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Jarrett Park

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Football ground in Montego Bay that served as the main venue for the first Reggae Sunsplash in 1978 and most of its subsequent summer editions through the 1980s. The inaugural multi-day event drew average daily crowds around 16,000 with headliners Third World, Bob Andy and Toots and the Maytals.

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Wikipedia (Reggae Sunsplash) and Jamaica Observer.

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The Best Of Reggae Sunsplash (1982) Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica (VHS)

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