| Live at Knebworth | |
| Type: | Live album |
| Artist: | Robbie Williams |
| Cover: | Robbie Williams - Live at Knebworth - CD album cover.jpg |
| Released: | 29 September 2003 |
| Recorded: | 1–3 August 2003, Knebworth, England |
| Length: | 72:37 |
| Label: | EMI |
| Prev Title: | Escapology |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Greatest Hits |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Live at Knebworth, also known as Live Summer 2003 with different cover text, is a live album by English pop singer Robbie Williams, recorded and released in 2003. The album is his first live album, and is a compilation of songs performed during three consecutive shows at Knebworth, England on 1–3 August 2003.
The three shows attracted a total of 375,000 fans, becoming the "biggest music event in British history".[1] It is the second fastest and biggest selling live album ever in the United Kingdom behind Williams' former band Take That's live album .[2] It has been certified 2× Platinum by the IFPI for sales over 2 million copies.[3]
The DVD released of that Summer's three performances at Knebworth Park was entitled What We Did Last Summer, a reference to the film I Know What You Did Last Summer. It went on to sell 350,000 in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the DVD went on to sell 165,000 copies, 25,000 more than the actual album.
Williams' former Take That bandmate Mark Owen was invited to perform "Back for Good" on stage with him at Knebworth. This was the first time the two had performed together since the band split in 1996. After performing with Williams, Owen returned to the spotlight, signing a deal with Island/Universal Records.
Between-song banter and various mini-songs can be found between some of the songs on the album in pregaps:
In Mexico and Argentina, EMI Music sent a promotional CD to radio stations featuring "Feel" and "Angels" live from the show.[4]
| Chart (2003–2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[6] | 2 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[7] | 13 |
| Chart (2003) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 28 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 37 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 12 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 8 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 45 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 7 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 30 |
| Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[16] | 37 |
| Chart (2004) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] | 46 | |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] | 26 | |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 93 | |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 43 | |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 9 | |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 71 |
See main article: What We Did Last Summer.
The album was recorded in three evenings in Knebworth and then cut. The set lists for the three performances were:
| Track | Evening 1 | Evening 2 | Evening 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Let Me Entertain You" | "Let Me Entertain You" | "Let Me Entertain You" | ||
| 2 | "Let Love Be Your Energy" | "Let Love Be Your Energy" | "Let Love Be Your Energy" | ||
| 3 | "We Will Rock You" | "Monsoon" | "We Will Rock You" | ||
| 4 | "Monsoon" | "Come Undone" | "Monsoon" | ||
| 5 | "Come Undone" | "Strong" | "Come Undone" | ||
| 6 | "Strong" | "Me and My Monkey" | "Strong" | ||
| 7 | "Me and My Monkey" | "Hot Fudge" | "Me and My Monkey" | ||
| 8 | "Hot Fudge" | "Mr. Bojangles" | "Hot Fudge" | ||
| 9 | "Mr. Bojangles" | "Supreme" | "Mr. Bojangles" | ||
| 10 | "She's the One" | "Better Man" | "She's the One" | ||
| 11 | "Supreme" | "Nan's Song" | "Supreme" | ||
| 12 | "No Regrets" | "Feel" | "Kids" | ||
| 13 | "Kids" | "Rock DJ" | "Back for Good" (with Mark Owen) | ||
| 14 | "Better Man" | "Angels" | "Better Man" | ||
| 15 | "Nan's Song" | "Back for Good" | "Nan's Song" | ||
| 16 | "Feel" | align="center" | - | "Feel" | |
| 17 | "Rock DJ" | align="center" | - | "Rock DJ" | |
| 18 | "Angels" | align="center" | - | "Millennium" | |
| 19 | "Back for Good" | align="center" | - | "Angels" |