The time Toronto held a rock concert for 500k people after the SARS epidemic Toronto Concert SARS
Picture being surrounded by nearly 500,000 people, all rocking out to the Rolling Stones after the end of an epidemic. This is exactly what happened at Toronto's SARSstock almost two decades ago.
To help revive the city's reputation, a concert featuring artists like the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush and Justin Timberlake was set to be held atThe Rolling Stones, who frequented Toronto pre-SARS, were eager to help the city in any way they could. They agreed to headline the concert, which was organized in about a month to take place on July 30, 2003., over 100 hotel workers volunteered to cook burgers and sausages at the concert to help raise money for the hotel and healthcare industries.
One act, however, did not receive a very positive response. When Justin Timberlake took the stage he did not impress the classic rock fans in the audience.
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