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Old 06-15-2021, 06:36 PM   #1
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Default 3 nites at MASSEY HALL - November 2021

3 TORONTO newspaper articles about the re-opening of Massey Hall and Gordon's 3 nights in November 2021!!
Toronto STAR - https://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...nte-marie.html

Storied music venue Massey Hall to reopen in November with Lightfoot, Sainte-Marie
By The Canadian Press
Mon., June 14, 2021

TORONTO - Gordon Lightfoot, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Broken Social Scene are among the artists set to perform at a renovated Massey Hall when the historic Toronto music venue reopens in November.

The 127-year-old performance space has announced the first lineup of acts after a three-year closure for an extensive restoration.

Lightfoot, who was the last artist to perform there on July 1, 2018, will play three consecutive shows Nov. 25 through Nov. 27.

Sainte-Marie’s concert is set for Nov. 30 with special guests the Sadies.

And indie rock collective Broken Social Scene will mark its 20th anniversary with a Toronto concert on Dec. 16, which will use the venue’s new general admission-seating configuration in the centre floor.

Other artists set to take the stage in the coming months include City and Colour, a.k.a. Dallas Green, who will play two intimate solo performances on Dec. 9 and 10.

A complete list of confirmed performers is on the website (masseyhall.com/meetatmassey).

Tickets go on sale to the public June 21.

GLOBE and MAIL - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts...hall-gets-set/

Gordon Lightfoot to play three shows as renovated Massey Hall gets set to reopen this November
BRAD WHEELER

While introducing a performance by Feist and the Tragically Hip taped at Toronto’s Massey Hall for the recent Juno Awards broadcast, Gordon Lightfoot let the cat out of the bag about his own upcoming shows there, “where I shall be presenting myself hopefully in the fall.”

Massey Hall, closed since 2018 for extensive renovations of the 127-year-old venue, has now officially announced the Lightfoot concerts and much more.

The Carefree Highway troubadour, the last artist to perform at the concert hall, on July 1, 2018, will open the revitalized space with three shows on Nov. 25, 26 and 27. Lightfoot celebrates his 83rd birthday on Nov. 17. He has performed on what is now known as the Allan Slaight Stage on more than 160 occasions.

Other announced 2021 concerts at the designated national historic site include Buffy Sainte-Marie (Nov. 30), City and Colour (Dec. 9 and 10) and Broken Social Scene (Dec. 16).

In conjunction with the news of Massey Hall’s reopening, Toronto Mayor John Tory proclaimed Monday Massey Hall Day in the city.

The news comes on the heels of last week’s announcement by music promoter Live Nation Canada that it has collaborated on a new venue in Toronto’s east end. With a capacity of 2,500, the History concert space will compete for bookings not only with the 2,700-seat Massey Hall, but the similarly sized waterfront Rebel entertainment complex. The first show at History is scheduled for Oct. 22, with Maryland rock band All Time Low set for a venue-christening visit.

The announcements are another sign of the return of live music in Canada, an industry that, like so many others, was shut down by the pandemic. Music concerts are still not allowed in Ontario, but Quebec is already permitting indoor and outdoor concerts with restrictions on capacity and seating configurations. Indoor concerts in British Columbia are expected just after Labour Day.

“I’m hopeful we’ll have something by the end of summer outdoors,” said Riley O’Connor, the chairman of Live Nation Canada, whose first scheduled concert this season at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage amphitheatre is Blue Rodeo on Aug. 28. “And there’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll be back indoors by this fall.”

Though the concert industry is reopening with gusto in the United States – Foo Fighters will play a full-capacity Madison Square Garden on June 20, with attendees required to show proof of vaccination – not everyone is optimistic that the sector in Canada is ready to follow suit.

“Other sectors are going to open, but we’re not there yet,” said Erin Benjamin, the president and CEO of Canadian Live Music Association, an advocacy group for the concert industry. “I’d say we’re six months away from getting back to normal.”

Getting back to normal means venues operating at full capacity. Indoor venues will likely face restrictions on crowd sizes for the foreseeable future. “Shows are going on sale now because people are doing their best to plan, and a certain length of runway is required,” Benjamin said. “They’ll just get postponed if operators can’t operate at all or at the kind of capacity they need to make it viable.”

It’s possible a promoter could raise ticket prices to offset the loss of revenue from reduced seating. One artist who won’t be doing that is Lightfoot. “It’s a non-starter with Gordon,” said Bernie Fiedler, Lightfoot’s long-time promoter. “He won’t have anything to do with that. He’s insistent when it comes to reasonable prices for his fans.”

TICKETS: https://masseyhall.mhrth.com/tickets...n_A&promo=4146

Toronto SUN https://torontosun.com/news/local-ne...hree-year-reno

Gordon Lightfoot to reopen Massey Hall after three-year reno
Author of the article:Jane Stevenson
Publishing date:Jun 14, 2021 • 1 day ago

The “House of Gord” is back.

Gordon Lightfoot will reopen Toronto’s Massey Hall — which has been undergoing three years of renovations — with a trio of shows Nov. 25-27.

It’s only fitting since Lightfoot, who turns 83 on Nov. 17, closed the legendary hall with a concert back on Canada Day, July 1, 2018.

“No one could have predicted the challenges we would all face in the ensuing years,” said Jesse Kumagai, Massey Hall’s president and CEO, in a statement on Monday.

“There isn’t enough that can be said about those who have helped us reach this point.”

Gordon Lightfoot performs at Massey Hall in Toronto on July 1, 2018. (Jag Gundu/Massey Hall)

Lightfoot is the venue’s most frequent performer, having played the venue on Victoria St., near Yonge and Queen Sts.. more than 165 times — thus its “House of Gord” nickname.

Other coming Massey Hall shows announced Monday include Buffy Saint-Marie with The Sadies (Nov. 30); City and Colour (Dec. 9-10); Broken Social Scene (Dec. 16); Emmylou Harris & Patty Griffin (Jan. 31); The Glorious Sons (March 10-13); Sarah Harmer (March 25); Bruce Cockburn (April 22); Jann Arden (May 24-25) and Mavis Staples (May 28).
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