Concerts at Knebworth House

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This article details all the concerts held to date in the grounds of Knebworth House in the village of Knebworth.

Date Name Artists Attendance
20 July 1974[1][2] The Bucolic Frolic[1][2] The Allman Brothers Band[1][2], The Van Morrison Show[1][2], The Doobie Brothers[1][2], The Mahavishnu Orchestra[1][2], The Sensational Alex Harvey Band[1][2], Tim Buckley[1][2] c60,000[1]
5 July 1975[1][3] Knebworth Park[1][3] Pink Floyd[1], The Steve Miller Band[1][3], Captain Beefheart[1][3], Roy Harper[1], Linda Lewis[1][3] c100,000[1]
21 August 1976[1][4] Knebworth Fair[1][4] The Rolling Stones[1][4], 10cc[1][4], Hot Tuna[1][4], Lynyrd Skynyrd[1][4], Todd Rundgren[1][4], The Don Harrison Band[1][4] c120,000[1]
24 June 1978[1][5] A Midsummer Night's Dream[1][5] Genesis[1][5], Jefferson Starship[1][5], Tom Petty[1][5], Devo[1][5], Brand X[1][5], Atlanta Rhythm Section[1][1][5], Roy Harper[5] c60,000[1]
9 September 1978[1] Oh God Not Another Boring Old Knebworth![1] Frank Zappa, The Tubes, Peter Gabriel, The Boomtown Rats, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Wilco Johnson[1] c45,000[1]
4 August 1979[6] Knebworth Festival[1] Led Zeppelin[1][6], Todd Rundgren[1][6], Southside Johnny[1][6], Marshall Tucker[1], Commander Cody[1][6], Chas & Dave[1][6], Fairport Convention[1][6] c200,000 (over two weekends)[1]
11 August 1979[6] Knebworth Festival[1] Led Zeppelin[1][6], The New Barbarians[1][6], Todd Rundgren[1][6], Southside Johnny[1][6], Marshall Tucker[1], Commander Cody[1][6], Chas & Dave[1][6] c200,000 (over two weekends)[1]
21 June 1980[7] Knebworth '80[7] The Beach Boys, Santana, Mike Oldfield, Elkie Brooks, Lindisfarne, The Blues Band[7] c45,000[7]
1981 & 1982[7] The Jazz Years[7] Ella Fitzgerald, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Sarah Vaughan, BB King, Jimmy Cliff, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton[7] c50,000 (over a few days)[7]
1982 & 1983[7] Greenbelt Festival Cliff Richard[7] c65,000 (over two years)[7]
1985[7] The Return of the Knebworth Fayre[7] Deep Purple, Scorpions, Meat Loaf, UFO, Blackfoot, Mountain, Mama's Boys[7] c80,000[7]
1986[7] It's a Kind of Magic[7] Queen, Status Quo, Big Country, Belouis Some[7] c120,000[7]
30 June 1990[8] Knebworth '90[8] Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Genesis, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Status Quo, Tears for Fears[8] c120,000[8]
2 August 1992[9] Genesis at Knebworth[8] Genesis, The Saw Doctors, Lisa Stansfield[8] c90,000[8]
11, 12 August 1996 Oasis[8] Oasis, The Prodigy, Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Charlatans, Cast, The Chemical Brothers, Dreadzone, Kula Shaker, The Bootleg Beatles[8] c250,000 (over two consecutive nights)[8]
11 August 2001[10] Ministry @ Knebworth 2001[10] Jamiroquai, Bent, Lo Fidelity Allstars[11]
1, 2, 3 August 2003[12] Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth[12] Robbie Williams, Moby, Ash, Kelly Osbourne, The Darkness[13] c375,000 (over three consecutive nights)[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf Knebworth House Rock Concerts: The Seventies. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h 1974 Knebworth Festival, The Bucolic Frolic @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e The 1975 Knebworth Concert @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h The 1976 Knebworth Concert @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i The 1978 Knebworth Concert @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The 1979 Knebworth Concerts @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Knebworth House Rock Concerts: The Eighties. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Knebworth House Rock Concerts: The Nineties. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  9. ^ Genesis. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  10. ^ a b Virtual Festivals: Ministry @ Knebworth 2001. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  11. ^ eFestivals: Knebworth '01. Retrieved on 2006-05-29.
  12. ^ a b c Knebworth House Rock Concerts: Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  13. ^ Virtual Festivals: Robbie Williams @ Knebworth 2003. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
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