London Rock and Roll Show at Wembley Stadium in 1972 _ UK Time Capsule

   

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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