In 1980, Roy Orbison's career has somewhat stalled. The singer with his characteristic glasses has not written any new hits for some time and mainly performs in the golden oldies circuit. In the Netherlands, however, years before he makes his worldwide comeback, there is still a group of devoted fans who follow everything about Orbison closely. When he comes to England for a series of shows that spring, everything is done to get him to our country. Despite all efforts, it does not seem to be going to work. Until an advertisement suddenly appears in De Telegraaf: Orbison has been booked for a performance after all.
Now Kasteel Meerwijk sounds very posh, but everyone from the Den Bosch area knows better: the castle, built in 1855, has been a brothel for years. Swart: 'a phone call to the club told us that, contrary to earlier reports, there was only room for 100 visitors and that we were more than welcome, provided we paid the entrance fee: 600 guilders per person!' Swart then contacted Mick Perry, vice-president of the English fan club. 'Are you kidding me?', asks Perry. Not so. 'Roy knows absolutely nothing about this and I won't tell him either, otherwise he'll explode!'
Orbison arrives at Schiphol on 16 April 1980 from Germany, where he has given two successful performances, later that year he performed in Roosendaal also in Brabant.