On August 21, 1976, Lynyrd Skynyrd took the stage at Knebworth Park in England as part of a daylong festival that also included among others Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, 10cc and headliners The Rolling Stones.
With Ronnie Van Zant’s all-in vocals and their famed triple guitar attack featuring Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Steve Gaines, Lynyrd Skynyrd delivered an electric performance in front of a crowd estimated between 150,000 and 200,000, which has gone down as one of the band’s greatest performances.
Their entire performance from that day is here for you to witness the classic Lynyrd Skynyrd in all its glory.
ReviewThere's an awful lot more to Lynyrd Skynyrd than Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird much of which can be witnessed on this concert footage shot in 1976 at Knebworth. For me the star attraction of this disc set has to be the concert footage. The only other time I saw this was on BBC's special 15 hour event called "Rock Around The Clock" on 27th August 1983. It was part of a phone in vote which won and was subequently aired. Free Bird is a great track but at this concert it was the pièce de résistance. Filmed at sunset during the summer of '76 (which was one of the hottest summers I ever remember) this version of Free Bird is so full of energy you felt exhausted by the end of it, an absolutely stunning performance which is still talked about to this day, I would've just loved to have been there, now with this Blu Ray edition and Home Cinema I can get the next best thing to being there. This is one not to be missed, BUY IT!