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A guest at Eissporthalle Kassel, Kassel on Sat, 21 Jun 1980
Yes ,i've been there ,as a Child ,with My an antt andv her Friends ,,son i remember Bob ,with some singers anda a Banda ,anda allí people dancing ,singing anda smoking ,great show ,anda at this tiene reallyv,fucking amazing!!
Rastafa IA guest at IJshall, Geleen on Sat, 08 Jul 1978
I was there fantastique concert
A guest at IJshall, Geleen on Sat, 08 Jul 1978
And everyone was blowing and the chillum and the joints, hookahs came along because everyone was sitting on the floor in rows and we were stoned and suddenly he was standing there!!!!!! OMG the best festival ever!
A guest at De Montfort University, Leicester on Wed, 23 May 1973
Bob/Wailers cancelled.
Replaced by original support,'Band called O'.
Added-'Space Cowboys'-feat Mick Pini/Geoff.Overon/Graeme Malen.A guest at Lancaster University, Lancaster on Sat, 28 Apr 1973
This was weird! I used to attend the concerts at Lancaster University regularly. I had doubts about this one. It was advertised in black lettering on an orange dayglo poster in large ketters - 'DISCO' - and in small letters at the bottom - 'With Bob Marley and the Wailers'. The entry fee, pay on the night, palm stamped from an ink pad as proof of payment, was 50p.
It wasn't a disco (music played from records) at all. It was one long session of Bob and the Wailers in a well-attended hall, with everybody standing/dancing to the band's music. The night was sensational. I had seen a brief reference to the band; probably in Melody Maker, which had good Jazz/Rock coverage in those days; but I knew little or nothing about the band other than that.
I was dancing with my girlfriend immediately below the stage and directly in front of Bob Marley. I recall staring up at him wondering, 'Why am I only paying 50p for this?' and 'Why is this advertised as a Disco?' This early UK performance by Bob Marley and the Wailers ranks alongside Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' tour concert, which I also attended at Lancaster University as the two best live concerts I have attended.
There is some irregularity with the date of the concert which I cannot reconcile. Concerts at Lancaster University were normally on Saturday evenings. The Bob Marley concert, to my recollection, however, was on Friday evening 27 April 1973. I recall this because the day after the concert (Saturday) I went into Preston and bought a copy of the 'Catch a Fire' album, which I still have. There appears to be some mix-up with the initial gigs played by the band on this tour, with at least one cancelled. Maybe this is the source of the confusion. I recall asking about the band at the concert and being told that this was their first UK venue of the tour. If the gig was hastily re-arranged from the Saturday to the Friday night, this might explain the cheap, hastily put together, dayglo poster and the ridiculously low entry fee of 50p - a generous concession to the organisors for the rearranged date?
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A guest 100% at IJshall, Geleen on Sat, 08 Jul 1978
It was awesome and never forget this excellent concert! We'all sitting on the ground and the waterpipe weeped gentley down all the rows, while the joints and hash pipes followed :D. Everyone was one with each other and we were quite stoned I must say, very nice! :) Bob and his Band were great and I still think it's worth writing about! WoW what a man! One of the most rare good concerts I've ever experienced. It touched me!
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