There were a number of highly significant and influential one-day and two-day Punk and New Wave festivals from mid 1977 to late 1978 in Dublin.
The first was the Belfield Festival in UCD which took place on 25 June 1977. The line up was The Radiators from Space, The Undertones, The Vipers, Revolver and The Gamblers. Sadly the gig is perhaps best known for the tragic fatal stabbing which took place on the night.
Philip Byrne of Revolver. (Picture: U2TheEarlyDaze)
Secondly, there was the first annual New Wave Festival which took place over two nights in The Project Arts Centre on 8 – 9 November 1977. The first night saw The Vipers and The Gamblers and the second night Revolver, Fabulous Fabrics and The Kamikaze Kids.
Paul Boyle (The Vipers), Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols), George Sweeney (The Vipers) & Larry Mullen (U2) at the Hot Press Xmas Party, '78. (Picture: U2TheEarlyDaze)
Thirdly, there was the one day Punk Festival on 28 November 1978 in St. Anthony’s Hall on the quays. The line up was The New Versions, Berlin, Virgin Prunes, Strange Movements, the Skank Mooks and The Citizens.
Strange Movements (Picture - Irishrock.org)
Anyone have any memories, pictures or gig posters of the above, please do get in touch.
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I think Larry was playin my kit in Mc Gonagles. I thought it was Paul Cook from the Pistols who got up! Still whoever it was gave me a chance to dance with my gorgeous girlfriend Hilda in the front row! Well i say dance . . . . . .
You fail to mention bands like rudi and the outcasts who with the exception ofthe vipers were vastly superior. Brilliant , good natured fun, ah the memories
incredible how no pictures of the gamblers exist.does anyone know if any of the band are still around???great to see the revolver pic,another band with no pictorial past it seems.i have their single.also a shame the vipers didnt do an l.p. or at least a couple of more 7″s.great band.georges sweeney’s bro michael went to school with me in marian college ballsbridge,sound geezer,complete chaos with eamon dev delaney(before magill days and novel),joe morris(bus driver) and frank o neill(srfc skin and electrician).met joe and eamon both recently,still punk fans.