TORONTO — Entertainment giant Live Nation is building a temporary, open-air music venue on the grounds of the former Downsview airport in north Toronto.
The new Rogers Stadium, which will boast capacity of about 50,000 people, will host its first concerts in June 2025, according to Live Nation executive Erik Hoffman.
“This was a natural response to an unprecedented level of stadium-level artists on the road today. We now have another home for them to perform,” Hoffman said at a news conference Thursday alongside Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow.
Ford said the stadium, which will operate seasonally, will be a huge boost to the province’s arts, culture and tourism sector.
The 150-hectare Downsview Airport Lands are currently in the early phases of a three decades-long residential and commercial re-development plan led by Northcrest Developments.
The new stadium will be operating for several years before the land is turned into planned transit-friendly neighbourhoods.
