Time For A Proper Canadian Tour (like 2005/2011)

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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    Shaindli1 said:
    Tom Morello just announced Canadian dates (Toronto and Vancouver) so US artists are touring Canada tariffs notwithstanding. 

    Artists likely pay tariffs, GST, and any local taxes on the merch, but not on the gear. Hope you get some shows.
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    edited March 23
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    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,196

  • Falling Down
    Falling Down Posts: 845
    demetrios said:

    Definitely a tariff on this one!

    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)

  • Shaindli1
    Shaindli1 MA Posts: 2,346
    Unless the artist have the merch produced in Canada.
    #Grievance2025 
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    Falling Down said:
    demetrios said:

    Definitely a tariff on this one!

    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.
  • demetrios
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  • marumaruko
    marumaruko Posts: 410
    edited March 24

    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  

  • onemorshow
    onemorshow Posts: 635

  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,196

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  • Falling Down
    Falling Down Posts: 845
    Come on, just announce it! 

    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)

  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,196


    Attended the first 5 shows of that amazing tour.
    Good times! :)

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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,196


    That was an amazing show! 🥰
  • Nami
    Nami Newfoundland Posts: 5,999
    Im ready
    Hamilton 9-13-05; Toronto 5-9-06, Toronto 8-21-09, Toronto 9-12-11, Hamilton 9-15-11....
  • Original_Shifty
    Original_Shifty Great White North Posts: 746
    demetrios said:


    That was an amazing show! 🥰
    Until Eddie started going on about frickin' chris chelios. At least we got to boo the shit out of him. LOL
    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
    2025: Nashville 1 & 2, Raleigh 1 & 2
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,196

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  • halv
    halv Posts: 713
    demetrios said:


    Attended the first 5 shows of that amazing tour.
    Good times! :)

    Went to the last four. Saskatoon was a blast in that smaller rink. Dude beside me was wearing a balaclava the whole show and threw it on stage near the end. Jeff picked it up and put it on. I'm sure he felt the sweat and smelt the breath and instantly regretted that! Also met Mike outside our hotel as he was out for a jog.

    The crowd in Edmonton was one of the loudest I've ever heard. I saw a drunk girl waving her Chief poster around like crazy. I'll bet she regrets that now.

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