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The Knebworth Festival was a recurring open-air rock and pop festival 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.
Both concerts were professionally filmed. The second show was released as Queen at Wembley. The final show of the tour, held at Knebworth on 9 August in front of at least 120,000 fans, marked a significant moment in the band's history. It was also the last time lead singer Freddie Mercury performed live with Queen before his death five years later.
In 1974, they instituted the Knebworth Festival, a summer rock festival, at Knebworth. The first was headlined by Van Morrison and The Allman Brothers Band. [2] In August 1986, Knebworth hosted Freddie Mercury's last live performances with Queen. [6] [7]
The grounds of Knebworth House near the village of Knebworth had been a major venue for open air rock and pop concerts since 1974. In 1979, veteran promoter Freddy Bannister booked Led Zeppelin to play that year's concerts which took place on 4 August [1] and 11 August [2] after the bandleader of the Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, turned down the offer to headline the festival.
Queen: Estádio do Morumbi: São Paulo: The Game Tour: 120,000 [16] 25 July 1982 The Rolling Stones: Roundhay Park: Leeds: The Rolling Stones European Tour 1982: 120,000 [25] 9 August 1986 Queen: Knebworth Park Stevenage The Magic Tour: 120,000 [26] 6 November 1993 Madonna: Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro: The Girlie Show: 120,000 [27] 20 ...
Queen were scheduled to headline Sonisphere at Knebworth on 7 July 2012 with Adam Lambert [289] before the festival was cancelled. [290] Queen said that they were looking to find another venue. [291] Queen + Adam Lambert played two shows at the Hammersmith Apollo, London on 11 and 12 July 2012.
Live Magic is the second live album by British rock band Queen.It was recorded at various live shows during The Magic Tour and was released on 1 December 1986. However, it was not released in the United States until August 1996.
This influenced Queen's appearance at Live Aid, where the 72,000-person crowd at Wembley Stadium would sing loudly and clap their hands in unison. Queen's performance at Live Aid was later voted the greatest live show of all time by a group of over 60 musicians, critics, and executives in a poll conducted by Channel 4. [1]