Live at Knebworth

Live at Knebworth
Live album by Robbie Williams
Released	29 September 2003
Recorded	1–3 August 2003, Knebworth, England
Genre	Pop rock adult contemporary
Length	72:37
Label	EMI
Robbie Williams chronology
Escapology (2002) Live at Knebworth (2003) Greatest Hits (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Live at Knebworth, also known as Live Summer 2003 with different cover text, 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, England on 1–3 August 2003.

The three shows attracted a total of 375,000 fans, becoming the "biggest music event in British history".^[2] It is the second fastest and biggest selling live album ever in the United Kingdom behind William's former band Take That's live album The Greatest Day.^[3] It has been certified 2x Platinum by the IFPI for sales over 2 million copies.^[4]

The DVD released of that Summer's three performances at Knebworth Park was entitled 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 band mate 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. Here is a list of the pregaps.

• Robbie Williams talking to the audience (0:41, between tracks 4 and 5)
• Robbie Williams talking to the audience (0:37, between tracks 5 and 6)
• Robbie Williams introducing "Hot Fudge" (0:06, between tracks 6 and 7)
• Robbie Williams introducing Max Beesley whilst singing a little song about him (1:35, between tracks 7 and 8)
• Robbie Williams talking to Max Beesley whilst Beesley plays a song on piano (1:21, between tracks 8 & 9)
• Robbie Williams talking to the audience (1:20, between tracks 9 and 10)
• Robbie Williams singing a song about Knebworth and his mother (1:10, between tracks 10 and 11)
• Robbie Williams introducing "Nan's Song" (0:18, between tracks 11 and 12)
• Robbie Williams introducing "Feel" (1:31, between tracks 12 and 13)
• Robbie Williams introducing "Angels" (0:44, between tracks 13 and 14)

Singles

In Mexico, EMI Music sent a promotional CD to radio stations featuring "Feel" and "Angels" live from the show.^[5]

Certifications, peaks and sales

Country	Peak position	Certification (if any)	Sales/shipments
Argentina	7	3× Platinum[6]	120,000+
Australia	3	2× Platinum[7]	140,000+
Austria	1	2× Platinum[8]	60,000+
Belgium	5
European Top 100 Albums		2× Platinum[9]	2,000,000
Italy	4
Denmark		Platinum[10]	30,000+
Finland	10	Gold[11]	15,303+
France	12	Gold[12]	100,000+
Germany	1	9× Gold[13]	900,000+
Hungary		Gold[14]	5,000+
Netherlands		Gold[15]	40,000+
New Zealand	6	Platinum[16]	15,000+
Portugal	1 (5 weeks)	2× Platinum[17]	40,000+
Sweden	7	Gold[18]	20,000+
Switzerland	2	2× Platinum[19]	80,000+
United Kingdom	2	2× Platinum[20]	600,000+

DVD release

Country	Peak position	Certification (if any)	Sales/shipments
Argentina	10	Gold[21]	20,000+
Australia	1	12× Platinum[22]	180,000+
Finland		Gold[23]	4,838+
France		2× Platinum[24]	40,000+
Germany	1	11× Gold[25]	525,000+
Mexico	9	Gold[26]	10,000+
Netherlands		Gold[15]	40,000+
Portugal		12× Platinum[27]	96,000+
United Kingdom	1	7× Platinum[28]	350,000+

Concert track listing

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

Set lists

Track	Evening 1	Evening 2	Evening 3
1	"Let Me Entertain You"	"Let Me Entertain You"	"Let Me Entertain You"
2	"Let Love Be Your Energy"	"Let Love Be Your Energy"	"Let Love Be Your Energy"
3	"We Will Rock You"	"Monsoon"	"We Will Rock You"
4	"Monsoon"	"Come Undone"	"Monsoon"
5	"Come Undone"	"Strong"	"Come Undone"
6	"Strong"	"Me and My Monkey"	"Strong"
7	"Me and My Monkey"	"Hot Fudge"	"Me and My Monkey"
8	"Hot Fudge"	"Mr. Bojangles"	"Hot Fudge"
9	"Mr. Bojangles"	"Supreme"	"Mr. Bojangles"
10	"She's the One"	"Better Man"	"She's the One"
11	"Supreme"	"Nan's Song"	"Supreme"
12	"No Regrets"	"Feel"	"Kids"
13	"Kids"	"Rock DJ"	"Back for Good" (with Mark Owen)
14	"Better Man"	"Angels"	"Better Man"
15	"Nan's Song"	"Back for Good"	"Nan's Song"
16	"Feel"	-	"Feel"
17	"Rock DJ"	-	"Rock DJ"
18	"Angels"	-	"Millennium"
19	"Back for Good"	-	"Angels"

References

1. Allmusic review
2. http://www.knebworthhouse.com/rock/robbiewilliams/intro.htm
3. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a190133/boyle-stays-on-top-with-huge-album-sales.html Digital Spy
4. IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2003
5. Mexican CD Promo
6. CAPIF
7. ARIA
8. IFPI Austria
9. IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2003
10. IFPI Denmark
11. IFPI Finland
12. Disque En France
13. IFPI Germany
14. MAHASZ
15. NVPI
16. RIANZ – 25 January 2004
17. AFP – Week 14 Year 2004
18. IFPI Sweden
19. IFPI Switzerland
20. BPI
21. CAPIF
22. ARIA
23. IFPI Finland
24. Disque En France
25. IFPI Germany
26. AMPROFON
27. AFP
28. BPI