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On a bill with four other bands, Max Webster were reviewed by the Globe And Mail as being "polished and professional."
Line-up
- Kim Mitchell : Vocals/Guitar
- Mike Tilka : Bass
- Paul Kersey : Drums
- Terry Watkinson : Keyboards
Bands
- Dancing By The Gate
- Truck
- The Garfield Band
- Father
Partial Setlist
- Hocus Pocus
Articles
Fan Stories
Gregg LaMarsh
It was so hot that afternoon that the cheese sandwiches we'd brought melted, no joke. We had absolutely no idea who this 'Max Webster' was and I recall saying to my guitarist pal, "There's only one more act coming on, and it's this 'Max Webster'. Betcha that he's some boring folkie like Valdy or something! Let's go home now." Imagine our shock when Max suddenly took the stage, crazy clothes and all!!
I remember them playing 'Hocus Pocus' plus much of what became their debut album. GREAT show. I went home to write in my teen diary: "Just saw yet another great new band and they were called Max Webster."
Gary Hoffman
I recall about 5 bands on the bill, summer 1974. The headliner was a prog-rock/folkie type guy named Garfield, who had an album called Strange Streets. Max Webster was the second-last act, just before Garfield. Damned if I can recall exactly the order of the set they played, but when I bought the first LP upon its release 18 months later I recognized at least a half-dozen of the songs, including Hangover, Blowing The Blues Away, and Summer's Up. Greenwood Park was (and is) a moderate-size park whose lower boundary is Dundas St. East at Greenwood, and it extends about 2/3rds of the way up to Gerrard. The stage was set up near some sort of building, and the best vantage point was on a low slope on the Greenwood Avenue side. Surprisingly, the east side of Greenwood, across from the park, was almost exclusively residential houses, and I can only imagine that most of the folks living there in 1974 were likely not fans of rock & roll. The concert wrapped before dark, probably around 7PM.