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''[[The Observer]]'''s Wildlife Exhibition held here in 1963 was an important early event in highlighting awareness of worldwide endangered species, and it gained a large attendance (46,000).<ref>William M. Adams, ''Against Extinction:The Story of Conservation'' (Earthscan 2004), p. 61. Example of display, [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/imagelibrary/image_details.cfm?id=112857] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208172821/http://www.english-nature.org.uk/imagelibrary/image_details.cfm?id=112857|date=8 February 2009}}</ref>
 
In April 1967, a benefit event took place thereat the Palace. [[The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream]], organised by the ''[[International Times]]'', demonstrated the importance of the quickly developing [[Underground (British subculture)|Underground]] scene. Although venues such as the [[UFO Club]] were hosting counter-cultural bands, this was certainly the largest indoor event at the time. Performers included headlining act [[Pink Floyd]] as well as the [[Pretty Things]], [[Savoy Brown]], [[the Crazy World of Arthur Brown]], [[Soft Machine]], [[The Purple Gang]], [[The Move]] and [[Sam Gopal|Sam Gopal's Dream]] (featuring Sam Gopal, Mick Hutchinson and [[Pete Sears]]). [[John Lennon]] attended, and [[Yoko Ono]] (who was soon to become Lennon's new romantic partner) presented her performance work "Cut Piece".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php/npf-mag/311-syd-barrett-and-the-beatles-1966-1969-by-john-j-olivar |title=Nothing Found For Npf Mag 311 Syd Barrett And The Beatles 1966 1969 By John J Olivar 404 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628034739/http://neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk/index.php/npf-mag/311-syd-barrett-and-the-beatles-1966-1969-by-john-j-olivar |archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref>
 
===1970s===
[[File:Lynne Featherstone on Alexandra Palace.ogg|thumb|right|Audio description of Alexandra Palace by former local MP, [[Lynne Featherstone]]]]
In 1970, Italian director [[Lucio Fulci]] filmed an important segment of his [[giallo]] film ''[[A Lizard in a Woman's Skin]]'' here. Alexandra Palace posed as a disused church.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067361/ |title=A Lizard in a Woman's Skin |date=20 March 1973 |via=IMDb |access-date=1 July 2018 |archive-date=12 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412014824/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067361/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The rock band [[Led Zeppelin]] played at Alexandra Palace's Grand Hall in two sell out performances on the evenings of the 22/23 December 1972.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Led Zeppelin {{!}} Official Website |url=https://www.ledzeppelin.com/ |access-date=24 November 2020|website=LedZeppelin.com |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110214958/https://merch.ledzeppelin.com/?ref=}}</ref> Their concert tickets were priced at £1 each for the two -hour -long gig and were uniquely made available from specific Harlequin Record Shops within Central London.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1972 |title=Led Zeppelin Live |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=oG0q7Ex55Xo |url-status=live |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=YouTube |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119070259/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&feature=youtu.be&v=oG0q7Ex55Xo }}</ref><ref name=":0" />
 
In 1973, the [[Divine Light Mission]] held a "Festival of Love" there.<ref>Price, Maeve (1979): "The Divine Light Mission as a social organisation". ''Sociological Review'', 27, Page 279–96.</ref> Also in 1973, British rock band [[Wishbone Ash]] played a Christmas concert at the palace, billed as "Christmas at the Palace".
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The [[Campaign for Real Ale]] held the [[Great British Beer Festival]] there from 1977 to 1980<ref name="gbbf-hist" /> (the 1980 edition taking place in tents outside the fire-damaged Alexandra Palace<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.camra.org.uk/key-events-in-camra-s-history |title=The History of CAMRA |date=2014 |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119070309/https://camra.org.uk/about/about-us/our-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>). On the afternoon of 10 July 1980 (an accidental) fire destroyed the Great Hall, Banqueting Suite, Dressing Rooms and Ice Rink during contractors routine repairs and maintenance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lost in flames |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/05/21/fire_destroyed_feature.shtml |access-date=24 November 2020 |work=BBC |archive-date=5 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105231746/http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/05/21/fire_destroyed_feature.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
From July 27 July to August 5 August, The London Music Festival '73 was held here. It claimed to be the biggest indoor rock festival ever staged.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
 
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The [[Sinclair C5]] battery electric vehicle was launched at the palace in January 1985, one week after the closure of the 405-line television system that was inaugurated there 49 years earlier.
 
In November 1989, [[the Stone Roses]] played their first major gig in the [[Southern England|South of England]] at Alexandra Palace, notable particularly as the band sold the venue out before being featured significantly in the music press or making any national television appearances.
 
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In April 2000, the funeral service of the Labour MP [[Bernie Grant]] took place at the Palace. An estimated 3,000 people attended.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/apr/19/uk.politicalnews |title=Tottenham turns out in style for Bernie Grant's funeral |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=19 April 2000 |access-date=17 August 2022 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119070259/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/apr/19/uk.politicalnews |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
[[File:Darkness live.jpg|thumb|[[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] performing at Alexandra Palace in 2006.]]
The fourth [[Mind Sports Olympiad]] was held at Alexandra Palace in August 2000, with more than 4,000 competitors from around the world taking part in mind sports.<ref name="mso">''Fierce rivalry in 'Olympics' for brainboxes'', [[CNN]], Paul Sussman, 23 August 2000, [http://articles.cnn.com/2000-08-23/world/mind.olympiad_1_lady-mary-tovey-mind-sports-backgammon?_s=PM:WORLD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926143723/http://articles.cnn.com/2000-08-23/world/mind.olympiad_1_lady-mary-tovey-mind-sports-backgammon?_s=PM%3AWORLD|date=26 September 2012}} retrieved 18 July 2012</ref>
 
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The [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Duke]] and [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|Duchess of Cambridge]] presented the [[Earthshot Prize]]s, with many celebrity guests, at Alexandra Palace on 17 October 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Hannah |last2=Foster |first2=Max |title=Winners of Prince William's £1 million Earthshot environmental prize announced |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/16/uk/prince-william-earthshot-prize-intl-gbr/index.html |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=CNN World |date=18 October 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018004532/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/16/uk/prince-william-earthshot-prize-intl-gbr/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
[[Fontaines DCD.C.]] performed the last show of their 2021 UK tour at Alexandra Palace on 27 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hodgkinson |first=Will |title=Fontaines DC review — sensational in their big London breakout concert |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fontaines-dc-review-sensational-in-their-big-london-breakout-concert-jz5gvhdgk |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 October 2021 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028133708/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fontaines-dc-review-sensational-in-their-big-london-breakout-concert-jz5gvhdgk |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On 19 May 2022, [[Charli XCX]] took to the stage for her largest show to date, mid waymidway through her Europe and North American tour: [[Crash the Live Tour]].
 
On 5 March 2023, [[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum]] performed a stand alone sold out show after a last minute venue change from the o2[[Brixton Academy in Brixton]] following [[Brixton_Academy#2022_Asake_concert_crush|a crush]] at a previous gig.
 
==Notes and references==
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