Live Nation Entertainment has unveiled plans for a new 50,000-seat stadium in north Toronto to host top global music acts. Rogers Stadium, to be built on a former runway, will open in June 2025 on former Downsview Airport lands earlier slated to host a giant film studio complex.

The massive, open-air seasonal venue will be called Rogers Stadium and will be built at Toronto’s Downsview Park

Live Nation has announced a major new venue dedicated to concerts in Toronto set to be housed at the former Downsview Airport grounds, with a name that will instantly ring a bell. Rogers Stadium, a brand new, open-air entertainment venue with a capacity of 50,000, will be opening next year, according to a report from the Toronto Star .

Toronto is getting new stadium that will soon host some of the world’s biggest music acts — and its name bears an uncanny resemblance to another major venue in the city. Live Nation Canada announced Thursday that it’s constructing Toronto’s largest purpose-built outdoor concert venue at the former site of Downsview Airport.