Lee's Palace
Lee's Palace is a rock concert hall located on the south side of Bloor Street West east of Lippincott Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lee's Palace in March 2011 featuring a mural by Alex "Al Runt" Currie. | |
| Former names | Allen's Bloor Theatre (1919–1923) Bloor Theatre (1923–1957) The Blue Orchid (1967–1976) Oriental Palace (1976–1985) |
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| Address | 529 Bloor Street West Toronto ON M5S 1Y5 |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43.665272°N 79.409448°W |
| Owner | Chong Su Lee (1986–2001) Chang Su Kang (2001–2006) Collective Concerts (Jeff Cohen) (2006–2023) Modo-Live (2023 - present) |
| Type | Nightclub, music venue |
| Genre(s) | Alternative, Indie |
| Seating type | Standing room |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Construction | |
| Built | early 1900s |
| Opened | 5 September 1985 |
| Website | |
| leespalace.com | |
The two-floor facility in The Annex neighbourhood has a long history prior to being adapted in September 1985 for its current use as a concert venue and nightclub. While the Lee's Palace live performance venue that accommodates just over 500 guest is on the ground floor, the top floor is occupied by The Dance Cave, a nightclub that on weekends mostly caters to university and college students from the nearby downtown Toronto schools such as University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, OCAD University, and George Brown College with alt-rock while attracting older patrons during the work week with a fare that includes goth rock, mod music, punk, and indie.
Having been established and owned for 16 years by the Korean Canadian entrepreneur Chong Su Lee a.k.a. Mr. Lee, the venue was purchased 2001 by Jeff Cohen with partners Ben Pearlman and Bruce Bennett that also has the Horseshoe Tavern, another iconic Toronto music venue, among its list of assets.
In December 2023, Lee's Palace was acquired by MODO LIVE, a Canadian based concert and live entertainment production company, as part of their venue portfolio which includes The Pearl on Granville in Vancouver, BC.