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Historic Whyte Avenue hotel and live-music venue centered on blues, roots and related band programming. For working artists, the venue’s established use includes established live-blues venue with an band/event booking route. The venue’s live-music mix covers Blues, Rock, Roots, Funk, Soul, providing a useful reference point for bands and solo performers considering the room. Because the space already presents live performers, artists can assess it as an active music destination rather than a general room with no performance history. The Commercial Hotel / Blues on Whyte is located at 10329 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 1Z9. Age access is event-dependent. Artists evaluating the space should focus on how closely their show format matches the venue’s existing live-music pattern, since that is the clearest indicator of fit available here. For performers building a routing plan, the venue’s established live-music activity provides a concrete reason to consider it alongside other active rooms in the market.

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18+
Genres
Blues, Funk, Rock, Soul
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10329 82 Avenue NW, T6E 1Z9, Canada
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