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The Mod Club is an entertainment venue situated at 722 College Street, in Toronto's Little Italy neighbourhood.
The Mod Club operated from 2002 until the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. In late 2021, the venue reopened as The Axis Club, before being rebranded back to The Mod Club in May 2025.
The Mod Club has a 600 person capacity and a stage that is 24 feet wide x 18 feet deep.
While functioning as The Mod Club, the interior was accented with murals featuring images of 1960s mod subculture and concert-goers could watch acts from the floor, the tables to the side of the room, or the second floor balcony It also featured two large video panels to give audience members views of the performers on stage.
In the transition to The Axis Club, some of these features were removed to increase capacity and the equipment was updated to facilitate live-streamed performances, including a multi-camera setup, as well as an LED wall. The interior also features music-themed murals from Toronto artist John Nobrega.
The Mod Club Theatre opened in 2002, taking over a location that previously functioned as a pool hall known as The Corner Pocket that was owned and operated by Toronto entrepreneur, Bruno Sinopoli.
The nightclub's theme was inspired by club nights held at other venues in the city that were run by former Platinum Blonde frontman Mark Holmes and partner, Bobbi Guy, a fellow British-expat who managed the Toronto record store Sam the Record Man.
In 1996, during a hiatus from Platinum Blonde, Holmes, along with former Platinum Blonde drummer Sascha Tukatsch and musician Dave Barrett, formed a band called Vertigo, which later became known as No. 9. The band's sound was inspired by the music of the late 1960–early 1970 London rock scene and was unable to find any labels to take them on, so in 1996 Holmes began to organize once-monthly club events, called "Orange Alert". The "Orange Alert" events were inspired by happenings of the 1960s and got their name from the alert that sounded whenever penal colonists attempted an escape during the 1960s, British TV series, The Prisoner.
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Mod Club
The Mod Club is an entertainment venue situated at 722 College Street, in Toronto's Little Italy neighbourhood.
The Mod Club operated from 2002 until the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. In late 2021, the venue reopened as The Axis Club, before being rebranded back to The Mod Club in May 2025.
The Mod Club has a 600 person capacity and a stage that is 24 feet wide x 18 feet deep.
While functioning as The Mod Club, the interior was accented with murals featuring images of 1960s mod subculture and concert-goers could watch acts from the floor, the tables to the side of the room, or the second floor balcony It also featured two large video panels to give audience members views of the performers on stage.
In the transition to The Axis Club, some of these features were removed to increase capacity and the equipment was updated to facilitate live-streamed performances, including a multi-camera setup, as well as an LED wall. The interior also features music-themed murals from Toronto artist John Nobrega.
The Mod Club Theatre opened in 2002, taking over a location that previously functioned as a pool hall known as The Corner Pocket that was owned and operated by Toronto entrepreneur, Bruno Sinopoli.
The nightclub's theme was inspired by club nights held at other venues in the city that were run by former Platinum Blonde frontman Mark Holmes and partner, Bobbi Guy, a fellow British-expat who managed the Toronto record store Sam the Record Man.
In 1996, during a hiatus from Platinum Blonde, Holmes, along with former Platinum Blonde drummer Sascha Tukatsch and musician Dave Barrett, formed a band called Vertigo, which later became known as No. 9. The band's sound was inspired by the music of the late 1960–early 1970 London rock scene and was unable to find any labels to take them on, so in 1996 Holmes began to organize once-monthly club events, called "Orange Alert". The "Orange Alert" events were inspired by happenings of the 1960s and got their name from the alert that sounded whenever penal colonists attempted an escape during the 1960s, British TV series, The Prisoner.
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