[citation needed] Brutus was booked to appear at the "Freak Out" festival, which was a 72-hour event that ran on the Labor Day period from August 29 to September 1, held at Rock Hill, 16 miles north of Orangeville.
[3] Along with Rotary Connection, The Poor Souls and Chimo!, they were booked to appear at the Midsummer Night's Rock Fest which ran from Fri Jun 26, 1970 - Sun Jul 05, 1970 in Michigan.
With a mixture of heavy makeup, wild costumes, and sexual innuendo, Brutus became popular live, but found few friends with the local authorities or concert organizers.
Their live performances reached a pinnacle with a sold-out show at Toronto's Ontario Place, with The Stampeders, April Wine, and the Greaseball Boogie Band (later known as Shooter).
[8] Notable musicians associated with Brutus were Gino Scarpelli, later of Goddo, Paul Dean, later of Streetheart and Loverboy, Jerry Doucette, who has had a distinguished solo career, John Bride, later of the Cameo Blues Band, Frank Ludwig and Doni Underhill, later of Trooper, Dennis Pinhorn, later of the Downchild Blues Band, and Len Sembaluk, later of Alabama.