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IT WAS 1971, the height of the Troubles. And it was here, at Belfast's Ulster Hall, that Led Zeppelin chose to play Stairway To Heaven live for the first time. 'Outside, people were trying to kill each other; inside, these guys were singing about "a bustle in your hedgerow" and "a spring clean for the May queen".' Broadcaster and journalist Stuart Bailie was guiding me through his Belfast Music Tour, launched earlier this year.
The journey takes the form of a coach tour, stopping at locations that tell the story of Belfast's music, from classical, through Ruby Murray and rock 'n' roll to punk and beyond - all to the accompaniment of the tunes the city has produced. 'In October 1977,' Stuart recalled, 'there was a riot outside the Ulster Hall when a show by The Clash was cancelled.See the full content of this document
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Not Only Troubles Rocked Belfast
'That was when punk really took off in Belfast. A lot of young people could identify with being punks rather than Protestant or Catholic.' The tour also takes in the for...
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