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Some kind of finale: Patti LaBelle last night closed the Forum's summer concert season with an unforgettable performance for 4,000 fans, says pop Critic Peter Howell
Some kind of finale: Patti LaBelle last night closed the Forum's summer concert season with an unforgettable performance for 4,000 fans, says pop Critic Peter Howell

Some kind of finale: Patti LaBelle last night closed the Forum's summer concert season with an unforgettable performance for 4,000 fans, says pop Critic Peter Howell

Date8/21/1991
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Rain man: Jeff Healey launched Ontario Place Forum's pop music season in sodden, fog-bound conditions yesterday but the crowd of 2,500 didn't mind, says Craig MacInnis
Rain man: Jeff Healey launched Ontario Place Forum's pop music season in sodden, fog-bound conditions yesterday but the crowd of 2,500 didn't mind, says Craig MacInnis
5/20/1989
Neil Finn is still the boss of the House, says critic Peter Howell of Crowded House's lead singer in performance at Massey Hall last night
Neil Finn is still the boss of the House, says critic Peter Howell of Crowded House's lead singer in performance at Massey Hall last night
9/23/1991
Burton Cummings in Concert. Rocker Burton Cummings packed the Forum at Ontario Place Saturday night when he opened the summer concert season there before 10,000 fans. Liberty Silver performs tonight
Burton Cummings in Concert. Rocker Burton Cummings packed the Forum at Ontario Place Saturday night when he opened the summer concert season there before 10,000 fans. Liberty Silver performs tonight
5/17/1986
Lead singer of The Beach Boys, Mike Love last night enjoyed accolades of 22,500 fans in concert at CNE Grandstand and critic Peter Goddard says it was(...)
Lead singer of The Beach Boys, Mike Love last night enjoyed accolades of 22,500 fans in concert at CNE Grandstand and critic Peter Goddard says it was(...)
8/28/1974
Boz Scaggs - the Al Jolson of rock, says Star pop critic Peter Goddard-offered lots of soft-boiled soul in concert at CNE Stadium last night, in conju(...)
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7/4/1977
Big effort: Tom Kneebone and Dinah Christie last night took on the challenge of the Ontario Place Forum's vastness, compared to the intimacy of their usual supper club haunts, and reviewer Ron Hambleton says they eneded up playing to a series of small audiences
Big effort: Tom Kneebone and Dinah Christie last night took on the challenge of the Ontario Place Forum's vastness, compared to the intimacy of their usual supper club haunts, and reviewer Ron Hambleton says they eneded up playing to a series of small audiences
7/7/1980
Fans forgive a lot, His torso bare, Ozzy Osbourne resembles an aging wrestler looking for the ropes, rock critic Greg Quill says of singer's concert at Maple Leaf Gardens last night
Fans forgive a lot, His torso bare, Ozzy Osbourne resembles an aging wrestler looking for the ropes, rock critic Greg Quill says of singer's concert at Maple Leaf Gardens last night
4/25/1984
Crowd pleaser: Pop star Madonna wooed 50,000 fans with her hits last night, but Star reviewer Peter Goddard says dance and movement - not singing - were at the show's heart
Crowd pleaser: Pop star Madonna wooed 50,000 fans with her hits last night, but Star reviewer Peter Goddard says dance and movement - not singing - were at the show's heart
7/4/1987
Pop diva: Trained as a blues and jazz singer, Molly Johnson has that rare ability to transcend her own material, Craig MacInnis says of her performance at the Forum last night
Pop diva: Trained as a blues and jazz singer, Molly Johnson has that rare ability to transcend her own material, Craig MacInnis says of her performance at the Forum last night
5/23/1988
Larry Evoy (Edward Bear) offered 20,000 rock fans the ideal music for an ideal Sunday afternoon, says critic Peter Goddard of concert on Nathan Phillips square. The predominantly teenage crowd also listened to Chris Kearney group.
Larry Evoy (Edward Bear) offered 20,000 rock fans the ideal music for an ideal Sunday afternoon, says critic Peter Goddard of concert on Nathan Phillips square. The predominantly teenage crowd also listened to Chris Kearney group.
5/18/1975
It was a good thing that Huey Lewis devoted most of his show at the Grand stand last night to faithful renderings of his hits, says critic Peter Howell
It was a good thing that Huey Lewis devoted most of his show at the Grand stand last night to faithful renderings of his hits, says critic Peter Howell
8/22/1991
Instead of the wild Rock 'n' Roll Animal, Lou Reed looked like Michael Bolton's smarter brother last night, says critic Peter Howell
Instead of the wild Rock 'n' Roll Animal, Lou Reed looked like Michael Bolton's smarter brother last night, says critic Peter Howell
5/21/1992