John Labatt Centre in London Named #1 in Canada
The John Labatt Centre in London Ontario has been named best venue with a capacity of more than 8,000 seats in Canada at a Toronto music & media industry gala.
A finalist other years, the John Labatt Centre (JLC) bested the Bell Centre in Montreal,GM Place in Vancouver,MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Edmonton's Northlands Rexall Place, Calgary's Penngrowth Saddledome, Ottawa's Scotiabank Place and Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre in 2010.
Since the JLC was built in 2002, the downtown core has been revitalized with a growth of quality restaurants, new highrise apartments, retail and the London Convent Market across the street at Talbot & King has seen a huge increase of traffic.
Home to the agressive and achieving London Knights Hockey Club, entertainers have appeared such as Bon Jovi, Sting, El Divo, Cher, Elton John, Rod Stewart and David Bowie, the list goes on. Stars on ice, theatre productions, truck jamborees and on it goes.
The JLC is just one of many other entertainment venues in London and proof positive that London not only has some of the most reasonable real estate prices in Canada, but entertainment and parks galore!