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Oasis: Knebworth

Two Nights That Will Live Forever
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On 10th and 11th August 1996, Oasis performed iconic concerts at Knebworth, marking the zenith of their career with over 250,000 fans in attendance. This book offers an intimate behind-the-scenes look at those nights, featuring exclusive photographs by Jill Furmanovsky, who had unprecedented access to the band throughout that summer. Accompanied by new firsthand accounts from key figures such as Noel Gallagher and Alan McGee, and written by award-winning author Daniel Rachel, it captures everything from rehearsals and warm-up gigs to the monumental event itself.
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An access-all-areas book marking the 25th anniversary of the era-defining Oasis concerts at Knebworth, with stunning images taken by acclaimed music photographer Jill Furmanovsky - including contributions from Noel Gallagher and Alan McGee, and hundreds of never-before-seen pictures.

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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. - NOEL GALLAGHER

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

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788402804

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 August 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Cassell

Illustration: 200 photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 284.0mm

Weight: 1797g

Pages: 288

About the Author

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.

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