Concerts at Knebworth House
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This article details all the concerts held to date in the grounds of Knebworth House in the village of Knebworth.
| Date | Name | Artists | Attendance |
| 20 July 1974<ref name="KHRC70s">Knebworth House Rock Concerts: The Seventies. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.</ref><ref name="UKRF74">1974 Knebworth Festival, The Bucolic Frolic @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.</ref> | The Bucolic Frolic<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF74"/> | The Allman Brothers Band<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF74"/>, The Van Morrison Show<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF74"/>, The Doobie Brothers<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF74"/>, The Mahavishnu Orchestra<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF74"/>, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF74"/>, Tim Buckley<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF74"/> | c60,000<ref name="KHRC70s"/> |
| 5 July 1975<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF75">The 1975 Knebworth Concert @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.</ref> | Knebworth Park<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF75"/> | Pink Floyd<ref name="KHRC70s"/>, The Steve Miller Band<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF75"/>, Captain Beefheart<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF75"/>, Roy Harper<ref name="KHRC70s"/>, Linda Lewis<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF75"/> | c100,000<ref name="KHRC70s"/> |
| 21 August 1976<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF76">The 1976 Knebworth Concert @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.</ref> | Knebworth Fair<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF76"/> | The Rolling Stones<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF76"/>, 10cc<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF76"/>, Hot Tuna<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF76"/>, Lynyrd Skynyrd<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF76"/>, Todd Rundgren<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF76"/>, The Don Harrison Band<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF76"/> | c120,000<ref name="KHRC70s"/> |
| 24 June 1978<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF78">The 1978 Knebworth Concert @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.</ref> | A Midsummer Night's Dream<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF78"/> | Genesis<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF78"/>, Jefferson Starship<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF78"/>, Tom Petty<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF78"/>, Devo<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF78"/>, Brand X<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF78"/>, Atlanta Rhythm Section<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF78"/>, Roy Harper<ref name="UKRF78"/> | c60,000<ref name="KHRC70s"/> |
| 9 September 1978<ref name="KHRC70s"/> | Oh God Not Another Boring Old Knebworth!<ref name="KHRC70s"/> | Frank Zappa, The Tubes, Peter Gabriel, The Boomtown Rats, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Wilco Johnson<ref name="KHRC70s"/> | c45,000<ref name="KHRC70s"/> |
| 4 August 1979<ref name="UKRF79">The 1979 Knebworth Concerts @ www.ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-13.</ref> | Knebworth Festival<ref name="KHRC70s"/> | Led Zeppelin<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, Todd Rundgren<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, Southside Johnny<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, Marshall Tucker<ref name="KHRC70s"/>, Commander Cody<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, Chas & Dave<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, Fairport Convention<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/> | c200,000 (over two weekends)<ref name="KHRC70s"/> |
| 11 August 1979<ref name="UKRF79"/> | Knebworth Festival<ref name="KHRC70s"/> | Led Zeppelin<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, The New Barbarians<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, Todd Rundgren<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, Southside Johnny<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, Marshall Tucker<ref name="KHRC70s"/>, Commander Cody<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/>, Chas & Dave<ref name="KHRC70s"/><ref name="UKRF79"/> | c200,000 (over two weekends)<ref name="KHRC70s"/> |
| 21 June 1980<ref name="KHRC80s">Knebworth House Rock Concerts: The Eighties. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.</ref> | Knebworth '80<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | The Beach Boys, Santana, Mike Oldfield, Elkie Brooks, Lindisfarne, The Blues Band<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | c45,000<ref name="KHRC80s"/> |
| 1981 & 1982<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | The Jazz Years<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | Ella Fitzgerald, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Sarah Vaughan, BB King, Jimmy Cliff, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | c50,000 (over a few days)<ref name="KHRC80s"/> |
| 1982 & 1983<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | Greenbelt Festival | Cliff Richard<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | c65,000 (over two years)<ref name="KHRC80s"/> |
| 1985<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | The Return of the Knebworth Fayre<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | Deep Purple, Scorpions, Meat Loaf, UFO, Blackfoot, Mountain, Mama's Boys<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | c80,000<ref name="KHRC80s"/> |
| 1986<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | It's a Kind of Magic<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | Queen, Status Quo, Big Country, Belouis Some<ref name="KHRC80s"/> | c120,000<ref name="KHRC80s"/> |
| 30 June 1990<ref name="KHRC90s">Knebworth House Rock Concerts: The Nineties. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.</ref> | Knebworth '90<ref name="KHRC90s"/> | Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Genesis, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Cliff Richard, Status Quo, Tears for Fears<ref name="KHRC90s"/> | c120,000<ref name="KHRC90s"/> |
| 2 August 1992<ref name="Genesis">Genesis. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.</ref> | Genesis at Knebworth<ref name="KHRC90s"/> | Genesis, The Saw Doctors, Lisa Stansfield<ref name="KHRC90s"/> | c90,000<ref name="KHRC90s"/> |
| 11, 12 August 1996 | Oasis<ref name="KHRC90s"/> | Oasis, The Prodigy, Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Charlatans, Cast, The Chemical Brothers, Kula Shaker, The Bootleg Beatles<ref name="KHRC90s"/> | c250,000 (over two consecutive nights)<ref name="KHRC90s"/> |
| 11 August 2001<ref name="VSM">Virtual Festivals: Ministry @ Knebworth 2001. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.</ref> | Ministry @ Knebworth 2001<ref name="VSM"/> | Jamiroquai, Bent, Lo Fidelity Allstars<ref name="EFMOS01">eFestivals: Knebworth '01. Retrieved on 2006-05-29.</ref> | |
| 1, 2, 3 August 2003<ref name="KHRCRW">Knebworth House Rock Concerts: Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.</ref> | Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth<ref name="KHRCRW"/> | Robbie Williams, Moby, Ash, Kelly Osbourne, The Darkness<ref name="VSRW">Virtual Festivals: Robbie Williams @ Knebworth 2003. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.</ref> | c375,000 (over three consecutive nights)<ref name="KHRCRW"/> |
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