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Aug 6, 1994. Rev. Horton Heat, Pop Will Eat Itself, Marilyn "I Am The God Of F%&$" Manson (He was still a rather unknown.) NIN, AND Soundgarden.

My only compliant was Soundgarden played after NIN... nobody had anything left in the tanks! I could barely stand for Soundgarden.

And Manson ran out of I Am The God Of F%#$ t-shirts... which in retrospect I'm glad I wasn't able to get.

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July 1, 1992. I was dating a guy who lived in Barrie. The night before the gates opened, we drove to Molson Park, 2 - 60 ounce bottles in tow. We snuck in just as the sun went down, searching for the perfect spot to stash them for show day. We got them buried and then were spotted and chased by security on golf carts...I squeezed through the smallest opening in a fence and ran. Mission accomplished.

Show day, we retrieved our booze, shared with friends and took in the most amazing day. In all honesty, there is a lot I don’t remember about this day but I do remember Amanda Marshall, Sass Jordan and my all time favourites, The Tragically Hip. Drunk and standing in a sea of people, only wearing my bra and shorts (no idea where my shirt landed), I remember singing every song, word for word, thrashing around, loving Gord with everything I had.

The Tragically Hip

Bootsauce

54-40

Sons Of Freedom

Amanda Marshall

Slik Toxik

Sass Jordan

Leslie Spit Trio

Spinal Tap

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So i had to look up the year, but i guess 1994 Lollapalooza - Smashing Pumpkins headlining.. The memory i liked is the mosh-pit during the day. It was the first time I had been in one and I liked the 'code' of the mosh pit where people would look after someone who fell. esp. a girl they would help them up and get safe. esp. a girl. not in a creepy grabby way or anything. but real respect and helpful spirit. It wasnt a super aggressive pit either, but a lot of smiles - everyone had fun from what I remember

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Oh, wow, I loved seeing festivals there! I feel like every festival I saw there featured Our Lady Peace, and I wasn't even a big fan, but they always put on a solid show of hits.

All the Edgefests bleed into one. I recall a non-drug-related high watching The Tea Party as the sky turned to dark, somebody doing a fun cover of Ozzy Osborne’s “Crazy Train” (was it Collective Soul?), and Jag Tanna’s guitar wizardry with I Mother Earth.

I also saw the “Alanisfest” there (which a quick google tells me was on this very day in 1996!). What stands out about that show was J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. tuning his guitar at full volume (which was LOUD) for what seemed like 10 minutes, and, in retrospect, getting to see pre-Foos Taylor Hawkins slam the skins for Alanis. I was like 23 at the time of that show and I wasn't planning on going, but a neighbour kid, who was maybe 15-16, asked me if I would take him. Our families were close, so his mom trusted me and I assumed this was the only way he'd be allowed to go. I wondered if he'd wind up meeting up with some no-good buddies and it would turn into a thing, but the only thing it turned into was a fun, hot, day of rock and roll.

But, seriously, what was the deal with people throwing bottles at that place? That was the one aspect of shows there that drove me insane.

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Aug 15 1998 Beastie Boys and Biz Markie

I remember during the change over for the BB, it was just as the sun was setting everyone started throwing their empty water bottles in to the air. It looked like there were giant dragon flies going over the "pond" of humanity. A beautiful sight.

We were disappointed as it was supposed to be Tribe Called Quest in the Biz Markie spot but they cancelled at the last minute. Biz was like a drunken (Stoned?) uncle on stage. Want to see ladies lift their shirts as he careened around the stage doing weird raps and scratches.

Also at about 3am we ran out of gas on way home about 10k outside of Orangeville. Some guy was able to give us a couple litres from a jerry can to get us to the nearest gas station.

Aug 31 1996 Neil Young/ Oasis

Watching Liam Gallagher just get pelted with bottles during Oasis's set. He walked to the front of the stage and said something like "Fine you fuckers, FREE SHOT!" Bottles flew like a solid wall of plastic. If he got hit he didn't show it. It looked like he had a force shield around him.

July 10 1993 Lollapalooza

Lots of memories including Tool on the side stage, just before they go moved to the main. They were selling shirts after their set off the stage. I still have mine.

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Gotta go with Pearl Jam in 1998. Yield is my favourite album of theirs and the setlist was incredible.

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August 22nd, 1998. Everything about that day was incredible. From Cracker, to Hayden, to Cornell soundchecking and the fence almost coming down from the crowd trying to see from atop the hill, Pearl Jam in the dust bowl was one of the greatest shows I’ve ever seen.

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