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The Knebworth Festival 1979 consisted of two concerts performed by the English rock band Led Zeppelin and other artists at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, England, in August 1979. ==History== 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〔(Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary )〕 and 11 August.〔(Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary )〕 Led Zeppelin accepted the Knebworth gig because Jeff Lynne, leader of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), turned down the invitation to headline, despite the band having a top 10 album in both the U.S. and Europe at that time (''Discovery''). Zeppelin had not performed live for two years since the death of Robert Plant's son during the band's 1977 North American tour, and they had not performed in the United Kingdom for four years. Led Zeppelin's manager, Peter Grant, decided that the band should perform at Knebworth instead of embarking on a lengthy tour. As is explained by Dave Lewis: The band's fee for performing was reportedly the largest ever paid to one single act at that time.〔 In the lead-up to the concerts, Led Zeppelin undertook extensive rehearsals at Bray Film studios in London, and attended the venue at Knebworth in order to inspect the site, complete a publicity photograph shoot and perform a soundcheck.〔 In addition, they performed two low-key warm-up shows in late July at the Falkoner Theatret, Copenhagen, Denmark.〔Chris Welch (1994) ''Led Zeppelin'', London: Orion Books. ISBN 1-85797-930-3, pp. 83, 87-90.〕 Also performing at the Knebworth concerts in 1979 were The New Barbarians, featuring Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards (The New Barbarians played only at the second concert on August 11); Todd Rundgren and Utopia; Southside Johnny; Marshall Tucker; Commander Cody; Chas & Dave and Fairport Convention. According to the official website of Knebworth House, the 1979 Knebworth Festival involved: These were amongst the largest crowds to which Led Zeppelin had ever performed. Lewis writes: Similarly, Music journalist Chris Welch has observed that the audiences "included a whole new generation who had never seen Led Zeppelin in their prime."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Knebworth Festival 1979」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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