In Australia, Sunbury signalled the end of the hippie peace movement of the late 1960s and the beginning of the reign of pub rock. According to Australian music writer, James Cockington, "The Woodstock spirit of peace and love and bad brown acid was largely replaced here by VB, Tooheys and West End, depending on the state". In a 2003 interview for Melbourne newspaper, "The Age", on the 30th anniversary of the second festival, Chain guitarist Phil Manning, who performed there, commented: