Concert Details

Show Notes:

The “Silver Clef Award Winners Concert” was a day-long music festival to benefit Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy at Knebworth Park. Also on the bill were Phil Collins / Genesis, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Status Quo and Tears For Fears. It attracted an audience of around 120,000 people.

The event was carried live on BBC Radio 1 and on numerous U.S. radio stations via the Westwood One network. In subsequent years, Westwood One repackaged many of the performances as part of their “Superstar Concert Series”.

Filmed in its entirety, highlights were broadcast via ITN and MTV. It was released to the home video market as a 3-tape VHS set and later released on a 2 DVD set. A double CD of highlights was also released to raise funds for the charity.

Knebworth Park, located on the grounds of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, is widely regarded as Britain’s largest outdoor music venue. It has hosted major open-air concerts and festivals since 1974, including performances by the Allman Brothers Band (1974), Pink Floyd (1975), Led Zeppelin (1979), Queen (1986), Oasis (1996), Robbie Williams (2003) and Iron Maiden (2026).