403 Local is family-friendly neighbourhood pub and event venue that hosts live local bands and community events. The programming spans Rock, local bands, and varied, giving artists a useful sense of what already works in the room. Venue event page verifies a 2026 live-band performance; venue also accepts event and party inquiries. Age access is Yes. This is a hospitality room, so the strongest acts will know how to keep the crowd engaged without treating every song like a headline-club performance. For the right act, that can be a solid working date rather than a throwaway background gig.
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Historic Calgary music venue in the National Music Centre district presenting live artists across genres with a dedicated talent-booking submission process. Active Calgary music venue with a current concert calendar and formal artist-submission route. For working artists, the venue’s established use includes established live-music venue with current artist calendar and dedicated talent-submission route. The venue’s live-music mix covers Rock, Roots, Country, Blues, Indie, Multi-genre, 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. King Eddy is located at 438 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0R9. Age access is yes. 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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- Talent Buyer
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- Capacity
- 158
- Age policy
- 18+
- Genres
- All Genres
- Sound & production
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- Address
- 438 9 Avenue SE, T2G 0R9, Canada
- Venue phone
- +1 403-829-6016
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