These are all events during the late 1970s and early 1980s. In the good old days before corporate UK and the BBC etc. took over all coverage of big festivals. Certainly no flag poles blocking the view in those days. Note: I’ve added a 2016 gig as well!
Roundhay Park 1982
Monsters of Rock 1981
Monsters of Rock 1980
Knebworth 1978
Knebworth 1979
Stone Free Festival 2016
| Event | Date | Bands | Place |
| Knebworth | 11 August 1979 | Led Zeppelin | Knebworth |
| Todd Rundgren & Utopia | |||
| Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen | |||
| The New Barbarians (Keef & Ronnie) | |||
| Marshall Tucker | |||
| Southside Johnny | |||
| Fairport Convention | |||
| Chas & Dave | |||
| Knebworth | 24 June 1978 | Genesis | Knebworth |
| Jefferson Starship | |||
| Tom Petty | |||
| Devo | |||
| Roy Harper | |||
| Brand X | |||
| Atlanta Rhythmn Section | |||
| Monsters of Rock | 16 August 1980 | Rainbow | Donnington |
| Judas Priest | |||
| Scorpions | |||
| April Wine | |||
| Saxon | |||
| Riot | |||
| Touch | |||
| Monsters of Rock | 22 August 1981 | AC/DC | Donnington |
| Whitesnake | |||
| Blue Öyster Cult | |||
| Slade | |||
| Blackfoot | |||
| DJ – Tommy Vance | |||
| Roundhay Park | 25 July 1982 | The Rolling Stones | Leeds |
| The J. Geils Band | |||
| Joe Jackson | |||
| George Thorogood And The Destroyers | |||
| Stone Free Festival | 18-19 June 2016 | Rick Wakeman | London |
| Marillion | |||
| Steve Hackett | |||
| Wilko Johnson |
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