Live at Knebworth


Live at Knebworth, also known as Live Summer 2003, 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 Park, England on 1–3 August 2003.
The three shows attracted a total of 375,000 fans, becoming the "biggest music event in British history". It is the second fastest and biggest selling live album ever in the United Kingdom behind Williams' former band Take That's live album The Greatest Day – [Take That Present: The Circus Live]. It has been certified 2× Platinum by the IFPI for sales over 2 million copies.
The DVD released of that Summer's three performances at Knebworth Park was titled 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 bandmate 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.

Track listing

  1. "Let Me Entertain You" – 5:54
  2. "Let Love Be Your Energy" – 4:46
  3. "We Will Rock You" – 1:18
  4. "Monsoon" – 5:11
  5. "Come Undone" – 5:34
  6. "Me and My Monkey" – 7:20
  7. "Hot Fudge" – 5:44
  8. "Mr. Bojangles" – 5:26
  9. "She's the One" – 5:43
  10. "Kids" – 7:22
  11. "Better Man" – 2:12
  12. "Nan's Song" – 4:50
  13. "Feel" – 5:16
  14. "Angels" – 5:56

Pregaps

Between-song banter and various mini-songs can be found between some of the songs on the album in pregaps:
  • Robbie Williams talking to the audience
  • Robbie Williams talking to the audience
  • Robbie Williams introducing "Hot Fudge"
  • Robbie Williams introducing Max Beesley whilst singing a little song about him
  • Robbie Williams talking to Max Beesley whilst Beesley plays a song on piano
  • Robbie Williams talking to the audience
  • Robbie Williams singing a song about Knebworth and his mother
  • Robbie Williams introducing "Nan's Song"
  • Robbie Williams introducing "Feel"
  • Robbie Williams introducing "Angels"

Singles

In Mexico and Argentina, EMI Music sent a promotional CD to radio stations featuring "Feel" and "Angels" live from the show.

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australian Albums 46
Austrian Albums 26
Belgian Albums 93
Dutch Albums 43
German Albums 9
Swiss Albums 71

Concert track listing

The album was recorded in three evenings in Knebworth and then cut. The set lists for the three performances were: