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PRESS RELEASE SOURCE: SONY MUSIC
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Los Angeles and New York – April 26, 2022 – Sony Music Entertainment, in partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, today announced the digital release of “Oasis Knebworth 1996” in more than 100 new territories around the world. After an exclusive digital release in the UK late last year, “Oasis Knebworth 1996” will now be released on all digital platforms across the globe, including the U.S., Australia, Germany, France, Japan, and more.
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Directed by Grammy Award-winner Jake Scott, “Oasis Knebworth 1996” celebrates one of the most iconic live concerts of the last 25 years and the special relationship between Oasis and their fans. The story is told through the eyes of the concertgoers and features extensive and never-before-seen archive concert and backstage footage, plus interviews with the band and event organizers.
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Oasis’ two record-breaking nights at Knebworth took place on August 10th and 11th in 1996, with over a quarter of a million young music fans from all over the world converging on Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire in England to see the legendary band. All tickets sold out in less than 24 hours, breaking every UK box office record in the process.
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Featuring a setlist packed with classics, from the opening salvo of ‘Columbia’ and ‘Acquiesce’, to ‘Champagne Supernova’, ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger,’ ‘Live Forever’, a triumphant, strings backed ‘I Am The Walrus’, and the chart-topping hit, ‘Wonderwall,’ the Knebworth concerts were both the pinnacle of the band’s success and the landmark gathering for a generation.
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The film is produced by Black Dog Films for Kosmic Kyte Ltd. Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher serve as executive producers. It is financed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.
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The film is available for digital purchase and rental here.
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CAST AND CREW
Cast: Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan, Alan White
Director: Jake Scott
Produced by: Garfield Kempton
Executive Producers: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Alec McKinlay
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SPECS
Run Time: Approx. 107 minutes
Rating: BBFC 15
Genre: Documentary
Formats: Digital SD/ HD / 4K
Audio: 5.1 & 2.0 Stereo
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