10 August 1996

Saturday

1996-08-10

Events

 * Oasis play the first of two sell-out concerts at Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, UK. The gigs were They were the biggest gigs of the era and were the crowning glory of the group and of Britpop. Some 165,000 people attended each concert with one in 20 Britons allegedly applied for tickets. The concerts also featured contemporary bands Ocean Colour Scene, Manic Street Preachers, The Charlatans, The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy.
 * Actress Liz Gebhardt dies, aged 51. She was best known for playing the part of Maureen Bullock in the LWT sitcom Please Sir! (1968–71) and in the subsequent spin-off show, The Fenn Street Gang (1971–73). Liz Gebhardt.jpg