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Calgary Concerts
What show do you remember?
An independent ledger of Calgary concert memories. The night you knew. The encore. The opener you missed. The wall keeps the answers, decade by decade.
Name a show you remember.
A line or two. Where, when, why it stuck. Anonymous if you want.
Shows filed
0
Active venues
30+
MacEwan opened
1969
Saddledome ends
2027
The Database
The Calgary Concerts ledger.
The Wall
Calgary shows, remembered.
This wall is empty.
No shows filed yet. Be the first. What do you remember?
Editor's note: rather than seed this wall with fictional entries, we want it to grow honestly. Every entry on this page is real.
Venues 101
Where Calgary heard music.
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Calgary's iconic venues, large.
Saddledome (1983-2027), Stampede Corral, McMahon Stadium concerts. The big rooms where Calgary saw the household names.
SOURCE · Venue history
02
MacEwan Hall, the SAIT/U of C corridor.
Generations of post-secondary Calgarians' first big shows. From the Tragically Hip in '89 to whatever toured this fall.
SOURCE · MacEwan Hall
03
Studio Bell and the National Music Centre.
Opened 2016 in the East Village. Stage, museum, education. Where Canadian music history lives.
SOURCE · studiobell.ca
04
Bella Concert Hall at Mount Royal.
Acoustic-perfect 800-seat hall, opened 2015. Home of the Calgary Civic Symphony, jazz, classical, and chamber.
SOURCE · MRU Conservatory
05
The Palace Theatre, then and now.
1929 movie palace on 8th Ave SW. Burlesque, big bands, then concerts. Independent again under current owners.
SOURCE · Palace Theatre
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Inglewood and the Music Mile.
Hi-Fi, Ironwood, Festival Hall, Blues Can. The corridor where Calgary's working musicians actually play.
SOURCE · Inglewood BIA
Directory
Where Calgary plays now.
Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary's largest indoor venue. Demolition planned for 2027 once Scotia Place opens.
scotiabanksaddledome.com →
MacEwan Hall
The room generations of Calgarians saw their first big show in. Run by the U of C Students' Union.
umcsa.ca →
Bella Concert Hall
Acoustic-perfect concert hall opened 2015. Classical, jazz, chamber.
mru.ca →
Palace Theatre
Renovated 1929 movie palace. Live shows, dance, special events.
thepalacetheatre.ca →
Hi-Fi Club
Calgary's cornerstone independent music club. Touring acts, locals, late nights.
hificlubcalgary.com →
Commonwealth
Late-night live music venue. Local and touring rock, indie, hip-hop.
commonwealthbar.ca →
Theatre Junction GRAND
Historic Grand Theatre rebuilt as performance space. Music, theatre, film.
theatrejunction.com →
Knox United Church
Acoustic gem in a historic church. Folk, classical, indie acoustic shows.
knoxunited.ab.ca →
Listings
What's coming through.
Sept-June
Various Calgary venues
Year-round
Multiple venues citywide
Fall
Inglewood and East Village venues
July
Stampede Park · Cowboys, Nashville North, BMO Centre
Year-round
Mount Royal University
Year-round
National Music Centre · East Village
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Wall
The Calgary Concert Wall
The pit you survived, the artist who showed up two hours late, the small venue you can never get back. Calgary concerts, remembered.
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