The Knebworth Festival is a recurring open-air rock and pop concert held on the grounds of the Knebworth House in Knebworth, England. The festival first occurred in July 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band, The Doobie Brothers and other artists attracted 60,000 people.
Since then the venue has hosted numerous outdoor concerts, featuring artists including The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, Elkie Brooks, Deep Purple, Queen, Status Quo, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Phil Collins, Robert Plant, Dire Straits, Mike Oldfield, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Williams, and Oasis.
Date | Name | Artists | Attendance (approx.) | Ref. | |
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The Bucolic Frolic | The Allman Brothers Band, The Doobie Brothers, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Van Morrison, Tim Buckley | 60,000 | [5] [6] | ||
Knebworth Festival | Pink Floyd, Captain Beefheart, Linda Lewis, Monty Python, Steve Miller Band, Roy Harper | 100,000 | [7] | ||
Knebworth Fair | 10cc, Hot Tuna, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Don Harrison Band, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren | 120,000 | [8] | ||
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Atlanta Rhythm Section, Brand X, Devo, Genesis, Jefferson Starship, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Roy Harper | 60,000 | [9] | ||
Oh God Not Another Boring Old Knebworth! | Dave Edmunds, Frank Zappa, Nick Lowe, Peter Gabriel, The Boomtown Rats, The Tubes, Wilko Johnson's Solid Senders | 45,000 | |||
Knebworth Festival | Chas & Dave, Commander Cody, Fairport Convention, Led Zeppelin, The Marshall Tucker Band, Southside Johnny, Todd Rundgren | 109,000 | [10] | ||
Knebworth Festival | Chas & Dave, Commander Cody, Led Zeppelin, The New Barbarians, The Marshall Tucker Band, Southside Johnny, Todd Rundgren | 60,000 | |||
Knebworth Festival | Elkie Brooks, Lindisfarne, Mike Oldfield, The Beach Boys, The Blues Band, Santana | 45,000 | [11] | ||
Capital Jazz Festival 1981 | Benny Goodman | 50,000 | [12] [13] | ||
Capital Jazz Festival 1982 | Pizza Express All Stars, NYJO, Zoot Money, Bobby Lamb–Ray Premru Band, the Ronnie Scott Quintet, Nucleus, Shakatak, Morrissey–Mullen, the Breakfast Band, Carmen McRae | ||||
Capital Jazz Festival 1982 | B.B. King, Jimmy Cliff, The Jazztet, Jay McShann, Tal Farlow | ||||
Capital Jazz Festival 1982 | The Crusaders, Spyro Gyra, Chico Freeman, Dick Hyman, Dizzy Gillespie | ||||
Capital Jazz Festival 1982 | Ray Charles, Gerry Mulligan's Big Band, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard–Ron Carter, Modern Jazz Quartet | ||||
Capital Jazz Festival 1982 | Wynton Marsalis, Lionel Hampton's Big Band, Steps Ahead, Dave Brubeck (w/ Chris Brubeck and Jerry Bergonzi), Great Guitars | ||||
Greenbelt Festival | Adrian Snell, Andy Pratt, Positive Earth, Bryn Haworth, Calvin Seerveld, Jim Wallis, Noel Paul Stookey, Paradise, Patrick Sookhdeo, Maxine and the Majestics, Rez Band, Roger Forster, Servant, Talking Drums, The Barratt Band | ||||
Greenbelt Festival | 100% Proof, Cliff Richard, Jessy Dixon, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Sheila Walsh | ||||
The Return of the Knebworth Fayre | Alaska, Blackfoot, Deep Purple, Mama's Boys, Meat Loaf, Mountain, Scorpions, UFO | 80,000 | [14] | ||
A Night of Summer Magic | Queen, Status Quo, Big Country, Belouis Some This would be Queen's final concert with Freddie Mercury. | 120,000 | [15] | ||
The Silver Clef Award Winners Concert | Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Genesis, Dire Straits, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Status Quo, Tears for Fears | 120,000 | [16] | ||
Knebworth Festival | Genesis, Lisa Stansfield, The Saw Doctors | 90,000 | [17] [18] | ||
Oasis | Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene, Manic Street Preachers, The Bootleg Beatles, The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy | 125,000 | |||
Oasis | Oasis, Cast, Dreadzone, Kula Shaker, Manic Street Preachers, The Charlatans | 125,000 | |||
Ministry @ Knebworth 2001 | Bent, Jamiroquai, Lo Fidelity Allstars | 35,000[19] | [20] [21] | ||
Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth | Ash, Kelly Osbourne, Basement Jaxx, Moby, Robbie Williams, The Darkness | 125,000 | [22] [23] | ||
Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth | Ash, Kelly Osbourne, Basement Jaxx, Moby, Robbie Williams, The Darkness | 125,000 | |||
Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth | Ash, Kelly Osbourne, Basement Jaxx, Moby, Robbie Williams, The Darkness | 125,000 | |||
Wild in the Country 2007 | 2ManyDJs, Erol Alkan, Hot Chip, Justice, Sasha & John Digweed, Simian Mobile Disco, Tiga, Underworld | ||||
Sonisphere Festival | Airbourne, Alien Ant Farm, Anthrax, Björn Again, Bullet for My Valentine, Heaven & Hell, Linkin Park, Skindred, Soil, Taking Back Sunday, The Used | 55,000 | [24] | ||
Sonisphere Festival | Alice in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, Feeder, Killing Joke, Lamb of God, Limp Bizkit, Machine Head, Mastodon, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Paradise Lost, Saxon | 55,000 | |||
Sonisphere Festival | 65daysofstatic, Alice Cooper, Delain, Europe, Gary Numan, Terrorvision, Turisas | 55,000 | |||
Sonisphere Festival | Anthrax, Apocalyptica, Corey Taylor, Family Force 5, Fear Factory, Gallows, Lacuna Coil, Mötley Crüe, Papa Roach, Placebo, Rammstein, Sabaton, Skunk Anansie, Soulfly, Therapy? | 55,000 | |||
Sonisphere Festival | Alice in Chains, Bring Me the Horizon, cKy, The Cult, Dir En Grey, Fightstar, Funeral for a Friend, Henry Rollins, Iggy & The Stooges, Iron Maiden, Madina Lake, Pendulum, Skindred, Slayer | 55,000 | |||
Sonisphere Festival | Anthrax, Diamond Head, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer | ||||
Sonisphere Festival | Architects, Bad Religion, Biffy Clyro, Cavalera Conspiracy, Sylosis, You Me At Six, Weezer | ||||
Sonisphere Festival | Arch Enemy, Limp Bizkit, Mastodon, Motörhead, Parkway Drive, Slipknot, Volbeat | ||||
Red Hot Chili Peppers | Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dizzee Rascal, The Wombats, Reverend and the Makers. | 80,000 | |||
(2–4) | Eastern Electronics | Hot Natured, Moderat, Âme, Anja Schneider, Ata, Ben UFO, Blawan, Catz N Dogz, Chris Liebing, Claude VonStroke, The Climbers, Clockwork, Damian Lazarus, Dave Clarke, Deetron, Dixon, DJ Sneak, DJ Tennis, Droog, Dyed Soundorom, Eats Everything, Ellen Allien, Felix Dickinson, Francesca Lombardo, Futureboogie DJs, Gavin Herlihy, Geddes, Giles Smith, Guy Gerber, Heidi, Huxley, Infinity Ink, James Priestley, Josh Wink, Joy Orbison, Jozif, Justin Martin, DJ Koze, Krankbrother, Laura Jones, Levon Vincent, Luca Pilato, Maceo Plex, Magda, Masters at Work, Matthias Tanzmann, Maurice Fulton, Maxxi Soundsystem, Maya Jane Coles, Michael Mayer, Miguel Campbell, MK, Nick Curly, No Artificial Colours, Pan-Pot, PBR Streetgang, Prosumer, Ralph Lawson, Raresh, Richy Ahmed, Robert James, Roman Flügel, Ryan Crosson, Sasha, Seth Troxler, Shadow Child, Luke Slater, Soul Bros, Subb-an, Tama Sumo, Theo Parrish, Tommy Four Seven, Waifs and Strays | 12,000 | [25] [26] | |
(4-6) | 50,000 | ||||
Abbie McCarthy, Pastel, Amyl and the Sniffers, Paulo Nutini, Kasabian, Liam Gallagher | 100,000 | [27] [28] | |||
Liam Gallagher | Jack Saunders, Goat Girl, Fat White Family, Michael Kiwanuka, Kasabian, Liam Gallagher | 100,000 |