With room for roughly 330 and a 19+ policy, Ground Control is part of the live-music circuit in Toronto, Ontario. A new music venue & cocktail lounge experience inspired by David Bowie. Most shows take place Sunday-Thursday nights, but Fridays and Saturdays are possible as long as the show is over by 10 PM. The Ground Control calendar is open to All Genres, Dance, Electronic, Gothic, Indie, Industrial, and New Wave. Ground Control accepts booking inquiries by email. Ground Control has a house sound system; artists should confirm inputs, monitoring, and engineer requirements. Final timing and event-specific arrangements with Ground Control need agreement before the show is announced.
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The Velvet Underground is a Queen West concert room focused on ticketed touring shows. Rock, indie, electronic and alternative acts are the natural lane, and the room functions as a real club rather than an all-day bar that happens to have music. Touring artists can approach it as a focused show where the audience is there for the bill.
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- Age policy
- 21+
- Genres
- Alternative, Electronic, Indie, Rock
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- Address
- 508 Queen St W, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Venue phone
- 647-351-9001
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