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Perched atop a souvenir booth outside the Canadian National Exhibition stadium, this group of rocks fans got a free look at the weekend Festival Expre(...)
Perched atop a souvenir booth outside the Canadian National Exhibition stadium, this group of rocks fans got a free look at the weekend Festival Expre(...)

Perched atop a souvenir booth outside the Canadian National Exhibition stadium, this group of rocks fans got a free look at the weekend Festival Expre(...)

Date6/28/1970
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  • Perched atop a souvenir booth outside the Canadian National Exhibition stadium, this group of rocks fans got a free look at the weekend Festival Expre(...)
  • Perched atop a souvenir booth outside the Canadian National Exhibition stadium; this group of rocks fans got a free look at the weekend Festival Express 70 concert - and avoided clashing with police who had problems with gate-crashers objecting to the $16 admission fee. About 2;000 persons tried to storm the gates Saturday protesting the high prices; but police held them back. A free concert was set up at nearby Coronation Park for benefit of non-paying fans.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Perched atop a souvenir booth outside the Canadian National Exhibition stadium; this group of rocks fans got a free look at the weekend Festival Express 70 concert - and avoided clashing with police who had problems with gate-crashers objecting to the $16 admission fee. About 2;000 persons tried to storm the gates Saturday protesting the high prices; but police held them back. A free concert was set up at nearby Coronation Park for benefit of non-paying fans.
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