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Rory Gallagher talking with Christos Oikonomou on "Saturday at 1:30" (Σάββατο 1 και Μισή) for Greece's Public Television Broadcaster, ΕRΤ, on this day 1981. The live broadcast was just prior to Rory's sound check at the stadium. Photo taken by Manolis Kalogeropoulos.
Some photos of Rory on stage and off at the AEK Stadium, Athens, Greece on this day in 1981. Photos sent in by Joseph Avramoglou, the promoter of Rory's 1981 Greek gigs. The police turned heavy on the crowd of 40,000 and a full scale riot exploded. "A short while into the show, I started to see all these flames, way at the back of the stadium. They were burning down restaurants and shops on the streets outside the gig. I think they wouldn’t let enough people into the stadium or else they let too many in but, anyway, the police arrived and started to fire CS gas at us. It was the most frightening gig I’ve ever done." — Rory Gallagher
On these dates in Rory history: Sept 12/13 Were you there/ Memories? MANY events below 9/12/1969 Leicester GB II Rondo Silver Street (new 2024 gil) 9/12/1970 BBC TV Disco 2 Taste 9/12/1970 Aberdeen GB Aberdeen Music Hall Taste Stone the Crows, Jake Holmes (update 2021)9/12/1972 Wilmington NC USA Brogden Hall Univ.of Wilmington, NC Argent (HL) (update 2025 gil) 9/12/1973 Atlanta GA Richard's Sopwith Camel opened9/12/1979 Hartford CT USA Hard Rock Cafe Stage West Ice opened 9/12/1980 Derby GB Assembly Rooms Great Hall (update 2022) 9/12/1981 Athen G Nea Philadelphia Stadium John "Irish" Earle / sax. 9/12/1982 Bismarck, ND USA Bismarck Civic Center Rush (HL)9/13/1963 Cork IRL St. Francis T.A. Hall Trenniers Showband (HL) (new 2023 Martin Stassen)9/13/1966 Cork IRL City Hall The Watts opened for Fontana (new 2023 Martin Strassen)9/13/1969 Rugby GB Rainsbrook Rag & Blues Festival Taste (afternoon) (update 2005)9/13/1969 Birmingham GB Mothers of Erdington Taste (evening) (update 2025) 9/13/1970 Edinburgh GB Caley Cinema Taste Stone the Crows, Jake Holmes (update 2021)9/13/1972 Melody Maker Rory told he won Pop Poll #1 Guitarist. (new 2025 (Daniel G)9/13/1979 Albany,NY USA J.B. Scott`s 9/13/1980 Newcastle-upon-Tyne GB City Hall STAY WELL! John Ganjamie roryfan@comcast.netRoryON!! www.roryon.com