Past Performances

Chris Ricketts + Callehan

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  • August 14, 2025
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Online sales have ended.  Tickets available AT THE DOOR! ==== Internationally renowned shanty and folk singer Chris Ricketts returns to The Carleton – along with special guest Callehan – for another rollicking night of Sea Songs & Stories on Thursday, August 14th. Show time is 7:30 PM and tickets are $20 + HST. Internationally acclaimed (more…)

Dave Rave (Teenage Head) & Friends – FREE SHOW!

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  • August 9, 2025
    8:00 pm - 11:30 pm

By sheer coincidence we ran into Hamiltonian, and current lead singer of the legendary Teenage Head, Dave Rave, in Halifax and managed to convince him to put together a trio to bash through a few sets of punk and rockabilly tunes at The Carleton on Saturday, August 9th. On such short notice, we decided to (more…)

Moira & Claire & Housewife W/ Special Guest Edie Hunter

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  • August 8, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Moira & Claire and Housewife (Brighid Fry, ex of duo Moscow Apartment), along with special guest, young newcomer Edie Hunter, perform at The Carleton on Friday, August 8th. Live music gets underway at 8 PM and tickets are $26 + HST. A dollar from every ticket sold goes to Music Declares Emergency. About the Tour: (more…)

Songwriters’ Circle W/Silas Bonnell, Maeron Sullivan, Seamus Dempster & Ethan Tyler

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  • August 7, 2025
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Silas Bonnell, with friends Maeron Sullivan, Seamus Dempster and Ethan Tyler, pulls together a great songwriters’ circle with the region’s next generation of writers at The Carleton on Thursday, August 7th. Show time is a civilized 7:30 PM and tickets are $20 + HST. Folk-pop artist Silas Bonnell is a Dartmouth born and raised singer/songwriter (more…)

SOLD OUT! Ashley MacIsaac – Wednesday

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  • August 6, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

The legendary Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac returns to The Carleton as a duo (with guitarist Graeme McGillivray) for two shows on Tuesday, August 5th and Wednesday, August 6th (this one). Both shows start at 7 PM and tickets are $45 + HST. Ashley literally just sprung this on us, so there’s not a lot (more…)

4 TIX LEFT!: Ashley MacIsaac – Tuesday

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  • August 5, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

The legendary Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac returns to The Carleton as a duo (with guitarist Graeme McGillivray) for two shows on Tuesday, August 5th (this one) and Wednesday, August 6th. Both shows start at 7 PM and tickets are $45 + HST. Ashley literally just sprung this on us, so there’s not a lot (more…)

COMEDY! Kansei-Yasuda & Bonggun-Kim Present Two Asians One Cup

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  • August 2, 2025
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Online sales have ended.  Tickets available at the DOOR! ==== Social media darling Bonggun-Kim and Kill Tony Golden Ticket winner (a big deal) Kansei-Yasuda team up for their Two Asians One Cup comedy tour at The Carleton for an early Saturday night show on August 2nd at 7 PM. Tickets are $25 + HST.  This (more…)

The Desperado Band – Outlaw Country Classics

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  • August 1, 2025
    8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Tickets available ONLINE til 7:30 pm, then AT THE DOOR. ==== The Desperado Band – Thomas Matheson (guitar/vocals), William Matheson (guitar/vocals), Mike Nahirnak (pedal steel/electric guitar/vocals), PK (bass) and Matt Duncanson (drums/vocals) – are back at The Carleton to rock out some classic outlaw country tunes on Friday, August 1st. Show time is 8 PM and (more…)

The Right Swipes

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  • July 26, 2025
    9:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Classic rock standard-bearers  The Right Swipes play their last 2025 show at The Carleton on Saturday, July 26th. Live music gets underway at 9 PM and tickets are a measly $10 + HST. If you’re a fan of rock music played very, very well, you should grab your dancing shoes and some pals and get (more…)

Height Requirement Pride Party!

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  • July 25, 2025
    8:00 pm - 11:55 pm

Online sales have ended.  TIX AVAIL @ THE DOOR!  Party on! ==== Five well-dressed dudes and a gal – including Nova Scotia radio host Jeff Douglas – fully (and we do mean FULLY) committed to the ’80s as music’s best decade, the dancing machine known as Height Requirement returns to The Carleton stage for a special (more…)