Em sua edição de 1980, o festival Day on the Green, que começou em 1973, deu prioridade ao rock de arena, hard rock e heavy metal, com gente do peso, incluindo Journey, REO Speedwagon, Molly Hatchet, Cheap Trick, Blue Oyster Cult (foto), Triumph, Black Sabbath e Sammy Haggar.
Precious time (Steve Perry, Neal Schon) Journey
Rock n’ roll is alive and well (John Waite, Jonathan Cain, Ricky Phillips) Babys
Don’t let him go (Kevin Cronin) REO Speedwagon
Deadline (Donald Roeser) Blue Oyster Cult
I live for the weekend (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, Gil Moore) Triumph
Generation X (Fabienne Shine, Eric Lévi) Shakin’ Street
Die young (Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward) Black Sabbath
Dancin’ with me (Randy Hansen) Randy Hansen
In the night (Entering the danger zone) (Sammy Haggar) Sammy Haggar
The rambler (Jimmy Farrar, Dave Hlubek) Molly Hatchet
No secrets (Graham Bidstrup, Bernard Patrick Neeson) Angels
Stop this game (Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander) Cheap Trick
Trabalhos técnicos: Marinho Magalhães
Pesquisa, texto e apresentação: Marcio Achilles Sardi
