Toronto, ON

Hard Luck Bar

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Hard Luck Bar is an intimate downtown Toronto room built around loud live music and ticketed shows. Punk, metal, hardcore, rock and alternative bands fit the space naturally, where intensity and a strong live identity matter more than polish. This is the kind of room where a compact crowd can make a heavy show feel much bigger than the footprint suggests.

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Capacity
150
Age policy
19+
Genres
All Genres
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Address
772A Dundas Street West, M6J 1V1, Canada

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