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<p>Canadian band The Beaches has been making waves, and Daily Hive caught up with some members of the band to chat about the time they&#8217;ve spent in Vancouver and a <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-city-concert-canadian-band-the-beaches" target="_blank">special show</a> coming to B.C. soon.</p>
<p>The Beaches are currently on a world tour, playing several shows across Canada before heading to Europe.</p>
<p>Daily Hive got an exclusive interview with band members Kylie Miller, who is the guitarist and backup vocalist, and drummer Eliza Enman-McDaniel, ahead of a show in Ottawa last night at TD Place.</p>
<p>While a date has yet to be announced, the band&#8217;s fans from Vernon, B.C., recently won a concert as part of the SiriusXM <a href="https://www.siriusxm.ca/newsroom/siriusxm-canada-announces-top-8-towns-in-nationwide-music-town-search/" target="_blank">Music Town 2025 contest</a>. Vernon beat out seven other towns across Canada.</p>
<p>The Beaches have played in other parts of B.C., like Kelowna, but aside from passing through Vernon in the past, this will be their first time playing a show in the B.C. city.</p>
<p>Remarking on the contest, Miller said, &#8220;It&#8217;s such an interesting way to go to places where a lot of bands don&#8217;t normally go through.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We loved the mayor&#8217;s video. It kind of had to be Vernon after seeing that.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Enman-McDaniel agreed with Miller, saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s really awesome that they&#8217;re given the opportunity.&#8221;</p>
<p>The band that hails from Toronto has been on a steady rise in popularity. They were just invited to play a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQcZGAnEvXG/" target="_blank">Tiny Desk Concert</a> via NPR Music.</p>
<p>&#8220;For us to be able to do that was a huge milestone,&#8221; Miller said, suggesting it was a bucket list item crossed off.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s such a rite of passage for a lot of bands. So we were so excited when the opportunity came up,&#8221; Enman-McDaniel said.</p>
<p>The Beaches were just in Victoria and Vancouver, and the island show at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre was their first sold-out arena show ever. It was the first show back in Canada after several dates in the States.</p>
<p>Miller called it an amazing way to come back into Canada, saying, &#8220;It felt like we were truly being celebrated.&#8221;</p>
<p>Enman-McDaniel said she shed a tear and got a bit emotional about it, too.</p>
<p>On the note of emotion, the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DQPak4WAIoR/?hl=en&amp;img_index=8" target="_blank">Instagram post</a> about the Victoria show featured a picture of a young girl with a sign that read, &#8220;You helped me be myself.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;That means so much,&#8221; Miller said.</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s kind of why we&#8217;re doing this,&#8221; she added, mentioning some of her role models when they started, like Avril Lavigne. Some of the band&#8217;s other influences include Paramore and Tegan &amp; Sara.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s all you want, especially being women in the music industry. That&#8217;s the epitome of success for me,&#8221; Enman-McDaniel said.</p>
<p>Having also just done a show in Vancouver, and being from Toronto, we needed to ask The Beaches about their thoughts on the city and some of their favourite spots.</p>
<p>Miller highlighted how they&#8217;ve spent a fair amount of time in Vancouver, including coming here for the Junos a couple of times. Miller also had some family here, including an aunt in North Vancouver.</p>
<p>&#8220;But we all have our spots and favourite things to do. I&#8217;m obsessed with Lee&#8217;s Donuts,&#8221; Miller said.</p>
<p>Enman-McDaniels chimed in about a period where they spent a lot of time in Vancouver on the Granville Strip and mentioned a surprising spot that the band loves for pizza. They also pointed out that Vancouver sushi is miles above Toronto&#8217;s.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I got to chat with Kylie Miller and Eliza Enman-McDaniel of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheBeaches?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheBeaches</a>, and we spoke a little bit about their favourite <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vancouver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vancouver</a> spots, including a surprising pizza place the band loves. <a href="https://t.co/vumZo4GbYN">pic.twitter.com/vumZo4GbYN</a></p>
<p>— Amir Ali ⌨️☕️🏴‍☠️ (@AmirsDoingItAll) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmirsDoingItAll/status/1986206622813937719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Finally, we asked Miller and Enman-McDaniel if they had a message for the Vernon fans who are eagerly anticipating their concert.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re so excited to come play for you for the first time, and congratulations on coming together to win this very exciting competition,&#8221; Enman-McDaniel said.</p>
<p>&#8220;And to your mayor, you are an absolute legend,&#8221; Miller added.</p>
<p>Any other Pizza Garden fans out there? Let us know in the comments.</p>
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The Beaches recently made a stop in Vancouver and will be returning to B.C. soon, and we learned about their favourite pizza spot.