Country Profile: Canada
From top to bottom, coast to coast, business is steady in Canada. At the top end, major tours from the likes of Tate McRae, Green Day, The Rolling Stones, and Taylor Swift (whose Eras Tour closes in Vancouver in December) all roll through the North American nation in 2024.
“Coming out of Covid, what I think we’ve all seen is the development of multiple genres and a new generation of fans, and so it all kind of leads to a perfect storm of a very healthy business that shows no signs of slowing down,” says Arthur Fogel, Live Nation CEO of global touring.
The US-headquartered multinational is the leading national promoter in a market that’s often segmented at local and provincial levels.
In a landmass as vast as Canada, many major promoters operate primarily around their base: in the East, evenko dominates in Montreal, while Sonic Entertainment is set up in Nova Scotia. On the other side, F7 Entertainment lies in Calgary, while Blueprint is headquartered in Vancouver.
Also in Montreal, EMM…
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