Punk band Green Day played a free show in the back alley behind a Toronto record store on November 19, 1997. The show was anticipated with dread by police and record store personnel because the band trashed a New York Tower Records store the previous week. But the fans came out in droves.

It was a crazy show, with a crowd estimated to be between 2,000 and 4,000 strong. They packed the 16 foot-wide alley to see three musicians play three chords in thirty different ways. The songs were very Green Day and, as always, the trio were obnoxious, sneering and a lot of fun.

All this digital photographer knows is the crowd was huge, rabid and very aggressive. These are some of the photos taken that Wednesday Afternoon. The first one is a splice of two perspectives and not a real photo. Please send your comments to Jeff Haas.