Best $20 I ever spent. These were the days when you could buy a ticket until the day of the show. Everyone had a chance to be there! Either you were there or you were a square lol I WAS THERE!! and Im happy i was. Funny story. Show was starting to get wild and I lost my leather fanny pack containing all my personal items.. next day, a security guard looked me up in the phone book, called me, told me someone had found it and turned it in to him at the show. I met him on Front st to pick it. My ID's, credit cards, car keys, house keys and everything else was still in there! Only thing missing was a dime bag and $10. Absolutely amazing. Things felt different back then. That would never happen today. What a time to be alive! I was 18. One of my favorite childhood memories. Thanks for posting this video time capsul.❤

ACDC blew everyone away that day . Made the stones look like a pub band.

Mal's guitar tone here is the greatest thing ever! 😭❤😭❤😭

20 years ago I was at this concert 🇨🇦 scorching hot day in that field, AC/DC, Rush, BTO, Guess Who, Rolling Stones, unforgettable concert !!

19 years ago I was at this concert, amazing bands, incredible day, never forget 2003 Toronto !!

Ernie Isley killed his guitar Solo 2 "Who's that lady" having a pic of me in my AC/DC shirt here is a prized possession!

Was there with friends. AC/DC blew everyone away! We didn't even stay to see the Stones! Great day had by all!

My wife and I were there, back before we were married. We arrived there EARLY! Managed to get a spot around the the first set of lights. We were close! A friend told us he would meet us there... yeah right... in a crowd of 500,000 people?! Well... at about 1:00pm, he was all by himself, and he walked right infront of us. I yelled his name in disbelief. Lol... he acted like it was no big deal. He hung out with us till the end. It was SO HOT that day!! We arrived at about 9:30, got a great spot, and COOKED in the open sun all day. Totally worth it though. It was such an awesome day. AC/DC stole the show!The Stones ended up being like tge clising credits music after a great show. Everyone just sort of got up and left. They just couldnt follow an act like AC/DC!!!!

I was here! 19 yrs old , drove up from Detroit. Best concert ever! Rush then AC/DC then Stones

My heart skipped a beat when I saw the extent of the crowd. Imagine if you were one of the boys looking out at that?? Wow! They never had that in Oz. We don't have enough people, but we adore these rock God's!

When I heard AC/DC were doing this....for free...had to take a day off and go. Blew the Stones away. Incredible show. Thanx boys✌🇨🇦🤘

One of the most Powerful Rock songs EVER.....

Mal's guitar comes in at 1:08. That is just such a beautiful sound . . . . ..

I was there you can hear AC/DC for 5 miles I lived at Jane and Exbury we walked through the Dells to the park what a day AC/DC owned that show

I lived under a km from Downsview Park where this concert was, hoards of people walking down my street from around North America, the ground shook all day, made me so proud to be Canadian.

The greatest rock n roll band ever has to be ACDC. Period.

Geez, this concert was POWERFUL!!! The impact of the crowd on the song was SO GREAT!!

Malcolm, even though you are not here physically you will always be with us mentally. And in spirit definitely. You were and still are definitely one of the greatest rhythm guitar players that ever lived.

I've seen them live 7 or 8 times. They never disappoint. Always a great show.

Still hard to believe I was lucky enough to be in the crowd that day. 17 years old and I knew it would be one of the top concerts I have ever been to. What a day.

The most intense part of the most amazing concert ive ever been to in my life!

God I remember that day. AC/DC took the wind out of the Rolling Stones sails. It was teh Rolling Stones idea this benefit concert, yet it was AC/DC that stole the show. Live and on TV. What a Band.

I was there. The Stones headlined, but AC/DC stole the show. 500,000 people were there. This is not a stadium - it’s an airport!

I love how AC/DC transcends though generations and I hope their music will still be played for many more.

The biggest concert I've ever or will ever attend!

I was there with my buddies. Best concert I've ever been to by far. Hard to believe it was 20 years ago now!

So happy I was there … it was over 100F .. hot AF .. over 500,000 people.. just a life changing experience

there's nothing else like this band best live band ever

The story of how Brian Johnson became the frontman is so fascinating to me because it’s almost FATE. Before Bon Scott joined up with the Young brothers to form AC/DC he was in a band called Fraternity. Brian was in a band called Geordie who had a couple of top 40 hits in the UK. When Fraternity was touring Great Britain they had a gig where they were opening for Geordie. When Brian and his fellow band mates arrived they suited up and performed their set. Well, midway through a song Brian collapsed on his back and was flailing around; apparently having been struck by appendicitis. Unbeknownst however to Brian, Bon had been watching the set and when Brian began kicking and flailing Bon was over the moon because he thought it was part of his act. Brian’s stage antics reminded Bon of his heroes, James Brown and Little Richard. Later that same night, Geordie joined Fraternity on their tour bus and had a couple of drinks then went their separate ways the next day. Sometime later Bon joined up with AC/DC and one day mentioned offhand that he wasn’t impressed with the rock scene in Britain when he toured there previously, EXCEPT for this one band with a wild singer named Brian Johnson who reminded him of Little Richard. He was really impressed by that Brian fella. And Bon Scott didn’t like too many singers. Flash forward to 1980. Bon tragically passes away from alcohol poisoning. Malcom and Angus remain undecided about whether or not they should continue the band. They’d just broken through with Highway to Hell, but they weren’t superstars…yet. They decide to continue. A random fan from Cleveland, Ohio managed to contact their camp. The fan who followed the scene in Britain suggested a guy whom he believed would be a good fit for the band: Brian Johnson. Malcolm and Angus Young were thrown, “Wasn’t that the bloke Bon said he was impressed with all those years ago?” They recalled. Then their producer Mutt Lange also suggested a guy he’d known of on the scene…a man named BRIAN JOHNSON. The name kept coming up from two random sources so Angus and Malcolm knew then that they had to find this Brian and audition him. Brian, meanwhile…had been living with his parents in his native Newcastle and pretty much retired from music. Geordie wasn’t going anywhere except for clubs so he’d opened his own auto body shop. One day he got a call from an Eastern European woman who told him that a particular band wanted him to come to audition. The woman was hesitant to name the band but eventually relented and told Johnson that it was AC/DC, whom he’d heard of because they were developing a big following. However…Johnson didn’t want to drive six hours from Newcastle to London because he was thirty-two, had his own business, was semi-retired from showbiz and was convinced he wouldn’t get the gig because AC/DC was a whole other level. So he declined. But, as fate would have it, a friend of his who did some work for Monte Python called about thirty minutes later to offer Brian some work. A commercial for Hoover vacuums. The gig would pay him £350 plus residuals, but it was in London. However since it was a paid gig, Brian quickly accepted and then called back the mysterious woman to tell her that he’d be in London the following Monday and would be able to do the audition. Monday came and Brian left the studio having done the Hoover jingle and collected his money. It was late in the afternoon and he found himself stuck at a crossroads: He could drive a mile down the street and meet with AC/DC, a gig he’d never get. Or…he could drive the 5-6 hours back to Newcastle because he had to get home and open up his shop early in the morning. Brian chose to go to the audition. After a warm welcome from the band, they performed a few songs with Brian. Almost immediately Malcolm got goosebumps; magic was in the air. Angus and Malcolm were caught in Brian’s spell. They NEVER wanted the audition to end. It was like love at first sight. But Brian had to leave, despite his reluctance to do so since he felt the magic too. A few days later the band called him back and the rest is history.

finally found this video again of angus and brian walking the catwalk together!!! so dope, proud to say i’ve seen them live! rip bon and malcolm

Rush played before them. This Cdn. Audience was stoked already. Puddy.

I was front row, left speaker stack all day. The crowd was exhausted when the Stones were done, but after this they were back to 11!

I live in BC...im proud that they did this in Canada.....look at that sea of people.....just WOW.

3:20 She had been THUNDERSTRUCK!

imagine seeing Rush, AC/DC and The Rolling Stones in the same night....

OMG I was at this concert when I was 17 years old 21 years ago I remember this like it was yesterday what an amazing epic day !

Man I remember watching this on tv live as a kid, I was mind blown by their performance and still am today

Imagine the stones backstage hearing AC/DC and thinking , boys we are fucked

Wow, can't believe this was 20 years ago. AC DC blew the Stones away. I saw the first Back in Black tour in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens, nobody knew what Brian Johnston was going to sound like but he was amazing. Never forget that one.

The Stones had to follow THIS, and I do not envy that task...AC put on a show for the ages that day.

Such an amazing concert! AC/DC killed it!!!!

FML I coulda been there (long story), been kicking myself every day for 30years since. I even used to go to Air Cadets right there at Downsview, first at the DCIEM Base then later the Denison Armory. AAARGH!

My brother was there and he said they killed it and were the best by far.

thanks to my baby bro for scoring us these tickets. great memories

I had the privilege to be at this concert. I was 18. Flew out from the west coast. Rocked so hard. So good.

3:20 literally amazing

Can't believe this was 21 years ago...feels like yesterday.

This concert was 4 years before the first iPhone. Good times.

I was there, about 400 metres back. Mick looked like a purple dot from that distance. AC/DC of course stole the show. No surprise. But the bands were all good (Stones, Rush, Guess Who, etc.).

Saw them in the 70's, still rocking

Excelent concert 3:20 they're amazing

Best fucking concert I ever went to!

It's great to hear Mal's guitar more prominently in the mix. They're all in top form here, sadly I've never seen them in concert.

Acdc stole the show! Left the stones in the dust...

I don’t understand why we didn’t do this again post-Covid. What a great day that was 🤘🏻🍺

I was 6 years old in 2003. Watching this now. I wish I was there!!

Wow, what a performance!!!

450,000 in attendance that night. Just a little gathering with a few close friends.

AC '//, DC. Just another small crowd to see the greatest rock band..Rock on

Amazing!!!

Brian Johnson lives in my hometown 👊

Excellent!

R.I.P Malcolm Young

Angus Youngs left ball is better than most of the shit i hear nowadays... Fucking miss the creation of good music.

Love it 😍

Goosebumps

AC/DC is the only band that could get the whole crowd to become a mosh pit

AC/DC stole the show

Cette foule c'est incroyable, y a au moin 300 000 personnes, moments de ouf

thanks, Mark :)

Lifted from an interview in Louder Sound... "AC/DC's presence on the bill was almost completely ignored by the media in the run-up to the show, which rankled. "We thought, 'We'll fucking show them!'" Young told Kerrang! later that year. "On the night, we went for the throat. We were like animals hitting the stage, and everything came good. We definitely blew the Stones away that night. The next day, all the press were talking about us. More importantly, the punters knew. That's what matters."

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I was there!

l was there man and it was epic!

Strange watching this video in Sept of 2020. This was Sars fest in Toronto. This concert was free and to let everyone know Toronto was open for business. I wonder when thing will get back to normal with covid?

Just imagine fainting in the middle of that crowd 😵 RIP

3:21 7w7 lindos

Brian johnson was a Great frontman. He knew when to be assertive and when to stand back.

Lendas

The vibes must’ve been immaculate

3:20 de nada perros! saludos desde argentina!

I was there, kick ass show.

Só eu ou mais alguém fica arrepiado com esse vídeo?🤌🏽❤️

Great guitar solo 3:21 ❤

WE WERE THERE💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥💙💙💙

Btween, 1984 -Nuremberg and 2003-Downsview....this was penultimate Performance as a band. B.Johnson was the consumate frontman

I was born on that exact day, legendary band

Man I never got there but in 2023 its better late than never to see them old shows still live on I bet Toronto got down ya know dirty deeds done cheap hey back in black fawk yea!!!

Ive seen a good number of rock concerts back in the day, but i dont think there is song out there that drives a crowd absolutely bonkers like 'Thunderstruck'. It's an all timer. Also, there's just something about an AC/DC show that makes women want to take off their shirts. 👍👍

Imagine some young adult watching this and seeing their mom in 5:05, I'd cry

How many people was here ? AMAZING !!!! 😱

Almost 20 years now I was there when gates opened got a spot near an ice cream cart for the shade from their umbrella it was still 40 degrees all day look at that half a million going strong twelve hours later. 🤘

Legends

I like this

BEST: 3:20 _____10 points 5:04_____10 points All rock

I was there. They completely stole the whole concert with this one song.

At 3:20 blew everyone away that day...

They blew away the rolling stones. I left few songs into the stones lol.

Good stuff

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