Setlist Included:

Summer's Up, Toronto Tontos, Howdy Doody Boogie

Details:

Max Webster's first big outdoor festival gig was for about 10,000 (some report between 15,000 and 25,000) people, opening for The Guess Who (the Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Domenic Troiano, Bill Wallace lineup). DJ Wolfman Jack introduced the bands to the stage. Paul Kersey says this was the biggest show in his era with the band.

Kim Mitchell and Mike Tilka's parents saw them for the first time, and were generally aghast at their stage outfits, particularly Kim's.

Prior to the show, the band got a tip from the promoter that Rosalie Tremblay (influential music director of CKLW, one of the biggest radio stations in North America at the time) would be there, and that she likely wouldn't be a fan of them. But she did like Bachman Turner Overdrive, so they wrote Hot Spots in hopes of impressing her. She didn't actually turn up.

Hot Spots ultimately ended up on the 1981 compilation album Diamonds Diamonds.

Other Bands on the Bill:

The Guess Who

Photos:

_{The photos on this promo poster were taken at this show. A replica of it was included in the vinyl box set called "The Party" released in 2017.}

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Lineup

Kim Mitchell - Vocals/Guitar
Mike Tilka - Bass
Paul Kersey - Drums
Terry Watkinson - Keyboards

Videos:

• Silent 8mm film of Max Webster on August 18, 1974