Carleton Entertainment Policy & Sound System Details

 

I’ve worked in the music business pretty much my whole life (Ottawa, Toronto, Halifax) and, though I’ve booked clubs (and plenty of festivals), I’ve never owned my own venue, so I put a lot of thought into what we were going to do once The Carleton opened.

 

There was never a question of whether we would offer live entertainment, rather what kind of entertainment? I love all kinds of music and if push came to shove, I’d say I’m happiest at loud rock’n’roll shows but because the building that houses our venue is also an apartment building, that option didn’t make much sense. So I thought about what was missing on the Halifax music front and realized there wasn’t anything that approached what I’d call a “listening room,” at least not one where a person could get a great dinner and have some drinks while they "listened."

 

There’s nothing I hate more than paying decent money to hear a great singer/songwriter and having the experience ruined by overbearing, loaded bozos talking through the performance - well, that and not having access to the aforementioned dinner and libations. Bingo! Why not combine those two ideas and carve our own little niche?

 

So, in a nutshell, that’s what we’re doing at The Carleton. Our entertainment “policy” is that we don’t throw someone on our stage simply because it’s Saturday, or Monday, or whatever.  The shows, when they happen, are treated as special events and we only book shows when the talent presents itself.

 

We will continue to put some of the best songwriters in the world on our stage, in a respectful environment that pleases both the performer and the paying public. If someone decides to yak through a show, we’ll throw him/her/it out – plain and simple. Hopefully, you’ll never be that person!

 

In order to secure seating for live events, we suggest you purchase your tickets in advance. You can do this by calling 902-422-6335, with credit card handy. It's also recommended that you make dinner reservations at the same time. Dinner guests will be seated in our dining room for shows until we're at capacity there. Additional seating is also available in the bar. Keep in mind that there are no "bad" seats in our venue and the sound is great anywhere in the room... You must be 19 years of age or older to attend our shows.

Look forward to seeing you at the shows!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our system was designed by my friend Barry Hirtle at Hirtle's Sound Solutions in Charlottetown, PEI.