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The Night Rory Gallagher Broke Belfast’s Musical Drought

Jimi Hendrix was once asked how it felt to be the world’s greatest guitarist. He replied: ‘I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher’.” Belfast, New Year’s Day 1972. Forty five years ago.  There hadn’t been a rock concert played in Belfast for six months. Bands had stopped playing dates in Belfast. In July 1971 3,000 troops imposed a curfew on the nationalist Lower Falls area of Belfast, firing more…