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Gabrielle Burke for The History Listen

The Wanda Beach concert was a defining moment in Australian rock music but it was almost a disaster

One of the most iconic gigs in Australian music history was almost an unmitigated disaster.

In January 1982, several bands at very different stages of their career came together to play a free outdoor concert at Wanda Beach in Sydney's south.

Many of those present that day wear the experience as a badge of honour. For some, it changed their lives.

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