MTV After Dark: 80s Music Video Night

Sat Feb 21 2026 at 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-08:00

Sip Pub | Nanaimo

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MTV After Dark: 80s Music Video Night

MTV After Dark: 80’s Music Video Night!


Starts at 8PM • Goes ‘til Close

SIP Neighbourhood Pub – Nanaimo


Before YouTube.

Before streaming.

Before you could skip.

There was MTV.


We’re turning back the clock and lighting up the big screens at SIP for a full night of iconic 80’s music videos — the ones you waited all day to see. The dramatic intros. The over-the-top storylines. The neon. The leather. The hair.

From Madonna to Michael.

Prince to Pat Benatar.

Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, Whitney, Journey, The Cure, A-ha… and so many more.

This isn’t just a playlist — it’s the full visual experience. The videos that defined a generation, playing the way they were meant to be seen: loud, larger than life, and on the biggest screens in Nanaimo.

Expect:

• Wall-to-wall 80’s music videos

• Pure nostalgia and sing-along moments

• Big hair, bigger choruses

• Zero pressure to dance… but no judgment if you do

Whether you lived it the first time or just love the era, this is your chance to relive the golden age of music television.

MTV After Dark starts at 8PM and rolls all the way to close.

Grab your crew. Dress 80’s if you’re feeling bold.

Let’s press play on the decade that changed music forever.

Drink + Eat + Rewind.

Only at SIP

Event Venue

Sip Pub, 601 Bruce Ave Unit 106, Nanaimo, BC V9R 3Y6, Canada

Tickets

CAD 0.00

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