August 5th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IR Palm Court 1968 London GB BBC Radio Studios 1968 Edmonton GB Cooks Ferry Inn (📸) 1972 Commack US Long Island Arena w/ Savoy Brown 1974 Long Beach US Long Beach Auditorium 'Don Kirshner`s Rock Concert' 1974 West Hollywood US Whisky a Go Go

August 4th in Rory history: 1971 Torquay GB Torquay Town Hall Marquay Club 1972 Washington DC USA Constitution Hall 1984 Zonhoven BE Festivalcatraz (📸 Gie Knaeps)

August 3rd in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Arcadia Ballroom 1969 St.Louis USA Kiel Auditorium w/ Blind Faith 1971 Leeds GB Leeds University 1972 Staten Island USA The Ritz Theatre w/ Savoy Brown 1974 Berkeley USA Keystone Berkeley (📸 Michael Lindberg) 1976 Dover USA Showplace

August 2nd in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Arcadia Ballroom 1968 Dunstable GB California Ballroom 1974 Berkeley USA Keystone Berkeley 1980 Côte d'Opale FR Festival de la Côte d'Opale (📸 Frédéric Brassart)

August 1st in Rory history: 1966 Hamburg DE Big Apple 1969 Detroit USA Olympia Stadium w/ Blind Faith 1976 Youngstown USA Tomorrow w/ Rick Derringer 1980 Sneek NL Veemarkthal (📸 Reggie Hobson) 1982 Frejus FR Arènes de Frejus 1989 Wolverhampton GB City Hall

July 31st in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Musgrave Park Dolphin Pavillion 1970 Newcastle GB Mayfair Ballroom w/ Deep Purple 1971 London GB Crystal Palace Bowl Garden Party II w/ Elton John & Yes (review) 1974 San Diego USA Civic Hall Theater

July 30th in Rory history: 1971 Newcastle GB Fillmore North 1972 Rome IT Piper Club 1983 Lisdoonvarna IRL Lisdoonvarna Festival (📸 Ibar Carty)

July 29th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1966 Hamburg DE Big Apple 1968 London GB The Marquee 1976 Atlanta USA Omni w/ Jethro Tull 1989 Ballyronan IRL Rock the Lough Festival (📸 Elisabeth Anne)

July 28th in Rory history: 1966 Hamburg DE Big Apple (as The Fendermen) (📸) 1972 Rimini IT Altro Mondo 1976 Louisville USA Convention Center w/ Jethro Tull

July 27th in Rory history: 1969 Chicago USA International Amphitheatre w/ Blind Faith 1971 London GB BBC Radio Sounds of the Seventies 1972 Rimini IT Altro Mondo 1974 New Westminster CAN Queens Park Arena 1983 London GB The Marquee (review) 1984 Calpe ES Calpe Rock Music Festival

July 26th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Arcadia Ballroom 1969 West Allis USA Mid West Rock Festival w/ Blind Faith (📸 Dean Chapman) 1972 Cesenatico IT La Nuit 1974 Santa Monica USA Civic Auditorium 1976 Syracuse USA Onondaga County War Memorial w/ Aerosmith 1983 London GB The Marquee

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July 25th in Rory history: 1970 Nottingham GB Victoria Embankment National Festival of Blues & Progressive Music 1975 Lille FR FR3-TV Lambert-Studios (🎥) 1976 Pontiac USA Pontiac Silverdome w/ Jethro Tull 1977 Ghent BE Sint Baafsplein Fress Festival youtu.be/90v15ES_RRQ?...

Rory Gallagher - Don't Know Where I'm Going - Lille, France 1975

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July 24th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Musgrave Park Dolphin Pavillion 1970 Torquay GB Torquay Town Hall 1971 London GB Village Roundhouse 1975 Blankenberge BE Festival Van de Gouden Leeux (Rory won the Golden Lyon for ‘best live performer’)(📸) 1976 Toronto CAN CNE Stadium w/ Aerosmith

July 23rd in Rory history: 1972 Viareggio IT Piper Club 2000 1976 New York USA Shea Stadium w/ Jethro Tull & Robin Trower 1977 Essen DE Grugahalle Rockpalast (📸 Hermann Huefner)

July 22nd in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1968 London GB The Marquee 1973 Frankfurt DE Frankfurt Rock Festival 1977 Montreux CH Casino Jazz Festival 1983 Nyon CH Paleo Folk Festival w/ Albert Collins (📸 )

July 21st in Rory history: 1963 Caherciveen IRL Iveragh Ballroom (Rory's first gig with the Fontana Showband) 1970 London GB The Marquee (📸 Christian Vanoni) 1971 London GB BBC Studios Raven`s R&B 1972 Milano IT Papagayo Club 1976 Syracuse USA Onandaga Co. War Memorial

July 20th in Rory history: 1969 Baltimore USA Civic Center w/ Blind Faith 1971 London GB The Marquee

July 19th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Musgrave Park Dolphin Pavillion 1971 London GB BBC Studios 'Sounds of the 70's 1974 Irish Tour '74 album released 1980 Newcastle GB 'Alright Now' broadcast on Tyne Tees ITV

July 18th in Rory history: 1969 Toronto CAN Varsity Stadium w/ Blind Faith 1970 Inverness GB Caledonian Football Park 1st Scottish Blues & Progressive Festival 1979 Montreux CH Montreux Jazz Festival 1982 Naas IRL Punchestown Race Course Hot Press Festival (📸 Joe Cunningham)

July 17th in Rory history: 1971 Barry GB Memorial Hall 1982 Dublin IRL Hot Press Magazine 5th Birthday 1988 Dublin IRL Olympia Theatre Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday concert (Sinead O'Connor & Christy Moore also performed)

July 16th in Rory history: 1969 Philadelphia USA The Spectrum w/ Blind Faith 1971 Plymouth GB Van Dyke 1972 Bellinzona CH Festzelt Mirasole 1984 Pistoia IT Piazzo Duomo Pistoia Blues Festival w/ Jimmy Page (📸Luciano Viti)

July 15th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1971 Watford GB Watford Town Hall w/ The Who & King Crimson 1986 Hendaye FR Fronton Gaztelu Zahar 1st jazz Blues D'Hendaye Festival (📸 Jon Iraundegi)

Thank you @uk.theconversation.com for the opportunity to write this piece on my 'Music as Cultural Refuge' project and the important role @rorygallagher.com's concerts played for young people growing up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. theconversation.com/during-the-t... #rorygallagher

During the Troubles, music shaped alternative identities for a generation of Northern Irish teenagers

Young people would cross territorial boundaries for band practice, house parties or underground gigs.

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July 14th in Rory history: (a quiet date!) 1968 Yardley GB The Hobmoor

July 13th in Rory history: 1969 Bridgeport USA John F. Kennedy Stadium w/ Blind Faith 1972 London GB Paris Theatre BBC 'In Concert' 1986 Lekeitio ES Fronton Santi Brouard (📸 Koldo Leniz Ortuond)

July 12th in Rory history: 1972 Milan IT Teatro Lirico 1975 Montreux CH Casino de Montreux Jazz Festival w/ Albert King 1986 Gijon ES Plaza de Toros 1987 Deggendorf DE Stadthallenpark Blue Danube Festival (📸 Bernd Schwienar) 1994 Montreux CH Auditorium Stravinski Montreux Jazz Festival

July 11th in Rory history: 1970 Aachen DE Open Air Pop Festival Aachen 1975 Montreux CH Montreux Jazz Festival (📸 Andrew Putler)

The first of my studies on the 2024 Rory Gallagher Auction has now been published with Rock Music Studies. It looks at what made the Rory auction unique compared to other high-profile music auctions in recent years. Hope you enjoy it 🙂 doi.org/10.1080/1940... @rorygallagher.com #rorygallagher

“Doing Right by Rory”: Affective, Ritualized, and Ethical Practices at the 2024 Rory Gallagher Collection Auction

In 2024, the estate of the late Irish blues-rock musician Rory Gallagher announced that his personal instrument collection would be offered for sale at the London auction house Bonhams. As a site o...

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July 10th in Rory history: 1970 Munich DE Eissport StadionEuro Pop '70 Festival 1972 London GB BBC Studios Bob Harris Show 1986 Madrid ES Sala Canciller (📸 Domingo J. Casas)