Toronto Concerts Turn Political as Iron Maiden and Christopher Cross Address Canada–US Tensions
At two Toronto shows, Iron Maiden joked about Lake Ontario being renamed Lake America and looming tariffs as they kicked off their 50th-anniversary North American tour, while Christopher Cross closed his North American run with Toto and the Romantics, invoking Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech and condemning the U.S. president as he praised Canada ahead of an upcoming election.