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File:Sarsstock1.jpg [[Molson Canadian]] Rocks for Toronto was a benefit concert that was held in Toronto, Ontario Canada on July 30, 2003. It was also known as "Toronto Rocks,""Stars 4 SARS," "SARSStock,","SARSfest," "SARS-a-palooza," the "SARS concert," or, more descriptively, "The Rolling Stones SARS Benefit Concert." Estimated to have between 450,000 and 500,000 people attending the concert, it is the largest outdoor ticketed event in Canadian history, and one of the largest in North America history.lt;/ref>

Overview

Image:Sarstock4.jpg It was organized in about a month, upon the suggestion of headliners The Rolling Stones who wanted to help revive Torontos economy after the Severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreaks earlier in the year. (The Rolling Stones have held tour rehearsals in Toronto on more than one occasion; Toronto was also the setting for Keith Richards#Public image and private life ) When The Rolling Stones announced the concert, Toronto was still under a SARS warning from the World Health Organization The publicity garnered by the SARS outbreak led to a downturn in Torontos tourism industry, which the concert was intended to help revive. The concert was held at Downsview Park in northern Toronto, a former military base which also accommodated 800,000 people when Pope John Paul II visited the city in 2002. The concert was hosted by actor/singer Dan Aykroyd and vendors sold Alberta beef in support of the Canadian beef industry, which had recently suffered because of a case of mad cow disease North York General Hospital which had been hit the hardest by the SARS outbreak in previous months, provided emergency on-site hospital services. The Toronto water department was initially supposed to provide free water by tapping the groundwater at the site, but were unable to do so due to health concerns. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and cable music station MuchMoreMusic provided coverage of parts of the concert throughout the day, including the end of The Rolling Stones set. The concert opened in the afternoon with the Have Love Will Travel Revue (Aykroyd and Jim Belushi , Sam Roberts Kathleen Edwards La Chicane The Tea Party The Flaming Lips Sass Jordan The Isley Brothers and Blue Rodeo Each band performed for 15–20 minutes. The second part of the concert began later in the afternoon and lasted into the night and included Justin Timberlake The Guess Who Rush (band) AC/DC and The Rolling Stones, who performed a 90-minute set to end the concert. Justin Timberlake was booed by a crowd that was anticipating the harder-rocking second half of the concert. Audience members hurled water bottles, muffins, and other items at the stage during his performance. He later returned to duet with Mick Jagger on "Miss You (The Rolling Stones song) . The crowd was harangued by a visibly angry Keith Richards A documentary DVD entitled Toronto Rockswas released in 2004, showing highlights of the event.

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*http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Rolling_Stones/2004/12/07/770273.html The Stones rock 450,000 fans in T.O.] *http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/sarsbenefit/ CBC Coverage] * Category:2003 in Canada Category:Festivals in Toronto Category:Rock festivals in Canada Category:Benefit concerts Category:2003 television films Category:Canadian television films Category:English-language films Category:Documentary films about music Category:Canadian documentary films cs:Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto pt:Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto