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Metropolis has lived many lives since its beginnings in 1884 in the heart of what was to become the city’s fabled Red Light district, on Ste-Catherine St. E., a stone’s throw from the Main. It’s been a skating rink, a French playhouse, a mainstream movie theatre, an X-rated film house, a disco and, for close to 20 years, one of the hippest concert venues in town.

A who’s who of rock luminaries have performed at Metropolis: David Bowie, Beck, Green Day, the White Stripes, Björk, Ben Harper, Patrick Watson, the Roots, Coldplay, the Pixies, Les Cowboys Fringants, Pet Shop Boys, Arcade Fire, Marilyn Manson, Radiohead and Jean Leloup, who holds the record for the most concerts at the venue.

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On the chuckles side, Metropolis has been the site of memorable Just for Laughs solo shows by Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Patton Oswalt and Amy Schumer – and it has become the home for Mike Ward’s Nasty Show series.