Simplified Upcoming Events List

<?php
/**
 * The TEC template for a list of events. This includes the Past Events and Upcoming Events views
 * as well as those same views filtered to a specific category.
 *
 * You can customize this view by putting a replacement file of the same name (list.php) in the events/ directory of your theme.
 */

// Don't load directly
if ( !defined('ABSPATH') ) { die('-1'); }

?>
<div id="tribe-events-content" class="upcoming">

    <?php if(!tribe_is_day()): // day view doesn't have a grid ?>
    <div id='tribe-events-calendar-header' class="clearfix">
        <span class='tribe-events-calendar-buttons'>
            <a class='tribe-events-button-on' href='<?php echo tribe_get_listview_link(); ?>'><?php _e('Event List', 'tribe-events-calendar'); ?></a>
            <a class='tribe-events-button-off' href='<?php echo tribe_get_gridview_link(); ?>'><?php _e('Calendar', 'tribe-events-calendar'); ?></a>
        </span>

    </div><!--tribe-events-calendar-header-->
    <?php endif; ?>
    <div id="tribe-events-loop" class="tribe-events-events post-list clearfix">

        <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
        <?php $hasPosts = true; $first = true; ?>
        <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
            <?php global $more; $more = false; ?>
            <div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class('tribe-events-event clearfix'); ?> itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Event">
                <?php if ( tribe_is_new_event_day() && !tribe_is_day() && !tribe_is_multiday() ) : ?>
                    <h4 class="event-day"><?php echo tribe_get_start_date( null, false ); ?></h4>
                <?php endif; ?>
                <?php if( !tribe_is_day() && tribe_is_multiday() ) : ?>
                    <h4 class="event-day"><?php echo tribe_get_start_date( null, false ); ?> – <?php echo tribe_get_end_date( null, false ); ?></h4>
                <?php endif; ?>
                <?php if ( tribe_is_day() && $first ) : $first = false; ?>
                    <h4 class="event-day"><?php echo tribe_event_format_date(strtotime(get_query_var('eventDate')), false); ?></h4>
                <?php endif; ?>

                    <p><?php the_title('<a href="' . tribe_get_event_link() . '" title="' . the_title_attribute('echo=0') . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a>'); ?>
                    <?php if (tribe_is_multiday() || !tribe_get_all_day()): ?>
                        <?php _e('Start:', 'tribe-events-calendar'); ?>
                        <?php echo tribe_get_start_date(); ?>
                        <?php _e('End:', 'tribe-events-calendar'); ?>
                        <?php echo tribe_get_end_date(); ?>
                    <?php else: ?>
                        <?php _e('Date:', 'tribe-events-calendar'); ?>
                        <?php echo tribe_get_start_date(); ?>
                    <?php endif; ?>

                    <?php if( class_exists( 'TribeEventsPro' ) ): ?>
                        <?php tribe_get_venue_link( get_the_ID(), class_exists( 'TribeEventsPro' ) ); ?>
                    <?php else: ?>
                        <?php echo tribe_get_venue( get_the_ID() ); ?>
                    <?php endif; ?></p>

            <?php endwhile;// posts ?>
        <?php else :?>
        <div class="tribe-events-no-entry">
            <?php
            $tribe_ecp = TribeEvents::instance();
            if ( is_tax( $tribe_ecp->get_event_taxonomy() ) ) {
                $cat = get_term_by( 'slug', get_query_var('term'), $tribe_ecp->get_event_taxonomy() );
                if( tribe_is_upcoming() ) {
                    $is_cat_message = sprintf(__(' listed under %s. Check out past events for this category or view the full calendar.','tribe-events-calendar'),$cat->name);
                } else if( tribe_is_past() ) {
                    $is_cat_message = sprintf(__(' listed under %s. Check out upcoming events for this category or view the full calendar.','tribe-events-calendar'),$cat->name);
                }
            }
            ?>
            <?php if(tribe_is_day()): ?>
            <?php printf( __('No events scheduled for <strong>%s</strong>. Please try another day.', 'tribe-events-calendar'), date_i18n('F d, Y', strtotime(get_query_var('eventDate')))); ?>
            <?php endif; ?>

            <?php if(tribe_is_upcoming()){ ?>
            <?php _e('No upcoming events', 'tribe-events-calendar');
            echo !empty($is_cat_message) ? $is_cat_message : "."; ?>

            <?php }elseif(tribe_is_past()){ ?>
            <?php _e('No previous events' , 'tribe-events-calendar');
            echo !empty($is_cat_message) ? $is_cat_message : "."; ?>
            <?php } ?>
        </div>
        <?php endif; ?>


    </div><!-- #tribe-events-loop -->
    <div id="tribe-events-nav-below" class="tribe-events-nav clearfix">

        <div class="tribe-events-nav-previous"><?php
            // Display Previous Page Navigation
            if( tribe_is_upcoming() && get_previous_posts_link() ) : ?>
                <?php previous_posts_link( '<span>'.__('&laquo; Previous Events', 'tribe-events-calendar').'</span>' ); ?>
                <?php elseif( tribe_is_upcoming() && !get_previous_posts_link( ) ) : ?>
                <a href='<?php echo tribe_get_past_link(); ?>'><span><?php _e('&laquo; Previous Events', 'tribe-events-calendar' ); ?></span></a>
                <?php elseif( tribe_is_past() && get_next_posts_link( ) ) : ?>
                <?php next_posts_link( '<span>'.__('&laquo; Previous Events', 'tribe-events-calendar').'</span>' ); ?>
                <?php endif; ?>
        </div>

        <div class="tribe-events-nav-next"><?php
            // Display Next Page Navigation
            if( tribe_is_upcoming() && get_next_posts_link( ) ) : ?>
                <?php next_posts_link( '<span>'.__('Next Events &raquo;', 'tribe-events-calendar').'</span>' ); ?>
                <?php elseif( tribe_is_past() && get_previous_posts_link( ) ) : ?>
                <?php previous_posts_link( '<span>'.__('Next Events &raquo;', 'tribe-events-calendar').'</span>' ); // a little confusing but in 'past view' to see newer events you want the previous page ?>
                <?php elseif( tribe_is_past() && !get_previous_posts_link( ) ) : ?>
                <a href='<?php echo tribe_get_upcoming_link(); ?>'><span><?php _e('Next Events &raquo;', 'tribe-events-calendar'); ?></span></a>
                <?php endif; ?>
        </div>

    </div>
    <?php if ( !empty($hasPosts) && function_exists('tribe_get_ical_link') ): ?>
    <a title="<?php esc_attr_e('iCal Import', 'tribe-events-calendar'); ?>" class="ical" href="<?php echo tribe_get_ical_link(); ?>"><?php _e('iCal Import', 'tribe-events-calendar'); ?></a>
    <?php endif; ?>
</div>