Pink Floyd performed The Dark Side of the Moon suite on 18/19 May 1973 to two sell out gigs. The band also played six nights 4–9 August 1980 for its performances of The Wall. The exercise was repeated one year later as the band played five nights 13–17 June 1981 for attempts at filming and recording the live Wall performances, which were later released on Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81; the last of these concerts would mark the final appearance of the classic lineup of Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason until their reunion at Live 8 in 2005. In 1994 the band played on 14 October their first of a record-breaking 14 nights at this venue and was filmed and recorded on P•U•L•S•E (album) & P•U•L•S•E (1995 film). However, the 12 October concert was forced to be cancelled, after a section of seating in the arena collapsed during the show, injuring several people. Slade performed to 19,000 on 1 July 1973. The show was filmed but has never been released. Thousands of Noddy Holder look-alikes with mirrored top hats and glitter were seen on the London Underground as Slade Mania reached its heights. They were no.1 in the Pop Charts with Skweeze Me Pleeze Me. Led Zeppelin performed for five sold out nights in May 1975. Footage from the concerts was filmed and was released twenty eight years later on the Led Zeppelin DVD. The full concert was not released on the DVD. This series of concerts is widely considered by fans to be amongst the best of the bands career.[3] Elton John performed three shows 11–13 May 1976, during his Louder Than Concorde tour. Video footage from the 12 May concert has been widely bootlegged. He also performed two shows 12–13 May 1993, during his The One Tour. Queen performed 6–7 June 1977 and filmed footage has been widely bootlegged. These gigs ended their A Day At The Races Tour. Genesis performed on 23–25 June 1977, six sold out shows in November 1992 (videoed for The Way We Walk DVD) and one show in 1998. David Bowie performed, on three consecutive nights, on 29–30 June & 1 July 1978, these gigs ended the Euopean leg of his Isolar II Tour. The final night of the performance was recorded by the RCA mobile unit, with the live performance premiere of the song, Sound and Vision, later released on the 1995 compilation album, Rarestonebowie. The song was not performed live again until the 1990 Sound and Vision Tour. Supertramp performed three nights in May 1983, on their Famous Last Words Tour, which was their final tour, with member Roger Hodgson. Roger Waters performed, on two consecutive nights, during The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking Tour on 21–22 June 1984 & on two consecutive nights, during The Dark Side of the Moon Live Tour on 11–12 May 2007. On the 12th, Waters was joined by his former Pink Floyd bandmate Nick Mason. Take That performed ten consecutive shows during their Nobody Else Tour from 20–31 August 1995. Oasis performed on 4/5 November 1995; some of their performance was included in ...There and Then. Celine Dion performed on 13/14 June 1997 at the end of her successful Falling into You Tour 8 months after the 15 day Sell Out UK tour in 1996. On completing these dates, she had sung to 200,000 fans in the UK. The Spice Girls performed four nights in December 1999 as part of the Christmas in Spiceworld Tour, including their last concert as a group, until their reunion tour in 2007/08. Morrissey performed 18 December 2004 and later released as Live at Earls Court. Muse performed on 19–20 December 2004 and later released some of the video footage on their Absolution Tour DVD in 2005. Kylie Minogue performed 7 sold-out consecutive dates between 30 April – 7 May 2005 as part of her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour. Over 100,000 watched the concerts, and it grossed over $7 million. These were to be her last concerts before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The Give it a Name Festival was held at Earls Court on 29–30 April 2006, 27–29 April 2007 and 10–11 May 2008. Janet Jackson was supposed to perform two nights in a row at the venue on 11 and 12 December 2001 during her All for You Tour. Eventually, the entire European leg of the highly anticipated tour was cancelled, for security reasons, due to 9/11. T4 Stars of 2010 and 2011 have also taken place at Earls Court. Deadmau5 performed on 18 December 2010 and was the first Electronic music artist to sell out the venue. Arctic Monkeys played 2 nights on 25 and 26 October 2013 during the tour of their 5th studio album AM. Arcade Fire played the venue on 6 and 7 June 2014. On 13 December 2014, Bombay Bicycle Club gave the very last performance at the venue before its demolition. David Gilmour joined them on stage as a special guest performing Rinse Me Down and Wish You Were Here.
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