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Sydney11 View member profile	25th July 2020, 05:29 PM Post #321
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 6 April 2016 Posts: 11,607 User: 23,135	QUOTE(Laura130262 @ Jul 25 2020, 12:11 AM) O8SwuSb0gpU I like this Taylor Swift is lovely, saw her on Graham Norton, no bull***t or airs & graces, lovely girl


Laura130262 View member profile	25th July 2020, 11:52 PM Post #322
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 21 December 2009 Posts: 8,184 User: 10,265	QUOTE(Sydney11 @ Jul 25 2020, 06:29 PM) Taylor Swift is lovely, saw her on Graham Norton, no bull***t or airs & graces, lovely girl I like her too Tess - she is also incredibly beautiful


Sydney11 View member profile	26th July 2020, 12:46 PM Post #323
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 6 April 2016 Posts: 11,607 User: 23,135	QUOTE(Laura130262 @ Jul 26 2020, 12:52 AM) I like her too Tess - she is also incredibly beautiful & a real down to earth personality with a great sense of humour ...


Sydney11 View member profile	28th July 2020, 05:55 AM Post #324
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Sydney11 View member profile	28th July 2020, 07:19 PM Post #325
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Sydney11 View member profile	28th July 2020, 08:13 PM Post #329
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 6 April 2016 Posts: 11,607 User: 23,135	Knebworth was a blast! Let us entertain you.. The record-breaking Knebworth concerts established Robbie as the biggest star in Europe at the monent, and maybe (soon?) the world... · More than 100 major rock acts, including Queen, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, have played at Knebworth Park since it became a music venue in 1974. · The first concert that took place in the grounds of stately home Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, featured The Allman Brothers, Van Morrison and The Doobie Brothers. · Knebworth House is home to Lord and Lady Cobbold, who were first persuaded to lease the park after being approached by festival promoter Freddy Bannister in 1974. · Pink Floyd performed for 100,000 fans at the outdoor venue the following year, supported by The Steve Miller Band, Captain Beefheart, Roy Harper and Linda Lewis. · The Rolling Stones attracted huge crowds at Knebworth in 1976, while Led Zeppelin played their last ever two concerts there in 1979. · In 1986 Queen performed their last gig at Knebworth in front of a 120,000-strong crowd, supported by Status Quo and Big Country. · A four-year gap followed until 1990 when Knebworth returned with a star-studded charity event with acts including Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Status Quo and Elton John. · In 1996 Oasis sold out their two shows at Knebworth in just nine hours. · ...But Robbie Williams beat Oasis' record this year, selling all tickets for his initial two dates at Knebworth in seven hours, and added a third date due to the overwhelming demand. · In August 2001 the traditional rock venue become a Mecca for dance music fans for one night when super club Ministry Of Sound launched a major event headlined by funk act Jamiroquai. As Robbie Williams descended the stage hanging by a wire (like the cover of Escapology) dressed in a black shirt and white tie, the hundreds and thousands of fans went wild on the first night of the three nights of concerts and he opened with ‘Let Me Entertain You’. "Good evening. My name is Robbie Williams. This is my band and for the next two hours your ass is mine," he informed the fans. All day bash The performance started at 3 but the gates opened at 12 because of the rush of fans. Amongst the supporting acts were Kelly Osbourne, Ash, The Darkness and Moby. The line-up of songs included ‘She's The One’, ‘Rock DJ’ and ‘Feel’, plus tracks from his latest album Escapology, and a great finale with the Angels. Robbie stripped of his shirt (phwar!) and sang the song ‘We Will Rock You’ by Queen (who also performed at Knebworth in 1986). Though he's already halfway through a 15-date European tour, The Robster looked relaxed from the outset, relishing the opportunity to play up to a home crowd. Sometimes he looked a bit tired to me, but, well, he's allowed on such a huge occasion. What i thought was really great was that the excitment never dropped right through the whole two hours. I dunno, but he doesn't really seem to have to try - everything just works for him, doesn't it, and the audience can just go with it! Er, what was that about the drugs? The Channel Four broadcast showed him acting up with a pretty wierd audience participation thing about drugs and alcohol (did you understand that?), but also being really soft-hearted with a young couple standing just outside the barrier. The new material stood up well alongside more established tracks. Me and My Monkey was the real show-stopper, while on the first night Jan, robbie's mum, turned up. Mr Bojangles worked a lot better than I thought it would too. The dancers were however totally abysmal - making that part of the show seem like some dodgy musical. Robbie, you don't need them! Take that, Take That He dedicated the song No Regrets to the guys of Take That and ended the gig with a medley of Take That songs ending with the classic ‘Back For Good’. It was an absolutely brilliant performance; those who bought the tickets (and made it to the concert) got their money's worth and those who saw it on Channel 4 will be green or dead with envy... ... and those who were stuck in the traffic jam and heard about the concert from their mates will have lost all faith in God and will also be wanted for murder! http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/robbie/2003/08/knebworth.shtml


Sydney11 View member profile	28th July 2020, 08:26 PM Post #330
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Sydney11 View member profile	28th July 2020, 08:38 PM Post #332
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 6 April 2016 Posts: 11,607 User: 23,135	Festival Flashback: Robbie Williams, Knebworth Festival 2003 For some of you, it might be difficult to comprehend that Robbie Williams was quite literally the biggest pop star in the UK and parts of Europe. With a hallmark homecoming performance at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park as well as an upcoming headline slot at Romania's gargantuan Untold Festival, it still proves he has the credentials, and extensive back catalogue, to warrant such postures. Arguably his finest hour, however, was joining an illustrious legion of contemporary British legends like Led Zeppelin, Oasis, The Rolling Stones, Queen, and Pink Floyd in headlining Knebworth Festival, back in 2003. The intermittently recurring festival, held in the regal grounds of Knebworth House, has regularly welcomed in excess of 125,000 on each occasion. Well, Williams at the height of his post-Millenium popularity sold out three consecutive dates, performing for a total of 375,000 across the duration. Mind-boggling figures. The adoring masses rose to fever-pitch throughout the day as a mish-mash of support artists in Moby, The Darkness, and Kelly Osbourne took the stage before the crowning jewel of British pop music entered the fray; curtains branded with his initials withdrew to reveal William suspended upside down, arms stretched out wide in a faux-crucifixion position to begin proceedings. Cue pandemonium. As the iconic opening piano chords of 'Let Me Entertain You' rang out, Robbie with his well-loved cheeky bravado burst onto the stage and after a couple of anthemic choruses announced himself: "My name is Robbie Williams. This is my band. And for the next two hours, your ass is mine." 125,000 asses to be precise were bombarded with a hit-laden set featuring what are now stone-cold classics, such as 'Come Undone', 'She's The One', 'Rock DJ', the list goes on. It's strange to comprehend that on the cusp of the 21st century, Williams was consistently in the charts with back-to-back bangers, proving his mettle as a contemporary pop icon. The sheer demand from his faithful UK fanbase to see him at the peak of his powers ensured that his Knebworth performance was groundbreaking, era-defining, and truly legendary. Once his frenetic two-hour set came to an end, the prodigal son returned with 'Angels' as the encore. What else? https://www.festicket.com/magazine/features...knebworth-2003/


Laura130262 View member profile	28th July 2020, 10:56 PM Post #333
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 21 December 2009 Posts: 8,184 User: 10,265	Robbie Williams, Knebworth Park, Stevenage https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertai...nage-98704.html


Laura130262 View member profile	28th July 2020, 11:00 PM Post #334
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Laura130262 View member profile	28th July 2020, 11:18 PM Post #335
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Sydney11 View member profile	29th July 2020, 05:24 AM Post #336
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Sydney11 View member profile	29th July 2020, 05:37 AM Post #337
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 6 April 2016 Posts: 11,607 User: 23,135	Can you imagine this happening to you, I would go bananas & cry !! Traffic review after Robbie gig chaos Police were reviewing their handling of the Robbie Williams gigs after thousands of fans got caught in traffic jams and missed last night's show. Many had to make do with listening to muffled music from the hard shoulder while others who saw the show spent more than five hours trying to get out of the car park. Organisers are planning a shake-up in strategy to avoid similar scenes at tonight's performance in Knebworth Park. "Certainly there is a plan that is being reviewed and revised in co-operation with the traffic management consultants," a Hertfordshire Police spokesman said. "Overall we are responsible - that was said at the briefing." The spokesman said the "sheer volume of traffic" descending on the venue caused chaos at the opening night of Robbie's three-night show. "It was the sheer volume of people trying to get in," he said. "There were some pinch points where people could not get into the car park quickly enough and there was a question of access from the roads." The spokesman said tailbacks were particularly bad on the A1M southbound, north of Stevenage where the three-lane motorway was brought to a standstill. Trouble arose when people ignored the signs restricting concert-goers to the inside lane, stayed in the middle and fast lane and then could not cut in at the concert exit junction. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-19...-gig-chaos.html


elisabeth1973 View member profile	29th July 2020, 06:27 AM Post #338
BuzzJack Regular Joined: 9 January 2013 Posts: 441 User: 18,130	I am still watching Knebworth. I became a Robbie fan when I saw the Leeds concert on TV, Then Berlin (after lees despite it was before Leeds). An then I bought the Knebworth DVD and watched it with my mum and we were both like, 'what is that'? What is feel sorry about - and I cannot help - that for many people who know Robbie Williams outside of his fan circle think of him not even as a minstream popstar these days but forgot the great hits and reduce him to Angels and karaoke. Many fans have left, despite his concerts still have a reputation. And the younger people do not even know him. I have the feeling that his 'competition' at that time, Justin Timberlake has maintained his fame far more than Rob. The British boybands do not sell in Europe (TT last tours without Robbie did sell in few countries) and the solo stars like Ronan keating is known best from his Notting Hill hit but they do not score. Neither does Rob who though still feels stadiums fortunately. We all know that fame never stays permanent. But for me his fall from Grace from such a high top through the last years was huge. And I feel sad about that.


Sydney11 View member profile	29th July 2020, 12:13 PM Post #339
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 6 April 2016 Posts: 11,607 User: 23,135	Can you name the Robbie Williams Knebworth setlist? *No Cheating please* https://www.sporcle.com/games/scotty5/robbi...ebworth-setlist


Sydney11 View member profile	29th July 2020, 12:23 PM Post #340
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 6 April 2016 Posts: 11,607 User: 23,135	QUOTE(elisabeth1973 @ Jul 29 2020, 07:27 AM) I am still watching Knebworth. I became a Robbie fan when I saw the Leeds concert on TV, Then Berlin (after lees despite it was before Leeds). An then I bought the Knebworth DVD and watched it with my mum and we were both like, 'what is that'? What is feel sorry about - and I cannot help - that for many people who know Robbie Williams outside of his fan circle think of him not even as a minstream popstar these days but forgot the great hits and reduce him to Angels and karaoke. Many fans have left, despite his concerts still have a reputation. And the younger people do not even know him. I have the feeling that his 'competition' at that time, Justin Timberlake has maintained his fame far more than Rob. The British boybands do not sell in Europe (TT last tours without Robbie did sell in few countries) and the solo stars like Ronan keating is known best from his Notting Hill hit but they do not score. Neither does Rob who though still feels stadiums fortunately. We all know that fame never stays permanent. But for me his fall from Grace from such a high top through the last years was huge. And I feel sad about that. Would he want the fame at that same level Elisabeth especially the fact that he now has a family, were the ones that left looking for something more that they were never going to get I am not sad at all about it, I would be very sad if he retired as I would really miss his songwriting & the lovely melodies he creates, you can really connect with his songs & what they mean . I think he does pretty well after this length of time being in the business . Most of the folks on BJ are way younger that me ( which would not be difficult ) but in the recent competition they had between the different music forums Robbie did pretty well overall on the songs that we selected, even Rudebox got us through a round , we were pretty thrilled about the reaction , I was not at all expecting that & thought we would be gone in the first round . I do sometimes wish that Robbie would take longer breaks , I think it would benefit him greatly ( sometimes familiarity breeds contempt & people get bored ) but I guess if he is getting sponsorship from companies then he has not choice but so 'something'. In recent years I did like the remixes he did at the smaller gigs, gave the songs a fresh feel to them , really enjoyed the variation.