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Something new in rock-concert promoting in Toronto will be the Concert Bowl in Maple Leaf Gardens, an 8,000-seat hall-within-a-hall. Stage will be in mid-ice, where Gardens' Bill Ballard sits
Something new in rock-concert promoting in Toronto will be the Concert Bowl in Maple Leaf Gardens, an 8,000-seat hall-within-a-hall. Stage will be in mid-ice, where Gardens' Bill Ballard sits

Something new in rock-concert promoting in Toronto will be the Concert Bowl in Maple Leaf Gardens, an 8,000-seat hall-within-a-hall. Stage will be in mid-ice, where Gardens' Bill Ballard sits

Date10/11/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Something new in rock-concert promoting in Toronto will be the Concert Bowl in Maple Leaf Gardens, an 8,000-seat hall-within-a-hall. Stage will be in mid-ice, where Gardens' Bill Ballard sits.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0030468F
      Maple Leafs' owner Harold Ballard sits in Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday and reminisces about his 60-year friendship with King Clancy, who is in critica(...)
      Maple Leafs' owner Harold Ballard sits in Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday and reminisces about his 60-year friendship with King Clancy, who is in critica(...)
      Ballard, Harold, 1903-1990
      11/9/1986
      The man from Madrid, Placido Domingo last night belted out aria after aria for 10,000 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens and still made it sound like a concert hall, critic William Littier reports
      The man from Madrid, Placido Domingo last night belted out aria after aria for 10,000 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens and still made it sound like a concert hall, critic William Littier reports
      Domingo, Plécido, 1941-
      1/19/1993
      Canada's biggest rock promoter is Maple Leaf Gardens' Bill Ballard
      Canada's biggest rock promoter is Maple Leaf Gardens' Bill Ballard
      Ballard, Bill
      7/9/1974
      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
      Lennon, Frank
      4/25/1984
      Would mom do my hair like that?, Rock's dazzling Cyndi Lauper thrilled young fans during an afternoon autograph session in the Westbury Hotel before her concert last night at Maple Leaf Gardens
      Would mom do my hair like that?, Rock's dazzling Cyndi Lauper thrilled young fans during an afternoon autograph session in the Westbury Hotel before her concert last night at Maple Leaf Gardens
      Lauper, Cyndi, 1953-
      11/12/1984
      Lead singer of the rock group Yes, Jon Anderson seemed oblivious to the bedlam at concert in Maple Leaf Gardens Saturday night, says Star staff writer(...)
      Lead singer of the rock group Yes, Jon Anderson seemed oblivious to the bedlam at concert in Maple Leaf Gardens Saturday night, says Star staff writer(...)
      Anderson, Jon
      7/20/1975
      Marvin Gaye's appearance at rock concert in Maple Leaf Gardens last night was responsible for cooling down a potentially hostile audience upset at the(...)
      Marvin Gaye's appearance at rock concert in Maple Leaf Gardens last night was responsible for cooling down a potentially hostile audience upset at the(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      2/6/1975
      More than 17,000 fans of the Rolling Stones packed Maple Leaf Gardens for eac of two concerts Saturday by th British rock group. Thousands of others, (...)
      More than 17,000 fans of the Rolling Stones packed Maple Leaf Gardens for eac of two concerts Saturday by th British rock group. Thousands of others, (...)
      Rolling Stones (Musical group)
      7/15/1972
      Harold Ballard, relaxing in his Maple Leaf Gardens suite, should be enshrined in Rogues' Gallery as well as being a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame (...)
      Harold Ballard, relaxing in his Maple Leaf Gardens suite, should be enshrined in Rogues' Gallery as well as being a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame (...)
      Ballard, Harold, 1903-1990
      1/24/1973
      Singer Joe Cocker looked as if he was doing his best at his recent concert at Maple Leaf Gardens but some of the audience couldn't hear much of the concert, writes disappointed fan who left early
      Singer Joe Cocker looked as if he was doing his best at his recent concert at Maple Leaf Gardens but some of the audience couldn't hear much of the concert, writes disappointed fan who left early
      Bull, Ron
      4/5/1972
      Bill Ballard, left, and Maple Leaf boss Donald Giffin, on opposite sides of the tortuous battle for control of Maple Leaf Gardens
      Bill Ballard, left, and Maple Leaf boss Donald Giffin, on opposite sides of the tortuous battle for control of Maple Leaf Gardens
      Ballard, Bill
      3/3/1991
      The president of Maple Leaf Gardens, Harold Ballard, and his son Bill look at diploma young Ballard received yesterday at the spring convocation of Yo(...)
      The president of Maple Leaf Gardens, Harold Ballard, and his son Bill look at diploma young Ballard received yesterday at the spring convocation of Yo(...)
      Ballard, Bill
      6/12/1972