EST 1917
The Concert Hall Presents
Get ready to travel back in time at Yorkville’s The Concert Hall for an epic 80’s vs 90’s Holiday Bash! On Saturday December 2, the venue will be transformed into a nostalgic haven as Neon Nostalgic takes the stage, delivering all the hits from the iconic 80’s era. From synth-pop to new wave, get ready to dance the night away to your favourite 80’s tunes. But the party doesn’t stop there! Supersonic, the ultimate Oasis tribute band, will transport you to the 90’s with their spot-on renditions of Oasis classics. It’s a night of pure nostalgia, where you can relive the best of both decades. Don’t miss this unforgettable holiday bash!
December 2 2023
19+
Doors at 7:00PM
$22.63
Collective Concerts Presents
Prepare for an electrifying night at The Concert Hall as Busty and The Bass light up the stage with their infectious blend of soul, funk, and jazz. This eight-piece collective is known for bringing down the house with their commanding stage presence, tight grooves, and powerhouse horn section that breathes life into every note. Grab your tickets now to experience Busty and The Bass’s unforgettable show, where electrifying rhythms meet soulful melodies, and every song is a new adventure.
December 7 2023
19+
Doors at 7:00PM
$35.00
Collective Concerts Presents
Prepare for a sonic onslaught with Broken Social Scene, the eclectic collective from the underbelly of Toronto’s indie scene. Their performances are an explosive barrage of indie rock, baroque pop, and boundary-defying experimental jams that challenge the status quo. Venture into the electric chaos of a Broken Social Scene show, where musical norms are shattered, and every moment is an unpredictable explosion of creative rebellion.
December 16 2023
19+
Doors at 7:00PM
$42.50
Collective Concerts Presents
For over 30 years, Josh Davis has expressed his passion, taste, and values through the music he creates as DJ Shadow. The name alone evokes a high watermark for instrumental hip-hop and composition. From his first masterpiece Endtroducing…, to the genre-hopping UNKLE release Psyence Fiction, to the otherworldly elegance of The Private Press and its iconic single “Six Days,” to his underrated Bay Area celebration The Outsider, his work in the ‘90s and first decade of the 2000s is as essential as it is hard-to-pin-down. In the 2010s, Shadow released the sprawling The Less You Know, the Better, with its muscular forays into rock music, and closed the decade with The Mountain Will Fall and Our Pathetic Age, both very ambitious, risk-taking albums that boasted some of his best rap collaborations by working with Run the Jewels, Nas, and De La Soul, among others. If there’s a single red thread across this career, it’s his restless ear, always searching to rescue some forgotten gem from the dustbin of music history or a fresh blast of sound from the cutting edge.
February 3 2024
19+
Doors at 3:40PM
$55.12
Collective Concerts Presents
Josh and band will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Josh’s 2003 breakthrough record, Hello Starling, with a very limited North America headline tour, playing the album in full (plus more music). This follows a sold out European autumn tour celebrating the album.
A note from Josh:
“When I wrote Hello Starling, I was playing coffee shops and open mics. By the time it came out, I was on tour with the Frames and Joan Baez. I was practically living on the road, hearing my songs on the radio for the first time, staying up all night, touring North America & Europe with my band, doing all these things
I had only dreamt of. It was a grand time. For the 20th anniversary of the album, the band and I will be taking a swing through Hello Starling this February. We’ll play the entire album in full, front to back, and then play a bunch more music.
Thank you all for listening all these years!
Love, Josh”
Praise for Josh Ritter:
“There have been plenty of highlights in Ritter’s 20-year (plus) recording career.” - AP
“Harking back to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and maybe a little Mark Knopfler, Mr. Ritter has always
been a slinger of serious ideas and high-flown imagery.” - The New York Times
“Josh Ritter remains at the top of his game two decades into a highlight-strewn career. He’d be forgiven
for loosening his grip, but his hand has never felt surer.” - NPR Music
“If you love music and have a device on which to play it, you should listen to Josh Ritter whenever you
need sound.”—Mary-Louise Parker in Esquire
“Mysterious, melancholy, melodic…and those are only the M’s.”—Stephen King in Entertainment
Weekly
February 6 2024
19+
Doors at 7:00PM
$49.33
Inertia Entertainment Presents
Alestorm, brings their Tour Of the Dead Marauder to Toronto’s The Concert Hall on Friday March 22.
Joining them will be Italy’s Elvenking & intergalactic power metal band Glyph
March 22 2024
19+
Doors at 7:00PM
$39.30 + applicable fees
Collective Concerts Presents
Real Estate is an indie rock band hailing from New Jersey, known for their dreamy melodies and introspective lyrics. With their latest album, they have once again captivated audiences with their signature sound. Titled “Daniel” this album showcases their growth as musicians, blending jangly guitars, lush harmonies, and introspective songwriting. Real Estate’s performance of The infinite Jangle Tour at Toronto’s The Concert Hall promises to be a mesmerizing experience, as they bring their ethereal soundscapes to life on stage. Fans can expect to be transported to a world of nostalgia and introspection, as Real Estate delivers a captivating concert that will leave a lasting impression.
April 6 2024
19+
Doors at 7:00PM
$Adv Price $35.00 Door Price $40.00 Onsale: Friday, December 1st @ 10am LOCAL
Collective Concerts Presents
We are thrilled to announce that Caroline Rose will be gracing the stage at Toronto’s The Concert Hall on April 10 in support of their highly anticipated new album. Known for their infectious energy and genre-bending sound, Caroline Rose promises an unforgettable night of music and entertainment. Don’t miss the chance to experience their unique blend of indie rock, pop, and Americana live in concert. Get your tickets now and join us for an evening filled with incredible music and unforgettable memories.
April 10 2024
19+
Doors at 7:00PM
$ GA - $36.43 / VIP - $140.21
Toronto’s renewed and reimagined premiere event space located centrally in beautiful Yorkville. Our 700-person concert hall and supporting spaces, turning 100 years old this year, guarantee your event will be unforgettable and one of a kind. Radiating with character and history, having hosted thousands of musical events across the last century, there’s a story and an experience around every corner.
Complete with a raised stage, ornate proscenium arch, active theatre lighting rig, hardwood dance floor, and awe inspiring acoustics, the hall is second to none in the city.
The Masonic Temple was opened with great ceremony on January 1, 1918. Owned by an independent corporation of Masons, the Temple was intended to house a disparate group of lodges and chapters; at one point, thirty-eight different groups called the temple home.
Unlike the rest of the Temple, the Concert Hall was intended as rental public space to help defray operating costs, with dressing rooms, a stage, and food preparation areas.
It’s been known by many names as music and owners changed: The Concert Hall; The Auditorium; Club 888; The Rockpile, Regency Ballroom. The Concert hall started out mainly being used as a lecture-hall (“G. K. Chesterton: Literature as Luggage”), ballroom (“Canada’s Largest Public Dance Every Wed. – Fri. – Sat.”) and to host community concerts.
That’s not to say there weren’t more fantastic events too - Frank Sinatra used to rent the building for private parties, and the Rolling Stones used the space as a summer rehearsal studio for years.
The Concert Hall started to gain traction as a rock concert venue in the 1960s, attracting performers like Wilson Pickett, Tina Turner, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Johnny Lee Hooker, Canned Heat, and Buddy Guy by 1968.
1969 was a massive year: Led Zeppelin, Muddy Waters, Frank Zappa, Chuck Berry, The Who, B. B. King, the Grateful Dead, Mothers of Invention. And that was just a lead into the 70s: The Animals, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Toots and the Maytals, Hugh Masekela. The 80s starred Iron Maiden, The Cure, Dead Kennedys, King Crimson and Depeche Mode
But things were starting to look bleak. The Building’s condition had rapidly deteriorated throughout the 70s, and as Masons started moving to the suburbs, the Temple started to fall on hard times. The corporation started looking to sell in the mid 90s, but the bands played on, ranging from Vanilla Ice to Weird Al Yankovic, The Tragically Hip to Ice-T. Rage Against the Machine. Phish. Queen Latifah. David Bowie. Pearl Jam & The Smashing Pumpkins opened for The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Green Day opened for Bad Religion. It wasn’t enough.
The building narrowly escaped demolition in 1997 by being declared a heritage site (the ‘lucky’ 888 address was coveted by developers). CTV bought it in 1998 as a news bureau and venue for the Mike Bullard show. MTV took over in 2006, and, despite closing the Concert Hall, still managed to cage a performance from U2 in 2009.
MTV decided to up-stakes and move down to Queen Street in 2012, but the Temple only had to wait a year before Info-Tech Research Group bought and thoroughly renovated it. The Concert Hall has been opened for special events, like listening sessions lead by Jimmy Page, concerts by Luke and the Apostles and Platinum Blond, boxing events, and much more. Now that 888 Yonge Inc. has the reins, we can expect more fantastic events in this beautiful, historic space.
Special Thanks to Daniel Tate. @theflyervault
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