> AA = all ages; 19+ = licenced; AA/19+ = all ages/licensed (if you're underage, don't be stupid and sneak a drink!)
> Time listed is for doors unless otherwise noted. You can assume the rock will start 30-45 min after doors open.
> If two prices are listed the first is for advance tickets and the second is the door price. If one ticket price is listed, chances are it may be a bit more at the door.
> Most ticket outlets charge a service charge - local stores charge a buck or two, online ticketing outlets charge a bit more, and Ticketmaster usually charges $5-10 per ticket.
> Ticket info tagged on to show listings. See below for ticket location codes.
> NEW = new or edited listing

07/29 - Gentleman Reg, Silver Birch Society @ Raw Sugar Cafe (692 Somerset St. W) - AA/8:30pm/$7

07/30 - Subsistance, Machine Gun Dolly, Nummies, Dead City Citizens, The Krapskraps @ Cafe Dekcuf - AA/19+/7pm/$10

07/30 - Rise Above Words, Sale Gauloise, Bruce Boris @ Club SAW (67 Nicholas) - 19+/8pm/$5

07/30 - Red Dons (Portland. Deranged Records.), Crusades (7" release!), Uranium Comeback @ babylon - 19+/10pm/$5

07/30 - Amy's Arms, Claudia @ the Cajun Attic (349 Dalhousie St) - 19+/9pm/$10

07/30 - Kele (of Bloc Party), Jessica 6 @ CANCELLED - - refunds at point of purchase

NEW 07/31 - Danny Rebel &the KGB, The Hangers, The Dirty 30s, Treble Warriors, The Brass Knuckles, The Living Sound System, Clockwize Sound, Angela Solo, Saucy Jack and more @ The Rainbow (76 Murray St.) - AA/19+/2pm/$10

NEW 07/31 - La Danse Noire, DJ Alice @ Swizzles - 19+/10pm/FREE

07/31 - 88 Fingers Louie, Contrabandit, HellBros!, Knives And Forks For Freedom @ Mavericks - 19+/8pm/$14/$15 - VT, TW

07/31 - Airbourne, Bleeker Ridge @ Capital Music Hall - 19+/8pm/$25 - VT, TM

NEW 08/01 - Bloodshot Bill and more @ 279 Flora Ave. (279 Flora St. aka The Rat's Nest) - AA/1pm/$5

08/02 - Hard Charger, Excommunicated, The Donner Party, Masterblaster @ 443 Kent St. - AA/7pm/$5

08/02 - The Isosceles Project, The Killing Field and more @ The Cajun Attic (349 Dalhousie St.) - 19+/7:30pm/$5

08/03 - Intronaut , Goetia, Biipiigwan @ Rainbow Bistro (76 Murray) - AA/19+/6:30pm/$8/$10 - VT, bands

NEW 08/03 - MyChildren MyBride, After The Vendetta, The Breathing Apparatus and more @ Mavericks - AA/19+/6pm/$12 - VT, bands, TW

08/03 - Snatchback, Deadline Arson, Shot By Jack @ The Rainbow Bistro (76 Murray Street) - AA/19+/9pm/$5/$7 - tix from bands

08/05 - Dog Day, Apollo Ghosts @ Raw Sugar (692 Somerset St. W) - AA/8:30pm/$10 - VT, Raw Sugar

08/05 - Daniel Romano, The Mountains & The Trees @ Cube Gallery (1285 Wellington St West) - AA/19+/7:30pm/$10

08/06 - New Teeth, Cotton Mouth, Nightwood, The Gallop @ Cafe Dekcuf - 19+/8pm/$6

08/07 - Mark Sultan (a.k.a. BBQ of King Khan & BBQ), The Creeps (7" Release show!), Big Dick @ babylon - 19+/10pm/$8

08/07 - Tylean, Shane Whitbread @ Swizzles (246B Queen St) - 19+/9pm/$10/$15

08/12 - Juliette Lewis and more @ Mavericks - 19+/8pm/$23.50 - VT, TW

08/13 - Paul Collins' Beat, Mother's Children, Sonic Avenues, Walnut Kids @ Babylon - 19+/10pm/$8/$10

08/13 - Evil Farm Children @ Elmdale House Tavern (1084 Wellington) - 19+/9pm/$7

NEW 08/14 - Giraffes? Giraffes!, We Fled Cairo, Adam Saikaley @ Avant Garde Bar - AA/19+/8pm - $5 or so

08/14 - The Holly Springs Disaster, Architects, Structures @ Mavericks - AA/19+/5pm/$17 - VT, TW

08/14 - Wolven Ancestry, Eclipse Eternal, Empyrean Plague and more @ Cafe Dekcuf - 19+/7pm/$10/$12 - VT, bands

NEW 08/15 - Sabertooth, Surrogate Activity, Hari Legs, Lose the 'Tude, The Chronic @ 443 Kent Street - AA/7pm - $6-10 PWYC

08/19 - Corpse of the Seventh, Signs of Chaos, House of Horvath, Sacrifice the Remains @ Mavericks - AA/6:30pm/$10/$12 - bands

NEW 08/20 - Swords, Mountanaka, Alaskan (439 Mcleod) - AA/8pm/$5

08/21 - Dry River Caravan, Andre M. Bluteau @ Irene's Pub - AA/9pm/$10

08/21 - No Other Way, Hellbros!, knives for kids, tba @ babylon - 19+/9pm/$8/$10 - VT, bands

08/22 - Aborted, Augury, System Divide and more @ Mavericks - AA/19+/7pm/$15/$17 - VT, bands

08/23 - Titus Andronicus, Free Energy and more @ Mavericks - 19+/8pm/$13 - VT, TW

08/25 - Guttermouth, The Real Deal and more @ Mavericks - 19+/8pm/$13 - VT, bands, TW

09/03 - Beneath The Massacre, Immersed, Killitorous, Endemise, Torcherror @ Mavericks - AA/6:30pm/$12/$14 - bands

09/09 - Katie Melua and more @ Bronson Centre Theatre - AA/7pm/$30 - OFC, VT, TM

09/10 - Hatebreed, Emmure, Dead And Divine, Straight Line Stitch, Baptized In Blood @ Capital Music Hall - AA/19+/8pm/$27 - VT, TM

09/10 - Millencolin, The Sainte Catherines and more @ Ritual (137 Besserer St.) - 19+/6:30pm/$23 - VT, TW

09/12 - Strung Out, Rufio, Mute, We Are The Union @ babylon - 19+/5pm/$22/$25 - VT, TW

09/13 - Nachtmystium, Zoroaster, Dark Castle, The Atlas Moth @ Mavericks - AA/19+/7pm/$15 - VT, LM, TW

09/23 - Norm Macdonald @ Bronson Centre Theatre - AA/7pm/$40 - VT, TM

09/24 - Comeback Kid, Madball, A Wilhelm Scream, Living With Lions, Devil In Me @ Ritual (137 Besserer St.) - 16+/19+ to drink/5pm/$20 - VT, TW

09/26 - Anti-Flag and more @ Ritual (137 Besserer St.) - 16+/19+ to drink/7pm/$18 - VT, TW

09/29 - Fireworks, The Swellers, Man Overboard, Transit @ Mavericks - AA/19+/6:30pm/$12 - VT, TW

09/30 - Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, Father Murphy @ the NEW Capital Music Hall - 19+/8pm/$16 - VT, TM

10/03 - The Temper Trap, Delphic, The Hundred In The Hands @ Capital Music Hall - 19+/7pm/$22.50 - VT, TM

10/10 - Hot Hot Heat, Hey Rosetta!, Rich Aucoin @ Capital Music Hall - 19+/8pm/$25 - VT, TM

10/15 - Crash Test Dummies, Colleen Brown @ First Baptist Church - AA/7pm/$25 - VT, OFC, TM

10/23 - A Plot Against Me, Deadline Arson, Mad June, Symphony in the Stairwell @ Cafe Dekcuf - 19+/8pm/$7/$10 - bands

10/24 - The Books and more @ the NEW Capital Music Hall - 19+/8pm/$22.50 - VT, TM

10/25 - Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band and more @ Capital Music Hall - 19+/8pm/$22.50 - OFC, VT, TM

10/28 - Wintersleep, The Besnard Lakes @ Capital Music Hall - 19+/8pm/$25 - VT, TM

11/21 - Earache Recs tour w/ Evile, Gamma Bomb, Bonded by Blood and more @ Mavericks - AA/7pm/$13/$15 - VT, bands

Venue information

Please take a look at the venue page for all the pertinent addresses, bus routes, and booking numbers for your favourite area venues.

Ticket locations

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