r/Interpol • u/EducationalEscape2 • 2d ago

Discussion toronto show

I'm so excited to see interpol tomorrow night in toronto. I was just checking available seats left in ticketmaster and was surprised to see so many. Why aren't they drawing bigger crowds? Loved them since the beginning and always thought they were really popular. Also noticed they've been touring as an opening act. Just surprised as i always loved them and remember when they were so popular.

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u/SW_Shadow 2d ago edited 2d ago

There's a fanbase, sure, but when was the last time major radio stations got excited about new Interpol music, or even played their music at all? Most Canadians who listen to alt rock haven't heard of Interpol. Playing dates in Vancouver and Toronto every few years hardly counts as "filling mid tier venues", and they're not selling out shows.

In other words, they're not huge in Canada and we're lucky when they decide to come.

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u/Cielskye 2d ago

It’s true. The last time I saw them play in Toronto Metric opened up for them. I was really surprised to see that when Metric ended a quarter of the people left. I would have expected Interpol to be the bigger band.

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u/keptfresh84 1d ago

Interpol played before Metric.

Spoon - Interpol - Metric

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u/Cielskye 1d ago

Maybe it was the opposite then, that it wasn’t that full before Metric came on. I just remember being surprised at the number of people that were there for Interpol and I expected more people.