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The entertainment company held a news conference Wednesday to showcase its vision for a new entertainment venue in the ByWard Market based on a model from Toronto.
Live Nation Canada aims to make history by expanding its Drake-owned music business to the capital.
In a Wednesday news conference, Live Nation Canada unveiled History Ottawa, a two-story live music venue that will occupy the former Chapters building on the corner of Rideau Street and George Street.
It will have a 2,000-person capacity and is being built in collaboration with Canadian rapper Drake and the National Capital Commission (NCC), which announced the building purchase in January 2024.
“Among other things, this is maybe the only opportunity in my life that I’ll ever get to thank Drake and [NCC CEO] Tobi Nussbaum at the same time,” joked Mayor Mark Sutcliffe during the news conference.
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