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Memory of a free festival, the golden era of the British underground festival scene, [written by Sam Knee]

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Memory of a free festival

[written by Sam Knee]

the golden era of the British underground festival scene

Free music festivals were at the epicenter of counterculture in Britain from the 1960s to the 1980s. With roots deeply embedded in the social history of British folklore, they evolved from embryonic jazz festivals through the anti-nuclear protest marches of the early 1960s, to the Rock Against Racism and Jobs for a Change gigs of the late 1970s and early 1980s. They encapsulated the most radical voices of generations of young people, reflecting the political schisms and social unrest that characterized the mid-to-late twentieth century

Golden era of the British underground festival scene