Sloan rocks Dominion House: ‘Rare to see a band this big’

By James Murphy

It was standing room only when Sloan took the stage at the Dominion House Tavern last Wednesday.

But that didn’t bother Gareth Taylor, 35, one of about 150 fans who scored tickets for the sold-out show.

“It’s rare to see a band this big, with so many hits over the years, play a venue this small,” said Taylor.

The Juno-award winning Toronto-based rock band made an unscheduled stop in Windsor as part of a tour of dive bars and small clubs across Canada and the United States.

While the DH has seen plenty of big name acts over the years, Sloan sold out faster than any other band, said bar owner and operator Jordan Tough.

“The Sloan show sold out in approximately seven hours,” said Tough. “We have never sold out a show in a day, much less seven hours.”

The group made no mention of their unscheduled stop at the DH on Twitter until about 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Rather than selling tickets through Sloan’s marketing agency, tickets for the privately-run show were sold through the bar in order to ensure the price remained affordable.