Music at the Ontario Place Forum

The rotating stage of The Forum at Ontario Place was a Toronto summer concert favourite. Opened when the park opened in 1971, the outdoor amphitheatre had bench seating for 2,500 people, with room for another 8,000 people on the grass around the seats. It hosted countless music guests and genres until it was closed and torn down at the end of the 1994 season.

One of the more famous aspects of the Forum was added in 1976 - the revolving stage. And perhaps the most infamous date was June 2nd, 1980 when the Teenage Head fans started the 'Toronto Punk Rock Riot' trying to get to the concert there.

• Short URL to share for Ontario Place Forum historic photos: wholemap.com/Forum
• Address for Ontario Place Forum: 955 Lakeshore Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M6K 3B9
• Latitude, Longitude for Ontario Place Forum: 43.628851262358275, -79.41725218614033

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List of all subjects. You can also see all the historic photos for a given neighbourhood. We also have a list of all the photos arranged by date.

And you can also go up a level to see the other photos we've put under the category of Live_music photos.

Historic photos of Ontario Place Forum

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1992		Barennaked Ladies live at the Ontario Place Forum in 1992 - co-frontman Ed Robertson strums his stuff 34 years ago - Ontario Place - Saturday, May 30, 1992 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1991		Blue Rodeo vocalist and guitarist Jim Cuddy playing live in Toronto at the Forum in 1991 35 years ago - Ontario Place - Monday, June 17, 1991 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1974		Blue Swede lead singer Bjorn Skifs flanked by more than 10,000 cheering live at the Ontario Place Forum in 1974 52 years ago - Ontario Place - Wednesday, May 22, 1974 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1989		Cowboy Junkies lead singer Margo Timmins rehearses at the Ontario Place Forum before live concert 37 years ago - Ontario Place - Tuesday, July 25, 1989 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1982		Dizzy Gillespie playing live at the Forum in 1982 44 years ago - Ontario Place - 1982 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1982		Dizzy Gillespie with signature trumpet with 45-degree raised bell - live at Ontario Place Forum in 1982 44 years ago - Ontario Place - 1982 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1984		Donny and Marie at the Forum - Las Vegas glitz was the order of the day at Ontario Place 42 years ago - Ontario Place - Saturday, July 21, 1984 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1984		Donny Osmond live in Toronto in 1984 at the Ontario Place Forum 42 years ago - Ontario Place - Sunday, July 22, 1984 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1985		Eartha Kitt - 'purring and growling' at the Ontario Place Forum in 1985 41 years ago - Ontario Place - Sunday, June 16, 1985 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1985		Gowan on stage at the Forum in 1985 - Lawrence Gowan 41 years ago - Ontario Place - Thursday, May 30, 1985 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1977		K.C. and the Sunshine Band crowd of 25,000 around the Forum 49 years ago - Ontario Place - Tuesday, July 26, 1977 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1983		Kris Kristofferson playing live at the Ontario Place Forum rotating stage in 1983 43 years ago - Ontario Place - 1983 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
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1983		Martha and the Muffins performing live in Toronto at the Ontario Forum - of Echo Beach fame 43 years ago - Ontario Place - Monday, August 15, 1983 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1983		Miles Davis at the Ontario Place forum live in 1983 43 years ago - Ontario Place - Friday, July 8, 1983 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1978		Ontario Place Forum - New copper roof overlooking the Cinesphere IMAX Theatre and Pavillion Pods 48 years ago - Ontario Place - Thursday, April 13, 1978 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1985		Ontario Place Forum - view of audience in the grass and tent 41 years ago - Ontario Place - 1985 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1985		Ontario Place Forum - view of rotating stage (and performing dogs) 41 years ago - Ontario Place - 1985 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
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1973		Queen Elizabeth II smiling while attending a brief program in the Forum at Ontario Place 53 years ago - Ontario Place - Monday, June 25, 1973 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1985		Rod Stewart performing at the Ontario Place Forum in the mid 1980s 41 years ago - Ontario Place - 1985 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1983		Roy Orbison brought warmth to the hearts if not the feet of fans who braved the unseasonbly frigid air at Ontario Place 43 years ago - Ontario Place - Tuesday, May 17, 1983 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1978		Sha Na Na performing live in front of 14,000 fans in Toronto at the Ontario Place Forum in 1978 48 years ago - Ontario Place - Tuesday, August 1, 1978 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1974		Stompin Tom Connors packed the Forum with 10,000 fans 52 years ago - Ontario Place - Saturday, August 24, 1974 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1980		Teenage Head lead singer Frankie Venom performs at Ontario Place - Toronto Punk Rock Riot 46 years ago - Ontario Place - Monday, June 2, 1980 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1982		Weather Report playing live at the Ontario Place Forum in 1982 44 years ago - Ontario Place - 1982 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1985		Wynton Marsalis playing trumpet live in Toronto at the Ontario Place Forum 41 years ago - Ontario Place - Thursday, July 4, 1985 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)