Hyde Park 40 years

Guess i'll paraphrase what fr1986 said for Knebworth:
Today marks the 40th Anniversary of Queen's concert at Hyde Park and there is still no proper release of it.

I'd complain about why a live album is not going to be released this year, but screw it, let's talk about the concert shall we? Any reminiscences are more than welcome here

This was the first Queen concert I was allowed to go to as I was now 15 and bullet proof.
I went with three friends from school and took the bus and underground to the venue.
We somehow managed to blag some large bottles of cider on route.
As I live in London it wasn't and epic journey, and we got there in the afternoon and saw all of the opening acts.
It was a nice sunny day and I noticed there were some people up trees (I thought about that idea briefly).
I can remember what seemed to be a rather long set from Steve Hillage, Supercharge and Kiki Dee with her cardboard cut out of Elton.
We were reasonably positioned and everyone was sitting down at this point.
We decided this was not good enough, and after a few ciders came up with a plan.
It was basic, get to the front.
Somehow we almost manged it, but then there was a cider induced problem - I needed to go to the toilet.
So off I went to the ''cesspit'' which seemed like a mile away, this is a bad idea I'm thinking.
Soon the band would be on stage and I'm back where I started, how was I going to find my mates again?
Head down - Once more unto the breach.
Not only did I manage to find my mates, they had accomplished our mission of front stage status.
Into begins, eyes wide open, mouth open, ears ready to receive.
There were some cries of sit down coming from way behind, but it wasn't going to happen, no way ever.
This was my favourite band, the best band in the world.
...... and the rest you just have imagine for yourself.

I am just off to a festival in Walthamstow Village today, so I will think of this day forty years ago as I watch the bands play.

I tried to blend QTV and antiden's versions. Something went wrong about compression, but doesn't it look better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogIPMLsetIE

Didn't look bad at all. I wouldn't mind the vocals being so high up the mix.
@Kurgan: Guess that was some good cider you and your friends got there hahaha. I wish there were pictures of Kiki Dee with that cardboard Elton that day. Just imagining that alone made me laugh.

Shoot, guess I should thank guys like Antiden, Kurgan and several others who shared different versions of the video for everyone to see.

I was 6 months old.

Thanks for sharing your story, The Kurgan!!! Nice read.

Cheers,

Ogre-

[QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]

I was 6 months old.[/QUOTE]

I was almost 3 months old.

But thanks Kurgan for this story, I appreciated it!

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[b]CPL593h wrote: [/b] [QUOTE] [b]mooghead wrote:[/b]

I was 6 months old.[/QUOTE]

I was almost 3 months old.

But thanks Kurgan for this story, I appreciated it![/QUOTE]

I was born two weeks later!!!

My mother was born 3 years after that concert. You can imagine how excited I was of watching the show.

Nice one Kurgie Babes.

Nice story Kurgan. Oh how we all envy you :-) I was a month old when this legendary show took place. 1976 was a blistering hot summer but a great one.

I remember listening to it on the radio, wished I'd recorded it ! But it really is time they gave it an official release, maybe with a documentary ? All the footage we've seen seems okay, even if we don't get the full show ! Come on QP sort it out !!

^So you're saying Hyde Park was broadcast on the radio? Including Queen's set? That's news to me.

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[b]Nitroboy wrote: [/b] ^So you're saying Hyde Park was broadcast on the radio? Including Queen's set? That's news to me.[/QUOTE]

A transcription disc exist. Plus a great quality soundboard (probably FM sourced) recording of Steve Village.

[QUOTE] [b]Nitroboy wrote:[/b]

^So you're saying Hyde Park was broadcast on the radio? Including Queen's set? That's news to me.[/QUOTE]
What station, when?