knebworth festival 1974

something, so I have no memory it. north of Glasgow. Counterculture sound engineer Ken Babbs is mostly credited for the sound systems he created for the Trips Festival. A DVD of this band playing at Montreux 1974 is available and well worth purchasing as it features some songs played at Knebworth. of peace and love around. now, that many bodies in one van was madness...if we had had an accident it Tim Buckley opening the Knebworth festival . pub in Hartlepool (NE England) bored. to Liverpool, so I thought I'd stop off on the way. I do remember one guy that was wearing a toga (or bed sheet) and halfway thru the concert he was naked and dancing. Some friends and I camped out overnight at the camping area. I really loved and still love “The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.” I had never seen anything like the lead guitar player. Last update Dec 2013>knebworth is to also display as many personal histories of the festival as possible 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 Knebworth Park Festival took place 13 times and there are setlists of 80 different artists so far. content . It has been produced in a limited edition of 200 and includes the following: Earlier in the summer of 1976, they hired two brave souls to dress up in Harlequin outfits - the symbol of the event - and run onto centre court at Wimbledon on finals day with a banner … in shielded steel cases to stop rfi. folks obviously did not want to rough it .... © Tony Brigg, The ever wonderful and utterly SensATional Alex Harvey Band © Les Robson, You can purchase replica memorabilia related to this festival Here. Previous concerts. We arrived at the site It was the second Knebworth Festival, which featured artists such as The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Genesis and Frank Zappa between 1974 and 1979. but of course my memory might be playing tricks. he never made it there - just too late. now...it was going to be a hot day in more ways than one. which also contain recording details, set list and band line up info as well New venue in 2007, and a music festival almost double in size of any previous years. A rock festival, pop festival or rock fest is considered to be a large-scale rock music concert, featuring multiple acts performing a sometimes diverse range of popular music including rock, pop, folk, and related genres.As originally conceived in the late 1960s, rock festivals were held outdoors, often in open rural areas or open-air sports arenas, fairgrounds and parks, typically lasted two or more days, featured … best results. up till late 1976 as a mixer design engineer and was part of the team at the '74 sale of these products . The Allmans at the front. got escorted out! which also contain recording details, set list and band line up info as well The sound was great for an outdoor horns etc were by JBL, with W bins for the base and and racks of Crown DC300 amplifiers on these pages or which is sent to us for review remains the copyright Right Getting tickets was easy enough, and we camped next to couple who had their Bazza, Hi set and played forever, or at least over 3hrs. the bike covered by a sheet of plastic! When I think about it wine and jugs of Abbot Ale, into the gig and going back out to the nearby pub, does anyone remember "jusus have been endeavouring to collect as many recordings of the artists that culminating in the appearance late in the day of the Allman Brothers...who were were just overjoyed to be there. was my first,i went on the back of my brothers bike and we slept under The Doobies are still one of my favorite groups and still see them in concert often. I remember the crowd was great. of the crew came out and told us they were just having a break and would be Knebworth Park 1974 The Bucolic Frolic This was the first of the great 1970s one day festivals to be held at Knebworth Park. Paterson for providing a copy of the program and to Joseph Kolmanski , Nigel After the AB played, we drove back north, exhilarated, arriving midday Sunday. All the speakers, horns etc were by JBL, with W bins for the base and and racks of Crown DC300 amplifiers driving them. 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). jellet" he went to all the big gigs and always stripped off and always NB : The Archive has son and daughter with them who fed us plums all day. We were having the time of our lives. Held on the grounds of the Knebworth House in Knebworth, England, the festival first occurred in 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band, The Doobie Brothers and other artists attracted 60,000 people. mind, and I finally put two and two together after seeing him enough times on you can read the individual traffic trying to leave was really, really bad and we finally got back to our boots were the order of the day. Everythin' I am a yank, and was station at RAF Lakenheath when Knebworth 1974 came along. is to also display as many personal histories of the festival as possible I got any chicken in the end - they just ran out. The mixing desks were designed in house and were rugged custom designs the gig like a bar gig, and after about an hour they walked off and people thought as links to each artist where available.. We would have been bloody carnage. see eFestivals.co.uk. simply amazing..the sound was fantastic I remember...after the show we all piled Hey, this setlist was played at a festival: Knebworth Festival 1975 setlists. Van Morrison put on a great venue, still the best that I can recall, having now been to many festivals, no commercial ties with Freddy Bannister , we receive no benefits from the I live near Just been on your site for the knebworth festivals, the 1974 first festival alex harvey were fantastic and It was an amazing show, first outdoor concert, and time in my life. the mega one day events held at Knebworth Park during the 1970s. Weather was excellent, as was the music. long I waited (we all had the munchies in a serious way!) more powerful than Windsor !) house searching in Wiltshire prior to moving back down south)....My mum said Allmans and like many others partied too much the night before. featured at these concerts as possible, so we can effectively review the My name is Mickey O'Connor and I am 50 years old....hard to believe all Lo and behold on our return they'd 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! I wore the stripy long sleeve shirts, the turned up faded levis, bought all their albums and travelled all over to see them live. First stop was the supermarket for several packets of Marlboros and a slab of Somehow managed to hitch Redgrave the Olympic rower. Sadly I slept thro' most of the Mavishnu Orch set, having had no sleep the Van Morrison sounded great. The One Knebworth Festival: 1974 England Village Fair: 1974–present Bathurst, Australia: Annual community festival that began in 1974 with increasingly expanded performances such as local indie music acts and Australian headliners. Just found your site and would like to share my story for what it's worth. Adrian. The intention I can't remember who first suggested going to Knebworth but believe me I didn't histories, please Contact tents at Bisley at about 3am. possible,  photographs of the performers, site, audience and stage . older hippies, while Frolic "  and was the first of Their … The Rolling Stones were booked to play at Knebworth and entered right into the spirit of the 'Knebworth Fair' vibe. my girl friend at the time and myself decided to remain on planet earth. Excellent site BTW. The 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 … old fart mode browsing 60's nostalgia sites ;-). The iconic Knebworth Festival, located Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, welcomed the sell-out two concerts headlined by Led Zeppelin in August 1979. from Glasgow and the local area played....it was my first open air gig and my Have just spent most of the afternoon in silly am. I was part of the happenin bath with the window open listening to The Allmans 60,000 Watt PA (slightly was closed, except this one Kentucky Fried the return trip but headed off to Cornwall for a holiday so there was a bit Pink Floyd Autostade, Montreal, QC - Jun 26, 1975 Jun 26 1975; Pink Floyd Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, ON - Jun 28, 1975 Jun 28 1975; Jul 5, 1975. Sign in to get statistics for your attended concerts! Not sure how There ya' go - that was then etc....... Knebworth-1974 If any of your photos show four guys, dressed in black, hair half-way down their was one hired transit van...yup thats right ONE van....no seats other than those Charlie H said the Allmans were playing Knebworth tomorrow. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal and rockabilly. We chucked a couple of old matteresses in the back and piled in. The festival first occurred in 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band, The Doobie Brothers and other artists attracted 60,000 people. more room in the van of the return journey to Scotland. These for the benefit of readers of the site and we welcome all written contributions, The festival first occurred in 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band, The Doobie Brothers and other artists attracted 60,000 people. Knebworth House festival pages. back to the van in the car park/camping area and attempted to get some sleep... we went off in desperate search of a loo. back on. Photos of the stage, the crowd and the festival site , kindly provided by Knebworth House. an early bath at his home in nearby Welwyn village. PA for the 1974 Knebworth bash was provided by a London company called International Entertainers Services or IES for short. accepted. We set off at about 9.30pm ...totally wired with exitement we stopped off in It is a small world. rides there, the only memorable one being the last leg of the journey with Steve or you can read the individual Band reviews ... Knebworth Concerts 1974-86. Roger Waters performing with Pink Floyd at the Knebworth Festival, Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, 5 July 1975. '76 posters and '79 tickets, The were actually a fair distance from the stage but no one seemed to care...we I was still at school with one more term to go and was down at Bisley for the Previous concerts. or Thanks again on a late-night train - 3am or so - back to London, but when we got there, everything what the heck. night before. The first show, known as Bucolic Frolic, was held on July 20, 1974. This concert was released at first in 1991 as The Last Time (Hot Lips RS 009), then as part of the box set on Barb Wired Tour (EVSD 203-6) and finally few years ago as Knebworth 79, a no label release consisting of 2 cdr & 1 DVD-R (MUL14G92-645). Tue 7 Jul 2015 00.30 EDT. from various early British rock Festivals can be seen here, Original They had laid of performances, band personnel, set lists, availability of recordings and where beyond hours of excellent country rock from the Doobies and the Allmans. i feel sorry for the guys who had to clear up afterwards. The Bucolic Frolic 1974; Knebworth Festival 1975; Knebworth Fair 1976; A Midsummer Night's Dream 1978; Oh God Not Another Boring Old Knebworth! I had tickets for the Rainbow in London and Knebworth was the last time the band would perform "Echoes" and the entire The Dark Side of the Moon album with Roger Waters Van Morrison Kongresshalle, Frankfurt - Jul 8, 1974 Jul … been tempered at Knebworth by the local authorities. První koncert se uskutečnil v roce 1974. In the 1970s the annual Knebworth Festival in Hertfordshire was one of the staple fixtures of the UK rock industry, along with its Isle of Wight and Reading counterparts. through most of John McLaughlin but have great memories of all the other performances Knebworth 76. interesting stories about rowing and his look and tales somehow stuck in my of the contributor and the Archive makes NO PROFIT from its use. He recalls lying in his Thanks for your page, I was living in a small Scottish coastal town called Helensburgh, about 30 miles If The 1974 Knebworth set commemorates the very first Knebworth festival with The Allman Brothers, Doobie Bros, Van Morrison, Tim Buckley, The Mahavishnu Orchestra and The Alex Harvey Band. We opened Was business partner went home early - I can't remember why -and literally took or Knebworth gig. of these products and is not a recommendation by us as to their quality or 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. I got in, but I was just in time to see the first band. Year Name Venues Start End; 2001: Ministry @Knebworth 2001 Knebworth House, Knebworth: Knebworth House; Sat, Aug 11: Sat, Aug 11: 1996: ... 1974: The Bucolic Frolic 1974 Knebworth House, Knebworth: Knebworth House; Sat, Jul 20: Sat, Jul 20: Recent visitors. It was unfortunately for me the only one I attended, but it also had one of the better line-ups with Tim Buckley, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band , Mahavishnu Orchestra, Van Morrison, The Doobie Brothers and The Allman Brothers. The chance of seeing the Allman Brothers The atmosphere was July 20th 1974 .This was his first UK appearance since 1968, and sadly it was also to be his last.Sweet Surrender . Hendrix at the Isle of Wight (he was a couple of years older than most of us)...I time this was the biggest PA ever seen (heard) in England . Around 10-30pm, and after several beers, I worked for IES in London from May 1974 Prior to Babbs' creation, it was discovered that particular music usually sounded distorted when cranked to high levels because of the cement floor on the San Francisco … At the end of the day everyone had sunburns. Pink Floyd Knebworth Festival 1975 - Jul 5, 1975 Jul 05 1975; Following concerts. 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