2 d. ago Lady Gaga doesn’t disappoint as Mayhem Ball arrives in Toronto for first of 3 shows

Lady Gaga Scotiabank Arena Wednesday night RATING: *** (3 out of four) Lady Gaga really brought the mayhem to Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night for the first of three shows. Make that the Mayhem Ball, which the 39-year-old singer is currently touring with in support of her 2025 album, Mayhem. Mother Monster — Gaga […]

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3 d. ago Here's how cheap Toronto concert ticket prices were back in the 2000s

A Toronto man's Ticketmaster stub collection shows just how good concert-goers in Canada had it in the early 2000s.Yes, back in the good ol' days, we used to get physical concert tickets from Ticketmaster in Canada, and prices didn't require you to take out a loan."I want to show you how much concerts used to cost," @johnfluenzer said in a video posted to TikTok and Instagram earlier this week.He shared a range of artists from big pop stars like Britney Spears to bands like Coldplay, who were on the come-up at the time.First in John's collection is a ticket for Destiny’s Child's 2001 stop in Toronto. He paid $83 for floor seats at Air Canada Centre (now Scotiabank Arena), which he explained at the time was considered expensive.@johnfluenzer/InstagramCalculating based on inflation, that ticket would cost $139.09 in 2025. That's actually quite cheap for floor seats nowadays, considering that similar tickets for Beyonc&ea...

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1 week ago Dua Lipa casually pops in to dine at Ontario restaurant and staff were shocked

The owners at an Ontario restaurant were levitating with excitement after pop star Dua Lipa visited for lunch during a tour stop in Toronto.Toronto is riddled with celebrity hot spots; those places that simply don't surprise you when so-and-so A-lister swings by for a bite to eat. Heck, we even put together a whole list of them.There's something extra special, then, when the stars grace decidedly less sceney spots with their presence, and that's exactly what happened for Unionville Mediterranean restaurant, Watercolour, on Tuesday, Sept. 2.You heard that right, not only was Lipa spotted dining among the normal folk at a local restaurant, but she even ventured beyond Toronto city limits to do so.On a break between two lively nights at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, Lipa ventured out to do a little sightseeing of her own, which, evidently, included delving into the area's culinary scene at the chic GTA fine dining restaurant.A representative f...

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1 week ago Dua Lipa blew the roof off Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and here's an honest review

Toronto has had a particularly excellent summer of concerts and shows, with a heavy lineup of performers and bands. From the Oasis reunion and others hosted at the brand-new Rogers Stadium, the legendary 'Weeknd Weekend', and Kendrick Lamar's show with SZA, Toronto saw some truly iconic gigs this season.If you're anything like me, then your summer concert bucket list is still not quite checked off with only a few days left until the official start of fall.Lucky for me, the ultra-talented, disco diva Dua Lipa herself kicked off a two-night Radical Optimism tour stop in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 1, and I had the extra-special privilege of attending — review incoming.Touring for her third studio album, Dua Lipa launched the North American leg of her Radical Optimism tour at the Scotiabank Arena on Labour Day —  and this show was set to be killer.As a lifelong nose-bleeds ticket holder, this show would mark my first time taki...

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1 week ago Dua Lipa covers Nelly Furtado as Radical Optimism Tour hits Toronto

Three-time Grammy leaves fans 'Levitating' during first of two lone Canadian dates in Toronto

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3 w. ago Auston Matthews touches on Mitch Marner’s departure, looks ahead to Maple Leafs season

Life goes on. That’s how Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is taking stock of the team’s future without Mitch Marner, whose next game in Toronto won’t be for another five months, when the Vegas Golden Knights visit Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 23. “We’ll miss him,” Matthews said on Wednesday night at the CAA Centre in […]

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