The Knebworth Park Festivals.
Knebworth Fair .
8-21-76.
The Rolling Stones, 10cc, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Todd Rundgren's Utopia , Hot Tuna , Don Harrison Band.
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The Knebworth Park Festivals.
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Recordings and setlists.
There are both audience and soundboard versions of the Stones set available. However, so far we haven't been able to find any evidence of Don Harrison 's performance being recorded for posterity.
The Rolling Stones .numerous boots exist and some of the show was also included on the Bannister box set. Personnel: Mick
Jagger: Vocals, Piano, Harmonica and Guitar |
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NB: We do not have copies of this show, nor do we know where you can get one.
These songs from Knebworth were also featured on a U.S TV report
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Released in 2021Live at Knebworth ‘76 captures the legendary rockers onstage during gthe Knebworth festival appearance in England. The group’s lineup at the time featured singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarists gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Steve and Cassie Gaines, bassist Leon Wilkeson, drummerArtimus Pyle and keyboardist Billy Powell. Van Zant and Gaines and his sister would die the following year in the band’splne crash |
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Most but not all of these tracks are from Knebworth, for more info read the review by clicking on the text link on the left. |
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typically, no mention of the female singers the Honkettes. |
Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassady w/Bob Steeler
Aud recording 60 mins (this has now been added to the bannisters box set , no idea what the quality is like.) |
Hot Tuna onstage at Knebworth © David Alan Perry |
10CC
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Pro video footage exists of 10cc's set as well as audience tapes
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Todd Rundgren's Utopia
60 mins audience |
Utopia onstage © Gary Bodenham
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Hi there,
I was at Knebworth in 1976 - as the Assistant TV Director to Michael Lindsay-Hogg
who was contracted to direct the TV coverage of the Stones part of the concert.
I think there were 7 TV cameras and late afternoon when Michael and the Vision
Mixer had left the Outside Broadcast truck to get a drink I had the chance to
direct the cameras when 10 CC played "I'm Not in Love". I think I
did a good job since I knew the number so well.
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of guys in the crowd have mentioned having to wait for The Stones to come
on stage early evening. This was not an intentional delay but a technical
fault since I think someone decided that a lot of microphones were going
to have to be re-plugged for recording purposes. When the re-plugging happened
I think this stopped the Public Address system from working so all the mics
had to be plugged back the way they were - hence the long time keeping the
audience without anything to interest them. By now the day was getting cold and dark and some people got angry but one young guy managed to get through Artist's Security and ran naked to the front of the "tongue" stage. I think I remember he dropped his clothes in a neat little pile by his feet. One of the follow-spot operators must have thought "Hey, the show is starting at last!" and struck up his arc lamp - and the others followed. |
Equipment such as this was used to record the visuals of the show. |
Suddenly all the cameras
were now getting pictures after an hour of blackness. The camera shots focussed
on various parts of this young man's body - I can see his face in MCU as he
smiled and closed his eyes. Another camera took a close-up which showed what
he was doing with himself with his left hand.
I'm sure this guy was making a statement of some sort but after a mere 30 seconds
he had finished his act and then, rather foolishly, jumped off the front of
the stage - foolishly because the stage was built over a bit of a valley and
I think the jump couldn't have been too kind on his ankles.
Hot Tuna onstage- note the presence of the camera operators. Whatever happened to the live footage ? © Roger Pickering |
A day or two after the gig the local paper reported that "during a technical delay at Knebworth, a young man had entertained the crowd single-handedly." I always thought that was great journalism.
All the major acts were recorded and I remember editing together the great Lynyrd Skynyrd numbers.
I was a 2-inch videotape
editor in those days.
I didn't get to see the Stones in the flesh on the day so I have no idea about
their release intentions - or anyone else's because I was ignorant about sales/distribution
of recorded materials in those days. I don't even know if VHS was generally
available then. :-)
I hope that's of some use for your excellent website. I'd love to see some footage
of the day - especially my recording of 10 CC's set.
All the best,
David Crossman.
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