CONCERT REVIEW: Rick Astley, The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, October 9, 2016

  It is easy in the post-rickrolling era to forget the level of popularity that Rick Astley achieved during his late-1980s peak. With 40 million records sold, 8 UK and 5 US Top 10 hits as well as concert appearances with rock royalty like Phil Collins and Brian May (watch the clip—I swear this is not a rickroll)—all by the age of 25—Astley was a truly global phenomenon and, alongside Kylie Minogue, the symbol of the Stock-Aitken-Waterman songwriting and production team’s imperial per...

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