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North Toronto is getting a new — and temporary — outdoor concert venue

Entertainment giant Live Nation says it will build a temporary, open-air music venue with a capacity for some 50,000 people on the grounds of the former Downsview airport in north Toronto. 

The new Rogers Stadium will hosts its first concerts in June 2025, according to Live Nation executive Erik Hoffman. 

At a news conference Thursday, Hoffman said the venue is meant to accommodate the growing number of “stadium-level” artists touring today and meet a growing demand for live music in the city.

There will be an emphasis on catering to the diverse communities of the GTA, and acts will include some of the biggest names in K-Pop, Afrobeats, and Latin and Punjabi music, Hoffman said.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the stadium, which will operate seasonally, will be a huge boost to the province’s arts, culture and tourism sector.

The 150-hectare Downsview Airport Lands are currently in the early phases of a decades-long residential and commercial redevelopment plan led by Northcrest Developments.

The new stadium will be operate for several years before the land is turned into neighbourhoods intended to house some 55,000 people, the developer says.

More to come.

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