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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.
The Beach Boys headlined the 1980 Knebworth concert, which would prove to be the last UK performance of the band's original lineup. Drummer Dennis Wilson would die in 1983 from drowning. Part of their set was released on CD and DVD in 2002 as Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980. The 1985 event was the first UK gig by the re-formed Deep ...
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Niles began her professional singing career, as both a lead and a backing vocalist, in 1979. Throughout her career, Niles has worked with many artists including ABC, Eric Clapton, Kiri Te Kanawa, The Rolling Stones, Annie Lennox, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, David Bowie, The Police, Take That, Grace Jones, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Morrissey ...
Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer of the project, Jimmy Page, commenced work on the project in the early 2000s.While fans had been trading poor quality versions of Led Zeppelin video material for years, this was the first official archival video release to contain any footage of the band playing live [2] (outside of the cinematic, and later DVD release of The Song Remains the Same film).
At one of his band’s shows in June, Grohl insinuated that the pop star does not sing live at her concerts. “You don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift,” Grohl told the London crowd.
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1 May – Elton John becomes the first overseas pop music artist to perform in Israel. 2 May – The Who perform their first concert following the death of drummer Keith Moon. The band performed with new drummer Kenney Jones. 11 August – Led Zeppelin play their last ever British concert at Knebworth in Hertfordshire.