Comments on: Narara Music Festival 1983

By: Ray Thompson

Ray Thompson — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:35:15 +0000

I was at ’83 & ’84. I got a t shirt and singlet with a koala and a platypus mid session on the front. Can’t remember if i bought it during ’83 or ’84.
Pretenders were awesome in ’84.
Angels were the best in ’83. Was tripping over both years. lol

By: CINDY

CINDY — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:02:08 +0000

OMG what a great site ,by reading all the comments i am able to piece together some of what happened 83 and 84..still have my tickets,my best friend and i got a bus up there with a few parras that we meet we were from The Entrance, remember rolling a bottle of something up in a sleeping bag and throwing it over a fence ,,,people were injecting oranges and watermelons with all types of spirits…believe it or not Gonna were big then and i couldn’t wait to see them… as soon as they came on i took off down the front of the stage and jumped around like crazy…also remember people walking around yelling out GLOWIES 1DOLLAR TRIPS 10….REALLY WISH I COULD REMEMBER MORE… so if my kids ever read this don’t drink and do drugs it really stuffs your memories…lol..

By: Brian Cherrie

Brian Cherrie — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:55:25 +0000

I attended the 83 and 84 concerts, it was held beside Old Sydney Town, I remember looking into Old Sydney Town either from the concert site or from where I parked the car. Forty bands over four days. I still have my Narara t shirt. The second year there was a massive storm and the place got flooded out. Everyone just slid in the mud and had heaps of fun. Im not sure what concert, I think it was in 84 someone drowned in one of the dams, I didnt see it but it was well talked about by everyone. Just about everyone played there except Midnight Oil. There was a lot of bitching about international bands playing there but I remember seeing Death Leopard playing there. Talking Heads, Simple Minds, Pretenders, just to name a few.A lot of cars had to be towed out of the car park.

By: Craig Harris

Craig Harris — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:01:25 +0000

i have just been reading some the memories on this site, a recent chat with an old mate brought up Narara 83 and 84, he and i were both there but didnt know each other then, it was great to relive those memories talking to him, he mentioned there are site dedicated to these concerts, so i am, then i realised i had memorabilia and photos, i found my copy of the 83 programme along with the 84 sticker and entry ticket, thanks for the memories

By: craig

craig — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:12:49 +0000

look at the line up and i was there at 15 years of age. still loving the music and it was held across the small lake of old sydney town…rock on. ha still got the t shirt.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:09:06 +0000

It was held at Old Sydney Town

By: We are growing! — Australian Music History

We are growing! — Australian Music History — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:02:46 +0000

[...] has sent over a couple more band listings, David Barsley has sent some fantastic photo’s from Narara ’83, plus much more. Stay tuned!The Australian Music Database was quietly launched a few months back [...]

By: Maryjaneoz

Maryjaneoz — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:16:15 +0000

I was a member of NORML and we had a stall at the first Narara. It’s all a haze (hahaha) now but I do remember that it was a buzz and I enjoyed myself totally. Met heaps of interesting people. It was something that happened in it’s time and can never be reproduced. I remember the call going out over loudspeakers that there was some ‘dirty’ acid about and for people to be careful! 90% of the people were off their faces in various ways but in happy ways. A great buzz a great memory. Alas, NORML hasn’t achieved much but hey, it’s the people, the personalities, the convictions of so many people as to their choice! Geeze, can’t believe so many years have passed and it’s still stalemate!

By: Mark Gibson

Mark Gibson — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:45:33 +0000

Hi JT,
the one you are thinking of is Narara 1984 which you can read about here: http://www.australianmusichistory.com/narara-music-festival-1984/

By: jt

jt — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:38:06 +0000

Is Narara 1983 the same concert that simple minds and the pretenders were at?
If so, is there a list of all acts available.
Was there – still etched in my memory