PUNK AT THE PLUMAÇON⠀ ⠀ Mont de Marsan Punk Festival⠀ One of the most outrageous and Punk moments of ’76-77 didn’t take place in the UK, or the USA. It oddly enough took place in a small city in the deep South West of France, Mont de Marsan. A small city not known for much more than Bull Fighting and it’s annual Fete de Madeline.⠀ ⠀ But Mont de Marsan was the home to the very first Punk Rock festival in Europe… twice. One in 1976, a month before even the 100 Club had opened. And a second in 1977. More remarkable is the fact that it took place during a time where the conservative President Giscard D’Estaing had outlawed music festivals entirely. Which places the entire operation most definitely in our Top Ten Punk achievements of all time. And it was all down to the work of a man named Marc Zermati.⠀ ⠀ The first took place in August 1976. Zermati was, at that time, the Director of Skydog records, and was in close contact with McLaren and the burgeoning British music scene. Whilst Paris boasted a hub of Punk fans and followers, devotees of the New York Dolls and keen observers of the scenes brewing in London, the choice of location was far from arbitrary. Due to the banning of outdoor music events, Zermati hooked up with his contacts in the sleepy city of Mont de Marsan in order to keep a low profile and avoid persecution. To make matters worse, youth movements in France at that time were feared more so than they were in the UK- with Punks being quickly likened to Neo-Nazis, or worse.⠀ ⠀ The Arenes de Plumaçon, a bullfighting ring, was chosen as the venue, and the festival was marketed as the first Punk Rock Festival in Europe. Albeit, not purely Punk, some will argue… the line up was more Pub Rock than Punk Rock. Headlining were Eddie and the Hot Rods, and Pink Fairies - the crowd had longer hair and wider flares than one might expect for a Punk Rock Fest. But of course, premiere Punk prodigies The Damned, having been the first to do everything before anyone, were the genuine Punk highlight of the weekend. ⠀ ⠀ CONTINUED IN COMMENTS.⠀ ⠀ Photos by michel Agnes and Jean Gaumy

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