Toronto, July 16: The July 30 Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto Concert, headlined by the Rolling Stones, will see tickets capped at 500,000.
The show, designed to help the city's sagging tourism and hospitality sectors after the stigma from SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), will also be an exercise in patience.
According to Toronto police chief Julian Fantino, gates for the concert will open at 8 a.m., with the show beginning at 2 p.m. It is also anticipated that the site will not be completely empty until 5 a.m. the following day. A police force of 1,200 from four cities will patrol the concert site by land and also by air.
To be held at Downsview Park, the concert also features AC/DC, Rush, Flaming Lips, Justin Timberlake, Isley Brothers, the Guess Who and Kathleen Edwards, among others. SARS has been responsible for 40 deaths in the greater Toronto area.
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