Adelaide Hall

When I say that I enjoy going to small venues for concerts, this isn’t exactly what I had in mind! This venue is absolutely tiny! With very limited space inside, you could barely move from your spot while listening to the artist. Kept getting ‘danced’ into by some other people.
Being a venue that’s 19+, that means there is alcohol too. Not always the best combination if the venue is small, and you have people bumping into each other. That makes for a lot of empty cans/​cups that didn’t have anywhere to go, and lots of alcohol ending up on the floor, making it really sticky!
AC was on, which is nice in a crowded room, but may have been too high in my opinion. Certain spots were freezing cold, where I was even cold with a sweater on!
All in all, not the greatest venue, but since it’s small (very small), the concert I went to see was very inexpensive! Guess you gotta pick your battles…

Came here last night to see Jess Glynne.
This place is a little hole in the wall! I’ve walked by the spot so many times and never realized it was there. It was an ok concert venue, a little small and claustrophobic but it did the trick. Personally I think Jess Glynne could have done better in terms of venue but whatever!
The staff were all very nice and the bartenders were on their game.
Would I return? Depending on the event. it seemed like somewhere my boyfriend’s band should play lol!
Get there early if you want a good spot!

We weren’t allowed upstairs to the balcony portion of this venue, because it was for «VIP“s only — two people were there the entire time, so I don’t know why they couldn’t have opened it up. The women’s washrooms are located up there, so you still had to trek up there, and there were no working lights so I had to use the flashlight app to pee.
There are no seats, standing room only, which can be good for bigger shows, but this was a small acoustic set (Daniela Andrade headlining) and very few people, and being able to sit a la coffee house feel would have been nice. There is an odd and creepy couch placed way in the back of the room, where 5 people were sitting.
The entire Daniela Andrade set there were three super obnoxious people screaming, clapping, hooting and hollering (again, it’s just Daniela singing folk songs and soft covers) — the security did nothing about them. (To those three people: stfu. Seriously. Go home. I hate you) Meanwhile, one of the guys sitting on the coach closed his eyes for about thirty seconds and security ran over and told him he wasn’t allowed to sleep or he had to go home. Dude, this guy isn’t bothering ANYONE — do your job right.
$ 9 for a can of Strongbow. In conclusion: wouldn’t be in a rush to go back.
P. S. Daniela Andrade though was really good.

Great new venue. Small space, with a balcony overhanging the stage. For those old enough to remember The Concert Hall/​Old Masonic Temple, it’s structured like that, but much smaller.
Bars on both sides and bathrooms too, so it’s easy to get a drink or quickly «take care of business» without missing anything.
A small, subterranean music hall, with easy access to drinks and good views from everywhere… A perfect venue!

Terrible customer support!
Adelaide Halls online ticket site double charged us for Yes Yes Y’all tickets without sending the tickets to us. Once things were settled with Visa the event sold out.
When contacted Adelaide Hall refused to take responsibility for their faulty ticketing system and curtly told us to arrive at 10 to possibly get door tix.
If going to an event at Adelaide Hall DO NOT use their online system. It’s cheap and you’ll miss your chance to see once in a lifetime shows.

As a regular concertgoer (albeit my frequency diminishing as my propensity for ear-​ringing sleeps is lessening as I slowly become ‘the old guy’ at shows) I was pumped to check out a brand new venue. I’ve seen every space where live music can possibly played in this city, save for the odd irish pub/​dingy basement bar/​backroom speakeasy, so I’d say I have a fairly decent relative basis to make the assessment that Adelaide Hall totes rocks.
I was tipped off by my GF about a Diana/​Dan Deacon show for 3 bucks, and could not possibly turn down a very affordable evening with my favourite up-​and-​coming Toronto band, and a very engaging and flourescent show from Dan, who I’ve sadly missed through a series of unfortunate circumstances.
I’ll start with the bad: The drinks were crazy priced. I thought myself wise to order a cheap Jameson’s shot to sip on throughout the night, but was greeted by an $ 8.50 price tag. I’m often appalled by the mark-​up of «cheap» liquor (I can understand why you would charge 10 dollars for a shot of Grey Goose or Black Label,) but nearing the same for a drink that costs 30 dollars a Litre is frankly appalling. Anyway, I bought the one, and I certainly didn’t go back for more.
Additionally, Dan Deacon — whose concerts are constantly interactive, wanted to create a sort of «dance snake» that would go around the lower floor, up the stairs, around the balcony, and back down. It was an interesting idea, albeit one that failed because the management wouldn’t allow it. Not only that, but it created a situation where the show ground to a halt where one of management walked on stage to explain to him that he couldn’t proceed. I completely understand that there may have been a safety hazard issue at stake. So, I’m not sure who was at fault between Dan, the booker, or the building — in any case that’s the sort of thing that any music venue should know to suss out beforehand. I recognize it’s an isolated sort of occurrence, but hey… if you want to run a music venue, you should do some research on the bands you hire, and recognize where there are acts who may do things a little ‘out of the ordinary’ and it may be wise to find out what those acts are planning to do.
On to the good: The sound was great, if a touch on the loud. I had no problems hearing every element of the first two acts — Dan’s was a wash of noise, and all three acts were heavy on the bass, but I can’t speak as to whether it was a house sound tech, or a hired gun.
The venue itself is very interesting. I loved being up on the balcony looking down at the stage, and being up there didn’t at all sacrifice any elements of closeness or emotion from the acts. The set turnovers were really quick, and well executed, and everything went off without any great hitch in my opinion.
I’d happily return to see other acts here.

First to review, first to give 5, first for everything these days!
Came here with some friends to see the Daft Punk Tribite band and had a blast! I love how close you can get to the stage, the electric energy from people, and the small intimate environment.
There’s also an upstairs part where you can watch the band which I thought was cool.