club-soda le cabaret

Name

club-soda le cabaret

Legal name

Club Soda

Website

https://clubsoda.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Performance Venue Services

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Bars & Pubs (Non-Music) (MPAGAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nightclubs & Dance Clubs (CRANACAG), Cocktail Bars & Lounges (CRANACAD)

Keywords

• Live performance venue
• Event venue rental
• Concert ticketing services
• Cabaret and live entertainment
• Multi-purpose event space

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Venue Rental: Club Soda generates primary revenue through renting its venue to event organizers, producers, and promoters. The rental includes access to the full facility including bar services, ticketing counter, checkroom, housekeeping, electricity, ventilation, and table setup. A deposit equal to the rental amount plus taxes is required at contract signing.
2. Bar Services: The venue operates a bar service with an amphitheatre-type liquor license. Alcohol purchased by Club Soda is the only alcohol that can be consumed at events. This provides additional revenue from beverage sales during events.
3. Ticketing Services: The venue provides ticketing services through lepointdevente.com platform. Service fees are charged to customers purchasing tickets, varying between $2.75 and $9.64 depending on purchase method and ticket price. Credit card processing fees of 4% are also charged on gross sales.
4. Consignment Tickets: For hand-to-hand or in-store sales, consignment tickets are provided with service fees of $3.00 for the first 100 tickets.
5. Coat Check: Mandatory coat check service during cold weather season (October to May) at $3.50 per coat, payable by customer or event organizer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Club Soda is a multi-purpose live performance venue at 1225 Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal's Quartier des spectacles, renting its 950-standing / 450-seated hall to event organizers, producers, and promoters for concerts, comedy shows, dance competitions, burlesque festivals, and corporate or private events. The rental is bundled with bar services, professional sound and lighting with in-house technical direction, ticketing through lepointdevente.com, housekeeping, and a mandatory cold-weather coat check.

Product overview

Club Soda operates as a multi-purpose performance venue (salle de spectacles) at 1225 Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal's Quartier des spectacles. Its core product is venue rental for events, offered in flexible formats (standing general admission, cabaret/seated, or hybrid configurations) with capacities of 950 (standing) or 450 (seated). The offering is anchored by the venue rental itself, supplemented by integrated box office and ticketing services (via lepointdevente.com), event production support (sound, lighting, technical direction), bar services, coat check, and optional liability insurance for event organizers. The venue does not produce its own events but serves as a rental space for external promoters and producers across all artistic genres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venue Rental at Club Soda
• Box Office and Ticketing Services
• Event Production Support Technical production services bundled with venue rental, including professional sound and lighting equipment, technical direction, in-house stage technicians, bar services, cleaning, and a mandatory coat check (October–May, $3.00–$3.50 per coat). Catering is accommodated without imposing a specific vendor.
• Liability Insurance Provision Optional liability insurance offered to event organizers, with the venue requiring all renters to carry valid general liability coverage up to $1 million CAD. Organizers can either provide their own certificate or contract insurance through Club Soda.
• Consignment Tickets Hand-to-hand or in-store ticket sales service offered to event organizers, with consignment fees of $3.00 for the first 100 tickets (rates for excess discussed separately). Refunds are only available for tickets returned to the Club Soda box office by the evening of the event.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Quartier des SpectaclesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Formal partnership established in 2003 (one year after Montreal Summit) with the Quartier des Spectacles initiative. Club Soda was involved in initial discussions and participated in launching this major project for downtown Montreal's entertainment district. The partnership positions Club Soda as a key venue in Montreal's official cultural zone.
• lepointdevente.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary ticketing technology partner providing the transactional platform for online ticket sales, printing services, and telephone sales support. Club Soda's website integrates directly with lepointdevente.com for all ticket purchases.
• DANS LA FOULEcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccredited security company by the Bureau de la Sécurité privée that provides security services at Club Soda. Their staff know the venue thoroughly and ensure smooth event operations and public safety.
• Click*n*parkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParking reservation partner allowing customers to pre-book parking spaces before arriving at downtown Montreal. Referenced on Club Soda's location/directions page to simplify visitor transportation planning.
• LABE (Let Artists Be)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent venue owner since 2023 acquisition of Club Soda at 1225 Saint-Laurent Boulevard. LABE maintains the venue's mission of sustainability, outreach, and visibility (rayonnement et découvrabilité) for artists and performers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• SAT (Société des arts technologiques): Montreal immersive-arts and live performance venue with overlapping target audience and Quartier des Spectacles positioning; competes for a subset of producer-driven, experience-led events that would otherwise consider Club Soda.

Direct peers

• Le National: Historic Montreal live music venue (~1,400 capacity) that hosts concerts and producer-rented events in the same Quartier des Spectacles-adjacent geography, making it one of the closest direct substitutes for Club Soda.
• Théâtre Corona: A Montreal live music and comedy venue (~1,800 capacity) hosting touring artists and promoter-driven events; directly comparable business model as a rental house competing for the same Montreal promoter pool as Club Soda.
• Fairmount Theatre: A Montreal live music venue on Avenue du Parc that programs indie and alternative concerts in a comparable capacity range; competes for similar mid-size touring acts and promoter relationships.
• MTelus (formerly Métropolis): A Montreal mid-size live entertainment venue (~2,300 capacity) on Sainte-Catherine Street that competes with Club Soda for the same touring concerts, comedy shows, and producer-driven events in the same metropolitan market.
• Bowery Ballroom: A 575-capacity Manhattan live music venue with a comparable producer-rental model, similar genre-diverse indie/alternative programming, and a similar per-event revenue stack including bar service.
• L'Olympia (Montreal): Long-running Montreal music venue on Sainte-Catherine Street with a comparable heritage profile to Club Soda's40+ year history, hosting concerts and live events for similar demographics.

Broad incumbents

• Place des Arts: Montreal's flagship performing arts complex and direct neighbor in the Quartier des Spectacles; operates multiple halls at larger capacities and represents the broad incumbent that anchors the cultural district in which Club Soda competes.
• 9:30 Club: Iconic Washington DC mid-size live music venue (~1,200–1,800 capacity) with a comparable producer-rental model, similar genre-diverse programming approach, and comparable per-event economics to Club Soda.

Regional players

• Massey Hall: Toronto heritage live performance venue (~2,800 capacity) comparable to Club Soda in mission and producer-rental model, but serving the Ontario touring market rather than Montreal — useful as a regional comparison point.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/clubsodafestival
• Instagraminstagram.com/progstorm_festival

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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