Australian live music industry legend Michal Chugg, a.k.a. “Chuggi,” is as involved with discovering and developing acts as he ever was, a point noted at his recent Canadian Music Week keynote conversation June 9 with interviewer Joey Scoleri, head of artist relations at Live Nation Canada. Continue Reading Chugg Brings Down Under To The Great White North
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The live music industry is an integral component of Canadian Music Week, the long-running industry conference held annually in Toronto for the past 41 years. Taking place June 5-10, at the Toronto Westin Hotel, CMW includes keynotes, panels, Live Music Industry Awards, and a music festival. Continue Reading Canadian Music Week Back On Track
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The Arena at Pickering Casino Resort, a new 2,500-capacity venue with an entire retractable seating system, has opened in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), a short drive on the 401 east highway from Canada’s biggest music tour stop, Toronto. Continue Reading Pickering venue opens with Bryan Adams
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Rogers Centre, home to the Toronto Blue Jays, Canada’s only Major League Baseball team, was the oldest stadium in North America to not go through significant upgrades, until this past offseason. From closer-to-the-action social spaces to arcade games and a stylish rooftop patio, those who want more than a traditional day out at the ballgame can do so. Continue Reading From ‘Stadium’ To ‘Ballpark,’ Rogers Centre’s $300M Transformation
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Canada’s biggest celebration of music, the Juno Awards — considered the country’s equivalent to the Grammys — will be broadcast live from Edmonton’s Rogers Place on March 13, the state-of-the-art arena that this year will see sold-out shows by Shania Twain (two plus a third now on sale), Bruce Springsteen, The Chicks and this year’s Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees, Alberta’s own Nickelback. Continue Reading Edmonton’s Rogers Place Readies For Monday-Night Juno Awards
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