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The brilliant resource U2 & Dublin 76 to 80 recently published a photograph from the 1976 Falling Asunder music tour which had never been digitised before.
This groundbreaking rock revue showcased The Boomtown Rats, Nightbus and Cheap Thrills and was the first nationwide tour of Irish rock bands. A 29-seater bus toured all over Ireland in July 1976 taking in at least 15 different venues.
An attempt to identify all those in the photograph has taken place on the Dublin social history blog Come Here To Me! - https://comeheretome.com/2017/04/29/falling-asunder-rock-revue-1976/
Front row (from l-r)
1. Dave McHale RIP (Keyboards, Nightbus. Later Stagalee and The Rats)
2. Greg Boland (Guitar, Nightbus. Previously Supply Demand & Curve and later Stagalee)
3. ? Gary Dixon (Guitar, Cheap Thrills)
4. Bob Geldof (Vocals & Harmonica, The Rats)
5. Garry Roberts (Guitar, The Rats)
6. Pete Briquette in dark glasses (Bass, The Rats)
7. Eamon Doyle in front of Pete (Bass, Nightbus)
8. Deke OBrien in baseball cap (Singer & Guitar, Nightbus)
9. Billy McGrath (Tour organiser & Manager)
10. Sean OReilly (Drums, Nightbus)
11. Unknown (?, Nightbus)
12. ? Brendan OKeefe (Guitar, Cheap Thrills)
Back Row (l-r)
13. Simon Crowe (Drums, The Rats)
14. Johnnie Fingers (Keyboards, The Rats)
15. ? John Quinn (Singer & Bass, Cheap Thrills)
16. Gerry Cott (Guitar, The Rats)
17. ? Alan Dixon (Drums, Cheap Thrills)
18. Phay Taylor MacMahon (Lights) [Later Production Management, Site Co Ordinator and Lighting Designer for many artists including Paul McCartney, George Michael, Meat Loaf, Def Leppard, Aerosmith and Westlife]