Administrators sam_webmaster Posted August 17, 2019 Administrators Share Posted August 17, 2019 Message from the Bannister family: FREDDY BANNISTER 1934 - 2019 Sadly, Freddy Bannister passed away on Sunday, following a short battle with cancer. It was, poignantly, 40 years to the day since his last Knebworth festival. We are obviously devastated. Beyond his achievements as one of the leading promoters of the ‘60s and ‘70s, he was a hugely loyal and devoted father and husband, who would have celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary to Wendy next year. We can't currently imagine a world without him in it. On behalf of Freddy, we want to say thanks to everyone for your support across the years - he always loved hearing about people's experiences from the festivals and was delighted whenever anyone got in touch to say how much they enjoyed reading his book. Let the memories live on... Henrietta & Wendy Bannister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 😢 Thanks for the memories, Freddie. Rest in peace, Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Very saddened by the passing of Freddy Bannister. He brought joy to so many, and I always felt he deserved to have been treated better by Peter Grant following the 1979 Knebworth Festival performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Keith Chivers Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 I had the best weekend ever at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, thank you Freddie Banister. RIP love John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 RIP Mr Bannister. Really enjoyed reading his book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 21 hours ago, SteveAJones said: Very saddened by the passing of Freddy Bannister. He brought joy to so many, and I always felt he deserved to have been treated better by Peter Grant following the 1979 Knebworth Festival performances. Absolutely. Not one of Peter Grant's finer moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsj Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Given that Freddie pretty much set up the Knebworth festivals to book Zeppelin its shameful the way Peter grant dealt with him ultimately leading to Freddie's bankruptcy after Zeppelin eventually did play the festival Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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