Rock Against Racism - Manchester 1978

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

He loves peas too.

Would have been good for Buzzcocks to play there on the 40th anniversary. Are Steel Pulse still going?

 

[Mike N]

I was there and was 13 at the time. Got into serious trouble with my mum when I got home!

 

[The perfect fumble]

Yorkshire’s always been a different world.....

I live there now, in Halifax. I like them, they're like Mancunians, they're great people, though they're not as funny, but that's more than compensated by lot less bullshit.

 

[mancityvstoke]

I was there, it was a great day. For the longest time I was convinced that Bob Marley and the Clash were there as well.
Probably something to do with the massive chunk of hash that I found on the floor.

They were at the London one.....loads of Mancs were there too.

 

[The perfect fumble]

 

[Hoghead]

I was a there. Also went to the gig in London, Sham 69, Tom Robinson etc.

 

[bronco]

Brilliant day , remember it well - Graham Parker played a warm up in Alex park the night before . Walked home to stretford afterwards and was threatened by Irish blokes in their 50s ( I was a teenage lad still) for wearing a yellow RAR badge !! Irish blokes anti immigration ? Never did work that one out . Same problems still exist unfortunately with ill informed knuckle crafters .

 

[newfaceinhell]

Played a few gigs around that time for the A N L, still waiting to get paid for them...

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I bet Morriseey peas there he loved Buzzcocks

Cheesey ones?

 

[PinkFinal]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bhn0lv

Bit about the 1978 Rock Against Racism gig on that towards the end.