The following is a list of music venues in the City of Toronto. Toronto is one of the most toured cities in the world, with 85% of large world tours passing through the city between 2015 and 2023.[1][2]Rogers Centre and Scotiabank Arena are the highest capacity venues in the city, and they host most of the shows by superstar artists.[1] Additionally, Toronto has the third largest concert market in the world, after New York and Los Angeles.[3]
Live Nation Canada owns many of the large and mid sized venues in Toronto, including Budweiser Stage, History, The Opera House, The Danforth Music Hall, and Velvet Underground.[4] This has been criticized by some as "monopolistic" and "big-footing".[4] Supporters believe Live Nation is a benefit as it acquires venues that may otherwise go out of business, but critics say their practices push out independent venues and smaller promoters.[4]
Map
The following is an interactive map of Toronto's music venues with concert capacities greater than 1,000 people.
Arenas are denoted in red, while concert halls / theatres are denoted in green.
Large venues
This section includes music venues with a capacity greater than 1,000 people. Defunct venues are not included.
Large sports arena that can be reconfigured for concerts.[6] Previously known as the "skydome".[6] Since its design didn't have live acoustics in mind, sound quality can vary.[6] Accessible by a 10-minute-walk from Union Station[6]
Multi-use arena that hosts concerts. The venue describes itself as having a "state-of-the-art" BOSE sound system.[7] In terms of ticket sales, Scotiabank Arena is the busiest concert venue in Canada, and thirteenth busiest in the world as of 2018.[8] Accessible through the nearby Union Station.[7]
Located on one of Ontario Place's artificial islands, Budweiser Stage is primarily a concert venue.[9] The venue consists of ringed sections.[9] The innermost area is enclosed and seats 5,000; the outermost ring is a grassy hill without seats, where smoking is allowed.[9] The sound quality is worsened in this section however, and improved in the inner seats.[9] Due to the closure of Ontario Place, parking is ample.[9]
A multi-use arena originally built for the Canadian National Exhibition. Can be accessed via Exhibition GO, as well, 5,000 parking spaces are available.[11]
Tennis arena located in the suburban York University campus.[3] As of the early 2020s, it was underutilized for tennis, causing it to be pivoted more towards concerts.[3] The venue can be accessed by the Pioneer Village subway station and has 7,000 parking spaces.[3]
Concert hall that houses the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.[18] It is known for its distinctive glass canopy design.[18] The hall was renovated in the early 2000s following criticism about poor acoustics.[18]
Drake-owned venue which is almost completely standing-room only.[20] Food and alcohol are served by the bars surrounding the floor.[20] There are also a small amount of box and theatre style seats available.[20]
Originally built as a cinema theatre, the hall is designated as a heritage building.[24] It can be accessed via Broadview station on the Bloor–Danforth line.
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