Lee's Palace
Lee's Palace is The Annex's cartoonish rough diamond of a concert venue. It stands out vividly amongst the numerous sushi restaurants, bars, cafes, and more sushi restaurants that line Bloor Street West.
The building in its present incarnation as a concert hall has been open since 1985, although it originally opened as a movie theatre in the 1950s and even served as a restaurant in between.
The front facade of Lee's, with its colourful graffiti-style outsider art, is easily recognizable and has helped the venue reach an iconic status in Toronto architecturally.
Musically the venue is iconic as well, having hosted the Toronto debuts of such renowned bands as Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Oasis.
Inside, the space appears to be brainchild of Seinfeld's Kramer during his obsession with levels.
The three distinct levels allow concertgoers to find their best-suited spot. The top level keeps one far enough away from the action to leisurely sip a drink and close enough to the bar to refill said drink.
The middle level offers the best view of the stage and has elevated booths along either side wall; finally, the floor is like a caged-in pit for the die-hards.
On a given night, one may find an acclaimed touring act like The Decemberists , Toronto favourites DD/MM/YYYY or a slew of local unsigned bands grace the stage.
The bands booked tend to lean towards the indie/alt-rock side of the musical spectrum and cover generally runs from $5 to $15.
Alejandro Santiago. Writing by Ian Leipurts.
Genre-crossing duo YASSiN & Sean Terrio are heading to Toronto!
Tickets are on-sale now: found.ee/YassinSeanTerrio-YYZ
Club XCX is coming to Lee’s Palace Friday, July 19. Blasting the best of Charli XCX, ARCA, Slayyyter, Shygirl, SOPHIE, 100 gecs, and more!
Tickets on-sale now: https://found.ee/ClubXCX-YYZ
Pink Pony Club: Chappell Roan Night is coming to Toronto August 3rd! Don't miss this dance party dedicated to playing all your favorite bops from the Midwest Princess!
Tickets go on-sale today @ 10am local: https://found.ee/Club90sChappellRoan-YYZ
¡Mayday! X Mac Lethal are coming to Lee's Palace August 11th with 1Ton from Potluck and more!
Tickets are on-sale now: https://found.ee/MaydayXMacLethal-YYZ
Point North are heading to Toronto this fall with special guests Nevertel, Elijah and Rivals!
Tickets go on-sale June 26TH, at 10AM local: https://found.ee/PointNorth-YYZ
Mildlife are coming to Lee's Palace on October 12th! Tickets are on-sale now, get yours today!
Slift is coming to Toronto on October 20th! Tickets are on-sale now, get yours today!
Post-punk electro band Bear Hands are celebrating 10 Years of their album 'Distraction' with special guests Worry Club Nov 4th at Lee's Palace.
Tickets go on-sale June 7th at 10:00am local https://found.ee/BearHands-YYZ
French pop band Isaac Delusion are coming to Lee's Palace on Saturday, November 16th.
Tickets go on-sale June 27th at 12pm EST: https://found.ee/IssacDelusion-YYZ
Classified's Welcome to the Maritimes - The Luke's View tour is coming to Toronto Nov. 29. Special guests Ria Mae, JRDN, Brett Matthews, O’Sound and DJ IV.
Presale begins Thursday, July 4th @ 10 am local (pw: MODO). Tickets go on-sale Friday, July 5th @ 10 am local: https://found.ee/Classified-YYZ