While Border punters have turned out in force in recent times, it wasn’t the case in December 2003 when the organisers of SummerJam slammed the region for not supporting acts like INXS and Diesel.

"This region can only handle small, uninteresting concepts, maybe,” co-organiser Mr Tony Jaggs said.

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IT was the biggest line-up of rock music acts to grace the Border at a single concert but sadly without a crowd to match.

And as a consequence, say the organisers, SummerJam will not return to this region.

The 2000 people who went along to the first and last SummerJam concert had a great time but there was space at the Lavington Panthers Sports Oval for a further 18,000.

Fans were treated to long-established acts INXS and Diesel, a host of popular bands and the concert coincided with the arrival in Albury of former Test and one-day cricket star, Dean Jones, who was part-way through his walk from Sydney to Melbourne to raise money for the Bone Marrow Donor Institute.

SummerJam co-organiser Mr Tony Jaggs said he would not try the venture again.

"In terms of the production of the concert, the quality of the performers and the efforts of all those involved it could not have got any better," Mr Jaggs said.

"The lack of support from the public was obviously a disappointment for everybody.

"Coming from outside the region we are always hearing that things bypass this area and that is why."

Mr Jaggs said apathy was a possible explanation for the small crowd.

"We could certainly not come anywhere near here, we might go to other regions," he said.

"This region can only handle small, uninteresting concepts, maybe."

Mr Jaggs said word would "filter out" among other concert organisers and bands about the response.

"I would be completely staggered if anyone wanted to come here again, which is a shame," he said.

Mr Jaggs was also critical of the strong police presence, which included a sniffer dog.

"The police drug squad did four sweeps including two backstage," he said.

 "I was completely unimpressed.

"It's the most disgusting thing I have ever seen and another reason why no one wants to come to the area again.

"At the end of a hard night they ruined it."

Sen-Constable Kaija Ball, of Albury police, said the only indiscretion was the seizure of a small amount of cannabis from a Corowa man aged in his 40s.

St John's Ambulance provided a volunteer first aid presence throughout the day and into the evening but were not busy.

While the bands would have preferred a bigger crowd none of them let it dim their performances, which were well received by the small crowd that did attend.

The weather was perfect, the stage and sound spot on but the people stayed away.