Hard Rock Calling - 2007

After Hard Rock Calling's 2006 success, a Hard Rock Calling 2007 quickly entered planning stages. It was announced that the event would take place during the weekend of 23-24 June 2007. It was Aerosmith's first concert in the United Kingdom for 8 years, and featured Peter Gabriel and the recently reformed Crowded House as a joint-headliner for the first day. Other draws to this year's event were the addition of a new third stage. Only one band to have played at the previous Hard Rock Calling, Rose Hill Drive, played again in 2007. One of the many incarnations of the Buena Vista Social Club featured. Hard Rock Calling 2007's version of the band includes Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, Orlando "Cachaito" López, Manuel Galbán and Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos (trumpet). Unlike the previous years' mostly British mainstage, of the nine bands playing, three were American, one from New Zealand and one from Australia.

Sunday became an "Aerosmith Family" event. Aerosmith headlined the mainstage, with it opened by The Micki Free Electric Blues then Arckid - a band featuring Steve Tyler son in law. Chris Cornell played the main stage before Aerosmith made their appearance. TAB the Band, played fourth on the bill on second stage featuring Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry's two sons. Many people saw the event as unbalanced, with most commercially successful bands playing the Sunday. The second stage was sponsored by Pepsi. Despite Aerosmith having the headline slot on Sunday, Chris Cornell played for the same length of time. His set combined Audioslave and Soundgarden songs with his own. In keeping with the family theme Aerosmith brought with them, on Saturday Peter Gabriel's daughter sang and played percussion. On Sunday Cornell brought his two children onto the stage for the audience to see.

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Hard Rock Calling - Overview

Hard Rock Calling also known as Hyde Park Calling is an annual music festival held in Hyde Park, London. Initially it took place on Saturday July 1 and Sunday July 2, 2006. The music played is primarily rock music, and various performers, including Aerosmith, Neil Young, Bon Jovi, The Who and Bruce Springsteen have played at the event. The organizers of this festival are Hard Rock Cafe and Live Nation.

The 2006 Hard Rock Calling festival had two stages, and was headlined by Roger Waters and his band on the Saturday and The Who on the Sunday. Gates opened at 14:00 and the show ended at 22:15 on both evenings. The Who's Sunday headline performance was released as part of their Encore Series 2006 of CDs & DVDs. The Hard Rock Calling festival was a peaceful one, being inside the city the event required attendees to rely on external accommodation. Unlike more popular festivals such as Download Festival or Reading and Leeds Festival, which require camping on site for most people.

Despite the veteran status of the headline acts, most other bands were younger and with a more 'contemporary' audience, providing a contrast in musical styles. Since this festival, Razorlight particularly has acquired much fame and in under a year has gone from second slot in a smaller inaugural event like Hyde Park Calling to headlining the long-running and respected Reading/Leeds Festival. The festival mainstage proved to be unusually British, with the British Isles being represented by seven English bands and one Scottish, with only one American and one New Zealand band from abroad. However of the ten second stage bands, three were from Canada and two from the USA.

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