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Centre In The Square Turns 40!
General Manager Rob ‘Kato’ Sonoda on Centre In The Square’s 40th Anniversary My first experience with Centre In The Square was around November 20, 1980 — this arts centre was only 2 months old. I was the promoter/tour rep. and assistant production manager for the Burton Cummings “Mile A Second” Tour. We played 2 sold out nights! I recall wandering into this beautiful theatre, and wondered how this City pulled off creating such an awesome space. To top it all off, the acoustics were incredible! We made Kitchener a mandatory stop on all of our touring schedules from then on. […]

#ItHappenedAtCITS: Dallas Smith
In October 2017 Dallas Smith returned to Kitchener with pals Cadillac Three and Lauren Alaina for a sold out concert for the ages. Playing a mix of his new hard-hitting country tracks, and hits from his days in Default, Dallas had the crowd here at Centre In The Square on their feet from start to finish! Here are a few photos from Dallas’ set that night.

#ItHappenedAtCITS: Jim Cuddy Band (Countrywide Soul Tour)
Jim Cuddy has an incredible new single out called “Good News”. Jim says, “After all the isolation and barrage of news, I felt uplifted that so many people were working together to protect each other. We’ve all been locked down for months and spread away from each other and yet there has been a concerted effort to respect each other as well as the activism in the streets, so it’s been a very inspiring time in many ways. ‘Good News’ is sort of the contrast between how inspiring it’s been to watch everybody work together and how difficult it’s been […]

#ItHappenedAtCITS: Tom Cochrane
In the lead up to Canada Day we’ve been celebrating some of the best Canadian talent to hit our stage in recent years. Today, we’re feeling nostalgic over Tom Cochrane’s Mad Mad World Tour with Red Rider at Centre In The Square back in March, 2017. The event featured Tom Cochrane reunited with his Red Rider bandmates Kenny Greer and Jeff Jones, and a full performance of Mad Mad World in its entirety, with additional fan favourites. Here are a few photos of that night.

#ItHappenedAtCITS: Letterkenny LIVE
Pitter patter lets get at’er! In the lead up to Canada Day we’ve been celebrating some of the best Canadian talent to hit our stage in recent years. Today, we’re reminiscing over the sold-out show for Letterkenny Live back in March of 2018, starring Jared Keeso (Wayne), Nathan Dales (Daryl), K Trevor Wilson (Dan) and Mark Forward (Coach). The event featured original sketches performed by the Letterkenny favourites as well as original stand-up sets from Wilson and Mark Forward, and of course a bunch of Puppers! Who’s a good beer?!

#ItHappenedAtCITS: Whitehorse
In the lead up to Canada Day we’ll be celebrating some of the best Canadian artists who have played our theatre over the last couple of years. Whitehorse have played Centre In The Square a few times with Sarah McLachlan, as a duo, and full band. They last played Centre In The Square on November 18, 2017.

#ItHappenedAtCITS: Jann Arden
In the lead up to Canada Day we’ll be celebrating some of the best Canadian artists who have played our theatre over the last couple of years. Jann Arden has played Centre In The Square a number of times, most recently on October 16, 2018 for a sold out show on the These Are The Days Tour. Here are a few photos of that night.—

#ItHappenedAtCITS: Walk Off The Earth
In the lead up to Canada Day we’ll be celebrating some of the best Canadian artists who have played our theatre over the last couple of years. First up is the incredible Walk Off The Earth who always blow the roof off The Centre with an electrifying live show! Their last appearance in November, 2019 was one for the books. Every seat sold out; an epic confetti cannon ending.

#ItHappenedAtCITS: The Trews
We’re feeling nostalgic tonight! 4 years ago on this date, we partied with one of the hottest Canadian bands around — The Trews! It was a phenomenal night of talent and energy and we were ecstatic, along with all our patrons, to witness the absolute magic that happened on our stage. Relive the night with us through this collection of photos by Paul Barrie.

#ItHappenedAtCITS: Cheech & Chong
Iconic comedy duo Cheech & Chong defined an era with their hilariously irreverent, satirical, counter-culture comedy routines. They made a stop here at Centre In The Square (Presented by Live Nation Ontario) in September, 2019 as part of their O Cannabis Tour to celebrate recent updates to Canadian legislation.