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The Rolling Stones played in front of 85,000 fans at the Magnetic Hill Concert Site in 2005
Magnetic Hill Concert Site is a live music venue in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is one of the largest music venues in Canada.
Originally built in 1984 for Pope John Paul II to hold a papal mass during his tour of Canada, the site was redesigned in the 1990s as a concert venue. On September 3, 2005 The Rolling Stones performed at the venue, with up to 85,000 fans attending, making it the largest music event ever in Atlantic Canada.[1]
Past Events
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Event Name |
Acts |
Attendance |
| 1984 |
Papal Visit |
Pope John Paul II |
75,000 |
| 1998 |
N/A |
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Steppenwolf |
35,000 |
| 2005 |
A Bigger Bang Tour |
Rolling Stones, Our Lady Peace, The Tragically Hip |
85,000 |
| 2006 |
N/A |
Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson |
45,000 |
| 2007 |
Soul2Soul Tour |
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw |
50,000 |
| 2008 |
N/A |
The Eagles, John Fogerty, KT Tunstall, Sam Roberts |
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