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Let’s start with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, surviving members of The Who, completing their last two Toronto dates earlier this week, some 43 years after their much-hyped farewell concert at Maple Leaf Gardens. Article content Article content

The full band, with drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle, had a lengthy bromance with the city, beginning in 1968 (could they be part of the Cup curse?), which Townsend at one point called “my second home”. The four were gifted Leaf sweaters, cardigans and satin jackets by the appreciative Gardens’ concert office during a memorable appearance on Oct. 21, 1976. Other ‘70s acts such as ABBA, The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt were similarly honoured.

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