Here is this week's Luminate Data Market Watch report for the first week of 2025, featuring stats for Canadian album sales, streams, digital sales and more.
Here is this week's Luminate Data Market Watch report which features Canadian music stats for the current week and YTD with comparisons to last year. This chart is published every Tuesday. The abbreviation "TEA" is a term used to describe the sale of music downloads or singles. A track equivalent album is equal to 10 tracks, or 10 songs.
The 50,000-capacity venue will open its doors on June 29, kicking off with a performance from K-pop stars Stray Kids, while System of a Down and Hozier will also take the stage in its inaugural season.
Toronto's new Rogers Stadium has set its opening date. The venue will open its doors June 29, 2025.
The venture from Live Nation and Northcrest Developments, announced last fall, will serve as a key touring stop for some of the world's biggest acts.
With a 50,000 capacity, it boosts Toronto's ability to welcome major international acts — the stadium was inspired by a superstar act that might have otherwise skipped the city (most likely Oasis).
Toronto already has a stadium, Rogers Centre. But as Live Nation Canada's Erik Hoffman told Billboard Canada, with the city becoming a premiere international touring stop — and as A-list tours become destination events for fans — that space and Scotiabank Arena aren't enough to meet demand. Rogers Stadium, unlike Rogers Centre and Scotiabank, will be one of the few venues of its size in the world that doesn't serve a professional sports team, dedicated solely to music.
Rogers Stadium has a short lifespan — following its five-year timeline, it will be turned into residential communities.
Until then, the Stadium plans to host 12-15 shows per year, and now it's revealed its first slate. In addition to previously announced performers Oasis, K-pop groups Stray Kids and BLACKPINK will help break in the stadium, as will Irish singer Hozier, Armenian rockers System of a Down, and Coldplay, who will perform a whopping four dates.
The stadium opens its doors on June 29 and its first season will run until September 10. Find the full schedule below and tickets here.
June 29 - Stray Kids World Tour [Dominate Toronto]
July 7 - Coldplay: Music of the Spheres World Tour
July 8 - Coldplay: Music of the Spheres World Tour
July 11 - Coldplay: Music of the Spheres World Tour
July 12 - Coldplay: Music of the Spheres World Tour
July 22 - BLACKPINK 2025 World Tour
July 23 - BLACKPINK 2025 World Tour
August 24 - Oasis Live '25
August 25 - Oasis Live '25
September 3 - System of a Down and Deftones with Special Guest Polyphia
September 5 - System of a Down and Deftones with Special Guest Polyphia
September 10 - Hozier Unreal Earth Tour
