The Horseshoe or The 'Shoe' | |
 The Horseshoe Tavern | |
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| Former names | Country Roots n' Rockabilly Music Tavern |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°38′57″N 79°23′45″W / 43.649081°N 79.395889°W |
| Owner | Collective Concerts (Jeff Cohen) |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Genre(s) | Indie |
| Opened | 1947 |
| Website | |
| horseshoetavern.com | |
The Horseshoe Tavern (known as The Horseshoe, The 'Shoe', The 'Toronto Tavern' and The 'Triple T' to Toronto locals) is a concert venue at 370 Queen Street West (northeast corner of Queen at Spadina) in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and has been in operation since 1947. Owned by "JC", Ken Sprackman, Craig Laskey, Naomi Montpetit, and the late Michael "X-Ray" MacRae, the venue is a significant part of Canadian musical lore. [1][2] It is captured in the memories of thousands of concertgoers, and in books such as Have Not Been the Same.[3]
- ^ Wheeler, Brad (February 9, 2024). "Horseshoe Tavern co-owner Michael MacRae had an ear for Canadian talent". Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Doole, Kerry (January 31, 2024). "Obituaries: Horseshoe Legend X-Ray MacRae, Jazz Veteran Bob Erlendson". Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Michael Barclay; Ian Andrew Dylan Jack; Jason Schneider (2001). Have Not Been the Same. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-475-1.