Click on the link here for Audio Player – Gruppo Sportivo – Live at In The Great Wide Open Festival 2013 – VPRO/3FM
The Dutch Alternative/Indie/Absurd band Gruppo Sportivo have been around the better part of 35 years. Having some worldwide hits in the 70s and 80s, they never quite duplicated that string of popular hits in later years, but the band is still together, with personnel changes and maintaining a loyal fan base.
This weekend, it’s a concert Gruppo Sportivo did at the recent Great Wide Open Festival in The Netherlands, recorded and preserved for posterity by the venerable VPRO.
Here’s a reminder if you remember them in the 70s, or an introduction if you’ve never heard of them before.
[…] Sportivo made their last appearance in 2013 (posted here) before going on extended hiatus. With some 15 albums to their credit, they are far better known in […]