The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 118 Rock Against Racism

I’ve been trying to connect all the dots in my head around this gig

It was just before the riots and I wrote Lily and I

Steve Hanify was organizing protests against the Springbok tour and the concert was part of it

I wore my granddad’s leather jacket

There was a large swarm of people there at Thistle Hall – nomads and skinheads, punks and Rastas

They weren’t…