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The story of the 1984 York Rock Festival

40 years after the first and only York Rock Festival, James Addyman speaks to some of the people who were there.

40 years after the first and only York Rock Festival, James Addyman speaks to some of the people who were there. The festival took place at York Racecourse, with Echo and the Bunnymen, Spear of Destiny, The Sisters of Mercy, The Chameleons and York band the Redskins all performing.

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(Image: The Sisters of Mercy in 1984, courtesy of Steve Rapport/Getty Images)

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