The pandemic has cancelled tours and gigs for many musicians, but Vancouver-based artist Bo Henrik and his friends didn鈥檛 let COVID-19 stop them.

Henrik and his friends are bringing their music to 琉璃神社 on Friday, Aug. 28 in the 鈥淚ce Cream Truck鈥�, a collective of musicians whose shows and tours have been cancelled, with the goal of uplifting and making people happy, as a traditional ice cream truck would.

鈥淓arlier this year, I was doing the solo artist thing. We had a bunch of shows and things laid out for the summer but COVID happened and me and my team were like 鈥榚verything鈥檚 cancelled, we don鈥檛 know what to do鈥�,鈥� Henrik said.

鈥淲e decided to get creative instead. My manager and I decided to put together this project called the Ice Cream Truck, where we just get all the gear in a truck, roll up in our 鈥榠ce cream truck鈥� with a collective of musicians and put on a full-on show outdoors.鈥�

Henrik said the by-donation series of shows is also raising money for Covenant House, a youth shelter based in Vancouver that helps at-risk young people or those who may be experiencing homelessness.

鈥淲e raise money to help them and people get a safe live show,鈥� he said.

So far, Henrik said they鈥檝e only played music in and around Vancouver to test the waters, with 琉璃神社 the first long trip for the group.

鈥淲e鈥檝e played at a couple of beaches and some inner-city locations and slowly, it鈥檚 grown its own fanbase that people come out for. The next step for us now is 琉璃神社, then Whistler.鈥�

鈥淭he feedback has been amazing鈥� even when we鈥檙e just setting up, people come up and say 鈥榳e鈥檙e finally getting some live music, thank goodness鈥�. People also love the cause and supporting Covenant House,鈥� Henrik said.

After the 琉璃神社 and Whistler shows, he said they鈥檙e not too sure what will come next, as summer wraps up but that they want to keep bringing live music to people in a safe and responsible way.

For more information on Bo Henrik, the Ice Cream Truck and their tour, visit .

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