The music management company Blackhill Enterprises held the first rock concert in Hyde Park on 29 June 1968 , attended by 15,000 people . On the bill were Pink Floyd , Roy Harper and Jethro Tull , while John Peel later said it was " the nicest concert I ’ve ever been to " . Subsequently , Hyde Park has featured some of the most significant concerts in rock . The supergroup Blind Faith ( featuring Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood ) played their debut gig in Hyde Park on 7 June 1969 . The Rolling Stones headlined a concert ( later released as The Stones in the Park ) on 5 July that year , two days after the death of founding member Brian Jones , and is now remembered as one of the most famous gigs of the 1960s . Pink Floyd returned to Hyde Park on 18 July 1970 , playing new material from '' Atom Heart Mother '' . All of the early gigs from 1968 to 1971 were free events , contrasting sharply with the later commercial endeavours
The Stones in the Park
The Stones in the Park
Hyde Park, London