Oasis: Knebworth

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‘A wonderful document of the last great gathering of the pre-internet age. No camera phones, no social media, just a band and its fans as one’

On 10th and 11th August 1996, Oasis played the concerts that would define them, a band at the height of their powers playing to over 250,000 people.

Twenty-five years on, this is the inside story of those nights, told through the breathtaking photographs of Jill Furmanovsky, granted unprecedented access to Oasis throughout that summer. Also includes newly obtained first-hand accounts from the people who were there – including Noel Gallagher and Alan McGee – in text by award-winning author Daniel Rachel.

From relaxed rehearsals and warm-up concerts to Knebworth itself – backstage, onstage, flying high above the site – many of the stunning photographs in this book have never been seen anywhere before.

This the definitive account of two nights that a generation will never forget.

Author Biography

Jill Furmanovsky is an internationally renowned, award-winning photographer. She has photographed many of the biggest names in music over a fifty-year career, including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, James Brown, The Clash, Bob Dylan and The Pretenders. She worked extensively with Oasis documenting their career between 1994 and 2009.

Daniel Rachel is a musician turned award-winning author. Winner of the Penderyn Music Book Prize, his books include Walls Come Tumbling Down, Don’t Look Back in Anger and Like Some Forgotten Dream.