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- ↑ Gwen Dambrofsky, Rock concerts slump in West. Canadian Press via the Ottawa Citizen, February 27, 1984. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
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- ↑ Meggie Sylvester, High times in the Commons. Algonquin Times , February 3, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ Based in Vancouver; acquired by Live Nation Entertainment in 2006, as part of its acquisition of the House of Blues international corporate group: Bloomberg Businessweek, Overview of House of Blues Concerts Canada. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ↑ Notice of co-production of concert by Sheryl Crow, July 10, 2006 Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine ; ottawastart.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.