BOHEMIANS HAVE AGAIN released a jersey bearing the image of Bob Marley – though this time it has been sanctioned by the Marley estate.
The League of Ireland club caused a publicity storm in 2018 when they released a special away kit featuring an image of Bob Marley embossed on the front, in reference to the fact Marley’s final outdoor concert took place at the club’s home, Dalymount Park, in July 1980.
The kit was then pulled from the market following an objection raised by a representative agency for the Marley estate. Bohs had licensed Marley’s image from a third-party company, whom the Marley estate said were not authorised to sell the image.
Three years on, however, Bohs have worked with Marley’s family and Bravado – a merchandise division of Universal – to produce another away kit featuring Marley’s image.
The kit features an image Marley’s face on the front, along with an embroidered version of the ticket for the gig at Dalymount in 1980, for which Marley reportedly requested the ticket prices be reduced.
10% of the profits from the shirt will be used to purchase musical instruments and football equipment to provide to people in Asylum Centres across Ireland, which Bohs will do in conjunction with club partners, Movement of Asylum Seekers in
Ireland.
“It brings me enormous joy to unveil this jersey today following years of work on the idea”, said Bohs’ Chief Operating Officer Daniel Lambert. “The Marley concert at Dalymount is one of Ireland’s truly special musical events, his only ever Irish show and, sadly, his last ever outdoor one.
“His love of football is widely known to all, and that he played on our famous pitch before the concert, the same turf that some of the world’s best players have graced such as Pele, Best and Zidane is amazing.”
The shirt is available for pre-order now, at www.marley-bohemianfc.com.
One would be forgiven for thinking it was an image of Des Kelly.
Not a Bohs fan but that’s a beautiful jersey. Well done to all involved.
Proud to say I was at that Bob Marley gig in Dalymount….. God am I really that old?
@Fr. Fintan Stack: Yes. Yes you are.
@Fr. Fintan Stack: me too
@Fr. Fintan Stack: Me too! I was only 4 and my folks brought me because they could get a baby sitter, my Ma always says it was a great gig, my Da always says it was so good he doesn’t remember it ;)
Plenty of Wailers in thst kip all year.
@Wayne Scales: nob
@Brian Dunne: Knob
@Criostóir McCormack: nob
@Criostóir McCormack: Door?
Most charismatic man I’ve ever seen. He should be remembered often.
I’m not a football fan but that’s a seriously cool Jersey, I’d happily wear one.
Yep everyone was at that gig!
@Jay Kearney: I wasn’t, had a ticket though.
Bob marley is of irish dna.. Mind you a good third of the carribbea6 do, 37 percent of african americans have, nice to know how well we look after them.
A generation of kids will grow up thinking this is Des Kelly. Legend.
I was at this concert and still have the original ticket stub. I put it on Done Deal for sale and got a wrap on the buckles from my daughter. I had to withdraw it and now its in a picture frame in my daughters house. Glad I withdrew it now.
I’m buying one yes looks lush not even from Dublin but be whopper wit nice pair blue jeans bob u will live for ever. ya Mon…