Hyde Park Concerts

The Story

Hyde Park is the largest outdoor stage in British rock history, in the heart of London. The first major rock concert took place here on June 29, 1968: Pink Floyd, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Jethro Tull, and Roy Harper for 15,000 people. On June 7, 1969, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood's Blind Faith made their debut show here for 100,000 people. On July 5, 1969, the Rolling Stones played two days after Brian Jones' death to a crowd estimated between 250,000 and 500,000 people, the largest free concert in British history until then. Queen played here for free in 1976, during the recordings of A Day at the Races, for 150,000 people. On July 2, 2005, Live 8 brought together Madonna, U2, and Pink Floyd, being the first time in 24 years that Floyd played with Roger Waters. The Rolling Stones returned in 2013, 44 years later, and today the park annually hosts the British Summer Time festival. The coordinate in the App is where the Live 8 stage was located.

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