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Sound advice — 25 of the best Edmonton live music venues

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The Aviary is a perfect box with one of the prettier stage setups in town.

The Buck is another of Whyte ’s killer patio stalwarts with punchy and loud live shows peppered all over its calendar.

Commonwealth Stadium still echoes with iconic shows by AC/DC , U2 and Garth Brooks .

Cook County Saloon is a genre-focused house music venue.

The Grindstone Theatre is the birthplace of Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer: The Musical.

Garneau Theatre is one of the most beautiful rooms in the province and regularly programs music movies.

Rogers Place has hosted Dolly Parton , platform-floating Kanye West , Garth Brooks ’ “residency,” Elton John , Drake , Iron Maiden , Judas Priest , Nathaniel Rateliff and many more.

Yardbird Suite11 Tommy Banks Way Est. 1957 , capacity 150 .

“We are anchored in pure jazz,” says Yardbird ’s Todd Crashaw .

Art Blakey , Wynton Marsalis , Sheila Jordan , Dizzy Gillespie , Blossom Dearie , Etta James , Buddy Rich , Stan Getz .