Few moments mark the 90s Britpop era quite as monumentally as Oasis at Knebworth Park.
This weekend marks the 22nd anniversary of the historical musical event that took place at Hertfordshire's Knebworth House, where Oasis played to a whopping 250,000 people over the course of two days.
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There figures are made even more incredible by the fact that the band could've sold out another 18 nights, as a staggering 2.5 million people applied for tickets.
At a time when Oasis were flying high from the success of their 1995 album (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, and a year before the release of their third studio album Be Here Now, the concert marked a band at the height of their fame.
Noel and Liam Gallagher, Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan and Alan White rode it out with a two-night concert that has gone down in the musical hall of fame as one of the greatest performances of all time.
And it would appear Noel himself knew this at the time, as he shouted, "This is history, this is history," to a sea of eager fans. "Right here, right now. This is history."
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It was a defining moment for Britpop dominance overall, as Oasis were supported by powerhouses of the genre including The Charlatans, Manic Street Preachers, The Prodigy, Cast, The Chemical Brothers and Kula Shaker.
Describing the iconic event, Prodigy frontman Liam Howlett said the experience of playing to 250,000 was like a 'big fucking rave', adding: "Knebworth was just beautiful... It was an event never to be repeated, it was a moment in time."
Meanwhile, The Charlatans - whose keyboard player Rob Collins had sadly died in a car accident three weeks prior - said the event was transformed from a tragic moment to one of the defining sets of their career.
In an interview with NME, Tim Burgess said: "I think if we'd played badly that would have been the end of the band, but we didn't. It was a pivotal moment in the Charlatans story."
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When it came to Oasis's set, the band pumped out hit after hit, from 'Roll With It' and 'Morning Glory?' to 'Wonderwall' and 'Live Forever', as well as such B-side anthems as 'Acquiesce' and 'The Masterplan'. And the sea of fans were with them every step of the way.
Knebworth truly was one of those 'I was there' moments - a concert of epic proportions that defined an era and will forever be etched onto the memories of those 250,000 people who were lucky enough to attend.
But even if you didn't or you're too young to have been there, don't look back in anger - instead look back at Knebworth as a document of an incredible, unrepeatable era in music and popular culture. Isn't it about time we had another one of those?
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