What A Show!

Well I'm glad I went to the unofficially named "Sarsstock". Almost half a million people is quite a large crowd! I didn't really get a sense of the size until they started showing airial shots on the screens. It was just awesome. The Energy in the crowd was great, and it was quite peaceful and there weren't any incidents that I saw. Everyone seemed friendly and patient.

The bands were great. The afternoon session was good, but the Evening sesssion rocked. After Justin Timberlake played for 20 minutes things started to rock. The Guess Who were next. They played really well in the limited time they had (only about half an hour). They deserved more time. They really rocked the crowd especially with Taking Care of Business (Which is a BTO song, but they play it now). Next up was Rush. They were good, but could have got the crowd in more. I liked the music, but the Guess Who did a better job of putting on a show.

After that things got loud. AC/DC almost blew my ears right off. They put on a great show and played almost all their hits with such energy including an encore of Highway to Hell. Angus Young, their guitar player, was great. I don't think he ever stopped jumping around for the whole time and ended their set by playing the guitar while rolling around kicking on the stage. In the middle he started taking off his clothes (his school-boy costume) and got the crowd to cheer him on. He built up the crowd's cheers for him to take off his pants finally. When he finally pulled them down, it looked like he was going to moon the audience, but instead he had boxers with the Canadian flag!

Then came the Stones. They were a little late onto the stage, but it was worth it. They played a great set and are really great entertainers. I don't know how Mick Jagger at 60 can move like that. It was a great show on their part.

Overall, it was an amazing event, and I hope it helps revive Toronto. It's a once in a lifetime experience to see so many good bands with such a great and big crowd. I'll never forget it!