Knebworth Festival

Knebworth Festival
Pink Floyd in 1975
The Rolling Stones in 1976

The Knebworth Festival is a recurring open-air rock and pop festival held on the grounds of 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. It happened irregularly under several different names until 2022.

The venue has hosted numerous outdoor concerts, featuring artists including the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Led Zeppelin, the Beach Boys, Elkie Brooks, Deep Purple, Queen, Status Quo, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Phil Collins, Robert Plant, Dire Straits, Mike Oldfield, Iron Maiden, Metallica, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Williams, and Oasis.

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