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Grab some safety pins, practice your sneer and get ready to revisit Toronto's thriving punk scene. THE LAST POGO documents the raucous 1978 punk concert held in Toronto's legendary Horseshoe Tavern-a night of unhinged music and unbridled mayhem. On December 1, 1978, legendary Toronto concert promoters Gary Topp and Gary Cormier-better known as The Garys-presented The Last Pogo, a rollicking, riotous concert at the venerable Horseshoe Tavern. On the bill were seminal bands from Toronto's 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 near-riot ensued. Filmmaker Colin Brunton was there with a camera crew to capture it all, from the irreverent punk musicians and the slam-dancing audience to the police who tried to stop the show and the firefighters called in to escort people from the premises.

Credited cast:
Teenage Head Teenage Head - Themselves
The Viletones The Viletones - Themselves
The Ugly The Ugly - Themselves
The Mods The Mods - Themselves
The Secrets The Secrets - Themselves
Cardboard Brains Cardboard Brains - Themselves
The Scenics The Scenics - Themselves
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Margaret Barnes-DelColle Margaret Barnes-DelColle - Herself
Gary Cormier Gary Cormier - Himself
Mickey DeSadest Mickey DeSadest - Himself
Frederick Di Pasquale Frederick Di Pasquale - Himself
Roger Dirtbag Roger Dirtbag - Herself
Steven Leckie Steven Leckie - Himself - The Viletones
Gary Topp Gary Topp - Himself
Frankie Venom Frankie Venom - Himself - Teenage Head
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