We all still have fond memories of playing there in the 70s, and this show was no different. As a North London boy this was almost a home game, but with the added delight of being the re-assembly of the band after a fairly mega tour that had lasted for well over a year.
The all-day Live Aid style Silver Clef concert featured the talents of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, Genesis, Status Quo, Phil Collins, Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant with Jimmy Page, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Eric Clapton, and Tears For Fears.
Around 120,000 music fans saw these giants of rock appear on the hallowed stage of Knebworth.
Pink Floyd to release Live at Knebworth 1990 album
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Pink Floyd performing at Knebworth in 1990Author: Scott ColothanPublished 10th Mar 2021
Pink Floydâs headline performance at The Silver Clef Award Winners Concert 31 years ago is being released as a standalone album for the first time on CD, double vinyl and digital platforms on Friday 30 April 2021.
The sell-out concert at Knebworth House in Knebworth, Hertfordshire on 30th June 1990 saw Pink Floyd perform in front of 120,000 fans and top a bill that also included Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Phil Collins, Genesis, Eric Clapton, Status Quo and Dire Straits.
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Today is a sacred day for those who’ve spent the last several decades traveling to the melodramatic corners of the galaxy via the USS Enterprise: It is the 90th birthday of William Shatner. And while the great star is no longer an active part of the “Star Trek” franchise, he. Read More.
The diary entry for the day his father, Max, died read: Dear Dad died today. Syd Barrett was 15. In a letter to his girlfriend Libby three days later, he said: I could write a book about his merits. Perhaps I will some time. He never got to write it.
Later this month, Omnibus Press, in collaboration with Barrett s estate, will publish the late genius s collected lyrics in an authorised form for the first time.
But who was Syd Barrett? He was the young visionary who wrote eight of the 11 tracks on Pink Floyd s debut, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Released in 1967, the album is the apogee of English psychedelic music along with The Beatles Sgt Pepper. It was also the last album Syd ever recorded with the band he founded in 1965.