As COVID-19 cases soar and provinces implement new capacity restrictions, a series of concert delays and cancellations has followed.
UPDATE (12/21, 2:50 p.m. ET): More shows have been added to the list of delays and cancellations All concert venues and bars in Quebec have shut down, and Toronto venues including the Horseshoe Tavern, Lee's Palace, the Garrison and the Baby G have been shut until the new year.
UPDATE (12/22, 9:15 p.m. ET): Vancouver has closed all bars and nightclubs, with seated concert venues of any size going to 50 percent capacity. Snotty Nose Rez Kids have cancelled their show as a result. The Dakota Tavern has become the latest Toronto venue to cancel all upcoming shows.
This includes upcoming shows from Kaytranada, METZ, BADBADNOTGOOD, Barenaked Ladies and more. Many of these shows have been delayed (with new dates still forthcoming), while some have been cancelled outright. Toronto venues the Garrsion and the Baby G have closed until at least January 5.
So far, most of the cancellations impact Ontario, BC and Quebec, where new capacity limits have been imposed this week. Bear in mind that Ontario's new rules don't come into effect until tomorrow (December 18), while Quebec's start on Monday (December 20), so there are still some big shows happening over the weekend.
Additionally, the Avalanches have rescheduled their winter tour and Wolves in the Throne Room have cancelled theirs — but it's not clear if COVID has anything to do with those announcements, so we haven't included them in this list.
See the list of delays and cancellations so far below. The situation is evolving all the time and more shows are getting called off — so just because you don't see a show on the list, that doesn't necessarily mean it is going ahead. Note the symbols indicating whether a show is being rescheduled or if it's cancelled outright.
Kingston, ON
12/31 The Glorious Sons @ Leon's Centre ~
Barrie, ON
12/29 Blue Rodeo @ Sadlon Arena ~
Charlottetown, PE
12/27 Nap Eyes/Kiwi Jr. @ Trailside Music Hall ^
Halifax, NS
12/28 Nap Eyes/Kiwi Jr. @ Seahorse Tavern
Hamilton, ON
12/13 RALPH @ Mill's Hardware ^
Montreal, QC
12/18 Unleash the Archers @ L'Astral ^
12/19 ODD @ Bar le Ritz *
12/31 Éric Lapointe @ MTELUS ^
Hamilton, ON
12/18 Jennifer Castle @ The Casbah ^
12/18-19 The Dirty Nil @ Bridgeworks ^ (supporting set)
London, ON
12/17 Chastity @ Bridgeworks ^ (supporting set)
01/06 Dierks Bentley @ Budweiser Gardens ^
Ottawa, ON
12/18 Molly Johnson @ National Arts Centre ^
12/18 Matt Andersen @ National Arts Centre ^
12/20-21 Unleash the Archers @ Brass Monkey ^
12/22 Carly Rae Jepsen @ National Arts Centre ^
Peterborough, ON
12/27 Blue Rodeo @ Peterborough Memorial Centre ~
Quebec City, ON
12/19 BADBADNOTGOOD @ Imperial Bell *
Toronto, ON
12/17-23 Barenaked Ladies @ CAA Theatre ^
12/17 Bria @ Paradise Theatre ~
12/17 Ricky Gervais @ Scotiabank Arena ^
12/17 Guided by Voices @ Pheonix Concert Theatre ^
12/17-18 Lowest of the Low @ Horseshoe Tavern *
12/17-18 METZ @ Lee's Palace *
12/18 Citizen @ Velvet Underground ^
12/18 Intervals @ Opera House *
12/18 USS @ History ~
12/19 Tallies @ The Baby G ^
12/20 Good Lovelies @ Massey Hall *
12/20 Unleash the Archers @ Opera House ^
12/21 Jennifer Castle @ The Casbah %
12/22-23 The Tenors @ Massey Hall ^
12/23 Skydiggers @ Danforth Music Hall ~
12/22 BADBADNOTGOOD @History *
12/28 Dilly Dally @ The Garrison ~
12/28 Kontravoid @ The Baby G ~
12/29 Austra @ The Garrison ~
12/29 Debby Friday @ The Baby G ~
12/29-30 Kaytranada @ History *
12/30-31 The Sadies @ Horseshoe Tavern *
12/23 Lemon Bucket @ Lee's Palace *
12/30 RALPH @ Axis Club ^
12/31 Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band @ Tranzac Club ^
12/31 Monowhales @ Lee's Palace *
02/05-06 The War on Drugs @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre ^
Vancouver, BC
12/30 Snotty Nose Rez Kids @ Commodore Ballroom *
12/31 Bryan Adams @ Rogers Arena ^
01/01 Dave Chapelle @ Rogers Arena ~
01/06-08 54-40 @ Commodore Ballroom ~
Windsor, ON
12/19 The Tenors @ Caesars Windsor ^
Yarmouth, NS
12/18 Postdata/Dusted @ YARC *
* being rescheduled
^ cancelled outright
~ rescheduled
% will now be a livestream
UPDATE (12/21, 2:50 p.m. ET): More shows have been added to the list of delays and cancellations All concert venues and bars in Quebec have shut down, and Toronto venues including the Horseshoe Tavern, Lee's Palace, the Garrison and the Baby G have been shut until the new year.
UPDATE (12/22, 9:15 p.m. ET): Vancouver has closed all bars and nightclubs, with seated concert venues of any size going to 50 percent capacity. Snotty Nose Rez Kids have cancelled their show as a result. The Dakota Tavern has become the latest Toronto venue to cancel all upcoming shows.
This includes upcoming shows from Kaytranada, METZ, BADBADNOTGOOD, Barenaked Ladies and more. Many of these shows have been delayed (with new dates still forthcoming), while some have been cancelled outright. Toronto venues the Garrsion and the Baby G have closed until at least January 5.
So far, most of the cancellations impact Ontario, BC and Quebec, where new capacity limits have been imposed this week. Bear in mind that Ontario's new rules don't come into effect until tomorrow (December 18), while Quebec's start on Monday (December 20), so there are still some big shows happening over the weekend.
Additionally, the Avalanches have rescheduled their winter tour and Wolves in the Throne Room have cancelled theirs — but it's not clear if COVID has anything to do with those announcements, so we haven't included them in this list.
See the list of delays and cancellations so far below. The situation is evolving all the time and more shows are getting called off — so just because you don't see a show on the list, that doesn't necessarily mean it is going ahead. Note the symbols indicating whether a show is being rescheduled or if it's cancelled outright.
Kingston, ON
12/31 The Glorious Sons @ Leon's Centre ~
Barrie, ON
12/29 Blue Rodeo @ Sadlon Arena ~
Charlottetown, PE
12/27 Nap Eyes/Kiwi Jr. @ Trailside Music Hall ^
Halifax, NS
12/28 Nap Eyes/Kiwi Jr. @ Seahorse Tavern
Hamilton, ON
12/13 RALPH @ Mill's Hardware ^
Montreal, QC
12/18 Unleash the Archers @ L'Astral ^
12/19 ODD @ Bar le Ritz *
12/31 Éric Lapointe @ MTELUS ^
Hamilton, ON
12/18 Jennifer Castle @ The Casbah ^
12/18-19 The Dirty Nil @ Bridgeworks ^ (supporting set)
London, ON
12/17 Chastity @ Bridgeworks ^ (supporting set)
01/06 Dierks Bentley @ Budweiser Gardens ^
Ottawa, ON
12/18 Molly Johnson @ National Arts Centre ^
12/18 Matt Andersen @ National Arts Centre ^
12/20-21 Unleash the Archers @ Brass Monkey ^
12/22 Carly Rae Jepsen @ National Arts Centre ^
Peterborough, ON
12/27 Blue Rodeo @ Peterborough Memorial Centre ~
Quebec City, ON
12/19 BADBADNOTGOOD @ Imperial Bell *
Toronto, ON
12/17-23 Barenaked Ladies @ CAA Theatre ^
12/17 Bria @ Paradise Theatre ~
12/17 Ricky Gervais @ Scotiabank Arena ^
12/17 Guided by Voices @ Pheonix Concert Theatre ^
12/17-18 Lowest of the Low @ Horseshoe Tavern *
12/17-18 METZ @ Lee's Palace *
12/18 Citizen @ Velvet Underground ^
12/18 Intervals @ Opera House *
12/18 USS @ History ~
12/19 Tallies @ The Baby G ^
12/20 Good Lovelies @ Massey Hall *
12/20 Unleash the Archers @ Opera House ^
12/21 Jennifer Castle @ The Casbah %
12/22-23 The Tenors @ Massey Hall ^
12/23 Skydiggers @ Danforth Music Hall ~
12/22 BADBADNOTGOOD @History *
12/28 Dilly Dally @ The Garrison ~
12/28 Kontravoid @ The Baby G ~
12/29 Austra @ The Garrison ~
12/29 Debby Friday @ The Baby G ~
12/29-30 Kaytranada @ History *
12/30-31 The Sadies @ Horseshoe Tavern *
12/23 Lemon Bucket @ Lee's Palace *
12/30 RALPH @ Axis Club ^
12/31 Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band @ Tranzac Club ^
12/31 Monowhales @ Lee's Palace *
02/05-06 The War on Drugs @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre ^
Vancouver, BC
12/30 Snotty Nose Rez Kids @ Commodore Ballroom *
12/31 Bryan Adams @ Rogers Arena ^
01/01 Dave Chapelle @ Rogers Arena ~
01/06-08 54-40 @ Commodore Ballroom ~
Windsor, ON
12/19 The Tenors @ Caesars Windsor ^
Yarmouth, NS
12/18 Postdata/Dusted @ YARC *
* being rescheduled
^ cancelled outright
~ rescheduled
% will now be a livestream
