# Larry's Hideaway > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Larry's_Hideaway > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Larry's_Hideaway.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry's_Hideaway > Source revision: 1356096655 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Music venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Larry's Hideaway Interactive map of Larry's Hideaway Address 121 Carlton Street Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Coordinates 43°39′46″N 79°22′31″W / 43.662686°N 79.375289°W / 43.662686; -79.375289 Construction Closed 1986 (bar), 1988 (hotel) Demolished 1993–1996? **Larry's Hideaway** was a bar in the **Prince Carlton Hotel** in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), Ontario, Canada. The venue was notable for being one of the first venues in Toronto to open itself to [punk](/source/Punk_rock) and [new wave](/source/New_wave_music) music acts, as well as [hard rock](/source/Hard_rock).[1] The venue was well known for its good [acoustics](/source/Acoustics).[2] Several artists recorded live albums at the venue. ## Venue The bar was located in the basement of the Prince Carlton Hotel on the north-west corner of [Allan Gardens](/source/Allan_Gardens), on [Carlton Street](/source/Carlton_Street) at [Jarvis Street](/source/Jarvis_Street).[3] The room was a restaurant prior to 1961, when it became a jazz venue.[4] Starting in the late 1970s, the venue was booked by the "Two Garys", Gary Topp and Gary Cormier, who also booked bands to "The Edge" venue and to the [Horseshoe Tavern](/source/Horseshoe_Tavern). The bar had a dirty, un-clean reputation[3][1] although bands reputedly loved to play there.[3] The bar closed in the summer of 1986, but the hotel remained open and was the site of several robberies and sexual assaults.[5][6][7] In September 1986, the hotel was raided by the Toronto Police. The police arrested 26 persons and seized thousands of dollars of stolen goods and drugs.[8] The hotel was sold in 1988 and closed. It was boarded up and left vacant, sometimes used by squatters and vagrants. On October 16, 1991, a three-alarm fire destroyed much of the hotel.[9] The [City of Toronto government](/source/City_of_Toronto_government) bought it in 1990 to increase the size of [Allan Gardens](/source/Allan_Gardens) park.[10] The location is now the off-leash dog area of the park. ## Notable artists - [Lee Aaron](/source/Lee_Aaron) - [Alien Sex Fiend](/source/Alien_Sex_Fiend)[11] - [Bauhaus](/source/Bauhaus_(band))[3] - [Billy Bragg](/source/Billy_Bragg) - Blibber and the Rat Crushers - [Black Flag](/source/Black_Flag_(band))[3] - [Circle Jerks](/source/Circle_Jerks)[12] - [John Cale](/source/John_Cale) - [Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds](/source/Nick_Cave_and_the_Bad_Seeds)[3] - [Chris and Cosey](/source/Chris_and_Cosey) - [Ornette Coleman](/source/Ornette_Coleman)[2] - Conditioned Response - [The Cramps](/source/The_Cramps)[12] - [The Cult](/source/The_Cult)[12] - [Dead Beat](/source/Scott_Montieth) - [Howard Devoto](/source/Howard_Devoto)[12] - [The Diodes](/source/The_Diodes)[12] - [Einstürzende Neubauten](/source/Einst%C3%BCrzende_Neubauten)[12] - [The Exploited](/source/The_Exploited) - [The Fall](/source/The_Fall_(band))[12] - [FM](/source/FM_(Canadian_band))[13] - [Goddo](/source/Goddo) - [Hanoi Rocks](/source/Hanoi_Rocks) - First North American performance March 1984 - [Nina Hagen](/source/Nina_Hagen)[3] - [The Hi-Fi's](/source/Blue_Rodeo) (early Blue Rodeo)[14] - [HYPE](/source/HYPE) - [Killing Joke](/source/Killing_Joke)[3] - [L'Etranger](/source/L'%C3%89tranger_(band)) - [Linton Kwesi Johnson](/source/Linton_Kwesi_Johnson) - [The Lords of the New Church](/source/The_Lords_of_the_New_Church) - [Max Webster](/source/Max_Webster)[12] - Negative Gain - [R.E.M.](/source/R.E.M.)[3] - [Random Killing](/source/Random_Killing) - [Raving Mojos](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raving_Mojos&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Rush](/source/Rush_(band))[12] - [Slayer](/source/Slayer)[3] - [Sun Ra Arkestra](/source/Sun_Ra)[2] - [Teenage Head](/source/Teenage_Head_(band))[12] - [The Jolly Tambourine Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Jolly_Tambourine_Man&action=edit&redlink=1) - [The Tragically Hip](/source/The_Tragically_Hip)[15] - [Triumph](/source/Triumph_(band)) - [U.K. Subs](/source/U.K._Subs) - Vital Sines ## Live albums - [Killing Joke](/source/Killing_Joke) - *[Ha!](/source/Ha_(Killing_Joke_album))* - [R.E.M.](/source/R.E.M.) - *[Murmur](/source/Murmur_(album))* (Deluxe Edition bonus disc) - [The Viletones](/source/The_Viletones) - *Saturday Night/Sunday Morning* - [Discharge](/source/Discharge_(band)) - *Toronto '83* - [HYPE](/source/HYPE) - *Live at Larry's Hideaway 1985 (album)* - [Bauhaus](/source/Bauhaus) - *In a Glass Haus* (2010 unofficial release of 1982 performance)[16] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ts_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ts_1-1) Krewen, Nick; Fraser, Garnet (January 3, 2010). ["Toronto's transit of venues (or, weep not for the bop)"](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2010/01/03/torontos_transit_of_venues_or_weep_not_for_the_bop.html). *Toronto Star*. Retrieved April 4, 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mfe_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mfe_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-mfe_2-2) ["10 Unforgettable Defunct Toronto Music Venues - My Freakin Ears!"](http://www.myfreakinears.com/10-unforgettable-defunct-toronto-music-venues/). Retrieved April 4, 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-eyeopener_3-9) Weglarz, Karolina (October 21, 2009). ["'The biggest shit hole in the city'"](https://theeyeopener.com/2009/10/the-biggest-shit-hole-in-the-city/). *the eyeopener*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Scott, Patrick (August 16, 1961). "JAZZ SCENE: He Had It Once, But It's All Gone Now". *The Globe and Mail*. p. 13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Jocko, Gwyn (29 Oct 1986). "Most robberies on the increase but bank holdups are down 8%". *Toronto Star*. p. A2. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "2 Men charged in downtown sex attacks". *Toronto Star*. October 14, 1986. p. A7. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "Robbed man beaten with clubs and chain". *Toronto Star*. November 11, 1986. p. A6. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Pron, Nicholas (September 17, 1986). "26 arrested, drugs and loot seized as 50 police raid Carlton St. hotel". *Toronto Star*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Stancu, Henry (October 16, 1991). "Arson Suspected in $1 million fire". *Toronto Star*. p. A7. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-citof2_10-0)** ["Amending of Designating By-law – 160 Gerrard Street East (Allan Gardens)"](https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-49946.pdf) (PDF). *www.toronto.ca*. City of Toronto. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Lacey, Liam (February 14, 1984). "Good news, music from Queen Street". *The Globe and Mail*. p. 22. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-setlist_12-9) ["Larry's Hideaway Toronto Concert Setlists"](http://www.setlist.fm/venue/larrys-hideaway-toronto-on-canada-4bd627d6.html). *setlist.fm*. Retrieved April 4, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Sakamoto, John (September 27, 2014). "Eight late-career resurrections or, last gasps?". *Toronto Star*. p. E4. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-lt_14-0)** ["Larry's Hideaway/The Prince Carlton Hotel"](https://losttoronto2.wordpress.com/tag/larrys-hideawaythe-prince-carlton-hotel/). *Lost Toronto*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Adilman, Sid (August 31, 1991). "Tory numbers guru a rock fan and film buff". *Toronto Star*. p. K3. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Bauhaus – In A Glass Haus"](https://www.discogs.com/release/2327956-Bauhaus-In-A-Glass-Haus). *discogs.com*. Retrieved November 24, 2025. Authority control databases: Geographic MusicBrainz place --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Larry's Hideaway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry's_Hideaway) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry's_Hideaway?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.