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Original Language:English
The Last Pogo
Grab some safety pins practice your sneer and get ready to revisit Torontos thriving punk scene THE LAST POGO documents the raucous 1978 punk concert held in Torontos legendary Horseshoe Taverna night of unhinged music and unbridled mayhem On December 1 1978 legendary Toronto concert promoters Gary Topp and Gary Cormierbetter known as The Garyspresented The Last Pogo a rollicking riotous concert at the venerable Horseshoe Tavern On the bill were seminal bands from Torontos punk rock scene The Scenics The Cardboard Brains The Secrets The Mods The Ugly The Viletones and Teenage Head During the concert the frenetic energy of 800 thrashing fans in the club boiled over and a nearriot ensued Filmmaker Colin Brunton was there with a camera crew to capture it all from the irreverent punk musicians and the slamdancing audience to the police who tried to stop the show and the firefighters called in to escort people from the premises
