Live at Knebworth
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Live at Knebworth, also known as Live Summer 2003 with different cover text, is a live album
by English
pop singer Robbie Williams
, recorded and released in 2003. The album is his first live album, and is a compilation of songs performed during three consecutive shows at Knebworth
, England
.
The three shows attracted a total of 375,000 fans. It is the second the fastest and biggest selling live album ever in the United Kingdom behind Take That
's live album The Greatest Day. It has been certified 2x Platinum by the IFPI
for sales over 2 million copies.
The DVD
released of that Summer's three performances at Knebworth Park was entitled "What We Did Last Summer
", a reference to the film I Know What You Did Last Summer
. It went on to sell 350,000 in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the DVD went on to sell 165,000 copies, 25,000 more than the actual album.
Williams' former Take That
band mate Mark Owen
was invited to perform "Back For Good" on stage with him at Knebworth. This was the first time the two had performed together since the band split in 1996. After performing with Williams, Owen returned to the spotlight signing a deal with Island/Universal Records.
Here is a list of the pregaps.
, EMI Music sent a promotional CD to radio stations featuring "Feel" and "Angels" live from the show.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
pop singer Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
, recorded and released in 2003. The album is his first live album, and is a compilation of songs performed during three consecutive shows at Knebworth
Concerts at Knebworth House
The grounds of Knebworth House near the village of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England has become a major venue for open air rock and pop concerts since 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band attracted 60,000 at the first large concert held at the venue....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The three shows attracted a total of 375,000 fans. It is the second the fastest and biggest selling live album ever in the United Kingdom behind Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
's live album The Greatest Day. It has been certified 2x Platinum by the IFPI
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
for sales over 2 million copies.
The DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
released of that Summer's three performances at Knebworth Park was entitled "What We Did Last Summer
What We Did Last Summer
What We Did Last Summer – Robbie Williams: Live at Knebworth is a live DVD by Robbie Williams, recorded between the 1st - 3 August 2003 at Knebworth, England as part of the Weekends of Mass Distraction Tour, the second last venue on the first leg of the tour.The album is a DVD companion to...
", a reference to the film I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title...
. It went on to sell 350,000 in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the DVD went on to sell 165,000 copies, 25,000 more than the actual album.
Williams' former Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
band mate Mark Owen
Mark Owen
Mark Anthony Patrick Owen , is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop band Take That. The band were hugely successful during the 1990s and have enjoyed even more success since their reunion in 2005...
was invited to perform "Back For Good" on stage with him at Knebworth. This was the first time the two had performed together since the band split in 1996. After performing with Williams, Owen returned to the spotlight signing a deal with Island/Universal Records.
Track listing
- "Let Me Entertain YouLet Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)"Let Me Entertain You" is a song written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. Released as the fifth and last single from Williams' debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It has no connection to the songs by Queen or Shakespears Sister carrying the same title. In March 1998, the track became a top three hit...
" – 5:55 - "Let Love Be Your EnergyLet Love Be Your Energy"Let Love Be Your Energy" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2001 as the fourth single from his album Sing When You're Winning. The music video for the single was presented in animation. It featured a cartoon facsimile of Williams always on the run in search of love. There is a second,...
" – 4:45 - "We Will Rock YouWe Will Rock You"We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it #330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century...
" – 1:19 - "Monsoon" – 5:10
- "Come Undone" – 5:34
- "Me and My Monkey" – 7:20
- "Hot Fudge" – 5:45
- "Mr. BojanglesMr. Bojangles/I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen"Mr. Bojangles / I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen" are songs by British pop singer Robbie Williams released as a double A-side exclusively in Central and Eastern Europe in early 2002. The single did not manage to break into the top forty in any country, but the songs, especially "Mr....
" – 5:25 - "She's the One" – 5:43
- "Kids" – 7:21
- "Better ManBetter Man (Robbie Williams song)"Better Man" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it became the last single from his album Sing When You're Winning in late 2001...
" – 2:11 - "Nan's Song" – 4:51
- "FeelFeel (Robbie Williams song)"Feel" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on December 2, 2002 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Escapology...
" – 5:17 - "Angels" – 5:55
Pregaps
Between song Banter and various mini-songs can be found between some of the songs on the album in pregaps.Here is a list of the pregaps.
- Robbie Williams talking to the audience (0:41, between tracks 4 & 5)
- Robbie Williams talking to the audience (0:37, between tracks 5 & 6)
- Robbie Williams introducing "Hot Fudge" (0:06, between tracks 6 & 7)
- Robbie Williams introducing Max BeesleyMax BeesleyMaxton Gig Beesley Jr. , known simply as Max Beesley, is an English actor and musician.Beesley rose to fame for his role of Andy Simpson in Every Woman, Every Man from 1993 to 1998, and has since appeared in a variety of television shows including Bodies, Hotel Babylon, London Ink, Survivors and...
whilst singing a little song about him (1:35, between tracks 7 & 8) - Robbie Williams talking to Max Beesley whilst Beesley plays a song on piano (1:21, between tracks 8 & 9)
- Robbie Williams talking to the audience (1:20, between tracks 9 & 10)
- Robbie Williams singing a song about Knebworth and his mother (1:10, between tracks 10 & 11)
- Robbie Williams introducing "Nan's Song" (0:18, between tracks 11 & 12)
- Robbie Williams introducing "Feel" (1:31, between tracks 12 & 13)
- Robbie Williams introducing "Angels" (0:44, between tracks 13 & 14)
Singles
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, EMI Music sent a promotional CD to radio stations featuring "Feel" and "Angels" live from the show.
Certifications, peaks and sales
Country | Peak position | Certification (if any) | Sales/shipments |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 7 | 3x Platinum | 120,000+ |
Australia | 3 | 2x Platinum | 140,000+ |
Austria | 1 | 2x Platinum | 60,000+ |
Belgium | 5 | ||
European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
2x Platinum | 2,000,000 | |
Italy | 4 | ||
Denmark | Platinum | 30,000+ | |
Finland | 10 | Gold | 15,303+ |
France | 12 | Gold | 100,000+ |
Germany | 1 | 9x Gold | 900,000+ |
Hungary | Gold | 5,000+ | |
Netherlands | Gold | 40,000+ | |
New Zealand | 6 | Platinum | 15,000+ |
Portugal | 1 (5 Weeks) | 2x Platinum | 40,000+ |
Sweden | 7 | Gold | 20,000+ |
Switzerland | 2 | 2x Platinum | 80,000+ |
United Kingdom | 2 | 2x Platinum | 600,000+ |
DVD release
Country | Peak position | Certification (if any) | Sales/shipments |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 10 | Gold | 20,000+ |
Australia | 1 | 12x Platinum | 180,000+ |
Finland | Gold | 4,838+ | |
France | 2x Platinum | 40,000+ | |
Germany | 1 | 11x Gold | 525,000+ |
Mexico | 9 | Gold | 10,000+ |
Netherlands | Gold | 40,000+ | |
Portugal | 12x Platinum | 96,000+ | |
United Kingdom | 1 | 7x Platinum | 350,000+ |
Concert track listing
The album was recorded in three evenings in Knebworth and then cut. The set-lists for the three performances were:Setlists
Track | Evening 1 | Evening 2 | Evening 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | "Let Me Entertain You" | "Let Me Entertain You" | "Let Me Entertain You" |
2 | "Let Love Be Your Energy" | "Let Love Be Your Energy" | "Let Love Be Your Energy" |
3 | "We Will Rock You" | "Monsoon" | "We Will Rock You" |
4 | "Monsoon" | "Come Undone" | "Monsoon" |
5 | "Come Undone" | "Strong" | "Come Undone" |
6 | "Strong" | "Me And My Monkey" | "Strong" |
7 | "Me And My Monkey" | "Hot Fudge" | "Me And My Monkey" |
8 | "Hot Fudge" | "Mr Bojangles" | "Hot Fudge" |
9 | "Mr. Bojangles" | "Supreme" | "Mr. Bojangles" |
10 | "She's The One" | "Better Man" | "She's The One" |
11 | "Supreme" | "Nan's Song" | "Supreme" |
12 | "No Regrets" | "Feel" | "Kids" |
13 | "Kids" | "Rock DJ" | "Back For Good" (with Mark Owen) |
14 | "Better Man" | "Angels" | "Better Man" |
15 | "Nan's Song" | "Back For Good" | "Nan's Song" |
16 | "Feel" | - | "Feel" |
17 | "Rock DJ" | - | "Rock DJ" |
18 | "Angels" | - | "Millennium" |
19 | "Back For Good" | - | "Angels" |