Rogers Stadium
Temporary venue in Canada
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Rogers Stadium is a temporary music venue for concerts in the Downsview area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Announced by Live Nation Entertainment in September 2024, and completed in nine months, the stadium will be demolished after its intended lifetime of five years.[1] It is the Greater Toronto Area's largest purpose-built music venue.[3][4][5][6]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugural concert in June 2025 | |
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| Address | 105 Carl Hall Road Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°44′34″N 079°27′56″W |
| Operator | Live Nation Entertainment |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Public transit |   Downsview Park Sheppard West |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2024–2025 |
| Opened | June 29, 2025[1] |
| Closed | Expected c. 2030[2] |
| Website | |
| rogers-stadium | |
History
On September 26, 2024, United States-based Live Nation Entertainment confirmed that Rogers Stadium would debut at the former Downsview Airport (YZD) in June 2025.[7] The new stadium is an open-air concert venue with a stated capacity of 50,000, and according to Billboard Canada, it is "one of the world's few venues of the size that isn't also home to a sports team."[8] Live Nation and Rogers Communications entered into a naming rights agreement that lasts for the entire duration of the venue's existence.
On June 26, 2025, Mayor Olivia Chow announced that Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway service from the stadium would be free after all shows, due to anticipated congestion issues and a lack of parking space at the venue.[9] The first concert that Rogers Stadium hosted was Stray Kids on their Dominate World Tour on June 29, 2025.[10][11][12]
In July 2025, during the Music of the Spheres World Tour by British rock band Coldplay, head vocalist Chris Martin referred to the venue as a "weird stadium in the middle of nowhere."[13] Area residents complained about traffic and noise caused by the venue, with concertgoers also complaining about poor crowd control and a lack of safety.[14][15][16]
In August 2025, Oasis performed at the Rogers Stadium during their reunion tour.[17] It was the first time the band had performed in North America since 2008.[18][better source needed]
Site and design
Rogers Stadium was built on the former Downsview Airport lands (YZD), on a site described at announcement as approximately 44 acres at the north end of the former runway.[19] It was designed as a seasonal, open-air concert stadium with a stated capacity of 50,000 and was constructed as a temporary facility intended to operate for roughly five years.[1][20]
Public transit and access
The venue’s pedestrian entrance is at 105 Carl Hall Road.[21] It has Toronto Transit Commission subway access at Sheppard West and Downsview Park stations, with the former being the closest, and the latter also being a GO Transit station on the Barrie Line.[22]
For the 2025 season, The TTC and GO Transit offered free post-event trips home for passengers with valid concert tickets.[23]
Concerts
| Date | Artist | Event | Attendance | Revenue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||||
| June 29 | Stray Kids | Dominate World Tour | 49,745 / 49,745 | $7,107,706 | [24] |
| July 7, 8, 11 and 12 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | 207,412 / 207,412 | $27,649,821 | [25] |
| July 22 and 23 | Blackpink | Deadline World Tour | 100,000 | — | [26] |
| August 24 and 25 | Oasis | Oasis Live '25 Tour | — | — | [27] |
| September 3 | System of a Down & Deftones | System of a Down & Deftones Concert | — | — | [28] |
| September 10 | Hozier | Unreal Unearth Tour | — | — | [29] |
| 2026 | |||||
| May 23, 24, 27, 28 and 30 | Bruno Mars | The Romantic Tour | — | — | [30] |
| June 5 and 6 | Luke Combs | My Kinda Saturday Night Tour | — | — | [31] |
| June 28 | Noah Kahan | The Great Divide Tour | — | — | [32] |
| August 4 | Foo Fighters | Take Cover Tour | — | — | [33] |
| August 5 | Guns N' Roses | 2026 Tour | — | — | [34] |
| August 22 and 23 | BTS | Arirang World Tour | — | — | [35] |
