Le Spectrum

Concert hall located in Montréal, Québec, Canada, that closed on August 5, 2007. Opened on October 17, 1982, on the site of "Alouette Theatre" (opened on March 6 1952 then "Pigalle Theatre" (January 11 1974) & "Carrefour" (August 6 1976), it was briefly renamed "Club Montreal" (1980) before receiving its popular name. Le Spectrum had a capacity of about 1200 and had a "cabaret" setup with table service. A unique effect was the wall mounted lighting which included hundreds of small lightbulbs. Le Spectrum had been owned by L'Équipe Spectra which owns other venues in Montreal. The Spectrum was torn down on October 18, 2008, almost 26 years to the day from when it first opened.