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Tricia Silliphant / Neil Claydon

Managing Director, Music & Live Entertainment / Vice President, Music and Live Entertainment
MLSE
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Toronto has become an undeniable global market for live music, events and sports, and Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) is playing a big role. Tricia Silliphant continues to drive MLSE’s expansive schedule, which includes over 145 live events and 100 concerts in 2026 across three venues, including the schedules of seven sports teams. Last year, Coca-Cola Coliseum hosted double the number of shows compared to its inaugural year in 2019, while also welcoming two all-new women’s sports teams as non-MLSE-owned tenants: the Toronto Sceptres of the PWHL and the Toronto Tempo of the WNBA. Neil Claydon is the vice president of music and live entertainment, and MLSE’s annual box office revenue passed $145 million with big contributions from his commercial, ticketing and premium strategy, which services several major venues including the Live Nation-owned Rogers Stadium, History and RBC Amphitheatre. This year also saw the completion of the concourse space renovations as part of the $350 million Scotiabank Arena renovations. It’s a new era, with Rogers taking a 75% majority stake in ownership of the company after buying out Bell’s stake. Now, MLSE’s live business drives more than $145 million in annual box office, a live powerhouse in both Toronto and increasingly throughout Ontario as well.

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