THE BAND - Play WEMBLEY! 1974 | So Many Roads | A Speedy Special

The Band - 1974-09-14 - London, UK (TV SBD)

Again another gig I went to and worth revisiting in that it is an upgrade as So Many Roads’ SPEEDY mentions about the last version we checked out last year!

As I told Speedy "Still stands as one of the most memorable concerts I ever went to. The Band simply blew everyone else away as I have said elsewhere. We went to see CSNY and Joni of course but thus began a lifelong love of The Band. They simply rocked the stadium down to the ground! didn’t know it had been recorded by a TV crew wonder who broadcast it?” 

WE sat at the far end of the stadium near the area reserved for stars and we sat Dave Dee, (of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch) and also Robert Plant and his family along with loads of other celeb retires of the time who’s names escape me now. WE saw Roberta nd his wife getting the children into the Landrover when we left and didn’t want to bother them them with small people with them but they smiled and seemed like us to have had the best day of it!

The Band

1974-09-14

Wenbley Stadium

London UK

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Hard Times (The Slop)

02. Just Another Whistle Stop 

03. Stage Freight

04. The Weight 

05. The Shape I'm In

06. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever 

07. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 

08. Across The Great Divide 

09. Endless Highway 

10. Smoke Signal 

11. I Shall Be Released

12. The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 

13. Mystery Train 

14. The Genetic Method

15. Chest Fever 

16. Up On Cripple Creek 

here . . .

"After spending the early part of 1974 on tour backing Bob Dyaln, The Band once again found themseleves in a supporting role on September 14, 1974, a haldf century ago today.  CSNY headlined that day at Wembley Stadium iin London before a crowd of over 100,000, with opening acts Jesse Colin Young, Joni Mitchell, Tom Scott & The LA Express, and The Band. For CSNY, it would be their last show together for over 25 years.  For The Band, it would be another monumental rock festival, to go along with their appearances at Woodstock and Watkins Glen. This TV soundboard recording captures The Band's entire set, with all the tracks split out, a big upgrade from the version we posted last year.” Speedy