The Knebworth Festival is a recurring open-air rock and pop concert 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. The last festival to date occurred in July 2014.
Since then the venue has hosted numerous outdoor concerts, featuring artists including The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, Deep Purple, Queen (their 1986 concert at the venue their last with Freddie Mercury), Status Quo, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Phil Collins, Robert Plant, Dire Straits, Mike Oldfield, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Williams, and Oasis.
The infamous Midnight Beat 4-disc boxed sets, Satanic Sessions is
an obsessive's dream. Documenting the sessions for "Their Satanic
Majesties Request" and the associate singles, the box takes listeners
through multiple (and often abortive) instrumental takes of songs both
released and unreleased. Because these generally aren't the final takes,
few have the additional overdubs that would be added at subsequent
multitrack stages, although "Citadel" (which is present in its
near-finished final instrumental take) is a welcome exception. The set
ends with several takes of "Jigsaw Puzzle," which of course would not be
released in completed form until "Beggars Banquet." Quality is
absolutely stellar throughout.
