A bit of mud and a bit of rain could not dampen the spirits of a community that came out to party and to forget about the devastation caused by flooding in February, even if it was just for a little while.
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One From the Heart promised to raise the spirits of the people of Lismore, and it did that in spades.
For just a few hours, people could let their hair down and be part of something truly special.
Usually, a concert of this scale would take many months and many dollars to put on, but Lismore City Council, Chugg Entertainment, Helium, Sports Marketing Australia, and the National Recovery and Resilience Agency pulled it together in just weeks.
Of course it would never have happened without the bands generously donating their time.
Early in the evening, The Buckleys, Darlinghurst, Daryl Braithwaite, Jon Stevens, Sheppard, and Paul Kelly, gave a growing crowd something to sing and dance about.
The crowd had swelled to up to 10,000 people by the time Lime Cordiale took to the stage.
The band said they were happy to be able to do something for the people of Lismore, and expressed their shock at the scale of devastation in the town.
They had the crowd on their muddy feet, and on shoulders, and gave a mesmerising performance.
Lismore returned the love, with banners flying the whole day, thanking the bands for being there.
Love For Lismore - Heart Banners played its part, the volunteer group was responsible for the banners around town and made ones specifically as a thank you to the artists performing at One For The Heart.
It was somewhat fitting to see a little rain herald in homegrown headliners, Grinspoon.
It didn't last long, and the band showed why they deserved to be unearthed all those years ago.
The band, led by flamboyant frontman Phil Jamieson, won over some new fans on Sunday night, and cemented themselves in the hearts of those who had already seen the light.
References to local landmarks and the heartbreaking story of revisiting old haunts showed that Lismore is still a special place for the band, and Lismore let them know the love was returned.
Their special brand of grungy rock gave the crowd an excuse to let loose, and as the first notes of Chemical Heart broke out, punters were over the fence and into the mud pit in front of the stage - one that gives mosh pit a whole new definition.
Holding a heart banner aloft before leaving the stage, Pat Davern, Phil Jamieson, Kristian Hopes, and Joe Hansen stood for a few minutes looking out over the cheering crowd, taking it in ... it's a long way from the bar at the Gollan.
