‘Prophet. Wildman. Herbsman. Mysticman — Legend’ (Bono)

On the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s death,Andrew Kennylooks back on the life of the man who brought reggae to the world stage — and Dalymount Park

ON a slightly overcast July evening in 1980, Jamaica’s most famous son took to the stage in front of 10,000 people in Dublin’s Dalymount Park.

According to contemporary reports it took Bob Marley and his band The Wailers a little bit of time to get into the groove but by the end of the two-hour set they had played their hearts out and had sent the crowd home smiling.