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Live 8 concert in Hyde Park on 2 July 2005
Hyde Park in
London , England, has been a venue for
rock music concerts since the late 1960s. The music management company
Blackhill Enterprises held the first rock concert there on 29 June 1968, attended by 15,000 people. On the bill were
Pink Floyd ,
Roy Harper and
Jethro Tull . The supergroup
Blind Faith (featuring
Eric Clapton and
Steve Winwood ) played their debut gig in Hyde Park on 7 June 1969.
The Rolling Stones headlined a concert with supporting act
King Crimson (later released as
The Stones in the Park ) on 5 July that year, two days after the death of founding member
Brian Jones . The early gigs from 1968–71 were free events, while later concerts were pay-to-enter.
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The park has also played host to music festivals, including
Party in the Park between 1998 and 2004, The
Wireless Festival between 2005 and 2012,
Hard Rock Calling between 2006 and 2012,
Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park since 2011 and
Barclaycard presents British Summer Time since 2013.
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1960s
1968 –
Pink Floyd ,
[3]
Fleetwood Mac ,
Roy Harper ,
Jethro Tull ,
Tyrannosaurus Rex ,
The Nice ,
The Pretty Things ,
Ten Years After ,
Traffic ,
Family
1969 –
Blind Faith ,
Alexis Korner ,
Donovan ,
Richie Havens ,
Al Stewart ,
Edgar Broughton Band ,
King Crimson ,
Third Ear Band ,
Soft Machine ,
The Rolling Stones ,
Quintessence ,
The Deviants
1970s
1970 –
Canned Heat ,
Pink Floyd ,
[3]
Eric Burdon and War ,
John Sebastian ,
Kevin Ayers (And The Whole World),
Stoneground
1971 –
Grand Funk Railroad , Roy Harper,
Steve Hillage ,
Humble Pie , King Crimson
1974 – Roy Harper w/
David Gilmour ,
Roger McGuinn ,
Kevin Ayers ,
Gong and
Nico
1975 –
Supercharge ,
Wigwam
1976 –
Kiki Dee , Steve Hillage,
Queen , Supercharge
1980s
1990s
2000s
2000 –
Elton John , Bon Jovi, Kylie Minogue,
Westlife , Ronan Keating, Christina Aguilera, The Corrs, Travis, Lionel Richie,
Steps ,
Backstreet Boys
[a]
2001 –
The Beach Boys ,
Jeff Beck , Elton John,
Tom Jones ,
Status Quo ,
Sting ,
Supersister
2002 – Bryan Adams,
Joseph Arthur ,
The Cure , The
Cranes ,
Meat Loaf ,
Mogwai ,
Paul Weller
2003 – Bryan Adams,
Bon Jovi ,
Busted ,
Live , Sinéad O'Connor,
Shania Twain ,
Yes
2004 – The Everly Brothers, The
Red Hot Chili Peppers , Simon & Garfunkel,
Snow Patrol
[b]
2005 –
Feeder ,
Idlewild ,
Live 8 , Sinéad O'Connor,
Queen + Paul Rodgers ,
R.E.M. ,
Razorlight ,
Johnathan Rice , The
Scissor Sisters , Simply Red,
Patti Smith
2006 –
Angels & Airwaves ,
The Who ,
Roger Waters w/
Nick Mason ,
Goldfrapp ,
Foo Fighters ,
Motörhead ,
Queens of the Stone Age
2007 –
Aerosmith ,
Peter Gabriel ,
The White Stripes ,
Kaiser Chiefs ,
Daft Punk ,
Faithless
2008 –
A Hawk and a Hacksaw , Eric Clapton,
Jack Johnson ,
The Police ,
Morrissey ,
[4] and The
Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute Concert
2009 –
Blur , The Counterfeit Stones and
Florence + The Machine ,
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ,
Neil Young
2010s
2010 –
The Black Keys , Tom Jones,
Paul McCartney ,
Kings of Leon , Patti Smith,
The Whigs
2011 –
Bon Jovi ,
Westlife ,
Arcade Fire , Kings of Leon,
Mumford & Sons ,
The Musgraves ,
The Walkmen , Paul Weller and The
Zac Brown Band
2012 –
Blur ,
[5]
Soundgarden ,
Bruce Springsteen ,
Paul Simon ,
Madonna
2013 –
The Rolling Stones ,
Bon Jovi ,
JLS ,
Lionel Richie ,
Ray Davies ,
Jennifer Lopez as part of Barclaycard presents
British Summer Time
2014 –
Electric Light Orchestra ,
The Libertines ,
Neil Young ,
Arcade Fire ,
McBusted ,
Tom Jones ,
Black Sabbath as part of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time
2015 –
Blur ,
Kylie Minogue ,
The Strokes ,
Taylor Swift and
The Who have been announced as the headliners of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time for June 2015.
2016 –
Massive Attack ,
Florence + The Machine ,
Carole King ,
Mumford & Sons ,
Take That and
Stevie Wonder have been announced as the headliners of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time for July 2016.
2016 – Carole King performed her breakthrough album
Tapestry as part of British Summer Time
[6] The concert was later shown in movie theatres and on PBS and released as a live album.
2017 –
Phil Collins ,
Green Day ,
Justin Bieber ,
Kings of Leon ,
The Killers and
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have been announced as the headliners of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time for June/July 2017.
2018 –
Roger Waters ,
The Cure ,
Eric Clapton ,
Michael Bublé ,
Bruno Mars ,
Paul Simon
2019 –
Celine Dion ,
Pet Shop Boys ,
Bananarama ,
Westlife ,
Emeli Sande ,
Status Quo ,
Robbie Williams ,
Simply Red ,
Kelsea Ballerini ,
Clean Bandit
2020s
2022
Elton John: 24 June
Rolling Stones: 25 June and 3 July
Eagles: 26 June
Adele: 1 and 2 July
Pearl Jam: 8 and 9 July
Duran Duran: 11 July
2023
P!nk: 24 June and 25 June
Guns N’ Roses: 30 June
Take That: 1 July
BLACKPINK: 2 July
Bruce Springsteen: 6 July and 8 July
Billy Joel: 7 July
Lana Del Rey: 9 July
References
Notes
^
AJ McLean was absent from The Backstreet Boys 2000 concert tour because his grandfather had surgery, so Elton John temporarily stood in for him.
^ The Red Hot Chili Peppers performed three concerts in 2004, over the space of one week, which became the highest-grossing concerts, at a single venue, in history.[
citation needed ]
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