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The Moody Blues play to an audience of 300,000 at the annual Festival de l'Humanite in Paris, France, Europe.The day is so hot that dozens of fans are hospitalised, having been overcome by the heat. Headlining the show is French singing star Mireille Matthieu.Full article:
Val Weston (Melody Maker) : Dozens of people were taken to hospital at a French festival in Paris where the Moody Blues were playing last Saturday. They were overcome by heat. A crowd estimated at over 250,000 attended the festival called the Festival de l’humanise.
A massive 300,000 fans – three times the capacity of Wembley Stadium – watched their open-air concert on the outskirts of Paris. The show was appropriately titled “Festival De Humanite”. The festival was held in a series of fields containing a mass of amplifiers and loudspeaker equipment.
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A massive 300,000 fans – three times the capacity of Wembley Stadium – watched their open-air concert on the outskirts of Paris. The show was appropriately titled “Festival De Humanite”. The festival was held in a series of fields containing a mass of amplifiers and loudspeaker equipment.