As most know, old Blue Bonnets Raceway in Montreal is pretty much done. Racing was shut down there this year and it is the end of an era for racing in Canada's second largest city. It is simply not feasible to run a racetrack there any longer.
But for a concert - one concert - it is fine and dandy.
In an unprecedented move, the band U2 is injecting $3M into the grounds for an open air concert on July 16th, 2010.
After the concert the venue has a date with a wrecking ball.
It is either a sad commentary on racing, or a glorious goodbye to a storied venue. It depends what side of the fence you are sitting on I guess.
h/t to Standardbred Canada
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