Club Soda
Club Soda is a true Montreal establishment and has witnessed the evolution of show business for the last 20 years. In the early 80’s, filmmaker André Gagnon, Martin Després and the late Guy Gosselin, had an idea to transform a reception hall located on Parc Avenue, into a new kind of cabaret. George Thurston, aka “Boule Noire”, was entrusted with the mission to officially open the hall during a week in October of 1983. In February 1984, Club Soda changed the history of Quebec’s show business for good, with the premiere of “Lundi des Ha Ha” animated by Ding et Dong.
In 1985, the producers Michel Sabourin and Rubin Fogel became owners of the cabaret with Martin Després. Club Soda quickly became the genuine melting pot for the modern show business industry. From Ding et Dong to Daniel Lemire, from Rock et Belles Oreilles to Michel Courtemanche, from Marjo to Richard Séguin, from Daniel Bélanger to France d’Amour, from Térez Montcalm to Lhassa de Sela, from Robert Charlesbois to Michel Pagliaro, rare are the great artists of today that did not get their successful debut at Club Soda. The respected establishment of Parc Avenue closed its doors for good on July 30th 1999. A few months later, Club Soda was revived and given a second life with a new location designed by the renowned architect Luc Laporte. Inaugurated on March 21st 2000 by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Louise Harel, Club Soda was converted at the cost of $ 3.5 million. The Quebec government and the city of Montreal contributed $ 1.6 million to that sum as the rest was financed by Club Soda and its partner, Le Fonds de la culture et des communications (FICC).
NAME: Club Soda
ADDRESS: 1225 St-Laurent
TYPE: Night Club
PHONE: (514) 286-1010
WEB: www.clubsoda.ca
Popularity: 7% [?]
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