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Leaving First Show at Toronto’s New Rogers Stadium Was a ‘Nightmare’: Concertgoer

  • Thousands of fans attended the inaugural Stray Kids concert on June 29 at Toronto's new Rogers Stadium, a 50,000-capacity open-air venue in Downsview.
  • The concert experienced significant logistical problems, including long waits to exit, limited access to water, overcrowding, and challenging transit connections, prompting calls for better crowd control.
  • One attendee traveled a lengthy distance from Michigan and described experiencing more than an hour-long delay while exiting, witnessing individuals faint due to the heat, and encountering wait times exceeding an hour at stations offering complimentary water refills.
  • City councillor James Pasternak described the situation as an opportunity to learn and improve, and he arranged meetings with venue owners and operators to explore potential solutions.
  • The event highlighted concerns about the stadium's preparedness for large crowds, with fans like Halvorsen vowing not to return and others hoping issues improve over the summer concert season.
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Leaving first show at Toronto's new Rogers Stadium was a 'nightmare': concertgoer

TORONTO — Fans who attended the inaugural concert at Toronto's new Rogers Stadium on Sunday night are calling for better crowd control after some say it took up to two hours to exit the venue.

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NOW Magazine broke the news in Canada on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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