List of music venues in Canada
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1,000+ capacity music venues in Canada
This is a list of notable music venues in Canada. Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included.
| Opened | Venue | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta (AB) | |||
| 1955 | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | Calgary | 2,538 |
| October 15, 1983 | Scotiabank Saddledome | 19,800 | |
| 1974 | GMC Stadium | 25,000 | |
| August 1960 | McMahon Stadium | 46,020 | |
| 1985 | Jack Singer Concert Hall | 1,797 | |
| 1987 | WinSport Event Center | 4,000 | |
| unknown | WinSport Amphitheatre | 15,000 | |
| unknown | Chief Jim Starlight Center | 5,000 | |
| 1959; renovated 2017 | Big Four Roadhouse | 4,300 | |
| 2014 | Grey Eagle Casino Event Centre | 2,511 (Reserved) 3,000 (General admission) | |
| 1985 | Heritage Amphitheatre | Edmonton | 2,900 |
| 2019 | Midway | 1,300 | |
| 1983 | Francis Winspear Centre for Music | 1,716 | |
| 1955 | Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | 2,538 | |
| April 17, 1984 (expanded 2009) | Edmonton Expo Centre Arena | 4,200 | |
| 1983 | Universiade Pavilion | 5,500 | |
| September 8, 2016 | Rogers Place | 20,743 | |
| 1978 | Commonwealth Stadium | 56,000 | |
| June 22, 1983 | Edmonton Convention Centre | 5,000 | |
| 1980 | Centrefire Place | Fort McMurray | 2,000 |
| 1995 | Bonnetts Energy Centre | Grande Prairie | 4,500 (Arena) 1,400 (The Bowes) |
| September 12, 1974 | VisitLethbridge.com Arena | Lethbridge | 5,900 (Arena) 2,928 (Theatre) 1,100 (Small theatre) |
| October 2015 | Co-op Place | Medicine Hat | 7,000 |
| unknown | Cypress Centre | 1,726 | |
| unknown | CrossRoads Church | Red Deer | 1,100 |
| 2018 | Westerner Park Exhibition Hall | 3,000 | |
| Unknown | Prairie Pavilion | 2,650 (General Admission) 2,340(Reserved) | |
| Neeralta Pavilion | 3,097 | ||
| 1991 | Marchant Crane Centrium | 7,819 | |
| 2023 | Red Deer Events Centre | 2,000 | |
| unknown | Parkland Pavilion | 2,200 | |
| British Columbia (BC) | |||
| May 2009 | Rogers Forum | Abbotsford | 8,500 |
| unknown | Central Heights Church Worship Centre | 1,100 | |
| 2004 | Chilliwack Coliseum | Chilliwack | 6,000 |
| The Q Centre | Colwood | 3,779 | |
| 2000 | Western Financial Place | Cranbrook | 5,928 |
| March 2008 | Ovintiv Events Centre | Dawson Creek | 6,500 |
| unknown | Cowichan Community Centre | Duncan | 2,400 |
| August 8, 1992 | Sandman Centre | Kamloops | 6,000 |
| August 28, 1999 | Prospera Place | Kelowna | 8,000 |
| unknown | Laketown Ranch | Lake Cowichan | 16,000 (Main stage) 4,000 (Lakenight Stage) 2,000 (Flats Stage) |
| October 1983 | Frank Crane Arena | Nanaimo | 4,155 |
| September 2008 | South Okanagan Events Centre | Penticton | 6,432 |
| September 30, 1995 | CN Centre | Prince George | 7,000 |
| February 11, 1994 | Prince George Civic Centre | 2,000 | |
| 2024 | West Fraser Centre | Quesnel | 1,500 |
| September 28, 1978 | Farquhar Auditorium | Saanich | 1,228 |
| unknown | Rogers Rink | Salmon Arm | 2,200 |
| unknown | Bell Performing Arts Centre | Surrey | 1,062 |
| October 2001 | Kal Tire Place | Vernon | 5,103 |
| 1941 | Vogue Theatre | Vancouver | 1,150 |
| July 1959 | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 2,765 | |
| November 7, 1927 | Orpheum | 2,780 | |
| 1963 | PNE Agrodome | 5,000 | |
| unknown | PNE Amphitheatre | 7,000 | |
| July 7, 2008 | Thunderbird Sports Centre | 7,200 | |
| January 8, 1968 (renovated in 1984 and 2007) | Pacific Coliseum | 17,713 (Centre stage) 13,500 (End stage) 8,000 (Mini bowl) 5,103 (Theatre) | |
| September 21, 1995 | Rogers Arena | 18,910 | |
| June 19, 1983 | BC Place | 54,500 | |
| 1931 | PNE Forum | 3,900 | |
| 1997 | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts | 1,365 (Chan Shun Concert Hall) | |
| unknown | Harbour Convention Centre | 2,452 | |
| The Centre at Vancouver for the Performing Arts | 1,820 | ||
| 1913 | Royal Theatre | Victoria | 1,416 |
| March 26, 2005 | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | 9,000 | |
| Saskatchewan (SK) | |||
| August 19, 2011 | Mosaic Place | Moose Jaw | 5,000 |
| 1970 | Conexus Arts Centre | Regina | 2,030 |
| October 2, 1977 | Brandt Centre | 7,130 | |
| July 1, 2017 | Mosaic Stadium | 40,000 | |
| 1913 | Coors Event Centre | Saskatoon | 1,000 |
| 2008 | World Trade Centre Hall C | 1,536 | |
| 2006 | World Trade Centre Halls D and E | 4,452 (Hall D) 5,184 (Hall E) 9,636 (Halls D and E combined) | |
| unknown | Prairieland Park Grandstand | 9,000 | |
| April 1, 1968 | TCU Place | 2,074 | |
| February 9, 1988 | SaskTel Centre | 15,195 | |
| Manitoba (MB) | |||
| April 2, 1973 | Assiniboine Credit Union Place | Brandon | 5,915 (Arena) 2,493 (Theatre) |
| 1982 | Manitoba Room | 1,700 | |
| unknown | Fusion Credit Union Stage | 3,000 | |
| 1907 (reopened 1991) | Burton Cummings Theatre | Winnipeg | 1,638 |
| November 16, 2004 | Canada Life Centre | 16,345 (Arena) 3,440 (Theatre) | |
| May 26, 2013 | IG Field | 33,422 | |
| March 25, 1968 | Centennial Concert Hall | 2,305 | |
| 1975 | RBC Convention Centre | 5,400 | |
| unknown | Central Park Amphitheatre | 5,000 | |
| 2014 | Club Regent Event Centre | 1,400 | |
| Ontario (ON) | |||
| December 31, 1995 | Sadlon Arena | Barrie | 4,700 |
| 1978 | CAA Centre | Belleville | 4,400 |
| 1998 | CAA Centre | Brampton | 5,000 |
| 1919; restored late 1980s | The Sanderson Centre | Brantford | 1,125 |
| 1967 | TD Civic Centre | 4,000 | |
| 1950 | Chatham Memorial Arena | Chatham-Kent | 3,000 |
| 1930 | Capitol Theatre | 1,208 | |
| 1976 | Ed Lumley Arena | Cornwall | 5,800 |
| 1970 | Alumni Stadium | Guelph | 12,500 |
| October 6, 2000 | Sleeman Centre | 5,000 (End stage) 6,300 (Centre stage) | |
| 1973 | FirstOntario Concert Hall | Hamilton | 2,193 |
| November 30, 1985 | TD Coliseum | 19,000 | |
| September 1, 2014 | Tim Hortons Field | 23,218 | |
| 1971 | McIntyre Performing Arts Centre | 1,029 | |
| unknown | Legacy Hall | Huntsville | 1,222 |
| February 22, 2008 | Slush Puppie Place | Kingston | 6,700 |
| 2019 | Richardson Stadium | 12,000 | |
| September 1980 | Raffi Armenian Theatre | Kitchener | 2,047 |
| May 24, 1951 | Dom Cardillo Arena | 9,036 | |
| unknown | On the Grand Amphitheatre | 30,000 | |
| 2015 | Sunset Amphitheatre | Leamington | 6,000 |
| June 21, 1967 | Centennial Hall | London | 1,637 (Seated) 2,200 (General Admission) |
| 1971 | Thompson Recreation and Athletics Centre | 5,315 | |
| 2018 | Siskinds LLP Stage | 4,000 | |
| October 11, 2002 | Canada Life Place | 10,200 (Centre stage) 9,100(End stage) | |
| unknown | Harris Park | 20,000 | |
| 1950; rebuilt 1990 | Victoria Park | ||
| unknown | London Music Hall | 1,600 | |
| 1968 | Alumni Hall | 2,274 | |
| 2022 | OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino | Niagara Falls | 5,000 |
| 2004 | Avalon Theatre | 1,559 | |
| 1955 | Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens | North Bay | 5,000 |
| July 31, 1996[1] | Casino Rama Entertainment Centre | Orillia | |
| 1984 | Burl's Creek Event Grounds | Oro-Medonte | 100,000 |
| October 1998 | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Mississauga | 6,000 (Centre stage) 4,800 (End stage) |
| May 31, 1969 | Southam Hall | Ottawa | 2,065 |
| December 29, 1967 | TD Place Arena | 10,585 | |
| January 15, 1996 | Canadian Tire Centre | 20,500 | |
| 1908 | TD Place Stadium | 24,000 | |
| unknown | Hard Rock Live Ottawa | 2,200 (General admission) 1,900 (Reserved) | |
| unknown | EY Centre | 10,400 | |
| 1983 | J.D. McArthur Arena | Owen Sound | 3,804 |
| 1951 | Pembroke Memorial Centre | Pembroke | 3,643 |
| 1956 | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Peterborough | 5,501 (Centre stage) 4,559 (End stage) 2,380 (Theatre) |
| October 11, 2014 | Meridian Centre | St. Catharines | 6,900 |
| September 1967 | Ennis Auditorium | Welland | 1,052 |
| 1995 | Progressive Auto Sales Arena | Sarnia | 6,000 |
| 2006 | GFL Memorial Gardens | Sault Ste. Marie | 5,802 |
| 2000s | Roberta Bondar Park | 1,750 | |
| 1957 | Festival Theatre | Stratford | 1,800 |
| 1901 | Avon Theatre | 1,010 | |
| unknown | Grace Hartman Amphitheatre | Sudbury | 1,961 |
| 1951 | Sudbury Community Arena | 5,100 | |
| October 16, 1985 | Thunder Bay Community Auditorium | Thunder Bay | 1,497 |
| March 6, 1951 | Fort William Gardens | 4,680 | |
| 2008 | Fort William Amphitheatre | 50,000 | |
| June 3, 1989 | Rogers Centre | Toronto | 55,000 |
| February 19, 1999 | Scotiabank Arena | 19,800[2] (Arena) 5,200 (Theatre) | |
| May 18, 1995 | RBC Amphitheatre | 17,000[3] | |
| December 16, 1921 | Coca-Cola Coliseum | 9,200[4] | |
| 2004 | Sobeys Stadium | 9,100[5] | |
| 2024 | The Theatre at Great Canadian Toronto | 5,000[6] | |
| 2011 | RBC Echo Beach | 4,000 | |
| 1920 | Meridian Hall | 3,200 | |
| 1894 | Massey Hall | 2,700[7] | |
| 1982 | Roy Thomson Hall | 2,600[8][9] | |
| 2021 | History | ||
| 2016 | Rebel | 2,500 | |
| 1913 | Elgin Theatre | 1,538 | |
| June 14, 2006 | R. Fraser Elliott Hall | 2,071[10][11] | |
| 1992 | Harbourfront Centre | ||
| 1907 | Convocation Hall | 1,700 | |
| 1993[12] | Meridian Arts Centre | ||
| 1913 | Winter Garden Theatre | 982 | |
| 1919[13] | Danforth Music Hall | 1,400 | |
| 1991 | Phoenix Concert Theatre | 1,350 | |
| 1956 | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 1,250 | |
| January 1, 1918 | Masonic Temple Concert Hall | 1,200 | |
| 2009 | Koerner Hall | 1,100 | |
| 1994 | Sun Life Financial Arena | Waterloo | 6,100 |
| 2009 | Waterloo Public Square | 2,500 | |
| 2022 | Canada Events Centre | Whitby | 3,000 |
| 2008 | WFCU Centre | Windsor | 6,871 (Arena) 3,241 (Theatre) |
| June 2008 | Colosseum at Caesars Windsor | 5,000 | |
| unknown | Chrysler Theatre | 1,200 | |
| Prince Edward Island (PEI) | |||
| 1964; restored 2014 | Confederation Centre of the Arts | Charlottetown | 1,100 |
| 1990 | Eastlink Centre | 4,717 | |
| Quebec (QC) | |||
| 2011 | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Boisbriand | 4,500 |
| unknown | Amphitheatre Fernand Lindsay | Joliette | 7,000 |
| 2017 | Place Bell | Laval | 10,000 |
| March 16, 1996 | Bell Centre | Montreal | 21,105 (Centre stage) 19,200(End stage) 14,000(Amphitheatre) |
| 1967 | Théâtre Maisonneuve | 1,453 | |
| 1884 | MTELUS | 2,350 (General Admission) 1,100 (Reserved) | |
| February 7, 1926 | Olympia Theatre | 2,438 | |
| 1912 | Beanfield Theatre | 1,500 | |
| 1874 | Parc Jean-Drapeau | 65,000 (Espace 67) | |
| July 17, 1976 | Olympic Stadium | 66,308 | |
| 1894 | Monument-National | 1,600 | |
| 1963 | Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier | 2,982 | |
| November 28, 1939 | Verdun Auditorium | 3,795 | |
| 1980's | Théâtre Saint-Denis 1 | 2,218 | |
| 2021 | Centre Slush Puppie | Gatineau | 4,000 |
| unknown | Theatre du Casino Lac-Leamy | 1,600 | |
| Theatre du Palais Municipal | Saguenay | 2,100 | |
| 1948 | Palais des Sports de Saguenay | 3,500 | |
| 1949 | Centre Georges-Vezina | 4,749 | |
| 1973 | Salle Maurice-O'Bready | Sherbrooke | 1,501 |
| 1966 | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Rimouski | 5,061 |
| 1938 | Colisée Jean-Guy Talbot | Trois-Rivières | 3,500 |
| July 2015 | Amphithéâtre Cogeco | 9,000 | |
| 2021 | Colisée Vidéotron | 5,990 | |
| 1903 | Capitole de Québec | Quebec City | 1,106 |
| 1931 | Pavillon Guy-Lafleur | 5,000 | |
| September 15, 2015 | Centre Vidéotron | 19,000 | |
| 1750s | Plains of Abraham | 75,000 | |
| 1971; Rebuilt 2020 | Grand Théâtre de Québec | 1,885 | |
| unknown | Centre des Congres de Québec | 7,500 | |
| unknown | Centre de Foires du Quebec | 17,500 | |
| unknown | Place Jean-Beliveau | 10,000 | |
| 1982 | Salle Albert-Rousseau | 1,338 | |
| 1980 | Colisée Desjardins | Victoriaville | 5,000 |
| Nova Scotia (NS) | |||
| February 1978 | Scotiabank Centre | Halifax | 13,000 |
| 1749 | Halifax Common | 80,000 | |
| 1927 | Halifax Forum | 5,860 | |
| Unknown | Multipurpose Centre | 2,200 | |
| November 1971 | Rebecca Cohn Auditorium | 1,052 | |
| 1856 | Garrison Grounds | 30,000 | |
| 1982 | Zatzman Sportsplex | Dartmouth | 4,500 |
| May 1999 | Alderney Landing Events Plaza | 8,000 | |
| 1988 | Centre 200 | Sydney | 6,500 |
| March 12, 2013 | Rath Eastlink Community Centre | Truro | 3,588 |
| 1988 | Andrew H. McCain Arena | Wolfville | 3,100 |
| 1925 | Convocation Hall | 1,466 | |
| New Brunswick (NB) | |||
| 1990 | TD Station | Saint John | 7,600 |
| unknown | Saint John Trade and Convention Centre | 2,300 | |
| 1973 | Moncton Coliseum | Moncton | 7,200 |
| 2018 | Avenir Centre | 10,000 | |
| 1984 | Magnetic Hill Concert Site | 75,000 | |
| 2008 | Moncton Wesleyan Celebration Centre | 1,874 | |
| 2010 | Stade Medavie Blue Cross Stadium | 25,000 | |
| Molson Canadian Centre | 2,500 (General Admission) 2,100 (Reserved) | ||
| 1966 | Convocation Hall | Sackville | 1,500 |
| October 2017 | Centre Jean-Daigle | Edmundston | 3,700 |
| 1976 | Aitken University Centre | Fredericton | 4,666 (Full Arena) 2,998 (3/4 house) 2,301 (half-house) 1,911 (1/4 house) |
| 1996 | K.C. Irving Regional Centre | Bathurst | 4,400 |
| Newfoundland (NL) | |||
| 2001 | Mary Brown's Centre | St. John's | 7,000 |
| 1962; restored 2000s | Holy Heart Theatre | 1,100 | |
| 2017; rebuilt 2022 | Iceberg Alley Performance Tent | 3,800 (General Admission; 921 permanent bleacher seats) | |
| 2025 | JAG Hotel Soundhouse | 1,500 | |
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References
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- ↑ "Scotiabank Arena". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Budweiser Stage". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023.
- ↑ "FAQ". Coca-Cola Coliseum. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ↑ "Rockin' off the freeway: With new concert venues to the north, Toronto's live music scene is moving to the suburbs". The Globe and Mail. January 18, 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ↑ "Toronto Is Getting a New 5,000-Seat Concert Venue". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ↑ Kilbourn, William (1993). Intimate Grandeur: One Hundred Years At Massey Hall. Toronto: Stoddart. ISBN 9780773727427.
- ↑ "Roy Thomson Hall". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
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