Tom Morello just announced Canadian dates (Toronto and Vancouver) so US artists are touring Canada tariffs notwithstanding.
Yah, I'm going to grab a ticket to that Vancouver show. Commodore Ballroom will be an excellent venue.
2011: Vancouver 2013: LA 1 & LA 2, Vancouver 2018: Seattle 1 & Seattle 2 2022: LA 1 & LA 2 2024: Vancouver 1 & Vancouver 2, Portland, Seattle 1 & Seattle 2
I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef Animals were hiding behind the Coral Except for little Turtle I could swear he's trying to talk to me Gurgle Gurgle
As for the impact of tariffs on touring, as far as I know, tariffs are on imported goods, not services. And certainly not on gear you own and bring temporarily to another country for the purpose of performing a concert.
Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
Toronto 03, 06, 11
Ottawa 05, 11
Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
Costa Rica 11
London (Ont.), Hartford 13
Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)
As for the impact of tariffs on touring, as far as I know, tariffs are on imported goods, not services. And certainly not on gear you own and bring temporarily to another country for the purpose of performing a concert.
Correct. And they may not pay tariffs on any goods that remain unsold and are later exported. I would guess the GST is a bigger headache.
They likely use an ATA Carnet (a transport document) for their gear, allowing them to travel duty and tax-free as long as they take out what they bring in (with exceptions for damaged goods, etc.). This is a standard procedure for artists traveling internationally.
For merchandise this is not applicable, however.. They need to go in via a standard customs procedure. They can file for a drawback in Canada however to get a refund for unsold or unused merchandise.
Things get a bit trickier with consumable goods —Ed's Wine for example, Ed bringing crates of his favourite wine on extended tours. That probably explains the border delay he mentioned in Toronto in 2016 about entering via Vancouver some years prior. The rules vary by province, and while I’m not certain about British Columbia’s regulations, it seems (or seemed—things may have changed since) that importing wine through Ontario was easier than through B.C.
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2005 - Calgary, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Kitchener, Montréal, Ottawa
2006 - Verona, Torino, Pistoia
2007 - Munich
2013 - Calgary
2014 - Vienna
2016 - Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Pemberton
2018 - Padova
2022 - Frankfurt, Krakow, Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
10-30-1991 Toronto, Toronto 1 & 2 2016, Toronto 2022
2005 - Calgary, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Kitchener, Montréal, Ottawa
2006 - Verona, Torino, Pistoia
2007 - Munich
2013 - Calgary
2014 - Vienna
2016 - Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Pemberton
2018 - Padova
2022 - Frankfurt, Krakow, Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
2013: LA 1 & LA 2, Vancouver
2018: Seattle 1 & Seattle 2
2022: LA 1 & LA 2
2024: Vancouver 1 & Vancouver 2, Portland, Seattle 1 & Seattle 2
Artists likely pay tariffs, GST, and any local taxes on the merch, but not on the gear. Hope you get some shows.
Animals were hiding behind the Coral
Except for little Turtle
I could swear he's trying to talk to me
Gurgle Gurgle
As for the impact of tariffs on touring, as far as I know, tariffs are on imported goods, not services. And certainly not on gear you own and bring temporarily to another country for the purpose of performing a concert.
Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
Toronto 03, 06, 11
Ottawa 05, 11
Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
Costa Rica 11
London (Ont.), Hartford 13
Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)
Correct. And they may not pay tariffs on any goods that remain unsold and are later exported. I would guess the GST is a bigger headache.
They likely use an ATA Carnet (a transport document) for their gear, allowing them to travel duty and tax-free as long as they take out what they bring in (with exceptions for damaged goods, etc.). This is a standard procedure for artists traveling internationally.
For merchandise this is not applicable, however.. They need to go in via a standard customs procedure. They can file for a drawback in Canada however to get a refund for unsold or unused merchandise.
Things get a bit trickier with consumable goods —Ed's Wine for example, Ed bringing crates of his favourite wine on extended tours. That probably explains the border delay he mentioned in Toronto in 2016 about entering via Vancouver some years prior. The rules vary by province, and while I’m not certain about British Columbia’s regulations, it seems (or seemed—things may have changed since) that importing wine through Ontario was easier than through B.C.
2005 - Calgary, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Kitchener, Montréal, Ottawa
2006 - Verona, Torino, Pistoia
2007 - Munich
2013 - Calgary
2014 - Vienna
2016 - Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Pemberton
2018 - Padova
2022 - Frankfurt, Krakow, Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto