The London Rock and Roll Show was a concert held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 5 August 1972. From the late 1960s to the early 1970s, many rock and roll performers from the 1950s experienced major career revivals due to a temporary upswing of interest in their form of music.
Dancing at the London rock ‘n’ roll revival show in Wembley Arena. |
Rock ‘n’ roll fans who attended the Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival at Wembley, North London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) |
Teddy boys gather at Wembley Stadium for The London Rock and Roll Show. (Photo by Michael Webb/Keystone/Getty Images) |
A woman standing next to a teddy-boy sells leather belts at the Rock n’ Roll Festival, Wembley Stadium. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) |
Hippies and rockers together at the rock ‘n’ roll Revival Show, held at Wembley Stadium, London. (Photo by Michael Webb/Getty Images) |
Rock ‘n’ roll legend Little Richard in costume at an empty Wembley Stadium, during rehearsals for a concert. (Photo by Tim Graham/Evening Standard/Getty Images) |
Japanese hippies amongst the large crowd at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival at Wembley Stadium, London. Among them is Mei Wei |
The audience in the arena at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival, Wembley, North London |
Dancing together during a rock ‘n’ roll festival at Wembley Stadium. |
Teddy Boys, hippies, Rockers and Hell’s Angels gathered at Wembley Stadium for a Rock ‘n’ Roll revival show |
A Teddy boy and his girlfriend arm-in-arm after a Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival |
Flyer for The Rock n Roll Show printed on the back of a subscription form for Oz magazine, July 1972 |
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