Astoria Pub is a long-running East Hastings bar and events room with a strong punk, rock, alternative and indie identity. The room is built for live bands rather than background entertainment, and music events are typically 19+. Artists can bring volume, edge and a full club set without fighting the venue's personality. Bands rooted in alternative scenes should find the audience and atmosphere naturally aligned.
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Independent Vancouver live-entertainment theatre with professional sound, lighting, and live-music programming. From a performer’s standpoint, the venue is set up around independent live-entertainment theatre with concert capability. The music mix includes Rock, Indie, Folk, Alternative, which helps define the kinds of performers already represented in the venue’s programming. For working musicians, that established live-use pattern makes the venue easier to evaluate in terms of format, audience setting, and show style. Hollywood Theatre is located at 3123 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6K 2H2. Musicians considering the venue can use its existing programming and performance format as the main guide when deciding whether their set, instrumentation, and audience expectations are a good match. Its ongoing connection to live performance also gives artists a stronger basis for judging the room than they would have with a venue used only sporadically for music. The combination of an established music identity and a defined performance setting gives musicians practical context before deciding whether to pursue a date.
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- Age policy
- 21+
- Genres
- Alternative, Folk, Indie, Rock
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- Address
- 3123 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6K 2H2, Canada
- Venue phone
- 866-611-3609
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