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Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place la(...)
Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place la(...)

Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place la(...)

Date5/17/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hot sounds in chilly forum. Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place last night to fill the Forum's seats at an enthusiastically received concert.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0071801F
Sounds of Henry Mancini. The hills surrounding the Forum at Ontario Place were alive with the sounds of Henry Mancini last night, and over 12,000 fans(...)
Sounds of Henry Mancini. The hills surrounding the Forum at Ontario Place were alive with the sounds of Henry Mancini last night, and over 12,000 fans(...)
7/13/1981
Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night
Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night
5/18/1983
He's a real pro. Singer Bobby Vinton got close to his fans at a chilly Forum in Ontario Place yesterday and gave the few hundred who turned up a polished, professional performance they appreciated
He's a real pro. Singer Bobby Vinton got close to his fans at a chilly Forum in Ontario Place yesterday and gave the few hundred who turned up a polished, professional performance they appreciated
5/15/1983
Playing the bad boy: Actor Jack Wagner, who portrays frisky Frisco Jones on TV's General Hospital, drew only 2,500 fans - mostly women - to a chilly Ontario Place Forum on Saturday
Playing the bad boy: Actor Jack Wagner, who portrays frisky Frisco Jones on TV's General Hospital, drew only 2,500 fans - mostly women - to a chilly Ontario Place Forum on Saturday
5/18/1985
Sweet sound: Judy Collins fans - more than 8,000 of them - ignored the near-30C temperature and humid air to pay homage to the well-loved singer who appeared at The Forum at Ontario Place
Sweet sound: Judy Collins fans - more than 8,000 of them - ignored the near-30C temperature and humid air to pay homage to the well-loved singer who appeared at The Forum at Ontario Place
7/19/1980
California Dreaming: Jan Berry and Dean Torrence last night brought a warmth from California that banished the chill of Ontario Place for 10,000 happy fans of 1960s music
California Dreaming: Jan Berry and Dean Torrence last night brought a warmth from California that banished the chill of Ontario Place for 10,000 happy fans of 1960s music
7/19/1984
Orbison casts spell at Forum. While Molson Indy tries shrieked and squealed at Exhibition Place over the weekend, Roy Orbison crooned, soared and grow(...)
Orbison casts spell at Forum. While Molson Indy tries shrieked and squealed at Exhibition Place over the weekend, Roy Orbison crooned, soared and grow(...)
7/20/1986
Andre Agassi, 20, in hot pink bicycle pants and flowing mane, yesterday displays the winning style that's captured the hearts of female tennis fans. A(...)
Andre Agassi, 20, in hot pink bicycle pants and flowing mane, yesterday displays the winning style that's captured the hearts of female tennis fans. A(...)
7/26/1990
Pop legend at Forum. Roy Orbison's classic country-rock came through in terrific style, according to one source who caught his show before an appreciative capacity audience at Forum last night
Pop legend at Forum. Roy Orbison's classic country-rock came through in terrific style, according to one source who caught his show before an appreciative capacity audience at Forum last night
7/11/1984
From the air, the Forum at Ontario Place last night looked like a sea of bodies as more than 25,000 young fans of K
From the air, the Forum at Ontario Place last night looked like a sea of bodies as more than 25,000 young fans of K
7/26/1977
Freezing fans: Just two days ago chilly fans bundled up in winter coats and blankets and huddled together while waiting in line at Exhibition Place for tickets to a Pink Floyd concert
Freezing fans: Just two days ago chilly fans bundled up in winter coats and blankets and huddled together while waiting in line at Exhibition Place for tickets to a Pink Floyd concert
3/21/1988
New wave at the Forum. Martha and her Muffins were cooking at Ontario Place last night, and so were the new wave rock band's fans who crammed the Foru(...)
New wave at the Forum. Martha and her Muffins were cooking at Ontario Place last night, and so were the new wave rock band's fans who crammed the Foru(...)
8/15/1983