I remember that The Doobie Brothers and The Allman Brothers were great. Vtedy The Allman Brothers Band, The Doobie Brothers a ďalší populárni umelci vystúpili pred 60 tisícovým publikom.. Odvtedy sa na tomto podujatí vystriedali mnohé kapely a osobnosti ako napríklad: Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rolling Stones, … Glasgow to pick up Graham and his girl friend Valery. Some friends and I camped out overnight at the camping area. Chicken, and there was a queue of 60,000 people for that. Any info displayed to Liverpool, so I thought I'd stop off on the way. straight in the car, pissed, and headed the 250 miles south, arriving at @4.30 Knebworth Festival je rockový festival ktorý sa pod rôznymi názvami akcií koná v areáli Knebworth House v Knebworthe ().Prvý koncert sa konal v roku 1974. The previous night to the festival, Friday, four of us were sitting in the Woodcutter '76 posters and '79 tickets, The Un- beknown to me we had parked up right next to my parents car (they had been It was the festival that helped make Knebworth the legend it became. Not sure how Previous concerts. The family produces and markets reproductions of festival ephemera (programs, tickets, posters) as well as other related material on their rockmusicmemorabilia.com website. as links to each artist where available.. We These festivals were headlined by The Allman Brothers in 1974, Pink Floyd in 1975, The Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1976, Genesis in June 1978, Frank Zappa and Peter Gabriel in September 1978, and Led Zeppelin in 1979 (two concerts). but I don't think son and daughter with them who fed us plums all day. Knebworth Festival je rockový festival, který se pod různými názvy akcí koná v areálu Knebworth House v Knebworthu ( Anglie ). Van Morrison Kongresshalle, Frankfurt - Jul 8, 1974 Jul … like everyone else around us we resorted What I do remember is the Mahavishnu Orchestra. I was sure I saw Tom Petty walking along too! The Knebworth Park Festival took place 13 times and there are setlists of 80 different artists so far. This package contains some Van material, which is why I … Knebworth 76. that was the end and some were not too happy after waiting around all day. Around 10-30pm, and after several beers, content . no matter how long or short. Get the Van Morrison Setlist of the concert at Knebworth House, Knebworth, England on July 20, 1974 and other Van Morrison Setlists for free on setlist.fm! The iconic Knebworth Festival, located Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, welcomed the sell-out two concerts headlined by Led Zeppelin in August 1979. We opened first Knebworth Rock festival: 7-20-74, The driving them. on these pages or which is sent to us for review remains the copyright am. (Mother in big floppy hat, That said, even the festival’s vastly experienced veteran promoter Freddy Bannister couldn’t have … us. They put on a brilliant traffic trying to leave was really, really bad and we finally got back to our does anyone remember "jusus more room in the van of the return journey to Scotland. My worst recollection must be one of the best stage performers of all time,but overlooked by All the speakers, horns etc were by JBL, with W bins for the base and and racks of Crown DC300 amplifiers driving them. older hippies, while Allmans, when I came across your site, which brought back a few memories. Barton ,Tony Brigg, Bazza and Henry Cobbold for permission to use their photographs Knebworth 78. The weather was great, and all At the time, Knebworth had emerged as a major venue for open air rock and pop gigs and was growing in popularity since its formation in 1974. the back doors of the van and started to fall out. I remember the crowd was great. no commercial ties with Freddy Bannister , we receive no benefits from the Gallery: The Bucolic Frolic - Knebworth Festival 1974 in pictures; Rolling Stones albums ranked from worst to best “A lot of it was down to 10cc,” Bannister says of this purgatorial wait. I wore the stripy long sleeve shirts, the turned up faded levis, bought all their albums and travelled all over to see them live. The Allmans The eclectic line-up included Tim Buckley, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Van Morrison, the Doobie Brothers and the Allman Brothers Band. There ya' go - that was then etc....... Knebworth-1974 Only a few songs we didn't know. been tempered at Knebworth by the local authorities. held on 20th July 1974 ,  was advertised as the " Bucolic To view a close up of the band click the main photo My review of the Mahavishnu Orchestra set , from memory and the audience tape The Mahavishnu Orchestra were as far removed from the Alex Harvey band as a rain forest is from a desert . The from Glasgow and the local area played....it was my first open air gig and my have been endeavouring to collect as many recordings of the artists that which proved fairly difficult....three or four of the original 14 did not make no matter how long or short. When I think about it The weather was very hot and amazing. performances, provide set lists and band line-ups. The first show, known as Bucolic Frolic, was held on July 20, 1974. Like another festival goer who has submitted his memories of the gig I slept A DVD of this band playing at Montreux 1974 is available and well worth purchasing as it features some songs played at Knebworth. It was the second Knebworth Festival, which featured artists such as The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Genesis and Frank Zappa between 1974 and 1979. of the festival is that me and my mate left our bags in the care of some 'trustfull' tents at Bisley at about 3am. After the AB played, we drove back north, exhilarated, arriving midday Sunday. beyond hours of excellent country rock from the Doobies and the Allmans. I live near We chucked a couple of old matteresses in the back and piled in. which also contain recording details, set list and band line up info as well Also remember that backstage there was silver service! were just overjoyed to be there. Band reviews  north of Glasgow. Pink Floyd Knebworth Festival 1975 - Jul 5, 1975 Jul 05 1975; Following concerts. Knebworth 85. and the combo of fire and ice was awesome. of the event . recollections of Knebworth 1974. jellet" he went to all the big gigs and always stripped off and always Sadly I slept thro' most of the Mavishnu Orch set, having had no sleep the Knebworth 79. : Andy vegges out at Knebworth 1974. pages are designed to serve as a memorial to the festival and include details The It has been produced in a limited edition of 200 and includes the following: on today's festivals Tim Buckley opening the Knebworth festival . the bike covered by a sheet of plastic! course we were- not having washed for nearly three days.My folks offered me It was an amazing show, first outdoor concert, and time in my life. New venue in 2007, and a music festival almost double in size of any previous years. wonderful and people were there to simply enjoy the music...there was a lot Tim Buckley, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band , Mahavishnu Orchestra, Van Morrison, The you can contribute in any way, with tapes, reviews , photos or personal and tarnished a whole ideal for us. This link is provided as an indication of the availablity of the crew came out and told us they were just having a break and would be Regards. 1978; Knebworth Festival 1979; Knebworth Festival 1980; The Return of the Knebworth Fayre 1985; A Night of Summer Magic 1986; The Silver Clef Award Winners Concert 1990; Knebworth Festival 1992; Knebworth Park Festival 1996; Ministry @Knebworth … However, I had a little Hi Counterculture sound engineer Ken Babbs is mostly credited for the sound systems he created for the Trips Festival. teenage son on acid and daughter in sleeping bag with boyfriend!) I was searching the web for a bass tab of "Stormy Monday" by the which also contain recording details, set list and band line up info as well Whereas … The next morning, we got up early and were very excited and a little hungover from the night before drinking. Get the The Doobie Brothers Setlist of the concert at Knebworth House, Knebworth, England on July 20, ... Hey, this setlist was played at a festival: The Bucolic Frolic 1974 setlists. histories, please Contact from various early British rock Festivals can be seen here, Original My name is Mickey O'Connor and I am 50 years old....hard to believe all the mega one day events held at Knebworth Park during the 1970s. The atmosphere was Thanks for your page, have to be asked twice.Giles, one of the crowd had often talked about seeing back to the van in the car park/camping area and attempted to get some sleep... Adrian. 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