I'd never seen these photos from Alan Perry .
















Knebworth 21st August 1976- The Rolling Stones were supported by Don Harrison Band, Hot Tuna, Todd Rundgren, 10cc and Lynyrd Skynyrd at Knebworth.

There were terrible sound problems all day, and these caused long delays between acts. The crowd took it out on the TV cameramen at the front of the stage by pelting them with bottles. It proved to be the last performance of the original 10cc line-up of Godley, Creme, Gouldman and Stewart. The Stones came on really late - I remember seeing several people asleep (probably stoned) while the group played.

The stage was in the form of the Stones' lips and tongue logo. It was re-used a few weeks later for the free concert in Hyde Park starring Queen.

The set included 'Honky Tonk Woman', 'Tumbling Dice', 'Star Star', 'Jumping Jack Flash', 'Fool To Cry, 'Get Off My Cloud', 'Around And Around', 'Midnight Rambler' and 'Street Fighting Man'.

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and Wembley 1982 :

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I'd never seen these photos from Alan Perry .

Me neither. Thanks for posting them, SwayStones!

Now where is my Hot August Night bootleg so that I can hear the show while looking at these photos . . . .

Greetings from the Jersey Shore.

cool pics! thanks for sharing, SwayStones.

Hand Of Fate from Knebworth is my favourite version:






I uploaded this, perhaps I'll upload it one more time, with new pictures!

Somes lines about the Knebworth show :

Hi there,

I was at Knebworth in 1976 - as the Assistant TV Director to Michael Lindsay-Hogg who was contracted to direct the TV coverage of the Stones part of the concert.

I think there were 7 TV cameras and late afternoon when Michael and the Vision Mixer had left the Outside Broadcast truck to get a drink I had the chance to direct the cameras when 10 CC played "I'm Not in Love". I think I did a good job since I knew the number so well.

A couple of guys in the crowd have mentioned having to wait for The Stones to come on stage early evening. This was not an intentional delay but a technical fault since I think someone decided that a lot of microphones were going to have to be re-plugged for recording purposes. When the re-plugging happened I think this stopped the Public Address system from working so all the mics had to be plugged back the way they were - hence the long time keeping the audience without anything to interest them.

By now the day was getting cold and dark and some people got angry but one young guy managed to get through Artist's Security and ran naked to the front of the "tongue" stage. I think I remember he dropped his clothes in a neat little pile by his feet.

One of the follow-spot operators must have thought "Hey, the show is starting at last!" and struck up his arc lamp - and the others followed.




Suddenly all the cameras were now getting pictures after an hour of blackness. The camera shots focussed on various parts of this young man's body - I can see his face in MCU as he smiled and closed his eyes. Another camera took a close-up which showed what he was doing with himself with his left hand.

I'm sure this guy was making a statement of some sort but after a mere 30 seconds he had finished his act and then, rather foolishly, jumped off the front of the stage - foolishly because the stage was built over a bit of a valley and I think the jump couldn't have been too kind on his ankles.



A day or two after the gig the local paper reported that "during a technical delay at Knebworth, a young man had entertained the crowd single-handedly." I always thought that was great journalism.

All the major acts were recorded and I remember editing together the great Lynyrd Skynyrd numbers.

I was a 2-inch videotape editor in those days.

I didn't get to see the Stones in the flesh on the day so I have no idea about their release intentions - or anyone else's because I was ignorant about sales/distribution of recorded materials in those days. I don't even know if VHS was generally available then. :-)

I hope that's of some use for your excellent website. I'd love to see some footage of the day - especially my recording of 10 CC's set.

All the best,
David Crossman.


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