December 30th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1967 Belfast IRL Aston Marquee Club 1971 Dublin IRL National Stadium 1975 Dublin IRL Carlton Cinema 1976 Dublin IRL National Stadium 1978 Dublin IRL National Stadium (📸) 1983 Killarney IRL Gleneagle Hotel

As 2025 draws to a close, it's time to look back on what has been an extraordinary twelve months for Rory’s legacy. Check out my annual Year in Review blog post to get a month-by-month lowdown: rewritingrory.co.uk/2025/12/29/a... Enjoy! #rorygallagher #blues @rorygallagher.com

December 29th in Rory history: 1963 Glenbeigh IRL Emir Ballroom 1967 Belfast IRL Club Rado 1971 Cork IRL City Hall 1972 Cork IRL City Hall 1973 Belfast IRL Ulster Hall (📸 Joseph Cohen) 1974 Cork IRL City Hall 1975 Dublin IRL Carlton Cinema 1976 Dublin IRL National Stadium

December 28th in Rory history: 1963 Cork IRL Gaiety 1964 CorkIRL Parochial Hall 1971 Cork IRL City Hall 1972 Cork IRL City Hall 1973 Belfast IRL Ulster Hall 1974 Cork IRL City Hall 1976 Dublin IRL National Stadium (📸 Eric Luke) 1978 Dublin IRL National Stadium

December 27th in Rory history: 1965 Cork IRL Arcadia 1971 Limerick IRL Savoy Cinema 1972 Dublin IRL National Stadium 1974 Belfast IRL Ulster Hall 1978 Dublin IRL National Stadium (📷 Ian Maccabee) 1982 Dublin IRL SFX Hall

December 26th in Rory history: 1966 Cork IRL Cavern 1967 Belfast IRL The Starlite (afternoon show) 1967 Belfast IRL Club Rado (evening show) 1968 Belfast IRL Ulster Hall 1972 Dublin IRL National Stadium (review)

December 24th in Rory history: 1978 Paris F L`Olympia youtu.be/1pykSQKcojc?...

December 23rd in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1975 London GB Royal Albert Hall (📸 Gus Stewart)

December 22nd in Rory history: 1963 Cork IRL Gaiety 1967 Belfast IRL Club Rado 1971 Bremen DE Radio Bremen Beat Club 74 1975 Birmingham GB Town Hall 1990 Wolverhampton GB Town Hall www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty4_...

December 21st in Rory history: 1963 Cork IRL Gaiety Ballroom 1971 Bremen DE Radio Bremen (radio session) 1974 London GB Rainbow Theatre 1990 Redcar Cleveland GB Coatham Bowl youtu.be/cUuTB5i9ysw?...

December 20th in Rory history: 1968 London GB The Marquee 1974 London GB Rainbow Theatre 1979 Hollywood USA The Stardust Ballroom 1990 Manchester GB The International 2 (📸 Dave Thompson) 1993 Amsterdam NL Paradiso Club

December 19th in Rory history: 1966 Cork IRL St. Lukes 1971 Paris FR Olympia 1973 Kortrijk BE De Hallen 1974 Manchester GB Free Trade Hall 1975 Sheffield GB City Hall 1979 Vancouver CAN Commodore Ballroom (📸 Dee Lippingwell) 1990 Nottingham GB Rock City 1992 Gent BE Vooruit 1994 Brüssels BE La Luna

December 18th in Rory history: 1966 Cork IRL Cavern Club 1969 Hamburg DE Musikhalle 1971 Hamburg DE Musikhalle (poster) 1973 Brüssel BR Cine Marni 1974 Southport GB Floral Hall 1975 Newcastle GB City Hall 1976 Birmingham GB Bingley Hall

December 17th in Rory history: 1963 Lixnaw IRL Lixnaw Coursing Club 1971 Frankfurt DE ? 1972 Croydon GB Fox at Greyhound 1973 Paris FR L`Olympia 1974 Cardiff GB Capitol Theatre 1976 Glasgow GB Apollo Theatre 1979 Portland USA Wreck Of The Hesperus (📸 Charlie Gili) 1994 Besancon FR Montjoye

December 16th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1967 Belfast IRL Club Rado 1968 London GB Cooks Ferry Inn 1971 Nurnberg DE Messehalle 1972 Cambridge GB Corn Exchange 1973 Brussels BE Cine Marni (📸 Paul Coerten) 1974 Birmingham GB Town Hall

December 15th in Rory history: 1973 Rotterdam NL De Doelen (📸 Gijsbert Hanekroot) 1974 Coventry GB Coventry Theatre 1975 Birmingham GB Town Hall 1976 Manchester GB Free Trade Hall 1978 Manchester GB Apollo 1979 San Francisco USA The Old Waldorf

December 14th in Rory history: 1973 Amsterdam NL Concertgebouw (📸 Brigitte 'Bibi' Lehmann) 1974 Cambridge GB Corn Exchange 1978 Glasgow GB Apollo Theatre 1979 San Francisco USA The Old Waldorf 1982 Philadelphia USA The Spectrum w/ Rush 1987 Bremen DE Stadthalle II 1988 London GB Borderline Club

December 13th in Rory history: 1968 London GB The Marquee 1971 Wolverhampton GB Civic Hall 1974 Bristol GB Colston Hall 1975 Glasgow GB Apollo Theatre (📸 NME) 1978 Edinburgh GB Odeon 1979 Denver USA Rainbow Music Hall 1982 Philadelphia USA The Spectrum w/ Rush

December 12th in Rory history: 1971 Dunfermline GB Kinema Ballroom 1974 Wolverhampton GB Civic Hall 1978 Cardiff GB St.Davids Hall 1979 Kansas City USA Memorial Hall 1987 Regensburg DE Donauhalle (📸 Bernd Müller) 1988 Cardiff GB St. Davids Hall 1992 Brilon-Alme DE Gemeindehalle

December 11th in Rory history: 1971 Strathclyde GB Strathclyde University 1972 Sutton Coldfield GB The Belfry 1973 Croydon GB Fairfield Hall 1974 Brighton GB The Dome (📸 Matthew Hyams) 1978 Newcastle GB City Hall 1979 Inver Grove Heights USA Peabodys

December 10th in Rory history: 1966 Cork IRL Watusi Club at St.Francis Hall 1971 Stockport GB Technical College 1973 Oxford GB Polytechnic 1976 Utica USA Memorial Auditorium 1978 Liverpool GB Empire 1979 Chicago USA Park West (📸 Paul Natkin)

December 9th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1967 Belfast IRL Club Rado 1971 East Kilbride GB Olympia 1972 Cromer GB Royal Links Pavilion 1973 Bristol GB Colston Hall 1974 Ipswich GB Gaumont Theatre 1976 Rochester USA Auditorium Theatre w/ Black Oak Arkansas (review)

December 8th in Rory history: 1964 Kilgarvan IRL Gala Ballroom 1971 Reading GB Reading University Student Union Ball 1971 London GB IBC Studios Muddy Waters London Session 1973 London GB Rainbow Theatre (review) 1974 Sunderland GB Empire Theatre

December 7th in Rory history: 1968 Glastonbury GB Town Hall 1969 London GB Lyceum 1971 London GB IBC Studios Muddy Waters Session 1973 Southend GB Kursaal 1976 Lowell USA University of Lowell w/ Dave Mason

December 6th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Arcadia 1966 Cork IRL City Hall 1968 London GB Bluesville`68 Club 1971 Liverpool GB Top Rank 1973 Portsmouth GB The Guildhall 1974 Newcastle GB City Hall 1975 Scranton USA University of Scranton w/ Peter Frampton (📸 David Pickering)

December 5th in Rory history: 1968 Southampton GB Concorde Club 1969 Bristol GB Anson Rooms Bristol Student Union (📸 Tony Beyers) 1971 Hemel Hempstead GB Dacorum Pavilion 1973 London GB BBC Radio 1 Studio Saturday Rock Show 1974 Blackpool GB Opera House

December 4th in Rory history: 1966 Cork IRL Cavern 1971 Leicester GB Leicester Polytechnic 1971 London GB IBC Studios (Muddy Waters Session) 1974 Liverpool GB Liverpool Stadium (📸 Ed Prytherch) 1976 Boston USA Music Hall 1978 Davis USA University of California Davis Coffee House

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December 3rd in Rory history: 1967 Derry IRL Embassy Club 1969 Surrey GB Toby Jug 1971 Lancaster GB University 1973 Birmingham GB Town Hall 1974 Sheffield GB City Hall 1975 Atlanta USA Electric Ballroom (📸Tom Hill) 1976 Worcester USA Harrington Auditorium w/ Dave Mason

December 2nd in Rory history: 1963 Kilcorney IRL Riverside Ballroom w/ Bridie Gallagher 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1967 Belfast IRL Club Rado 1968 Whetstone GB The Black Bull Resurrection Club 1971 London GB BBC Radio Sounds of the 70's 1973 Hanley GB Victoria Hall

December 1st in Rory history: 1969 Edmonton GB Cooks Ferry Inn 1973 Edinburgh GB Empire Theatre 1974 Glasgow GB Apollo Theatre (review) 1976 Westchester USA Premier Theatre w/ Dave Mason 1978 Los Angeles USA Starwood Ballroom 1979 Chicago USA Aragon Ballroom w/ Jefferson Starship

November 30th in Rory history: 1969 London GB Haverstock Hill Country Club 1973 Glasgow GB Apollo Theatre 1978 Los Angeles USA Starwood Ballroom 1979 Detroit USA The Royal Oak Theatre (2 shows)(📸 Tom Weschler) 1982 Hampton USA Hampton Coliseum 1987 Stuttgart DE Liederhalle

November 29th in Rory history: 1963 Cork IRL Arcadia w/ Bridie Gallagher (advert) 1966 Cork IRL Savoy Cinema 1973 Newcastle GB City Hall 1976 Washington USA Lisner Auditorium 1978 San Jose USA University Union Hall 1979 Columbus USA The Veteran's Memorial

November 28th in Rory history: 1973 Leeds GB Town Hall 1975 Austin USA Armadillo World Headquarters 1976 Fort Worth USA Tarrant County Convention Center w/ ZZ Top 1978 Houston USA Texas Opry House 1979 Cincinnati USA The Palace Theatre

November 27th in Rory history: 1971 High Wycombe GB Town Hall 1973 Manchester GB Free Trade Hall 1975 Dallas USA Electric Ballroom (📸 Neal Grillot) 1976 Fort Worth USA Tarrant Co. Convention Center w/ ZZ Top 1978 St. Louis USA Mississippi Nights

November 26th in Rory history: 1968 London GB Royal Albert Hall w/ Cream 1969 Crewe GB Up at the Junction 1971 Deuce album released 1973 Sheffield GB City Hall 1975 Houston USA Liberty Hall 1976 Houston USA The Summit w/ ZZ Top 1978 St. Louis USA Mississippi Nights 1979 Cleveland USA The Agora

November 25th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1967 Belfast IRL Astor Marquee Club 1973 Liverpool GB Liverpool Stadium 1975 Houston USA Liberty Hall 1976 Houston USA The Summit w/ ZZ Top 1978 Atlanta USA Agora Ballroom 1979 Youngstown USA The Agora

November 24th in Rory history: 1969 Dunstable GB Civic Hall 1971 London GB BBC Radio Studios 1973 Liverpool GB Liverpool Stadium 1976 Portland USA Paramount Theatre (advert) 1978 Atlanta USA Agora Ballroom 1981 Reading GB Reading University 1987 Dortmund DE Westfalenhalle II

November 23rd in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Parochial Hall 1969 London GB Roundhouse 1973 Derby GB Kings Hall 1974 Los Angeles USA Shrine Auditorium (📸 Ed Finnell) 1976 Seattle USA Paramount Northwest Theater

November 22nd in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Cork City Hall 1967 Belfast IRL Romano's Ballroom w/ Cream 1968 London GB The Marquee 1969 Romford GB The Village Roundhouse King's Head 1973 Leicester GB De Montfort Hall 1974 San Diego USA Tuesdays Club (article)

November 21st in Rory history: 1967 Dungannon IRL New Commercial Building Foundations w/ Cream 1969 London GB The Marquee 1973 Bournemouth GB Winter Gardens 1976 San Francisco USA Winterland w/ Blue Oyster Cult 1978 Toronto CAN El Mocambo Club

November 20th in Rory history: 1969 Romford GB Kings Hall 1974 Portland USA Paramount Northwest 1976 San Francisco USA Winterland w/ Blue Oyster Cult 1978 Cleveland USA Agora Theatre (📸 Janet Macoska) 1979 New York USA Palladium w/ Jefferson Starship

November 19th Rory history: 1968 Southampton GB Southampton University 1973 Swansea GB Top Rank 1974 Seattle USA Paramount Theatre (📸 John Brott) 1975 Riverside USA University of California 1978 Youngstown USA Tomorrow Theatre 1981 Salford GB Salford University

November 18th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Palm Court 1966 Cork IRL Savoy 1973 Cardiff GB Capitol Theatre 1975 Santa Barbara USA University of California 1976 Los Angeles USA Shrine Auditorium 1978 Philadelphia USA Starz Club (📸 Joanne Bertolet)

November 17th in Rory history: 1966 Cork IRL Arcadia 1968 Copenhagen DK Falkoner Centret w/ Fleetwood Mac 1975 Santa Monica USA Civic Auditorium 1976 San Diego USA Golden Hall 1978 Philadelphia USA Stars Club (📸 Mark Schaeffer) 1979 Upper Darby USA Tower Theater

November 16th in Rory history: 1964 Cork IRL Parochial Hall 1968 Store Heddinge DK Hotel Stevns 1969 Maastricht NL Berchmanns Societeit 1974 Wichita USA Orpheum Theatre 1975 San Francisco USA Winterland (📸 Ben Upham) 1978 New Orleans USA Orpheum Theatre

The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival is delighted to welcome the legendary Billy F Gibbons and The BFG Band as one of the Headline Acts that will perform at the Festival Big Top on 29th, 30th & 31st May 2026 in Ballyshannon, Ireland. More details: www.rorygallagherfestival.com/tickets

November 15th in Rory history: 1966 Cork IRL City Hall 1967 Bangor IRL Milano's w/ John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers 1969 De Doelen NL Rotterdam w/ Fat Mattress 1974 Chicago USA Aragon Ballroom (poster) 1975 San Jose USA Civic Hall 1978 Washington DC USA Bayou Club

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November 14th in Rory history: 1967 Portstewart IRL Strand Ballroom w/ John Mayall & Bluesbreakers 1969 Amsterdam NL Concertgebouw w/ Fat Mattress (📸 Nico van der Stam) 1974 Columbus USA Veterans Memorial Auditorium w/ Rush 1976 Niagara Falls USA Convention Center w/ The Doobie Brothers