Springbark Island in Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin holds special history | The Canberra Times

Concert Crowd: In February 1983, more than 500 jazz fans were ferried to the island for five hours of continuous music. According to The Canberra Times of February 13, 1983, “the concert, organised by the Canberra Festival Committee, was attended by a foot-tapping, jigging and bouncing crowd ranging in age from babes to old-age pensioners. The island provided an ideal venue for the concert and the crowd, many wearing screenprinted T-shirts and jerseys depicting previous jazz concerts, were easily accommodated in the large tree-encircled bowl of the island.” C’mon fess-up, I know some of you reading this were there. You can admit it.

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