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Taylor Swift may be the hottest ticket in town, but our city has always loved a good gig. Here are Toronto’s 10 biggest concerts of all time

The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and U2 are a few of the artists who drew the largest crowds. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star A rolling stone may gather no moss, but the Rolling Stones certainly gather the masses, especially in or near Toronto. With Taylor Swift and her six-date run at Rogers Centre swiftly approaching, what better time to take a look at Toronto’s all-time biggest concerts. Swift’s…

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The Wiggles got flak for going ‘woke’ — but they say it was time to wake up

‘Your audience isn’t all white with blue eyes’: The Wiggles, popular Australian entertainers, doubled their lineup in an effort to better reflect the diversity of their fans. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star Now there are even more Wiggles to embrace. Until their 30th anniversary in 2021, there were four members of the Australian children’s entertainment phenomenon under the leadership of Wiggles founder Anthony Field. But now the group has doubled…


How ‘Dance Monkey’ took Toni Watson on a ‘roller-coaster’ ride

 Nick Krewen Special to the Star Toronto, Toni Watson feels your pain. The Australian native professionally known as Tones And I, the originator of the impossibly irresistible chart-topping smash “Dance Monkey,” was really looking forward to entertaining you at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in April when COVID-19 interrupted her plans. “Toronto was meant to be my biggest show of the whole tour, so that was really exciting,” said Watson last…


A Nick Cave concert so riveting, it gets five stars out of four

Nick Cave repeatedly ventured as far into the crowd as his microphone cord would let him, staring deeply into the faces he was serenading. Nick Krewen Music, Published on Fri Aug 01 2014 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, July 31, 2014 How transcendent were Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on Thursday night? Let’s put it this way: there are singers who are…


GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inspirations: Gotye

NEWS GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inspirations: Gotye From the sublime to the adventurous, GRAMMY winner reveals a chain of GRAMMY Hall Of Fame recordings that influenced his idiosyncratic brand of pop music GRAMMYS MAY 15, 2017 – 2:36 AM GRAMMY.com Nick Krewen (To commemorate the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame’s 40th Anniversary in 2013, GRAMMY.com has launched GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inspirations. The ongoing series will feature conversations with various individuals…