Oasis mark Knebworth anniversary Stars describe the mega-gigs as a moment in history Tim Burgess, Nicky Wire and Liam Howlett have described Oasis' massive Knebworth gigs as a pivotal moment in musical history, 10 years on from the Gallaghers' biggest ever shows. The historic two day event saw 250,000 people descend on Knebworth House for the band's mega-gigs in the summer of '96. The shows marked a major turning point for The Charlatans after keyboard player Rob Collins was killed in a car accident just three weeks before. Frontman Tim Burgess told NME: "We brought people down to their knees, down to tears! I think if we'd played badly that would have been the end of the band, but we didn't. It was pivotal moment in The Charlatans story." Prodigy mainman Liam Howlett whose band were also on the support bill, described the event as a "fucking big rave". He added: "Knebworth was just so beautiful, loads of people were on Es everywhere and stuff. It was an event never to be repeated, it was a moment in time." The shows also marked a career highpoint for the Manic Street Preachers after 'A Design For Life' brought the Welsh three-piece to the masses. Bassist Nicky Wire said: "I'm not sure Oasis realised the gigantic nature of what they were doing. The moment for me was when John Squire came on and played 'Champagne Supernova'. That moment did seem like a coming together of the great Mancunian mafia." NME http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/23794 -- 本期 NME 為 Knebworth 十週年特刊 http://www.nme.com/magazine --

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