Lark in the Park

Degsy

Anybody remember these?They tended to be held in parks like St Annes and were known for two things..excessive drunkeness and extreme outbreaks of violence.The only one i ever attended featured several running battles between punks and local U2 fans.Great days.

trout

Ooh the memories. Mostly I remember the sullen air of violence ... I always thought it was generated by that hyperactive track-suited MC :rolleyes:

I think his name was Electric Eddie or similar, and he used to "get the crowd going" in more ways than one.

How long ago was that ? Must be 20 years at least.

steveone

in fairness they couldn't run something like that now , too many skanger losers tripping on rennies ruining everyone's say...
i played at one of those gigs in st annes...

whiskeyman

7Up Beat On The Street FTW!!

Owen

Christ I remember Electric Eddie. Then we progressed to the 2FM 7up Beat on the Street. Now there was the ultimate in cheese.

whiskeyman

haha, got there before you Ned!
I can remember Pato Banton (he of 'Baby Come Back' one hit wonder fame) headlining the Beat On THe Street In Longford.
Those were the glory days!!!

BrandonBlock

I was at the 1 in st annes in 1995, was only 10 at the time though.. I just remember being in an area with loads of SNES and panasonic 3do where you could play against other ppl there. And all the free drinks/t-shirts/etc. There was also some music I believe...

Owen

whiskeyman wrote:

I can remember Pato Banton (he of 'Baby Come Back' one hit wonder fame) headlining the Beat On THe Street In Longford.

I can imagine the look on poor Pato's face when someone told him he was playing in Longford at a festival. He probably had this superb idea of playing in a stadium, only to walk out on the side of an artic to Longford.

Dudess

ned78 wrote:

I can imagine the look on poor Pato's face when someone told him he was playing in Longford at a festival. He probably had this superb idea of playing in a stadium, only to walk out on the side of an artic to Longford.

Heh heh. And the older people of Longford probably thought they were getting a traditional Irish musician - Pat O'Banton.
Wow, that song was so massive - it was out around October 1994 if my memory serves me correctly. Surely Pato didn't end up playing Longford as soon as the summer of '95? It can't have been much later!

It was the Lark by the Lee in Cork. God, the scumbags! Walking around with massive - and I mean massive - knives! Not even trying to hide them (they couldn't possibly they were so big!)
Yes indeed, great days.

A_Fitz

Anybody remember these?They tended to be held in parks like St Annes and were known for two things..excessive drunkeness and extreme outbreaks of violence.The only one i ever attended featured several running battles between punks and local U2 fans.Great days.

LMFAO