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Post by azza200 on Jun 30, 2020 22:03:04 GMT
30 years today Quo played at one of best day music festivals with a steller set of acts. Quo, Page & Plant, Clapton, Dire Straits Tears for Fears, Genesis Pink Floyd and some bible basher in a pink suit who was out of place that day wrong festival and an ex beatle who dragged his set out cause he did not want be upstaged by Pink Floyd and still failed.
Quo played a really energetic set in the sunshine, where the opening act and closing acts sets got hit by wind and rain
I have also just finished watching Pink Floyd's full knebworth set on blu-ray
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Jul 12, 2020 15:55:27 GMT
I don't know how to feel...
Just realised how many legends I saw that day. Back then I had little or no appreciation of most of them
Clapton, Paul mc, knopfler, many more
My main memory is cliff Richards pink suit 😳😁
I went there to see Quo, Plant and Floyd. Recollections very hazy now, PA system wasn't brilliant
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jul 13, 2020 13:43:00 GMT
Almost too many name acts in one lineup really ... I don't remember most of them. I rememeber Robert's turquoise shirt, which tells you something because he wasn't wearing it that day  We put down the rug at the back near the food stalls, and moved forwards later. I think I was standing on those big party lager cans, but again that might have been another day ... It didn't rain, I know that. |
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Jul 14, 2020 1:18:22 GMT
The strong winds were a blessing on the day as they at least drove the rain clouds away just at the end of the 'Tears For Fears' set. The sun came out just in the nick of time for Quo's appearance. Quite liked a few Tears For Fears tracks but my admiration went up quite a few notches that day as that band battled through the rain hitting the front of the stage.
Hadn't been to Wembley for Live Aid but had been to the Prince's Trust gig in 1986 at Wembley Arena. Similar to Knebworth '90 in terms of seeing many of the great and the good in the music world on the same bill and in some cases playing together in a Supergroup scenario.
Apart from Quo, a highlight for me at Knebworth '90 had been seeing Plant & Page, as I had seen Led Zep at Knebworth back in 1979. I had also seen Genesis at Knebworth in 1978 so another group I had been keen to see again. A little bit disappointed though with the Genesis set, a bit lightweight that then turned into some cover songs.
Probably didn't appreciate enough at the time how fortunate we were to see this array of musicians who had shaped the history of Rock/pop etc. Had seen Cliff before on stage, as a girlfriend at the time worshipped him (!) though I hadn't seen The Shadows on stage and can appreciate much more now just how significant they were in the music business.
Would have liked to have seen out the whole Pink Floyd set but the people I were with were driving and they wanted to go home after a few Floyd songs.
I think Elton John had been going through a grumpy phase at that time and remember reading somewhere that he was disappointed that so many of the old brigade bands were on the bill. He was championing young bands back then. Though not sure which young bands he had in mind, bearing in mind that it was about the bands involved with Nordorf Robbins.
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Post by mortified on Jul 14, 2020 8:00:05 GMT
Probably didn't appreciate enough at the time how fortunate we were to see this array of musicians who had shaped the history of Rock/pop etc. Had seen Cliff before on stage, as a girlfriend at the time worshipped him (!) though I hadn't seen The Shadows on stage and can appreciate much more now just how significant they were in the music business. I think Elton John had been going through a grumpy diva phase at that time and remember reading somewhere that he was disappointed that so many of the old brigade bands were on the bill. He was championing young bands back then. Though not sure which young bands he had in mind, bearing in mind that it was about the bands involved with Nordorf Robbins. It's funny but I never even knew this Knebworth event was on until the triple CD (or whatever it was) came out. I probably lived too far away and there was no t'internet. Did the BBC cover it? I must have been out that day. Or washing me hair I've since watched a lot of the DVD and kudos to Sir Cliff & The Shadows, as already mentioned. Hugely influential (not to mention popular) whether you like Cliff or not. OK, he became a bit of a housewife's choice but that's largely academic. |
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Jul 14, 2020 9:43:28 GMT
Probably didn't appreciate enough at the time how fortunate we were to see this array of musicians who had shaped the history of Rock/pop etc. Had seen Cliff before on stage, as a girlfriend at the time worshipped him (!) though I hadn't seen The Shadows on stage and can appreciate much more now just how significant they were in the music business. I think Elton John had been going through a grumpy diva phase at that time and remember reading somewhere that he was disappointed that so many of the old brigade bands were on the bill. He was championing young bands back then. Though not sure which young bands he had in mind, bearing in mind that it was about the bands involved with Nordorf Robbins. It's funny but I never even knew this Knebworth event was on until the triple CD (or whatever it was) came out. I probably lived too far away and there was no t'internet. Did the BBC cover it? I must have been out that day. Or washing me hair I've since watched a lot of the DVD and kudos to Sir Cliff & The Shadows, as already mentioned. Hugely influential (not to mention popular) whether you like Cliff or not. OK, he became a bit of a housewife's choice but that's largely academic. I'm 99% sure that Knebworth '90 had been broadcast on Radio One simultaneously on the day, though not broadcast on TV. The concert highlights were broadcast on TV a few weeks later. I remember that, as we gathered around a TV to re-live the day! |
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Post by azza200 on Jul 14, 2020 13:28:20 GMT
BBC showed the entire event live on Radio 1 MTV i think showed the concert live, i may be wrong though. I do know ITV & BBC showed highlights of the concert
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Post by mortified on Jul 14, 2020 14:14:37 GMT
BBC showed the entire event live on Radio 1 MTV i think showed the concert live, i may be wrong though. I do know ITV & BBC showed highlights of the concert I certainly didn't have MTV in 1990. And I haven't listened to the radio in decades. Is Jim Callaghan still Prime Minister? |
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Post by azza200 on Jul 14, 2020 14:41:21 GMT
Looks like Robert Plants offical page has uploaded his full set from Knebworth
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Jul 14, 2020 16:36:37 GMT
Tears For Fears 'Change'. Have to skip the general Knebworth intro 50 mark, to see the band on a rainy stage and us lot having an early bath!
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Post by Quoincidence on Jul 14, 2020 17:32:31 GMT
Tears For Fears 'Change'. Have to skip the general Knebworth intro 50 mark, to see the band on a rainy stage and us lot having an early bath! Change and Everybody Wants To Rule The World were my introductions to Tears For Fears. My dad recorded their set and Quos set from the TV highlights. |
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Post by azza200 on Jul 14, 2020 17:53:03 GMT
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Post by Quoincidence on Jul 14, 2020 18:03:12 GMT
Talking of the Birmingham NEC 1989 stuff... it's considered a documentary, bizarrely.
In house it was referred to as the "Live At Birmingham Documentary"
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Post by americanquo on Jul 15, 2020 0:50:48 GMT
One of the very first videos I saw of any version of Quo was Whatever You Want from that concert. It sold me on the band without even realizing how much better they had once been. I did think the bass player looked like a doofus, but I liked the drummer's energy and wondered why the keyboard player was supposed to add.
Regardless, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist were so awesome I was a fan for life.
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Post by azza200 on Jul 15, 2020 10:23:34 GMT
Knebworth 90 and seeing Quo's songs from a VHS recording my dad recorded off TV of the event was also my introduction too Quo. Rockin All Over The World was a favorite instantly and In The Army Now for the novel swear word from Rossi. I also always watched the finale song from PF Run Like Hell, just for the lightshow and the cool guitar intro, love the guitar tone David had during that era 87-94.
In a way Knebworth 90 was my introduction being a Quo and Pink Floyd fan seeing as several years later i got into Pink Floyd big time
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We put down the rug at the back near the food stalls, and moved forwards later. I think I was standing on those big party lager cans, but again that might have been another day ... It didn't rain, I know that.
