th Street· New Westminsterheadliner
Jul 15, 2018District Saint-Joseph· Quebec Cityheadliner
Jul 14, 2018District Saint-Joseph· Quebec Cityheadliner
Jul 5, 2018Festival d'été de Québec· Québecheadliner
Apr 21, 2018Funhouse· Seattleheadliner
with Cashing in Karma
Apr 17, 2018Soda Bar· San Diegoheadliner
with Beginners, Coral Bells
Apr 14, 2018Moroccan Lounge· Los Angelesheadliner
Apr 13, 2018Hotel Utah Saloon· San Franciscoheadliner
Apr 11, 2018Goodfoot Pub & Lounge· Portlandheadliner
with Shae Altered, The Angry Lisas
Apr 5, 2018Wild Bill's· Banffheadliner

2017 · 7

Nov 18, 2017The 27 Club· Ottawaheadliner
Nov 16, 2017Underground, The Drake Hotel· Torontoheadliner
Nov 16, 2017The Drake Underground· Torontoheadliner
Nov 15, 2017Maxwell's Concerts and Events· Waterlooheadliner
Nov 14, 2017Rum Runners· Londonheadliner
Oct 21, 2017Lucky Bar· Victoriaheadliner
Oct 20, 2017Biltmore Cabaret· Vancouverheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Hey Ocean! — Photo · promo — Photo · promo — TheAudioDB

Logo — TheAudioDB

Hey Ocean! — Photo · live_stage — Photo · live_stage — Wikidata

Hey Ocean! — Vogue Theatre, 2018-12-08 — Poster · Vogue Theatre, 2018-12-08 — Songkick

Hey Ocean! — Brockton Fields at Stanley Park, 2018-09-07 — Poster · Brockton Fields at Stanley Park, 2018-09-07 — Songkick

Hey Ocean! — Shorefest, 2014-07-30 — Poster · Shorefest, 2014-07-30 — Songkick

Hey Ocean! — Imperial Vancouver, 2014-06-12 — Poster · Imperial Vancouver, 2014-06-12 — Songkick

Hey Ocean! — Vogue Theatre, 2014-01-09 — Poster · Vogue Theatre, 2014-01-09 — Songkick

Hey Ocean! — Rocker 33, 2013-12-04 — Poster · Rocker 33, 2013-12-04 — Songkick

Hey Ocean! — PNE Amphitheatre, 2013-07-12 — Poster · PNE Amphitheatre, 2013-07-12 — Songkick

Hey Ocean! — Tall Tree Music Festival 2013, 2013-06-28 — Poster · Tall Tree Music Festival 2013, 2013-06-28 — Songkick

Hey Ocean! — The Lazy Owl, 2013-04-20 — Poster · The Lazy Owl, 2013-04-20 — Songkick

Lineup

David Vertesi

Releases

HN
Happy Now / Honeydew
2020 · single
TH
The Hurt of Happiness
2018 · album
TH
The Hurt Of Happiness
2018
BS
Black Swan Session
2014
BB
Big Blue Wave
2013 · single
IA
IS Acoustic Sessions
2013 · ep
BB
Big Blue Wave
2013
IS
IS
2012 · album
BB
Big Blue Wave
2011 · ep
TI
Tonight It's Christmas
2011 · single
BB
Big Blue Wave EP
2011
IS
Is
2011
IE
It's Easier to Be Somebody Else
2008 · album
IE
It's Easier To Be Somebody Else
2008
SL
Stop Looking Like Music
2006 · album
SL
Stop Looking Like Music
2006
RD
Rainy Day Songs
2005
TR
Triceratops
2004
TY
Toyota Yaris Presents

Artist background

Hey Ocean! formed in 2004 — MusicBrainz
Hey Ocean! is based in Vancouver — MusicBrainz
David Vertesi: member — MusicBrainz
Hey Ocean! has 9 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2006–2020 — MusicBrainz
Hey Ocean! is from Vancouver , Canada — Wikipedia
Hey Ocean! has 3 members: Ashleigh Ball, David Beckingham, David Vertesi — Wikipedia
Hey Ocean! plays Indie pop — Wikipedia
Hey Ocean! plays pop rock — Wikipedia
Hey Ocean! plays synthpop — Wikipedia
Hey Ocean! plays power pop — Wikipedia
Hey Ocean! plays alternative rock — Wikipedia
Hey Ocean! has 62601 listeners on Last.fm — Hey Ocean! on Last.fm
Hey Ocean! has played at 6th Avenue & 6th Street, Amigos Cantina, Bar "Le Ritz" P.D.B, Big Room Bar, Biltmore Cabaret — Hey Ocean! on Setlist.fm
Hey Ocean! primarily plays original songs — Hey Ocean! setlist history
Hey Ocean! has released 10 recordings between 2004 and 2018 — Hey Ocean! on Discogs
Hey Ocean! has 3 followers on Genius — Hey Ocean! on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — Hey Ocean! — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Ocean! — Hey Ocean! on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 158 — Hey Ocean! — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/0fql0wp — Hey Ocean! — KG entity
Formed 2004 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Vancouver (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: indie pop — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Ashleigh Ball — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Ocean! — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Vogue Theatre · Vancouver	8
The Habitat · Kelowna	7
The Exchange · Regina	4
The 27 Club · Ottawa	4
Rum Runners · London	4
The Mansion · Kingston	4
Starlight Social Club · Waterloo	4
Amigos Cantina · Saskatoon	3

By year: 2007 5 · 2008 8 · 2009 28 · 2010 6 · 2011 19 · 2012 81 · 2013 88 · 2014 27 · 2016 1 · 2017 15 · 2018 61 · 2022 1 · 2024 1 · 2025 4

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-17
Sources: Discogs, Genius, google kg, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, setlist.fm, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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