Radio The Flying Circus Friends Healing Force Indelible Murtceps MacKenzie Theory Madder Lake Margret RoadKnight Max Merritt & the Meteors Mighty Mouse Mississippi (backed by a full orchestra) Mulga Bill's Bicycle Band Johnny O'Keefe Sid Rumpo Spirit featuring the Staehely Brothers Matt Taylor Spectrum The 69'ers Dutch Tilders Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs Charts 1974 Sunbury '74 ran from 25 to 28 January. The attendance was approximately 30,000 and the entry fee was $12.00 (3 days), $10.00 (2 days), $5.00 (1 day). A new concept of a second performing stage was added to include alternative performances such as jazz recitals, theatre, dance, mime, poetry and acoustic music. Mushroom Records released two separate albums, Highlights of Sunbury '74 Part 1 and Highlights of Sunbury '74 Part 2. Blackfeather issued their own album, Blackfeather Live!. The 69'ers released, Francis Butler's 69ers Live from the previous year's performance. This was the first appearance in Australia of British rock band Queen. Many sources claim that Queen were booed off stage. In May 2009, on Spicks and Specks, Daddy Cool front man Ross Wilson disputed this as an urban legend and said Queen finished their set, even doing an encore. Lead singer Freddie Mercury bravely told the audience "When we come back to Australia, Queen will be the biggest band in the world!" Queen returned to Australia to perform again in 1976 at the height of their fame. The early version of Australian group Skyhooks were also booed and, after watching a TV broadcast of their performance, lead singer Steve Hill quit the band and was replaced by Graeme "Shirley" Strachan. Band line-up The MC was former The Masters Apprentices lead singer Jim Keays. Ayers Rock Ballet Victoria Blackfeather Buster Brown Chain Commonwealth Youth in Concert Daddy Cool The Dingoes Full Moon Kush MacKenzie Theory Matt Taylor Madder Lake Mississippi Pirana Queen Ross Ryan Sid Rumpo The 69'ers Skyhooks Skylight Sherbet 1975 Sunbury '75 ran from 25 to 27 January. The attendance was only 15,000-16,000 and the festival suffered terminal financial losses. The entry fee was $20.00 (2022:$150). A second stage was repeated for this year to cater for "alternative" acts such as dance, mime, poetry and acoustic music. A rock opera, Australia – The Sunbury Symphony was commissioned. British hard rock band Deep Purple went home with $60,000 (2022:$450,000), while most local groups went home empty handed. AC/DC allegedly refused to play after Deep