THE PISTON MUSIC VENUE
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Toronto’s Longest Standing Friday Night Disco Dance Party!
19+ Doors at 10pm. Free before 11pm, $10 after
Wax Candy is Toronto’s Friday night Disco party! Resident DJ Cyclist serves up the sweetest soulful and uplifting club classics and unearthed Disco gems how they are meant to heard, on vinyl and in one of the best sounding rooms in the Toronto. Thank God It’s Friday, let loose and get your dance on!
A warm welcome from Cynthia at the door and go find your friends on the dance floor.
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From the creators of the long standing It's All Good 90s video dance party "Lose Yourself" features music and video of the 2000's, The Naughty Naughties, Y2K baby!
From Akon to Alicia keys, Beyonce to Bloc Party, !!! (Chk Chk Chk) to Crazy Town, Daft Punk to Derulo, Fergie to Furtado, Gorillaz to Gwen Stefani, Metric to Maroon 5, Sean Kingston to Sean Paul, The Rapture to The Strokes, T-Pain to Timbaland, White Stripes to Lil Wayne & much more!
First Saturday of every month!
10pm $15 19+
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Second Saturday of every month!
The Piston is excited to announce that the Fast Times 80's dance party is now a monthly!
Babs and Jorge will be spinning your favourite new wave, post punk, and guilty pleasure pop hits of the 80’s!
Come dance like nobody's watching!
10pm $15 19+
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IT’S ALL GOOD - 90’S VIDEO DANCE PARTY
A 90s video dance party on the third Saturday of every month
Join VJs, Mike Luke and General Eclectic as they take you back to the '90s!
From Biggie to Björk, Nirvana to No Doubt, Destiny's Child to Daft Punk, TLC to A.T.C.Q., Eminem to En Vogue, Mariah Carey to Massive Attack, Portishead to Pavement to Spice Girls & much more!
10pm $15 19+
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Fourth Saturday of every month.
Juicebox is an all vinyl monthly dance party. Running since 2014, hosts DjBabs and DjTweed spin Post Punk New Wave Synthpop Britpop Indie Rock and Electronic tunes…
You’ll hear:
The Strokes, David Bowie, Pulp, LCD Soundsystem, Bloc Party, Wet Leg, Cold Cave, The Human League, Joy Division, The Buzzcocks, Air, The Specials, Le Tigre, Belle & Sebastian, Supergrass, The Clash, Blur, Roxy Music, The Modern Lovers, Orange Juice, Gorillaz, Scissor Sisters, Broadcast, Sextile, Amyl & The Sniffers, Franz Ferdinand, Ladytron, The Drums, Robyn, The Charlatans, CSS, Goldfrapp, The Undertones, The Ramones, The Sounds, Super Furry Animals, St. Etienne, Tahiti 80, Weezer, Interpol, Madness, Phoenix, Arcade Fire, Happy Mondays, Sneaker Pimps, Daft Punk, Moby, Prodigy, Fatboy Slim,The Stone Roses, The Cure, Kasabian, Cut Copy, The Gossip, Automatic, Peaches, The Rapture, Blondie, The Jam, The Dandy Warhols, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Arctic Monkeys, Pet Shop Boys, Royksopp, Beck, Tame Impala, New Order, Viagra Boys, Stereolab, The Smiths, Sleaford Mods, Simple Minds, New Order, Yard Act, Working Mens Club, Iggy Pop, The Clash, The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode…
$10 b4 11pm $15 after
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DISORDER
DISORDER /: Dark Danz Event January 31st. May 30th, August 29th, October 31st 2026 • 10pm
goth • darkwave • ebm • coldwave • industrial • dark electro
The evolution in dark clubbing masterfully mixed to dance in the shadows under the phases of the blood mirror moon with DJs Dwight Hybrid +
Constantine (Odonis Odonis).
Cover | $15 Cash At Door
More special events and mixed media experiences with local and touring artists coming soon...
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Retro long weekend dance parties!
Every Long Weekend Sunday throughout the year at The Piston just like we always did back in the day when we hosted and played at Whiskey Saigon!
80's synthpop • new wave • post-punk • britpop • classic 90s alternative
Live-To-There Live streaming from the venue to your homes at:
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BODYCLOCK
BodyClock EDM Thursdays every week
Unpretentious Vibes & Astounding Sound, BODYCLOCK is a queer & bipoc-centric weekly underground electronic dance party happening on the EVERY THURSDAY at the Piston. Hang out at the front bar or dance it out in the back, we'll be featuring some deep cuts from the city's
best local selectors. Each week we deliver a different format to make your body shake and free yourself from the grind.🎧Bodyclock Residents:
@misskleio
@rhombi_music
@thoughtfulrevolutionsmusicEvery Thursday 9pm 19+ free b4 10pm $10 afterwards
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The open mic is at the PISTON on the FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH (subject to change so please follow for updates) Doors and sign up are at 7:00pm at the bar.
Admission is FREE. Sign up is first come first serve. If you come early, you can choose when you want to play. The open mic generally starts at 7:30.
Performers get two songs or up to 10 mins as long as there’s time. If it gets super busy, we will go into the LIGHTENING ROUND (one song each) later in the night in order to get through the list. We have house instruments and a sound person, so we can accommodate pretty much any musical situation.
Any questions, feel free to send us a message on Facebook or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/freefallsundays/
Freefall Sundays has been running for over 18yrs. It is hosted by Steve York (Mercy Flight) and Tony Rabalao (Leh-Lo).
“A place where people come together to perform and share their love of music, network and connect. The FreeF’all community has grown over the years and attracts performers of all styles from all over the world.” description
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EXILED/ CROWD SURF/ SPONGE FACTORY
Sunday, March 29, 2026
The Piston and Room 33 Collective presents:
Exiled
Crowd Surf
https://www.instagram.com/crowdsurfband
Sponge Factory
https://www.instagram.com/spongefactoryband
Sunday March 29 8pm 19+ $10/pwyc
https://www.instagram.com/room33pro/
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LYCANTHRO W/ BLOOD OPERA & AXMINISTER
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Neurotic Entertainment Presents:
Lycanthro (Ottawa) https://www.instagram.com/lycanthro_metal/
w/ local favorites Blood Opera https://www.instagram.com/bloodoperainc/
& AxMinister https://www.instagram.com/axminister_band/
SUN APRIL 12 DOORS 7:30, SHOW 8PM
$15 Advance via Eventbrite
