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Edmonton music concerts

Him AND Slash! Cant remember a better rock and roll show in the past 20 years. Now all I’ve got left on my rock n’roll bucket list….believe it or not is Pearl Jam. Never seen them but am willing to travel to see them before they kick their own buckets. Saw a pic of McCready the other day and he was solid grey!
 
scyeg said:
Eras tour coming to Commonwealth? That’s the rumour. Only possibility I see open for 2024 dates would be late August or September. Otherwise spring/summer ‘25.
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A Taylor Swift concert in Edmonton would be very awesome given her current God-level status. Chances are it likely won't happen, but ya never know.
 
Gronk! said:
A Taylor Swift concert in Edmonton would be very awesome given her current God-level status. Chances are it likely won't happen, but ya never know.
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I wouldn't be shocked if she did, though. It is the largest venue she could play at in Canada, and Edmonton does have a history of filling stadiums very, very easily (Metallica and Garth Brooks would know).
 
This isn’t the first time I’ve heard the rumour. It’s been floating around since the summer and apparently the delay in announcing Canadian dates has to do with a Rogers sponsorship deal and the fact that their venues are mostly smaller arenas. The story goes they’ve been negotiating deals with stadiums (BC Place which was just announced, Commonwealth, and Olympic Stadium). Obviously Rogers Centre in Toronto was easy and was announced in the summer when I first heard the possibility of Commonwealth dates being announced in the future.

This is all second-hand info, so take it for what it is but I wouldn’t be surprised to hear an announcement within the next month. It would certainly be a boon for the hospitality industry in the city.
 
Lowkey that'd be HUGE for Edmonton... say what you want about Taylor Swift but this tour she's doing and the numbers it's pulling are unbelievable. Agreed that Garth selling out two shows there shows there's a deep appetite here for big acts and people will travel here from far and wide.
 
northlands said:
Lowkey that'd be HUGE for Edmonton... say what you want about Taylor Swift but this tour she's doing and the numbers it's pulling are unbelievable. Agreed that Garth selling out two shows there shows there's a deep appetite here for big acts and people will travel here from far and wide.
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She could honestly sell out a week of concerts at the Commonwealth very easily.

But being realistic, I wouldn't be shocked if she had 2 or 3 days here. Bottom line, you've got the prairies and a good chunk of the US who would have Edmonton as the easiest and cheapest place to go see her live.
 
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