If you live in the Toronto area and want to catch the year's biggest concerts, then you're in luck: this website can help you find tickets for all the hottest shows coming your way in 2023.There's tons of great concerts on the schedule, and we're adding more all the time! The GLC turned off the laser show on H&S grounds), September 1, 1979 Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, GER (supported by Cheap Truck, AC/DC, Miriam Makeba, Scorpions, Steve Gibbons Band & Zanki & Band), September 10-11, 1979 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ, September 13-14 & 16-18, 1979 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, November 10-11, 1979 Brighton Centre, Brighton, ENG, November 16-17, 1979 New Bingley Hall, Stafford, ENG, November 30, 1979 Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, December 2, 1979 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, December 3, 1979 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH, December 4, 1979 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY, December 6, 1979 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, OH, December 8, 1979 International Amphitheater, Chicago, IL, December 10-11, 1979 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, December 13, 1979 Capitol Centre, Washington DC, December 15, 1979 Coliseum, New Haven, CT, December 16, 1979 Boston Garden, Boston, MA, December 17, 1979 Capitol Centre, Washington DC, December 28, 1979 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG. 1970-73). Chip Monck, who designed the stage lighting for Woodstock and became the impromptu emcee of that event, had planned to emcee Strawberry Fields, but the various changes in dates and venues pushed the festival into August and Monck was bound to honour a previous commitment to work the Rolling Stones European tour at that time. The show included a new quadrophonic public address system which cost 30,000; the audience was mainly invited from various organisations such as youth clubs, with only a few tickets on sale to the general public. [44] In October 1969, the Who played six shows at the Fillmore East, where Leonard Bernstein praised them for their new music. [15] That June, the group started a residency at the Railway Hotel, Harrow, which is where managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp first met them. Maple Leaf Gardens with the Odeon Theatre in the background,. It was the last concert Moon played with the group; he died on 7 September. Events in Toronto. Joy Oil gas station from above (ca. [12] The following February, they began a Monday night residency at the White Hart Hotel in Acton and also started playing regularly at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford. However, the shows were a disaster, with both groups getting mocked by the local press and the bands trashing their hotel rooms. Photo by Robert Taylor. The Who are an English rock band, whose most commercially successful line-up was Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon. At the conclusion of "Pinball Wizard", Abbie Hoffman took to the stage to protest about the imprisonment of John Sinclair before being kicked offstage by Townshend, while during "See Me, Feel Me", the sun rose, almost as if on cue. 7 Sam the Record Man/A&A (Yonge Street, north of Gould Street) 6 Grossmans Tavern (379 Spadina Avenue) [65] Scot Halpin, an audience member, convinced promoter Bill Graham to let him play drums, and the group closed the show with him. John Brower along with John Lennon and Yoko Ono had originally planned to host the "Toronto Peace Festival" at Mosport Park in July 1970 but they ran into numerous roadblocks and their plans were dashed when their application for the necessary permits were denied. [7], Several thousand more young American music fans were turned back at the CanadaUS border by Canadian border agents. [45] The group's show on 14 December at the London Coliseum was filmed for a possible future Tommy feature. Photo by cgfletcher. Image from the Toronto Archives. Maple Leaf Gardens with the Odeon Theatre in the background, 1970. [42] On 17 August, the Who appeared at the Woodstock festival, having been delayed from the previous evening after the show ran late. [63][64] Townshend and Moon appeared on local television the following day and attempted to brush things off. Thomas Rhett @ Scotiabank Arena on Wed Feb 22, 2023. Maple Leaf Gardens has had 394 concerts. On 18 May, they headlined the "Summer of 74" festival at The Valley in front of an estimated 80,000 people. 11 Crash n Burn (15 Duncan Street) Afterwards, Ontario Place banned hard rock music from its grounds for years, but the local punk scene gained a hell of a lot of street cred. Toronto wasnt ready for baby boomers and their music, but it was coming. And just as Toronto experienced a building boommost notably in the rise of concrete apartment structures, downtown office towers, and the construction of the CN Towerurban planners held little regard for historic structures, knocking down such iconic buildings as the Temple Building, the original Toronto Star Building, the Mercer Reformatory and many more. Despite being ardently wooed by other record labels fearing the clout Columbia would have, Sniderman remained independent. [4] The festival was advertised in Canada as the "First Annual Strawberry Cup Trophy Race". [62] A few shows later in Newcastle upon Tyne, the backing tapes to "5:15" came in late. Others travelled from as far away as California and Florida. 10 Horseshoe Tavern (370 Queen Street West) Concert, City Hall, Toronto, Sept. 20, 1970. [10] After the death of Entwistle in 2002,[11] Townshend and Daltrey continued as the Who, releasing two new albums in 2006 and 2019 respectively and continued touring. Essentially, the free open-air concert was over capacity and the gates were shut before everyone could get in. Elvis Elvis only ever did one tour outside of the United States. Toronto does not easily identify as a major player in the history of live music. [60], The tour started on 28 October 1973. Photo by cthompsonx. Names like Woodstock, Altamont, Haight Ashbury, and Monterey essentially dominate the lexicon. David J Sherry 1 3:02 Neil Diamond Solitary Man High Quality Video & Sound Live Concert KarlStudios1 2. Although accounts vary, the audience has been estimated at between 75,000 and 100,000 people. 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The tour was announced on 3 May 2016. Venue-wise, the decade was a transitional period: the Yorkville scene vanished and spots dropped along Yonge Street as Queen West slowly began to gain prominence. In this pathbreaking book, historian (and U of T alumnus) Fritz Bartel explores the links, showing how the economic difficulties of the 1970s and '80s transformed the economic and geopolitical landscape. [40] Daltrey's voice had improved, and the quality of their live shows improved. Toronto Karate Championships took place Thursday, January 1, 1970 with 1 fights in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [3] Again, local politicians intervened and revoked various permits so Brower shifted the location back to Mosport Park in Ontario only this time he thinly disguised the event as a championship motorcycle race featuring "some contemporary entertainment". The Who toured North America for the first time since 2008, (their first appearance in North America since their, The group undertook its "long goodbye" with its first ever appearance in the. [25], On 25 March 1967, the Who played their first concerts in the US as part of the Fifth Dimension package tour at the RKO 58th Street Theater, New York. Whats important to remember is that we have the demographics that are key to supporting all kinds of musical events, whether they come from across the border or the next street over. The group played five shows a day for nine days, running to a tight schedule with only two songs in their set. Search; Browse Concert Archives . The 1970s was an era of transition from a relatively quiet, industrialized, mostly Anglo-Saxon city to a financial and head office city with enormous economic power and a diverse ethnic population for Toronto. [9] The band officially reunited in 1996, starting with a two-year retrospective tour of Quadrophenia. Photo by Barrie Davis / The Globe and Mail Originally published June 3, 1980. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! See Tickets. Photo from Toronto History. Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. [69], The Who played a sporadic selection of shows for the rest of 1974. Manager Sandy Leblanc felt punk was a passing fad, believing the genre wouldnt last because it wasnt socially acceptable. Townshend subsequently picked up some of the tapes and threw them over the stage, kicked his amplifier over, and walked off. [28], In June, the Who flew out to the US to begin their first proper tour there. "[48], The Who held a press conference on 13 January 1971, explaining that they would be giving a series of concerts at the Young Vic theatre, where they would develop the fictional elements of the proposed film along with the audience. 8 Victory Burlesque (Northeast corner of Spadina and Dundas) They are the stuff of which bad myths are made, Globe and Mail music critic Paul McGrath concluded after the Ramones played two shows at the New Yorker (now the Panasonic Theatre) in September 1976. If one could not show cash they were told they could not enter Canada. [49] After Keith Moon had completed his work on the film 200 Motels, the group performed their first Young Vic concert on 15 February. Billed as The Cockroaches below opening act April Wine, the groups shows were their first in a club setting in over a decade and gained notoriety due to Keith Richardss drug bust at the Harbour Castle the week before (see #12 below) and the presence of Margaret Trudeau, who had just separated from the Prime Minister. Ticketmaster. The Kids Are Alright concerts He walked away with a one-year suspended sentence with requirements to continue a rehab program he had entered in New York, report periodically to a probation officer in Toronto, and play a benefit concert for the blind. [47] The last live performance for 1970 was at The Roundhouse, London on 20 December. [18] On 6 August 1965, the group played a major gig at the fifth National Jazz and Blues Festival in Richmond. Originally known as the Detours, the group performed with varying personnel in and around the London area until 1964, when Moon joined. Its demise was spurred by complaints about beer, noise, overcrowding, violence, and vomithow rock n roll is that? In fact, Toronto concerts have had a very significant part to play in the history of North American pop music, from being on the shocked receiving end of American sounds to hosting events that are significant in their own right. [30] The following month, the group began a coast-to-coast US tour with Herman's Hermits, which included a notorious after-party show in Flint, Michigan on 23 August (Moon's 21st birthday). [76] The final date of the tour was in Toronto, Canada on 21 October, which was Moon's last public performance. It was intended to be used for The Kids Are Alright but almost none of the footage appeared in the final cut. Later that year, Leblanc was murdered. [80] The performances of "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" were used in the finished film. Forty-five minutes. In the end, the sanctioning body for the racing series withdrew its drivers from the event so an actual race never occurred although an obligatory lap by a few motorcyclists did occur in order to comply with the local ordinance. [32] A two-week tour of the US began in November, which including a performance at Union Catholic High School in New Jersey on 29 November. Yet the connections between the two have largely been ignored until now. [77], After the 1976 concerts, the Who were inactive during the first half of 1977, during which time punk rock became popular, with several punk bands citing the group as an influence. Towards the end of the show, during "Won't Get Fooled Again", he passed out over his drumkit. The site was later demolished and replaced by an expanded Allan Gardens. [78] The only concert played that year was a closed show at the Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn on 15 December. Following the improv troupes performances, Aykroyd dropped by the bluesy bar and occasionally blew on the harmonica even though at the time, according to Downchild singer Richard Hock Walsh, he couldnt play harmonica to save his life. Aykroyd later cited Downchilds album Straight Up as an inspiration for the Blues Brothers. View of the central harbour and burgeoning skyline in 1970. See Tickets. Sat 6:30pm. [39] They began rehearsing a live performance of the rock opera at Hanwell Community Centre on 1 April, where they worked out a running order that could be played live by the group. Additional material from Keith Richards: The Biography by Victor Bockris (Toronto: Poseidon, 1992), Rock and Roll Toronto by John Goddard and Richard Crouse (Toronto: Doubleday, 1997), Treat Me Like Dirt by Liz Worth (Toronto: ECW, 2011), Trouble in the Camera Club by Don Pyle (Toronto: ECW, 2011), and the August 21, 1971 and September 27, 1976 editions of the Globe and Mail. Note the old streetcar. The infamous red subway trains,1971. The CN Tower under construction. Pre-CN Tower skyline and Pier 6. Townshend stopped the show, grabbed sound engineer Bob Pridden, who was controlling the mixing desk, and dragged him onstage, shouting obscenities at him. The Rolling Stones guitarist was disappointed that the police didnt match his vision of what a Mountie should look likeId have woken up a lot quicker if Id seen the red tunic and Smokey Bear hat. He was charged with intent to traffic heroin (due to the amount he had) and possession of cocaine. While acts including Blondie and Elvis Costello graced its stage, the biggest headlines the venue garnered came when the Rolling Stones played two nights to record a side of their Love You Live album in March 1977. Moon had a day to recover, and by the next show at The Forum, was playing at his usual strength. By the 1970s, it operated a recording studio which drew acts like Alice Cooper and Bob Seger. ?, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, January 8, 1972 Harlow Tech Students Union, Harlow, ENG, January 22, 1972 Imperial College Great Hall, London, ENG, February 15-16, 1972 Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, February?, 1972 Waterloo Lutheran University, Waterloo, ON (3 nights), Fall/Spring, 1972 Lennie's On The Turnpike, West Peabody, MA, March 18, 1972 Royal Festival Hall, London, ENG, March 25, 1972 Belfry Hotel Mayfair Suite, Sutton Coldfield, ENG, May 7, 1972 Wigan, ENG (Bickershaw Festival, scheduled to play, but never did), October 28, 1972 Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, November 15, 1972 Whiskey A Go-Go, Hollywood, CA, ? Indie88 (CIND-FM) is Torontos New Alternative. [5] They continued to tour to large audiences before taking a hiatus from live performances at the end of 1976. [33], The Who toured Australia and New Zealand in January 1968, along with the Small Faces. Founded as a production company in the late 1960s, Nimbus 9 quickly earned success through the Guess Whos string of North American hits. The group spent much of the rest of the year on the road, including two lengthy US tours. View fight card, video, results, predictions, and news. Among the lead attractions during this period was Stompin Tom Connors, whose May 1973 series of shows formed the basis of the film Across This Land. Behold, the Toronto waterfront of the 1970s. Now. This included lengthy coast-to-coast trips across the US, playing in large arenas and stadiums, and was the most extensive tour they had undertaken in five years. "The Day Led Zeppelin Was Booked to Play in Shediac, NB", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strawberry_Fields_(Canadian_festival)&oldid=1053011439, This page was last edited on 1 November 2021, at 11:27. 12 Westin Harbour Castle (1 Harbour Square, Queens Quay West at Bay) Performances in the United Kingdom and Europe, as well as the band's first trips to North America. Over the course of the following sixteen weeks, they broke attendance records in the club, and were booked for a further seven. [84] The group continued to tour the US into 1980. 2 New Yorker Theatre (651 Yonge Street) [54] The tour moved to the UK in September, including a show at The Oval, Kennington in front of 35,000 fans, and the opening gig at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, before going back to the US, ending in Seattle on 15 December. In 1957, he travelled from Toronto to Ottawa to Vancouver. For the first time in a long while, the Rolling Stones are in the midst of a North American tour that is not hitting Hogtown. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie @ Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tue Feb 21, 2023. Elvis only ever did one tour outside of the United States. So, for those Stones fanatics not heading south of the border, let's. Before the show, he was offered some tranquillisers from a fan. Pennebaker. The concert was sponsored by radio station CHUM, and was to welcome Lighthouse back from their performance on the Isle of Wight. Photo by cthompsonx. List of all Janis Joplin tour dates and concert history (1966 - 197 Several arrests related to the attempted importation of narcotics and banned substances were made.[8]. December 7, 1978 Civic Hall, Guilford, ENG, July 2-3, 1981 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG, May 14-15, 1981 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG, KATE BUSH - THEM HEAVY PEOPLE LIVE (REVOLVER), KATE BUSH'S FIRST TV Kln Frechen Benzelrather Eisenbahn -Kite & Wuthering Heights LIVE, March 2, 1973 Loyola Fieldhouse, New Orleans, LA, March 10, 1973 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, May 31, 1974 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NED, June 30, 1974 Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, July 31, 1977 Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, November 19, 1977 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI, March 30, 1978 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ. Ontario Premier Bill Davis Opening The Fair In 1974. . Bob Hope Opening The CNE, 1976. [29] Two days later, they played their first major performance in the country at the Monterey Pop Festival. This all-purpose outdoor concert facility was one of Ontario Places major successes when it opened in 1971. And the Rolling Stones took a liking to our city, even if some of their visits were legally mandated. Grand Champion Steer, 1971. The group spent the rest of 1967 playing sporadic gigs in the UK. See Tickets. On March 9th & 10th 1973, fans could see The Who (a last minute replacement for Roxy Music), The Faces, The Eagles, Ry Cooder, Rory Gallagher, Colin Blunstone, Argent, Chi Coltrane, Country Gazette and Slade perform. See Tickets. 1970s Toronto might not have been a more entertaining place than the city we live in today, but it was dirtier, sleazier, and less sanitized in general. Venue-wise, the decade was a transitional period:. Acts including Rough Trade and the Viletones played early gigs here. "Brower Promotes Strawberry Field Pop Fest Into Winner", "RCMP spied on Lennon, Ono: declassified files". The Sadies Jon Langford & Sally Timms Toronto, Ontario, Canada Horseshoe Tavern The Sadies / Jon Langford & Sally Timms Dec 31, 2022 Uploaded by Bobbybto The Sadies Toronto, Ontario, Canada Horseshoe Tavern The Sadies / Jon Langford & Sally Timms Dec 31, 2022 Uploaded by Bobbybto The Smashing Pumpkins Jan 03, 1996 Uploaded by Iain The Sheepdogs Photo bysteveartist. These five concerts from Toronto's past, spanning from 1957 to 2003, show Toronto's evolution and importance when it comes to the history of popular music. Hanging Out In The CNE Midway, 1974. Townshend later said that Daltrey "ended up hating Quadrophenia probably because it had bitten back". A steady stream of college rock, punk, and new wave acts played here through the late 1970s and early 1980s. Charity acoustic performance in New York and an appearance at, Tours of the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, supporting. However, the opening shows descended into violence after the group overran their stage time, causing the curtain to come down on them. [1] A three-day ticket for the festival sold for $15.00. April Wine In Concert, August 31, 1973. toronto concerts 1970s. Why Did New Brunswick Pull The Plug On An Epic Rock Concert In August 1970? [68] The final show at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon on the 24th was the last time Quadrophenia was played as a stage piece with Moon, who died in 1978. Image from the Toronto Archives. The English progressive rock band Yes has toured for five decades. Here it comes! "We know Caravan is successful because it's being copied," Leon Kossar. From star-studded festivals like the Toronto International Film Festival to cultural celebrations like the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, Toronto plays host to countless events that will fuel your curiosity, no matter your interests.. With a jam-packed lineup of events each week, it's easy to be spontaneous in the 6ix. Thursday, January 19, 2023: Dan Mangan New Longboat Hall at The Great Hall: Old Dominion, Frank Ray, Kassi Ashton & Greylan James @ Scotiabank Arena on Sat Jan 28, 2023. [36] A final package tour with the Small Faces, Joe Cocker and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown took place in November,[37] and on 10 December, the group made a guest appearance on the television special, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, which was subsequently shelved by the Stones. Symphonic Tour", "The Who to Perform Tommy in Full on 2017 UK Tour", "Review: The Who Performs 'Quadrophenia' and More at Staples Center", My Generation / The Who Sings My Generation, The Who & Special Guests: Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 2001 The Concert for New York City appearance, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_The_Who_tours_and_performances&oldid=1101545692, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, The group becomes the Who (and for a short period, the High Numbers), performing strictly in England. Forty US dollars were required to be shown to officials (at the Thousand Islands Bridge crossing checkpoint). Photo byPhotoscream. Dates for 'Moving On!' [29] They played their first concert at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco on 16 June. Originally published in Time Magazine. [66], The group began to get used to the backing tapes, and the remainder of gigs for the US tour were successful. Photo from Toronto History. It was replaced by the Molson Amphitheatre in the mid-1990s. June 6, 1971 Electric Centre, Haarlem, NED (morning), June 6, 1971 Villa, Rotterdam, NED (afternoon), June 12, 1971 Festival Doelen, Rotterdam, NED, June 21, 1971 Erve Noordik, Almelo, NED (midday), June 21, 1971 AMVJ Basketball Hall, Rotterdam, NED (evening), June 26, 1971 Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam, NED (Amsterdam Free Concert with Pink Floyd & Pearls Before Swine), August?, 1971 Washington Park, Chicago, IL (Summer of Stars), August 29, 1971 Roundhouse, London, ENG (Benefit concert for Oz, with Curved Air, National Head Band & Linda Peters), September 18, 1971 Kennington Oval Cricket Ground, London, ENG (Goodbye Summer Concert with The Who, The Faces, Lindisfarne, Quintessence, Mott The Hoople, Cochise, The Greaseband, Atomic Rooster & Eugene Wallace - over 31,000 people attended this charity concert in aid of the Bangladesh Relief Fund), September 21, 1971 London, ENG (UK TV "Old Grey Whistle Test" with Leslie Duncan), November?, 1971 Padgate College, Warrington, ENG (with Linda Lewis), November 23, 1971 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG, November 26, 1971 Rainbow, London, ENG (with The Family and Terry Reid), ? Supported releases include ". pinnacle airlines flight 3701 audio; old newspaper template word; bokuto name meaning; time picker bootstrap 4; jenny morrison parents; the three sirens o brother, where art thou; married at first sight australia cheryl and andrew; A skyline view from the Islands, 1970s. March 25, 1970 Varsity Arena, Toronto, ON March 26-28, 1970 The Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA (supporting Lee Michaels, with Zephyr) March 30, 1970 Northern Virginia Community College, Fairfax, VA March 31, 1970 Youth Center, Wheaton, MD (supported by Grin) April 3-4, 1970 Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI (supported by Argent & Zephyr) This site will update to reflect the latest additions and changes to the schedule, so it's a . [7] After a successful tour in 1982, the band broke up. [86] In late 1982, they toured the US as the First Farewell Tour, playing their final show in Toronto.[87]. The original plan had been to play most of the album, but after the first gig at Stoke-on-Trent, the band dropped "The Dirty Jobs", "Is It In My Head" and "I've Had Enough" from the set. To avoid public and political scrutiny, the musical entertainment aspect of the event was downplayed in advertisements and the festival was not promoted heavily in Canada. The final date of the tour was in Toronto, Canada on 21 October, which was Moon's last public performance. Photo via the Toronto Archives. Drake Underground - Toronto, Canada. Their performance, which included Townshend destroying a Fender Stratocaster and Moon kicking over his drum kit, was filmed by D.A. [3] The Who played the rock opera live from 1969 to 1970, which elevated the band's critical standing. Photo by mcwidi_2. [6], Unlike in Canada, the "Strawberry Fields Festival" was promoted heavily in the U.S. as a three-day rock music festival with the slogan, "Love, Sun and Sound". [61] Both Daltrey and Townshend felt they had to describe the plot in detail to the audience, which took up valuable time on stage. Tove Lo @ History - Toronto on Tue Feb 14, 2023. Sat 7:00pm. And so, a look at some of the places that have shaped Toronto's music. [16], On 24 November 1964, the Who began a Tuesday night residency at the Marquee, which established their national reputation. [4] Their fifth album, Who's Next followed a series of free concerts at the Young Vic, London. The rising punk/new-wave scene saw venerable venues like the Horseshoe transformed and other places rise before quickly living up to the name of one of its earliest halls, Crash n Burn. Load 5 El Mocambo (464 Spadina Avenue) [74] On 31 May, they headlined the "Who Put The Boot In" festival at The Valley in front of 60,000 fans. [20] Immediately afterwards, Daltrey was fired from the group, but re-hired three days later as too many gigs were booked ahead. October 26, 1970 Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, ENG October 27, 1970 University Of East Anglia, Norwich, ENG October 29, 1970 Hammersmith Palais, London, ENG November 5, 1970 Kinetic Circus, Birmingham, ENG November 21, 1970 Leeds University, Leeds, ENG November 28, 1970 Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry, ENG Sneaky Dee's Concert Venue - Toronto, Canada. Strawberry Fields was the first of three major music festivals held at Mosport Park Raceway, between 1970 and 1980. The sounds were changing in Toronto during the 1970s, as music took on a harder edge than the folk/rock and R&B sounds which marked the 1960s. [43] Two weeks later, the group played the second Isle of Wight Festival, using one of the largest live PAs available. This is what Toronto looked like in the 1970s, The Toronto of the 1970s was, in the words of Anthony Astrachan, "a city that works.". Sneaky Dee's Concert Venue - Toronto, Canada. 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