The following are shows coming up around the Greater Toronto Area that relate to the music featured in this blog.

Recently added shows

May\Jun

Lord's of Acid
May 19
Lee's Palace

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
May 20
Budweiser Stage

Kid Kapichi
May 20
Velvet Underground

Jjuujjuu
May 21
The Garrison

Buck Meek
May 22
The Great Hall (moved from Horseshoe Tavern)

Echo & The Bunnymen
May 23
History

Images in Vogue
May 23
Classic Bowl

Brainiac
May 24
Horseshoe Tavern

Bruce Cockburn
May 25
Massey Hall

Shannon and the Clams
May 25
The Concert Hall

The Spoons & Art of Noise/Revision/VJ set
May 25
Classic Bowl

Gary Clark Jr.
May 26 & 27
History

Glom
May 26
Drake Underground

The Damned w/ Ichi Bons
May 27
Danforth Music Hall

Khruangbin
May 31 - Jun 2
History

Limblifter
May 25
Horseshoe Tavern

Camera Obscura
June 1
The Concert Hall

Glass Beams
June 2
Phoenix Concert Theatre (upgraded from The Axis Club)

The Velveteins
June 2
Horseshoe Tavern

Francis of Delirium
June 3
Drake Underground

Julie Doiron
June 6
Monarch Tavern

Boeckner
June 7
The Horseshoe Tavern

Softcult w\ Tallies
June 7
Velvet Underground

Pixies, Modest Mouse, w/ Cat Power
June 8
Budweiser Stage

Kim Gordon
June 10
The Axis Club

Spencer Krug
June 11
The Baby G

Quasi
June 15
The Garrison

Reverend Horton Heat w/ The Surfrajettes
June 15
Horseshoe Tavern

The Budos Band
June 15
Phoenix Concert Theatre

Spiritual Cramp
June 15
Lee’s Palace

Sarah McLachlan
June 19
Budweiser Stage

Los Campesinos!
June 20
The Opera House

Horsegirl
June 21
Velvet Underground

Angus & Julia Stone
June 22
Danforth Music Hall

The Church w/ Afghan Whigs & Ed Harcourt
June 24
Danforth Music Hall

Airiel w\ Blushing & Bodywash
June 24
The Garrison

Lip Critic
June 25
The Garrison

Santana w/ Counting Crows
June 26
Budweiser Stage

Norah Jones
June 27
Budweiser Stage

Barenaked Ladies w\ Sam Roberts Band
June 27
The Bowl at Sobey’s Stadium (York U)

Kurt Vile & The Violators
June 28
Danforth Music Hall

Lake Street Dive
June 28
History

Pedro the Lion
June 28
The Great Hall

July

Wilco
July 2 & 3
Massey Hall

Orville Peck
July 3
Budweiser Stage

Future Islands
July 4
Massey Hall

Elvis Costello & The Imposters w\ Charlie Sexton
July 4
Budweiser Stage

Madison Cunningham
July 4
The Concert Hall

Big Shiny Saturday Festival: The Tea Party, Headstones, I Mother Earth, Treble Charger, & Bif Naked
July 6
The Bowl at Sobey’s Stadium (York U)

Etran de L'Aïr
July 7
Longboat Hall

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
July 8
Budweiser Stage

Steve Earle
July 8
Danforth Music Hall

Mt. Joy
July 10
Budweiser Stage

Jah Wobble
July 10
The Great Hall

Alanis Morissette w/ Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
July 13 & 14
Budweiser Stage

youbet w\ Truth Club
July 15
Monarch Tavern

Red Hot Chili Peppers
July 15 & 17
Budweiser Stage

Unwound
July 18
The Concert Hall

Hana Vu
July 19
The Baby G

The Courettes
July 22
Monarch Tavern

Totally Tubular Festival: Thomas Dolby, Modern English, Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Men Without Hats, The Romantics, Bow wow wow, Tommy Tutone, The Plimsouls
July 24
Great Canadian Casino Resort

Lambrini Girls
July 24
The Garrison

Regina Spektor
July 25
History

Redd Kross
July 29
Lee’s Palace

Tinariwen
July 31
Phoenix Concert Theatre

August

Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, & The Linda Lindas
August 1
Rogers Centre

DIIV w/ Horse Jumper of Love
August 2
The Concert Hall

Sleater-Kinney
August 3
Danforth Music Hall

Wild Nothing
August 8
Lee’s Palace

Thank You, I’m Sorry
August 8
The Baby G

Billy Idol
August 9
Scotiabank Arena

Chameleons UK
August 13
The Opera House

Sheryl Crow (opening for P!NK)
August 14
Rogers Centre

Washed Out
August 14
Danforth Music Hall

Iron & Wine
August 17
Danforth Music Hall

NOFX, Descendents, The Interrupters, Circle Jerks, Subhumans, Bad Waitress
August 17 & 18
Downsview Park

Bush w/ Jerry Cantrell and Candlebox
August 19
Budweiser Stage

Santigold
August 19
Rebel Nightclub

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
August 21
Budweiser Stage

The Beaches w/ Valley, & Dizzy
August 22
Budweiser Stage

Blue Rodeo w\ Matt Mays & Begonia
August 24
Budwesier Stage

Gaslight Anthem
August 15
History

Cage the Elephant
August 27
Budweiser Stage

Ladytron
August 30
Phoenix Concert Theatre

Peter Hook & The Light
August 31
History

Later…

Cigarettes After Sex
September 1
Scotiabank Arena

Bikini Kill
September 3
History

Marika Hackman
September 4
Drake Underground

Nick Mulvey
September 5
The Concert Hall

Hootie & The Blowfish
September 7
Budweiser Stage

Weezer w\ The Flaming Lips & Dinosaur Jr.
September 8
Scotiabank Arena

Stone Temple Pilots w\ Live & Soul Asylum
September 8
Budweiser Stage

Jeff Lynne’s ELO
September 9
Scotiabank Arena

Pulp
September 10 & 11
History

The Killers
September 10
Budweiser Stage

Spoon
September 10
Danforth Music Hall

Royel Otis
September 12
The Concert Hall

Paul Weller
September 13
History

The Exploited
September 13 (rescheduled from Sep 8, 2023)
Lee’s Palace

St. Vincent
September 14
Massey Hall

The Hives
September 16
History

Amen Dunes
September 17
The Concert Hall

Too Many Zooz
September 19
Lee’s Palace

Sting
September 20-22, 24 & 25
Massey Hall

Keane
September 20
Queen Elizabeth Theatre

The National w/ War on Drugs & Lucius
September 20
Budweiser Stage

Idles
September 20
Coca-Cola Coliseum

Bôa
September 23
The Concert Hall (moved from Horseshoe Tavern)

Vampire Weekend w/ Cults
September 24
Budweiser Stage

PJ Harvey
September 25 & 26
History

Neko Case
September 27
Danforth Music Hall

Kings of Leon
October 1
Budweiser Stage

Herbie Hancock
October 1
Massey Hall

Stars
October 3-5
The Concert Hall

Death From Above 1979
October 4
History

Social Distortion
October 5
History

The Lemon Twigs
October 5
Lee’s Palace

Nilüfer Yanya
October 5
Phoenix Concert Theatre

Yard Act
October 7
The Axis Club

OMD
October 8
History

Nada Surf
October 8
The Great Hall

The Black Keys
October 11
Scotiabank Arena

Fontaines D.C.
October 11
Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Air
October 12
Massey Hall

La Luz
October 12
Horseshoe Tavern

Johnny Marr & James
October 14
History

Opeth
October 14
Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Dehd
October 17
Lee’s Palace

Sisters of Mercy
October 26
History

Arc De Soleil
October 27
The Great Hall

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
November 3 & 6 (rescheduled from Nov 14 & 16, 2023)
Scotiabank Arena

The Dip
November 6
The Concert Hall

Elisapie
November 8
The Opera House

La Femme
November 13
The Opera House

Adrianne Lenker
November 16
Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Tokyo Police Club & Hollerado
November 27
History

Lo Moon
November 28
The Garrison

Donovan Woods
December 5
Massey Hall

Alvvays
December 5-7
The Concert Hall

Chilly Gonzales
April 22, 2025
Massey Hall