Toronto · Venue

Cassette

A dinner-room performance space inside Gladstone House, reviving the former Melody Bar site with local shows, karaoke and drag programming.

Upcoming shows
16
Address
1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M6J 1J6
Phone
(416) 531-4635
Next show
Wed, 30 Sept 2026
Cassette in Toronto

About Cassette

Cassette is a restaurant-and-performance room inside Toronto’s Gladstone House on Queen West. Its capacity remains publicly unlisted; the scale reads as an intimate dinner-room setting, built around a raised stage, booths and communal tables. The distinguishing detail is its address: Cassette opened in the former Melody Bar, bringing live programming back to a space associated with the hotel’s long-running bar and music life. Expect a show where food, cocktails and the audience’s tables share the same room.

A bar room gets a new name

The setting reaches back to 1889, when the Gladstone Hotel was built; the building later became a focal point for art, music and public gatherings after a major restoration completed in 2005. Cassette itself arrived on October 25, 2025, as Gladstone House converted the former Melody Bar into a retro-inspired restaurant and performance venue. Archive Hospitality Group positioned the new room as a place for local artists, live entertainment and cultural events, with a monthly dinner-and-drag residency led by Tynomi Banks at launch.

That conversion followed a quiet ending for Melody Bar, which closed at the end of 2022 after more than two decades in several forms. Cassette therefore carries a specific inheritance: it is a fresh operation in a historic hotel bar room, with programming designed to restore regular performance to the space.

Dinner tables, stage lights, late sets

Cassette’s booking mix extends beyond concerts: the house invites local and emerging artists, karaoke regulars, comedy, brunch sessions and community events. Indie, folk and rock listeners will find a natural fit in the calendar, alongside drag, soul, jazz, R&B and participatory nights. The room is designed like a polished retro diner and cocktail bar, with layered lighting, cozy booths, communal seating, a raised stage and dedicated sound setup. Come early for a booth and a martini; sightlines and atmosphere will feel most direct near the stage.

Sources

  1. Cassette | Comfort, Cocktails & Late Nights at Gladstone House — Cassette
  2. Will the latest reboot of the Melody Bar revive the Gladstone’s rizz? — Toronto Life
  3. New retro diner takes over a longstanding Toronto bar this month — Daily Hive
  4. Cassette to Open at Toronto’s Gladstone House — Hotelier Magazine

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