> 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

05/09 - Cancer Bats (CD release), Black Lungs, A Textbook Tragedy, Clepto, Knives For Kids @ Mavericks - AA/19+/6pm/$10 - EH, VT, TW

05/09 - Dead and Divine, Alex R Newman, ( members of The Fully Down), 27 York @ Zaphod Beeblebrox - 19+/8pm/$10/$12 - EH, bands, Slaysh Skateshop

05/10 - A Trophy Life, Sam Slick, The Epilogue @ End Hits (407 Dalhousie) - AA/7pm/$5

05/10 - Mark Sultan/BBQ, The Felines and more @ babylon - 19+/9pm/$6

05/10 - , The Allrights @ Irene's Pub - 19+/8pm/$5

05/11 - Tiger Army, The Unseen, The Creepshow @ babylon - AA/19+/5pm - SOLD OUT

05/11 - Queens of the Stone Age, Mugison (Iceland) @ Ottawa Civic Centre - AA/19+/7pm/$37.50 - EH, TM

05/11 - D.O.A. and more @ Time to Laugh (394 Princess, KINGSTON) - AA/19+/8pm/$12 - TW, Jungle, Brian's Records

05/14 - Full Blown Whores, Everything Less, Broken on Site and more @ Zaphod Beeblebrox - 19+/8pm/$6

05/15 - As I Lay Dying, Misery Signals, August Burns Red, Evergreen Terrace @ babylon - AA/19+/5pm - SOLD OUT

05/15 - Gunsmoke, The Arkhams @ Bytowne Tavern - 19+/10pm/FREE

05/16 - Save September, The Rough Sea and more @ End Hits - AA/7pm/$6

05/16 - Ska Fest Day 1 w/ One Night Band, Whitey, Tea For The Voyage, Clock Strikes Music, Bad News Bears @ The Bayou - AA/19+/7pm/$10 - $25 for a festival pass

05/17 - Viscera's Recital, The Love Machine, For the Mathematics, Brights @ Mavericks - AA/8pm/$8/$10

05/17 - The Casualties, The Krum Bums and more @ babylon - AA/19+/7pm/$13 - EH, VT, TW

05/17 - Ska Fest Day 2 w/ The Real Deal, Keepin' 6, Fleeba, The Dirty 30s, Nummies @ The Bayou - AA/19+/7pm/$10 - $25 for a festival pass

05/17 - Mile Over Mecca @ Avant Garde Bar - 19+/9pm/$5

05/18 - Blindwitness, With Blood, Buried and Breathing, There Were Thousands, Theressa Knorr, Her Last Words @ Mavericks (221 Rideau St.) - AA/7pm/$10/$12 - tix from bands

05/18 - Ska Fest Day 3 w/ Trip The Off, One Night Band, Tea For The Voyage, Fleeba, Max "Kid" Cossette @ The Bayou - AA/19+/7pm/$10 - $25 for a festival pass

05/19 - Eviction Party (Guelph), The Visitors, Starla!Ubiquitous, The Rough Sea, Justinomics (Van.) and more @ Dishouse - AA/7pm/$5

05/20 - Anaal Nathrakh (first time in Canada), Nefastus Dies, Panzerfaust, Endemise @ Cafe Dekcuf - AA/19+/7pm/$14/$16 - EH, VT, LM

05/21 - The City Above, Bass Lions, ZingZing and more @ Cafe Dekcuf (221 Rideau Street) - 19+/8pm/$5

05/22 - I Refuse, Unrestrained, Smart Mouth @ End Hits - AA/7pm/$7

05/22 - Sarah Slean, Royal Wood @ Bronson Centre Theatre - AA/7pm/$23/FREE - EH, TM

05/22 - The Holly Springs Diaster, Straight Reads The Line, Living with Lions, Hello Terror, The Disastor Proof, Dead Winter, Her Train Of Stars (farewell show) @ Mavericks (221 Rideau St.) - AA/19+/6pm/$10/$13

05/22 - Hoodlum, Dry River Caravan, Lindsay Ferguson @ Black Sheep Inn (WAKEFIELD) - 19+/8pm/$10 - TW

05/24 - Holy Cobras, The Suppositories, Savage Crimes and more @ Cafe Dekcuf - 19+/9pm/$5

05/24 - The Coast, The Murder Plans and more @ Zaphod Beeblebrox - 19+/8pm/$8 - EH, VT, TW

05/27 - Islands, The Magic, Street Carnage @ babylon - AA/19+/8pm/$14 - EH, VT, TW

05/29 - Jonah Matranga, The Campbell Apartment @ End Hits (407 Dalhousie St.) - AA/8pm/$10 - EH

05/29 - The Fucking Machines and more @ Bytowne Tavern - 19+/9pm - FREE PIZZA

06/01 - Despised Icon, Beneath The Massacre, Ion Dissonance, The Plasmarifle @ Mavericks - AA/19+/6:30pm/$14 - EH, VT, TW

06/04 - City And Colour, Sleepercar (Jim from ATDI/Sparta), Black Lungs (Wade from Alexisonfire) @ Bronson Centre (211 Bronson Ave.) - AA/7pm - SOLD OUT!

06/05 - City And Colour, Sleepercar (Jim from ATDI/Sparta), Black Lungs (Wade from Alexisonfire) @ Bronson Centre (211 Bronson Ave.) - AA/7pm - SOLD OUT

06/05 - This Is A Standoff and more @ Cafe Dekcuf - 19+/8pm/$10 - EH, VT

06/06 - Around Tiffany, Suzie Count Your Ghosts, Bombing Neverland, This Is Fatal, Lost Cause @ Cafe Dekcuf - AA/6:30pm/$8/$10 - tix from bands

06/08 - The Johnstones, The Dirty 30s and more @ Mavericks - AA/19+/7pm/$10 - EH, VT, TW

06/13 - Pop Montreal Pop-Off Tour with Slim Twig, Elfin Saddle, Caroline Keating @ End Hits (407 Dalhousie St.) - AA/8pm/$7 - EH

06/16 - Martyr (DVD release) and more @ Rainbow Bistro (76 Murray St.) - AA/19+/7pm/$13/$15 - EH, VT, LM

06/21 - Strike Anywhere, The Flatliners, Hostage Life, Assemble Me @ babylon - AA/19+/7pm/$15 - EH, VT

06/22 - Means, Endwell and more @ Cafe Dekcuf - AA/19+/6:30pm/$10 - EH, VT

07/04 - Incantation (Pennsylvania), Funerus, Deamon and more @ Cafe Dekcuf - AA/19+/7pm/$15/$17 - EH, VT, LM

07/10 - The Jolts (Van.) and more @ Bytowne Tavern - 19+/10pm/FREE

07/13 - Boris (Japan), Torche, Wolves In The Throne Room @ babylon - 19+/7pm/$16 - EH, VT, TW

07/26 - King Khan and the Shrines, The Magnificent Butchers, The Sedatives @ Zaphod Beeblebrox - 19+/8pm/$10 - EH, VT, BS, TW

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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