For anyone who is going to the elmo other than for the pure love of music then you just better go home. TO is full of places where you can sit around, pay big bucks and feel pretty. Elmo not only has history, it's got a soul.
It's the real deal. If you are going there, go for the music, go for the bands, and MOST IMPORTANTLY.....I repeat, MOST IMPORTANTLY:
GO BECAUSE EVERY ADDITIONAL PROFIT GAINED FROM THIS PLACE (not the profit for the bands but concert hall rental profit etc) GOES TO CHARITY!
These people are there for a reason. If some bartender didn't give you a nice smile, that's probably because they were up the night before making sandwiches for the homeless of TO, and are too tired at the moment to smile...literally. Do the research on CBC or CityTV news and you are sure to come across some of their stories.