Before Splendour there was Sunbury ☀️ The much-loved Splendour in the Grass Music Festival kicks off this weekend, bringing together tens of thousands of music lovers from across the country for a community experience like no other. Multi-day festivals have been a mainstay in Australian youth and music culture since the first was held in the early 1970s, which marked the end of the hippy era and the rise of pub rock. These initial festivals set new precedents in the music industry and became par

1.4M views · 15K reactions | 50th anniversary of the first Sunbury Rock Festival held on the Australia Day long weekend in 1972. Notable for the debut performance of Billy Thorpe & the Aztec's song "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy". The king of Sunbury’s studio version added to these crowd shot footage. Footage sourced from the Sunbury 30th anniversary dvd released in 2002. | 20th Century Melbourne Australia Photos Videos Memories . | Facebook

18K views · 88 shares | January 1975 - Very primitive times as the roadies setup for Sunbury 1975. It's remarkable to watch this vision and compare it to the events of today. | Deep Purple Classic | Facebook

Birthed out of the popularity of America's freewheeling hippie Woodstock festival, Sunbury Pop Festival was hailed as being Australia's first multi-day camping festival, and saw the beginning of the nations love for pub rock music. After running successful events in 1972 and 1973, the 1974 Sunbury Pop festival introduced a second stage and boasted acts such as Skyhooks, Sherbet and a little British rock band called Queen - who were rumoured to have been booed off stage during their set. We're ki