6 celebrity restaurant and bar sightings from this year's Calgary Stampede

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The Calgary Stampede has come and gone, and there were plenty of celebrity sightings!

Every year, it’s a massive party with guest appearances, concerts, food events, and more, and that means some of our favourite artists and actors can be seen around town.

Whether it’s a group of rappers at an after-party or a famous DJ at a steakhouse, we loved seeing some of our favourites at the top spots.

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Here are six celebrity sightings from the 2023 Calgary Stampede.

Kid Laroi

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American rapper Kid Laroi had a Calgary Stampede show at the Cowboys tent, and afterwards, he stopped to party at a local nightclub that’s been seeing a lot of action lately.

The Australian musician, known for songs like “Stay,” “Without You,” and “Thousand Miles,” popped into Papi to hang out and party.

Bryce Vine

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Viral sensation, singer, and rapper Bryce Vine was just in Calgary to perform at the Stampede, and he visited one of the newest spots in town: Mister M.

He even made an appearance last year at the incredibly popular Bridgette Bar!

A$AP Ferg

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American rapper A$AP Ferg had a Calgary Stampede show last week in the Big Four, and afterwards, he stopped to party at a local nightclub.

The musician, known for songs like “Shabba,” “Work,” and “New Level,” popped into Papi to hang out and party.

“Last night was another one for the books,” stated the club in an Instagram post.

“Special shout out to our special guest DJ, TGUT & ASAP FERG for coming through and spending the night with us. Our guests got to hear some exclusive and unreleased new FERG music which was such a BIG treat.”

Diplo

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American DJ Diplo performed a set on July 9 at the Calgary Stampede, and it looks like he explored a bit of the city while he was here.

Not only did he share an Instagram of him arriving in Calgary and the route he took for a run, but he also visited a recently reopened YYC steakhouse: Smuggler’s Inn.

Wiz Khalifa

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American rapper Wiz Khalifa had a Calgary Stampede show at the Cowboys tent, and afterwards, he also stopped to party at Papi.

Russ

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“I haven’t been here in a long time, man,” Russ said in the TikTok post. “Trying to go out to a Calgary staple of a restaurant. Somewhere that’s, you know, super good.”

Well, it looks like the very popular musician, known for hits like “Losing Control,” “What They Want,” and “Nasty,” chose an award-winning Calgary restaurant to check out.

Posting to Threads (the new “Twitter killer” app), the rapper found Shokunin, which has an interesting item on the menu: ass.