[14], On 2 May 1964, Moon played his first gig with the band in a pub on the North Circular Road. [47] The last live performance for 1970 was at The Roundhouse, London on 20 December. By the 1970s, it operated a recording studio which drew acts like Alice Cooper and Bob Seger. On June 2, 1980, a throng of young people rioted at Ontario Place to see Teenage Head, a successful punk band out of Hamilton. Although accounts vary, the audience has been estimated at between 75,000 and 100,000 people. [3] The Who played the rock opera live from 1969 to 1970, which elevated the band's critical standing. [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. The group spent the rest of 1967 playing sporadic gigs in the UK. ConcertsTO - Toronto Concert Ticket Listings. The personnel from the previous tour was retained. [33], The Who toured Australia and New Zealand in January 1968, along with the Small Faces. 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. 2 New Yorker Theatre (651 Yonge Street) Moon had a day to recover, and by the next show at The Forum, was playing at his usual strength. Pre-CN Tower skyline and Pier 6. Townshend subsequently picked up some of the tapes and threw them over the stage, kicked his amplifier over, and walked off. The Santana Tour was the first concert tour by the American rock band Santana, promoting their self-titled debut album.. History. However, lets dig a little and discover our own history. Photo via the Toronto Archives. David J Sherry 1 3:02 Neil Diamond Solitary Man High Quality Video & Sound Live Concert KarlStudios1 2. Strawberry Fields was the first of three major music festivals held at Mosport Park Raceway, between 1970 and 1980. [70] On 10-11 and 13-14 June, the group played at Madison Square Garden, their first show in New York in almost three years. Doc Severinson At The CNE, 1974. See Tickets. Photo by Barrie Davis / The Globe and Mail Originally published June 3, 1980. A steady stream of college rock, punk, and new wave acts played here through the late 1970s and early 1980s. See Tickets. 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), ? The Toronto Archives. 8 Victory Burlesque (Northeast corner of Spadina and Dundas) [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. Drake Underground - Toronto, Canada. Photo from Toronto History. 5 El Mocambo (464 Spadina Avenue) The latter two songs involved the band playing to a backing track containing the synthesizer parts. Jan 14. 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. Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. 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. Photo by cthompsonx. [59] The group only allowed two days rehearsals, one of which was abandoned after Daltrey punched Townshend following an argument. Image from the Toronto Archives. Others travelled from as far away as California and Florida. The final date of the tour was in Toronto, Canada on 21 October, which was Moon's last public performance. [62] A few shows later in Newcastle upon Tyne, the backing tapes to "5:15" came in late. Join the conversation A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie @ Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tue Feb 21, 2023. Replaced by John Hartford) Opened in 1947, the Horseshoe was primarily regarded as a country bar during the first half of the 1970s. [35] The Who would not return to Australia again until 2004. 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. Image from the Toronto Archives. 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. [60], The tour started on 28 October 1973. One of Torontos first cocktail lounges after gaining a liquor license in the mid-1940s, by the 1970s the El Mo was one of the citys top music clubs. A continuity of the previous tour, consisting of concerts in Europe and North America. 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. The CN Tower under construction. [13] By the end of 1963, they had started to support major groups, including an opening slot for The Rolling Stones at St Mary's Hall, Putney on 22 December. Moon's playing, meanwhile, became incredibly erratic, particularly during Quadrophenia where he did not seem to be able to keep time with the backing tapes. [82] They played a number of other shows in the UK and Europe over summer, before beginning a tour of the US in September. [44] In October 1969, the Who played six shows at the Fillmore East, where Leonard Bernstein praised them for their new music. 13 Ontario Place Forum 11 Crash n Burn (15 Duncan Street) Their first overseas shows were in Belgium and the Netherlands in June 1969. ?, 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, ? Acts including Rough Trade and the Viletones played early gigs here. Now. The concert was sponsored by radio station CHUM, and was to welcome Lighthouse back from their performance on the Isle of Wight. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! As its name implies, this venue was located below the Colonial Tavern. A series of dates in the United Kingdom and the United States in addition to the band's first trip to Japan and their first shows in Australia since 1968. 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 1 Nimbus 9 (131 Hazelton Avenue, then 39 Hazelton Avenue) Toronto Karate Championships took place Thursday, January 1, 1970 with 1 fights in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [84] The group continued to tour the US into 1980. Photo by cthompsonx. Sneaky Dee's Concert Venue - Toronto, Canada. [4] Their fifth album, Who's Next followed a series of free concerts at the Young Vic, London. [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. Sat 6:30pm. "Brower Promotes Strawberry Field Pop Fest Into Winner", "RCMP spied on Lennon, Ono: declassified files". In de-classified documents released in 2007 it was revealed in an RCMP report dated December 30, 1969, that the Canadian security service began spying on ex-Beatle John and Yoko after they announced their plans for the Peace Festival. An ongoing (to date) 56-show symphonic concert tour of North America and the U.K., partially supporting their album, This page was last edited on 31 July 2022, at 16:13. January 16-17, 1970 Champs Elysees Theatre, Paris, FRA, January 24, 1970 Det Kongelige Theatre, Copenhagen, DEN, January 28, 1970 Theater des Westens, Berlin, GER, January 30, 1970 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NED, February 14, 1970 Leeds University Refectory, Leeds, ENG (recorded for the album "Live At Leeds"), April 18, 1970 Leicester University, Leicester, ENG, April 25, 1970 Nottingham University Portland Building, Nottingham, ENG, April 27, 1970 Civic Hall, Dunstable, ENG, May 2, 1970 Sheffield University, Sheffield, ENG, May 8, 1970 University of Kent Eliot College, Canterbury, ENG, May 9, 1970 Manchester University, Manchester, ENG (supported by Jan Dukes De Grey), May 15, 1970 Lancaster University, Lancaster, ENG (supported by Quintessence), May 16, 1970 University of York Derwent College, York, ENG, June 7, 1970 Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY (2 shows 2.30 & 8.00), June 9-10, 1970 Mammoth Gardens, Denver, CO (supported by Sugarloaf on the 9th only. 1970: 90 concerts: 1969: 75 concerts: 1968: 101 concerts: 1967: 160 concerts: 1966: 36 concerts: 1965: 4 concerts: 1962: 1 concert: 959 users have seen Pink . [50] The group gave a further series of concerts at the Young Vic on 25 and 26 April, which were recorded on the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio by Andy Johns, but Townshend grew disillusioned with Lifehouse and further shows were cancelled. Search | Add Concert. The tour was announced on 3 May 2016. As a result, a large percentage of the attendees were from the American northeast. If youre going to play a concert in a burlesque joint, it makes sense to include strippers as part of the performance. [61] Both Daltrey and Townshend felt they had to describe the plot in detail to the audience, which took up valuable time on stage. [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). Dates in the United Kingdom and tours of Australia/New Zealand and North America. Yet the connections between the two have largely been ignored until now. 3 Davids (16 Phipps Street, northwest of Yonge Street and Wellesley Street West) Image from the Toronto Archives. Charity acoustic performance in New York and an appearance at, Tours of the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, supporting. Thomas Rhett @ Scotiabank Arena on Wed Feb 22, 2023. Photo 1. Their performance, which included Townshend destroying a Fender Stratocaster and Moon kicking over his drum kit, was filmed by D.A. [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". 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. 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. They played regularly through December 1980, with the band splitting up early the next year. Maple Leaf Gardens with the Odeon Theatre in the background, 1970. Arcade Fire / Beck Scotiabank Arena: Photo by cthompsonx. Gone but not forgotten, 1970s record shops at Yonge and Gould. After a 20-minute wait, Moon reappeared onstage, but after a few bars of "Magic Bus", collapsed again, and was immediately taken to hospital. April Wine In Concert, August 31, 1973. 4 Larrys Hideaway (121 Carlton Street) And so, a look at some of the places that have shaped Toronto's music. Originally published in Time Magazine. 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.". The CN Tower at the beginning of construction. Image from the Toronto Archives. The Who played two other shows in Newcastle without incident. [86] In late 1982, they toured the US as the First Farewell Tour, playing their final show in Toronto.[87]. [29] Two days later, they played their first major performance in the country at the Monterey Pop Festival. See Tickets. 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. Old Dominion, Frank Ray, Kassi Ashton & Greylan James @ Scotiabank Arena on Sat Jan 28, 2023. Other performers who also appeared at the 1969 Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York included Melanie, Ten Years After and Mountain. The Strawberry Fields Festival was a rock music festival held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park) in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, about 100 kilometers east of Toronto, between August 7 and the early morning hours of August 10, 1970. [28], In June, the Who flew out to the US to begin their first proper tour there. The English progressive rock band Yes has toured for five decades. A skyline view from the Islands, 1970s. [74] On 31 May, they headlined the "Who Put The Boot In" festival at The Valley in front of 60,000 fans. [23] In January 1967, the group played the Saville Theatre for the first time, on the same bill as Jimi Hendrix. These five concerts from Torontos past, spanning from 1957 to 2003, show Torontos evolution and importance when it comes to the history of popular music. [52][53] The set list was revamped, and while it included a smaller selection of numbers from Tommy, several new numbers from the new album such as "My Wife", "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" became live favourites. Maple Leaf Gardens has had 394 concerts. Where Stephen Kings IT was filmed in and around Toronto, Toronto theatres relax rules and increase acceptance, Reimagined spaces benefit Toronto artists, communities, and developers, Filed under 1970s, chloe cushman, culture, mapping our music, music. February 2, 1973 Toronto, ON February 4, 1973 Penn State University Recreation Hall, University Park, PA February 7, 1973 Rochester Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY February 8, 1973 Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH February 9, 1973 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH February 11, 1973 Felt Forum, New York City, NY (with JD Souther) Photo by mcwidi_2. Enjoying The CNE Midway In The 1970's. CNE Programme Cover, 1974. Strawberry Festival acts included (not in order of appearance): Led Zeppelin and Leonard Cohen were listed on the bill but did not appear. The Deezed Man Collective w/ Kia Rose & Jazz Cabbage. The group played five shows a day for nine days, running to a tight schedule with only two songs in their set. [8] Following two reunion gigs in 1985 (for Live Aid) and 1988, the band toured in 1989 with an expanded line-up. Woodbine beach looking west. In 1978, Moon died of a drug overdose,[6] and the band, backed with drummer Kenney Jones and keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick, toured 1979 and 1980 supporting their album Who Are You. Catch the Fun, Live in 2023! 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, May 9, 1970 Manchester University, Manchester, ENG, May 15, 1970 Lancaster University, Lancaster, ENG, June 7, 1970 Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY, June 9-10, 1970 Mammoth Gardens, Denver, CO, October 8, 1970 Orchid Ballroom, Purley, ENG, September 18, 1971 Kennington Oval Cricket Ground, London, ENG, November 1-2, 1973 King's Hall, Manchester, ENG, December 9, 1975 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, OH, May 31, 1976 Charlton Athletic Football Ground, London, ENG, June 5, 1976 Celtic Football Ground, Glasgow, SCOT, June 12, 1976 Swansea City Football Ground, Swansea, WAL, August 7, 1976 Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL, August 18, 1979 Wembley Stadium, London, ENG, September 1, 1979 Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, GER. Billy Joel Concerts 1970s | Concerts Wiki | Fandom Billy Joel Concerts 1970s 1971 November 9, 1971 Ultra Sonic Studios, Hempstead, NY November 17, 1971 Gaslight Au Go Go, New York City, NY (with Tim Weisburg) November 23-25, 1971 My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY December 1, 1971 Gaslight Au Go Go, New York City, NY 1972 January ?, 1972 Seattle, WA Behold, the Toronto waterfront of the 1970s. So, for those Stones fanatics not heading south of the border, let's. Looking west across an empty Queens Quay in the. One person turned away at the Canadian border crossing at Prescott, Ontario, drowned while attempting to swim into Canada across the St. Lawrence River near Watertown, New York. Performers [ edit] Strawberry Festival acts included (not in order of appearance): Procol Harum Jos Feliciano Find all concerts happening in Toronto in 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 Concerts Concerts Photos Scroll to: Maple Leaf Gardens had 2 concerts in 1970 Photos from 1970 View All 1970 Photos James Brown Nov 19, 1970 Uploaded by Paul Bottos Frequenty Asked Questions (FAQ) How many concerts have there been at Maple Leaf Gardens? Drake Underground - Toronto, Canada. 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. In 1957, he travelled from Toronto to Ottawa to Vancouver. Unused to rock music and youth entertainment, the city placed 125 police officers at the venue. Photo byPhotoscream. 1971) became annual events that continue to this day. [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. (Our Top 7 Picks), The Malahat Skywalk Is A Breathtaking Way To View The Natural Beauty Of BC, The Best Museums In Ontario You Should Visit In The New Year. The group spent much of the rest of the year on the road, including two lengthy US tours. Photo by cgfletcher. Elvis Elvis only ever did one tour outside of the United States. 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. When Richards went to trial in October 1978, the charges were reduced to one count of heroin possession. 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. [31], In October, the Who began a tour of British theatres. The undisputed record-selling titans of the Yonge strip, music lovers could spend hours browsing the deep selection in either store. Flatiron building and skyline. [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. January 30, 1970 Oakland Sports & Rec Building, Rochester Hills, MI March 11, 1970 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI (Earth Day) April 6, 1970 MSU Auditorium, East Lansing, MI May ?, 1970 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON July 17, 1970 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (cancelled appearance supporting Blood, Sweat & Tears. Written by Derek Flack. [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. [41], The first live performance of Tommy was a press reception at Ronnie Scott's on 1 May 1969. Approaching Yonge and Bloor (ca. [67] The tour continued in February 1974, with a short series of gigs in France. List of tours and performances by The Who, an English rock band, "The Who's Townshend Reveals the Story Behind Big Super Bowl Set", "Rock & Roll Tragedy: Why 11 Died at the Who's Cincinnati Concert", "The Who Announce U.S. On 18 May, they headlined the "Summer of 74" festival at The Valley in front of an estimated 80,000 people. [46] The group made a second trip to the Isle of Wight, appearing at the 1970 festival on 29 August, before an audience of 600,000. Years later, Richards admitted the incident helped him straighten his act (somewhat). View fight card, video, results, predictions, and news. Concert, City Hall, Toronto, Sept. 20, 1970. 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. 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