Halifax Pavilion

The Halifax Pavilion (or The Pavilion as it is locally called) is an all-ages club residing on the Halifax Common in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

History 

The Pavilion was opened in 1998 by Condon Macleod, who had previously operated the all ages club, Cafe Ole. The Pavilion supported independent bands by providing a place to play as well as generating fan support for these bands. The Pavilion has also booked other popular HRM venues for acts that were too large for the confines of the Pavilion.

In January 2003, the club was shut down by the Halifax Regional Municipality. It underwent some major renovations and was reopened on August 13, 2004 and had a "breaking in" of the new stage by local bands Risky Business, Wheels on the Bus, Realms of Despair and Ontario band I Hate Sally. The Grand Reopening was headlined by Halifax native and Juno Nominee, Joel Plaskett.

Facilities 
The Pavilion is located at 5816 Cogswell St in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is adjacent to a skate park on the Halifax Common. Housed in the upper floor of a brick building, a giant mural adorns its eastern exterior wall. The building also houses change rooms in its basement level for an adjacent swimming pool. The Pavilion includes a stage, main office, two washrooms, a coat check room and a green room for the performers. It also has a small concessions stand, run by the volunteer staff, which sells refreshments and earplugs. The building holds about 300 people, not including the band merchandise tables at the back of the building.

Notable performances 

Notable performances at the Pavilion include:

Avenged Sevenfold
A Tribe Called Red
Priestess
3 Inches of Blood
Thrush Hermit
Gob
In-Flight Safety
Chixdiggit
Groovie Ghoulies
North of America
The Weakerthans
Braid
Discount (band)
NoMeansNo
Faber Drive
The New Cities
I Hate Sally
Wide Mouth Mason
Pilate
Ten Second Epic
Joel Plaskett/Joel Plaskett Emergency
Break On Three
Wintersleep
Hello Operator
Shiny Toy Guns
Jill Barber
Bif Naked
Sum 41
Rotting Christ
Johnny Truant
Protest The Hero
Arise and Ruin
Alexisonfire
Job For A Cowboy
Silverstein
Dead and Divine
Cancer Bats
The Reason
Classified
Darkest Hour
illscarlett
Misery Signals
Comeback Kid
Death From Above 1979
Marianas Trench
Quo Vadis
Cryptopsy
Origin
Martyr
Black Moor
Bane
Skull Fist
Fucked Up
Cancer Bats
The Black Dahlia Murder (band)

See also 
 Culture of Halifax, Nova Scotia
 Halifax Common

External links 
 Halifax Pavilion

Category:Music venues in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Category:Culture of Halifax, Nova Scotia