Liam Gallagher's Knebworth gigs: How to get there, stage times, support acts & more - Radio X

2022-05-28 01:47:31 By : Mr. Zway Zhou

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Here's everything you need to know about Liam's huge shows at Knebworth House over the Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Liam Gallagher's two Knebworth House shows are going to be THE event of Summer 2022. Over the Platinum Jubilee weekend, the former Oasis frontman will be bringing his new album C'Mon You Know, plus a whole host of classics and solo favourites to the site of one of Britpop's greatest moments.

Speaking to Chris Moyles when the shows were announced last October, Liam admitted: "It's gonna be 'This is history' - Part Two, mate!"

He went on: "The young folk want it. They're always telling me, when are you gonna do this Knebworth thing? I think the time is now or never."

He added: "We've got a long bank holiday, so people have plenty of time to recover from it."

Both dates are going to be HUGE shows, so Radio X has compiled some tips and info for you to get the most out of these landmark gigs.

Liam's last appearance at Knebworth was on Sunday 11th August 1996, when Oasis played the second of two nights at the location. The band performed to 250,000 people across the weekend and the event was the subject of a film released in September last year.

Talking about how the 2022 Knebworth show will compare to the 1996 dates, Liam told Moyles: "I am excited, I mean I've done it before and it was mega. The beautiful thing about it is, I couldn't remember much about the first time.

"So I get the chance to do it again. Obviously I'm older and a little bit wiser. I'm gonna milk it, really take it in. I'm buzzin', man."

The last rock event at the stately home was in August 2019, when James and Basement Jaxx headlined the Cool Britannia festival to mark 40 years of shows at the location.

That was only 9,000 people however, - the last really enormous show was Sonisphere Festival in July 2014, when The Prodigy, Iron Maiden and Metallica played to a crowd of 50,000.

160,000 tickets have been sold for the two shows in June 2022, which were snapped up soon after they went on sale last October.

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Knebworth House is located on Old Knebworth Lane, Stevenage SG1 2AX.

Gates at Knebworth House will open at 8am each morning and the arena will open at 11am.

Exact stage times have yet to be announced, but the performances will start at 2pm and the whole show will end at 10.30pm. All times are subject to change.

Yes, passes are available though Ticketmaster here:

https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/liam-gallagher-tickets/artist/2055477

Knebworth House is two miles from Stevenage station, but warned, there is no shuttle service between the event and this station, but you can walk from Stevenage. There will be no access to the event from Knebworth station.

However, rail operators are advising that there will be very limited capacity on trains after the gig finishes - they advise car, coach and taxi are the best options for leaving the site.

Only if you've already booked a camping pass in advance, there will be no camping passes on the day. Organisers advise entering the site via Junction 7 on the A1(M). If you're coming from the North, drive South past Junction 7 (which will be closed Southbound) and exit at Junction 6. There will be plenty of event signage.

The BBC's weather forecast is currently saying sunny intervals with a high of 19 degrees on Friday, while Saturday is currently looking the same. Fingers crossed, there's only a 13% chance or rain on Friday, while Saturday is only 10%.

The organisers have a lengthy list of forbidden items which will be confiscated at the gates:

It's better if you don't, as there is no cloakroom (imagine the queue at the end!) Lockers are available for small valuables and small bags will be permitted entry with the dimensions (width) 21cm x (height) 30cm x (depth) 8cm (A4 size). All bags will be searched on entry to the site.

Manchester City's recent Premier League success means there could be a repeat of the famous Oasis at Knebworth moment.

All information is correct at time of publication - please see the official event information page here for further information.

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