Rock Against Racism
Rock Against Racism (translated: Rock Against Racism ) was founded in 1978 as an event platform in 1976, launched the British "Anti Nazi League " to oppose the growing number of racist assaults and verbal attacks a positive sign. The first and most successful festival, which was hosted by " RAR ", was founded in 1978, the " Carnival against the Nazis." Over 100,000 protesters marched from Trafalgar Square from across the East End of London ( the heartland of the ultra-right National Front ) to a declared anti-racist rock concert in Victoria Park ( Hackney ) on which including The Clash, The Buzzcocks, Steel Pulse (which the campaign devoted RAR), X - Ray Spex, Misty in Roots and the Tom Robinson Band took part - on their LP Tribute to the Martyrs the song Jah Pickney. An attempt was made ( reggae, ska ) and ( rock, punk ) bands to be always "black" "white" appear together.
Triggering moment for the initiative " Rock Against Racism" had also been public gaffes by David Bowie and Eric Clapton. While Bowie in a (as he apologetically explained later, given under heavy influence of drugs ) interview with Playboy ( September 1976 issue ) his admiration for Adolf Hitler spoke and said that a fascist leader would be good for the UK, Clapton was working a concert in Birmingham's election manifesto for the ultra-conservative Enoch Powell to: United Kingdom should be no " black colony ". Unlike Bowie Clapton never distanced from these statements, but confirmed it in later interviews yet. Another reason was the increasing importance of the National Front, which has seen a growing influx of members and rising election results in the second half of the seventies.
From " Rock against Racism" was still the active event platform Love Music Hate Racism in the sequence. Artists such as Mick Jones, The Buzzcocks, The Libertines, Ms. Dynamite and The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster and many others lined up for performances as part of " Love Music Hate Racism " events. The previous recent events found in June 2005 under the title " Unite Against Fascism " ( among many others with Estelle, Pete Doherty and Terri Walker) and on 2 August 2005 in Penzance / Cornwall ( " Punk in Penzance for LMHR " ) instead.
The National Front in 1977 to direct attacks from RAR and (later) LMHR responded by counter-campaign "Rock Against Communism " (RAC ) - RAC was subsequently become synonymous with right-wing rock.
Directly inspired by the RAR rock against law Festival on 16 June 1979 in Frankfurt was ( it played among others Udo Lindenberg and butterflies), directed against an NPD big event.