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Posted by Martin on November 7, 2009, 12:33 am, in reply to "Re: Don's 1975 Hyde Park Concert"
From Record Mirror
"At just a few minutes past six, this guitar-carrying, windswept individual shuffles on stage to be greated by big buckets of high decibel applause. Fifty thousand of us have come to take part in a very welcome one-day free festival in London's Hyde Park."
Another excerpt from Record Mirror
"McLean then bows, makes to leave, but is brought back by the deafening cheers. For a moment there's a faraway look in his eye as though he can't decide what to play next. He eventually chooses three more songs, 'This Land Is Your Land', 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' and 'Down By The Riverside'.
At roughly ten minutes past seven he leaves the stage."
So Neil was correct, about 70 minutes, hey.
Although Capital Radio failed to capture the last cupla songs.
From New Musical Express
"He was called back for three more encores, all of which were missed by Capital Radio (which had to make a speedy return to base for the seven o'clock news), and all of which were well-chosen for the occasion - "This Land Is Your Land', 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore', and 'Down By The Riverside"."
Source : http://www.maguire22.freeserve.co.uk/donarchive/hydepark.html
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