UK band Mungo Jerry just had a massive summer hit with their “In the Summertime” and a week earlier, the Isle of Wight Festival attracted over 600,000. Thin Lizzy were also on the bill.
But this event, probably Ireland’s first open air rock festival, at Richmond Park, the home of St Patrick’s Athletic FC, attracted less than 1500!
As the above scans (from New Spotlight) show, it was the happening that never happened.
The main article features pics by Roy Esmonde & The bottom scan Festival is from Pat Egan’s column.
europhile
28 Aug 2012Ah! In the Summertime. My mother poked a hole in my Kazoo when I played it almost non-stop in the back of the car on a journey from Dublin to Belfast. That, and a bit of Yellow River.
dubdoug
28 Aug 2012Is in my mind and in my eyes!!
europhile
28 Aug 2012And on my Kazoo.
doojeen
29 Aug 2012It’s in my blo
od, it’s the place I love!
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Michael Lynott
2 Dec 2016The first Big Open Air fest in Ireland was in Sligo is was called Sligo Sounds 71.