Concerts at Knebworth House

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The grounds of Knebworth House near the village of Knebworth has become a major venue for open air rock and pop concerts since 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band attracted 60,000 at the first large concert held at the venue.

Since then, it has been the scene of outdoor extravaganzas featuring Pink Floyd (1975, 1990), The Rolling Stones (1976), Lynyrd Skynyrd (1976), Genesis (1978, 1990, 1992), Frank Zappa (1978), Led Zeppelin (1979), Mike Oldfield (1980), The Beach Boys (1980), Cliff Richard (1983, 1990), Deep Purple (1985), Queen (1986), Paul McCartney (1990), Oasis (1996) and Robbie Williams (2003)

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[edit] Major concerts

Poster for the Knebworth Festival, August 1979
Poster for the Knebworth Festival, August 1979
  • In 1979, Led Zeppelin performed at Knebworth for two gigs, their first concerts in the United Kingdom since 1975. The band played to record crowds in excess of 200,000 people.
  • In 2003, Robbie Williams performed at Knebworth over a three day period, drawing crowds of over 375,000, and a further 3.5 million who watched live on television and online. This was reputedly the biggest UK pop concert ever and caused a huge traffic jam on the A1(M) as an estimated 130,000 cars[1] tried to reach the venue. A subsequent album, entitled "Robbie Williams – Live At Knebworth", was released, and reached number two in the UK charts. A DVD release followed.

[edit] Concert history

The following table details all the major concerts held to date in the grounds of Knebworth House.

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] c200,000-400,000 (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] c200,000-400,000 (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]
June 22 1985[8] The Return of the Knebworth Fayre[7] Deep Purple, Scorpions, Meat Loaf, UFO, Blackfoot, Mountain, Mama's Boys,[7] Alaska c80,000[7]
August 9 1986[9] It's a Kind of Magic[7] Queen, Status Quo, Big Country, Belouis Some[7] c120,000[7]
30 June 1990[10] Knebworth '90[10] Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Genesis, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Status Quo, Tears for Fears, Dire Straits[10] c120,000[10]
2 August 1992[11] Genesis at Knebworth[10] Genesis, The Saw Doctors, Lisa Stansfield[10] c90,000[10]
10, 11 August 1996 Oasis[10] Oasis, The Prodigy, Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Charlatans, Cast, The Chemical Brothers, Dreadzone, Kula Shaker, The Bootleg Beatles[10] c250,000 (over two consecutive nights)[10]
11 August 2001[12] Ministry @ Knebworth 2001[12] Jamiroquai, Bent, Lo Fidelity Allstars[13]
1, 2, 3 August 2003[14] Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth[14] Robbie Williams, Moby, Ash, Kelly Osbourne, The Darkness[15] c375,000 (over three consecutive nights)[14]
30 June 2007 Wild In The Country - Renaissance 15th Anniversary Underworld, Hot Chip, Sasha & John Digweed, Simian Mobile Disco, Justice, Erol Alkan, 2ManyDJs, Tiga

[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 Knebworth House Rock Concerts: The Eighties. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  8. ^ www.deep-purple.net
  9. ^ www.geocities.com Queen
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Knebworth House Rock Concerts: The Nineties. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  11. ^ Genesis. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  12. ^ a b Virtual Festivals: Ministry @ Knebworth 2001. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  13. ^ eFestivals: Knebworth '01. Retrieved on 2006-05-29.
  14. ^ a b c Knebworth House Rock Concerts: Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
  15. ^ Virtual Festivals: Robbie Williams @ Knebworth 2003. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.

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