Knebworth House Gigs: 8th August 1986 & 30th June 1990

The grounds of Knebworth House near the village of Knebworth has become a major venue for open air rock and pop concerts since 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band attracted 60,000 at the first large concert held at the venue. Since then, it has been the scene of outdoor extravaganzas featuring Pink Floyd (1975, 1990), The Rolling Stones (1976), Lynyrd Skynyrd (1976), Genesis (1978, 1990, 1992), Frank Zappa (1978), Led Zeppelin (1979), Mike Oldfield (1980), The Beach Boys (1980), Cliff Richard (1983, 1990), Deep Purple (1985), Queen (1986), Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Genesis and Dire Straits (1990), Oasis (1996) and Robbie Williams (2003)

Queen performed their last show with their classic line-up on August 8, 1986, before the death of lead singer and pianist Freddie Mercury.

Queen, Status Quo, Big Country, Belouis Some         Attendance c120,000

On 30 June 1990, the park was the location for The Silver Clef Award Winners Concert which was recorded and released on DVD. It included the performance of artists including Pink Floyd (with Candy Dulfer), Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Tears for Fears, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Elton John, Ray Cooper, Robert Plant (with guest Jimmy Page), Status Quo and Phil Collins with Genesis. Attendance 120,000