Overview
- Drake publicly celebrated the Ottawa HISTORY opening on Thursday with an Instagram post that described the venues as places to elevate artists and fans.
- The venue is a partnership between Drake and Live Nation and sits on a site the National Capital Commission bought in 2024.
- Live Nation Canada says Drake took an active creative role in design choices, including premium lounge fittings and other artist-focused amenities.
- HISTORY Ottawa has about 2,000 seats, opened with The Wallflowers, and is scheduled to host roughly 60 shows through 2026 with 35 already announced, including Modest Mouse, UB40 and The Pretty Reckless.
- Entertainment outlets flagged that Drake used a Nine Vicious song in his announcement post, which those outlets framed as a controversial co-sign because of recent onstage incidents involving that artist.