SARSStock: It was 5 Years Ago Today
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Can you believe it was 5 years ago today that we had SARSStock in Toronto. 400,000 plus gathered at Downsview Park for a full day of rock and roll to prove to the world that Toronto was, in the word of Mick Jagger, “back and booming”.
What a day it was though - great performances from the big 4: The Guess Who, Rush, ACDC and the Rolling Stones. It’s definitely the biggest show I’ll ever go to, and I’ve got some great memories about the day. It was also pretty cool that the following afternoon Jeff, Carly, and myself had the opportunity to meet Brian Johnson and Angus Young of ACDC at a downtown Toronto hotel room. I will always remember Brian looking at my sunburned neck from the day before and saying “oooo, what happened to you? You’ve got some sort of farmers tan!”
Check out some footage from the show below, and if you were there we’d love to hear some of your memories. You can also use SARS as today’s bonus code.