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| - If you tell a friend that you're going to see a live act, and they approve of said act, the esteem you get is doubled if you add the words "and I'm seeing them at Massey Hall". Prepare to get a "Sweet!" as a reply.
Massey Hall is the sister venue to Roy Thomson Hall (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/roy-thomson-hall-toronto), and is run by the same not-for-profit organization. Performers are able to book either venue on their own, but the Halls' organization run their own subscription series at the two venues. Many acts go out of their way to perform at Massey Hall. Why? The sights and the sound.
One of the oldest venues (if not the oldest) in Toronto, it not only is a fantastic performance venue but is also one of Toronto's historic buildings. The interior of the hall is mostly wooden, a high vaulted ceiling ornate and decorated. It is the wood, however, that make the acoustics fantastic in this hall.
The list of performers that have hit the stage there is staggering as well as surprising. In its time, Massey Hall has hosted the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, Neil Young, U2, Depeche Mode, Craig Ferguson, Billy Connolly, Sigur Ros, Marilyn Manson, and Slayer.
Not all at the same time.
There's a reason that so many different artists want to play here.
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