Vancouver, BC

The American

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Vancouver live-event bar with an artist/band booking inquiry process. For working artists, the venue’s established use includes live-event bar with artist/band booking inquiry. The venue’s live-music mix covers All, 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 American is located at 926 Main St, Vancouver, BC. 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. That makes the venue especially relevant for musicians looking for rooms with an existing live-performance audience and a clearly established entertainment format.

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info@theamerican.ca
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Age policy
21+
Genres
All Genres
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Address
926 Main St, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Venue phone
778-945-6751

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