It is 1981… At the height of intense political developments, the legendary Northern Irish rocker Rory Gallagher comes to Greece. The concert organized at AEK’s stadium in Nea Filadelfeia on 12 September 1981 would go down in history. It was never completed…
The audience — more than 40,000 strong — managed to hear “Moonchild” before police began dispersing the crowd and spectators climbed onto the stage to escape the chaos. Gallagher later said that it was the first time in his life he had truly felt afraid.
The full story and how events unfolded are presented in a unique tribute by the program “Time in Greece” and Nikolas Angelidis.
On this day, the great blues-rock musician Rory Gallagher was born.