X&Y – A Tribute to Coldplay Live at the Linsmore Tavern!

June 16, 2023 9:30 pm

This is going to be a really cool night and one not to miss! On Friday June 16th, the Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave) is welcoming for the very first time a Tribute band of the most popular rock band of the 2000’s, X&Y – A Tribute to Coldplay! Featuring some of GTA’s best musicians, get ready for a special evening and precise performance from X&Y! Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door!

Coldplay are a passionate, heart-rending alternative pop group whose sweet melodies and swooning lyrics made them one of the biggest bands of the new millennium.
Performing over 20 years of hit songs and selling out multiple nights in almost every venue they perform at thrilling dedicated fans numbered in the millions.
With a focus on Coldplay’s earlier music, ‘X&Y’ brings the closest sonic and visual performance to the real experience available. It’s all there…the voice, the sound, the songs and the sights.
‘X&Y’ is fronted by Andrew Sansone. With over 20 years as a professional musician and playing multiple instruments Andrew provides audiences of all ages the dynamic and emotional musical experience that you would expect from Chris Martin himself.
The X&Y band members are all professional seasoned musicians from the Greater Toronto area and have played literally 1000’s of shows at various festivals, theatres and live music venues.
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The Brokes – Tribute to The Strokes Live at the Linsmore Tavern!

June 23, 2023 9:30 pm

The Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave), over the last 12 years has had almost every Tribute to a Rock band you can think of! We absolutely love bringing in the best Tribute Bands to our stage and one of the things we are known for is the Tribute shows that we have on our stage! On Friday June 23rd,  the Linsmore is bringing in a new Tribute to one of the biggest rock bands of the last 20 years for the very first time and we know fans of this band is going to love this! The Brokes who play the music of The Strokes will be hitting our stage for the very first time and there is a lot of buzz around this very new Tribute band! Every show they have played around Toronto has been a Sell-Out, so make sure you get your tickets in advance for this one, because we think this show will be like the others! Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door!

The Brokes are a note-for-note tribute to the Strokes formed in 2022 by five veteran Toronto musicians. After what was to be a one-off Halloween show, demand for more was made clear and has only grown with each sell-out performance. With a deep repertoire of songs off of every major release, The Brokes weave through the timeless classics and deep cuts of The Strokes with precision, poise, and pure rock and roll energy.

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The Queen Is Dead Plays The Smiths including performing Meat is Murder in it’s entirety, Live at the Linsmore Tavern!

June 24, 2023 9:30 pm

One of our favourite Tribute bands returns to the Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave), is The Queen Is Dead, Tribute to The Smiths who have tore down the house every time they play on our stage and the show is always at capacity!! Fans of 80’s Post Punk and Brit Rock, you’re going to want mark Saturday June 24th down on your calendar, as that’s when The Queen Is Dead who pays Tribute to The Smiths make their return to our stage!  They will be performing 3 sets of The Smiths including their monumental album Meat is Murder in it’s entirety! The show starts at 9:30pm, tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door!

The Queen Is Dead are a tribute to the iconic and highly influential Manchester band The Smiths. Based in Toronto, they have been curating and fine tuning a choice selection of material to please any fan of The Smiths. They return to the Linsmore Tavern bringing with them The Smiths brand of poetic and often wry humoured alternative pop rock.

“Amazing band! Johnny Marr would be blown away by the stellar guitar skills! If I never get a chance to see Morrissey live at least I got to dance to Nelson’s amazing voice singing some of the best songs that filled my heart!!! Thank you for coming to Guelph! Come back soon”

-Jennifer Sears

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GTA’s Best Party Band Riff Raff finally returns to the Linsmore Tavern!

August 19, 2023 9:30 pm
Saturday August 19th the Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave) is excited to bring back one of our absolute favourites and the very best Party band in the GTA, Riff Raff! Whenever there is a big event like Halloween, New Years Eve, a big party, we always want to bring in Riff Raff, as they are the best out there for entertaining a party! We have been trying to get these guys in over the last year, but with their busy schedule we have not been able to do so until now! With so many requests and absolutely tearing down the house every time they hit the Linsmore stage, including this past SOLD-OUT New Years Eve party!! Riff Raff is one of the best party band’s you will ever see and hear live! With such a great set-list that will have you up dancing, Riff Raff delivers such a high energy show, that everyone in the room loves to be a part of! Riff Raff does not play many live shows anymore, so when you get a chance to see them, take advantage of it!
The band that didn’t sleep with your grandma, but would. These guys play covers (think Zeppelin to Prince to Madonna to The White Stripes played by a band raised by wolves) and they’ll get to the gig in a truck that goes a rockin’ 62 km/h. Considered one of the best live bands in all of Toronto, there has been many requests to bring these guys in and here they are again! Featuring charismatic frontman Pat LoRe who is an absolute wildman with a mic, he’s the type of frontman that will have you entertained and dancing along with the amazing music that Riff Raff plays!
If you are looking for a high energy night and a band that’s going to put on an incredible live show that will have you up and dancing, then this is the night for you! The show starts at 9:30pm, so arrive early because the place will be packed and you will not want to miss one minute of this show, $10 in advance and $10 at the door!
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Blood Roses The Best of 70s, 80s, new wave, punk, and pop with a Nod to The Jam Returns to the Linsmore Tavern!

July 15, 2023 9:30 pm
They are back again at the Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave), this time it’s going to be all about Blood Roses who perform the best of the 70s & 80s, New Wave, Punk and Rock, with a nod to The Jam! Saturday, July 15th, the Linsmore Tavern can’t wait to welcome back some of our favourite musicians who were the ones who brought to our stage 16 instalments of 1977 Punk Rock Blitz-o-rama’s! Blood Roses play a pile of hits, new wave, punk, rock, and of course you will hear few from The Jam! This night always SELLS-OUT and brings an electric atmosphere. Do not miss this night! Party starts at 9:30pm, Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door!
BLOOD ROSES
Formed in 2017, BLOOD ROSES are an original and cover act playing new wave, punk rock, and rock n’ roll covers. As an extension of songwriting duo, Sara Dishart and Filthy Rich, Blood Roses play popular covers from bands like The Clash, Blondie, Patti Smith, Velvet Underground, The Go-Gos, Duran Duran, Talking Heads, Devo, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Kinks, Billy Idol, David Bowie, The Cure, The Cars, Killing Joke, Joy Division, The Smiths and more. Guaranteed to get you up dancing on the floor.
BLOOD ROSES are: Richard McCarthy (aka Filthy Rich), guitar, vocals; Sara Dishart (Blondee, Pop Dead Gorgeous), vocals, guitar; Cleave Anderson (Blue Rodeo, Battered Wives), drums; and Martin Von Wuthenau, bass.

I Will Be King: Paying Tribute To The Genius of David Bowie Back at the Linsmore Tavern!

June 10, 2023 9:00 pm
The Linsmore Tavern is excited to bring back one of the most popular bands to play the Linsmore Tavern, I Will Be King: Paying Tribute To The Genius of David Bowie on Saturday June 10th! I Will Be King have played twelve outstanding SOLD-OUT shows at the Linsmore Tavern over the last few years and we are thrilled to have them come back! There are a few Bowie Tributes out there, but none of them stand up to I Will Be King! Let’s face the facts, David Bowie is one of the most influential artist’s who has ever lived and he is a musical genius! This 6 piece band will definitely deliver the goods of the music of David Bowie and if you are a fan of Bowie, do not miss this show! There really is no David Bowie Tribute out there, like them!
There are few Artists that have influenced so many aspects of pop culture than David Bowie, in style, fashion, musicality, performance and both genre and gender bending.
STILETTO FLATS began planning a very special tribute to David Bowie at the beginning of 2015. They had no idea that he would pass in 2016 (indeed, Bowie seemed to have an ethereal personality that would keep him with us for years to come). With his death, the Flats have taken very special measures to present the best Bowie tribute possible, recognizing that there are few or no female-centric bands that would dare to undertake this. They present you, I Will Be King: Paying Tribute To The Genius of David Bowie!
The Band Features:
Elana Harte, vocals, guitar
Lucio Agostini, backs, guitar
Janet Whiteway, backs, keyboards
Jen Benton, bass
Robyn McDonald, drums
Suze Burmester, percs, backs
Tickets for this amazing show are now on sale and are only $12 in advance, $15 at the door! You can purchase your tickets online at www.linsmoretavern.com
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The Gary Cain Band Live in Toronto at the Linsmore Tavern, 1 Night Only!

July 7, 2023 9:30 pm
On Friday July 7th, the Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth) has a very special band returning who all music fans and blues fans need to see, as The Gary Cain Band is back for a special Friday night show in Toronto! Coming back from Austin Texas, this will be The Gary Cain Band’s only Toronto show, so do not miss it! We have had a ton of requests to bring Gary back for a show over the last year and we are so lucky to him back one more time, as he is not in Canada very often. The Gary Cain Band held down a monthly Sunday residency at the Linsmore throughout 2017 and parts of 2018 and captivated many people with their incredible blues music! Gary Cain has gained a ton of notoriety as one of the top blues musicians and guitar virtuoso’s not only in Canada but around the world! He is considered, the #4 independent blues guitarist in the world (2016 Six String Theory) and was also Semi-Finalists in The Blues Foundation’s 2018 International Blues Challenge, held in Memphis. He moved to Austin, Texas and has been touring all over melting faces with his tremendous guitar playing! Gary has a very hectic schedule over the summer touring everywhere, so don’t miss out on seeing this talent in Toronto. Gary is only back for a short period of time, so Toronto music fans, we are really in for a big treat with Gary returning to play the Linsmore! The show starts at 9:30pm, tickets are $10 in advance, $10 at the door so do not miss this show!
Gary Cain is Canada’s #1 Independent Blues Artist! Some of the bands that has influenced Gary Cain’s Blues music, include Eric Gales, Philip Sayce, Stevie Ray Vaughan, AC/DC, Danny Gatton, ZZ Top, Chris Duarte, Scott Henderson, Doyle Bramhall II, Greg Koch, Albert King, Albert Collins, and Jimi Hendrix! In 2019 Gary opened a show for George Thorogood and The Destroyers at Massey Hall in front of 3000 people and absolutely stole the show! He is gaining a ton of worldwide recognition and someone you need to see live!
Gary Cain is one of the most exciting guitar-slingers on the blues scene today. As a child he spent entire days in his parents’ basement learning AC/DC songs note-for-note on a cheap classical guitar. “Eventually I think they thought ‘It’s time to get him into lessons.’ I still laugh when I think back to me as a 12-year old kid trying to explain to my Mom the intricacies of Angus Young’s solo on the live version of Whole Lotta Rosie.”
After studying guitar at Humber College’s world-renowned music program, he played in several bands, eventually landing a gig in Dubai in the house band for The Lodge, one of Dubai’s largest nightclubs. The four-sets-a-night, six-nights-a-week pace eventually led to a vocal injury that sidelined him. “I wasn’t sure what to do, no seemed to be able to tell me what the problem was. When I finally got into see a specialist that could tell me, it was a relief to know it was something I could come back from.” Now, back in action with a style he calls Twang-a-Delic Blues-o-Phunk, he’s backed by a rhythm section featuring two incredibly well-rounded, experienced, and talented musicians. “It’s great to be able to play with guys that can draw from so many styles. It gives us a lot of freedom to stretch out of the typical blues box and into a lot of cool different places.”
In 2016 Gary placed 4th in the world in the blues category of Grammy Winner Lee Ritneour’s Six String Theory guitar competition, judged by such greats as Joe Bonamassa, Ry Cooder, and Joe Satriani. He is also an Official Fractal Artist.
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Canada Day at the Linsmore Tavern with Chronicles: A Tribute to Rush!

July 1, 2023 9:30 pm
Saturday July 1st Canada Day, we couldn’t think of a better band to celebrate our country’s birthday, than Chronicles – A Tribute to Rush who are ready to put on an incredible show! Many consider Rush as the greatest Canadian band ever, so it makes perfect sense to bring in Chronicles to bring you the brilliant music of Canada’s Rock Royalty! Not only will Chronicles will perform Rush’s Moving Pictures in entirety, but they will play deep into the evening, 3 hours of Rush’s best songs! We get so many requests to bring back Chronicles, as there are so many die-hard Rush fans out there! Chronicles 3 previous shows at the Linsmore were SELL-OUTS, so get your tickets now, as this will be a hot-seller! The musicianship in this band is fantastic and something that all Rush fans need to see live!
Hailing from Toronto, Canada and borne of a distinct love of the music of a band that inspired them since they were young musicians, Chronicles – A Tribute to Rush celebrates the music of Rush with a focus on the classic era. Featuring selections from the very first Rush album, through the ground-breaking 2112, the prog-rock classics A Farewell to Kings and Hemispheres to the chart-topping Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures, Chronicles – A Tribute to Rush really delivers! Since this era culminated in the outstanding Exit…Stage Left live album, Chronicles faithfully reproduces the versions of the songs on that live opus and also dips into the 80’s and 90’s Rush eras by covering songs from Signals, Grace Under Pressure and Presto. Chronicles – A Tribute to Rush is the best way to get your Rush fix – played by Rush fans, FOR Rush fans!
Tickets for this show are only $10 in advance, $10 at the door! You can buy tickets online at www.linsmoretavern.com
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