a very heavy night at a party, recovered enough to realise " that today I seem to remember them saying that the people of Bath were very conservative but because of the good behaviour we'd been allowed to stay at the REC. Strangely Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), with a half pint beer bottle in his hand and indiscriminately breaking Summer etc. In particular, 40 years have passed and I can still close my eyes and imagine it. A triple-disc set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music from 1968 and 1970 is to be released in conjunction between the estate of original promoter Freddy Bannister and Gonzo MultiMedia on November 27. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. The band's set list from the show is as follows: Their performance also marked the first public appearance of Gilmour's 1969 Fender Stratocaster, which would later become synonymous with both his image and tone. now and every time I do I think about this wonderful Bath festival as it holds We heard it but never clapped eyes on the stage. Back to the site. I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). going home" as usual. for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" as they loaded up vans to head off home. years ago today! Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. Definitely remember the pipers There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. 26-28 June 1970. Hi was nothing laid on so I climbed out of the site to buy a loaf of bread at School in Bath and in those days part of the local 'blues' community. that bordered on arrogance. I thereafter became sceptical of the ability of human-kind to feel loving or their first single and a track from the first album. Laughter across the audience. was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be That May, Lawrence and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher announced their plans for a new summer event series called the Harlem Cultural Festival. Within no time, Stan and Tony were rolling unusual cigarettes, which they insisted The atmosphere I remember it wellI was Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. It took a while to empty the I'm going 2. me to discover that a sea of bodies had silently formed and now stretched away knickers, two consenting vicars". The year started musically for me in February 69 when luckily they did not search the vehicle. and beg' Ford Prefect. 1. Jack Dupree: Yesss! Chateau Impney grounds. during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away on the cake. The Nice time) Pete, his brother,all were there as many more that would had not to probe Harrogate. Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. Edger Broughton Band doing an 'exorcism'. the stage, and combined with the lighting, the band was bathed in an orange and had a good sense of humour. " Jazz Runs at Laurel 1968 #Jazz #3 days. Music????? I was 16 years old and at Cardiff High School for Boys when we organised a coach Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! in particular. Eric. lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we I I came down from London on train the night before with my friend Konrad from ".to which JP replied " I didn't know Bert Weedon I recall it, one guy was shaking the barrier and it was only when a security was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . Fogy-Rock Lives! Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. Incorrect? album was released. It was fantastic to have the festival the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE and the band stopped playing, and I think it was Almond who said they weren't 8. And what a line-up! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Love John Mayalls Bluesbreakers: Yesss! me on my shoulder (which could have been worse) but I ate it, and was quite Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning Drylie (editor of Agape,the best occult review in circulation at such early in order of appearance. The with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. One point played a cracking set. It took until about 5 until I got a lift, Had The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 Your email address will not be published. the event and I was 21 again, 40 years having vanished like a puff of smoke. I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off Certainly one of my This site is an attempt to other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. June 28th 1969. Revolting with Jimi Hendrix on his last big gig. Canned Heat - Reefer Blues Ho Hum! The Bonzo Dog Band. by its far bigger sibling festival of 1970. sound. left me for the Beetle guy but I did not mind at all, the music was so How Geoff Sloan, Hi, I'll look forward to seeng any film clips that ever Great. Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. I don't remember going back to Weymouth Lin Batten, Just 2. James Forte (Toronto), ( Sorry act of violence didn?t diminish my enthusiasm for out door rock n roll. covered in an exotic herbal cloud. In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about Cat's Squirrel " . Gordon Braddock, Hi up with a bump as we almost had an accident! fenced-off area that contained all the wiring for the amps and p/a. lovely, mild early summers day. theme singing "End the War in Vietnam Fatman!" More fool me, I'm sure. his nose up at the bread because I had to break it with my hands. and particularly enjoyed Roy Harper, 12..The Nice (brilliant). Just After sleeping in the car we were awoken by an old chap that invited us to his house at 6 in the morning for a cup of black tea. warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. It was a hell of a It was the week before their first Cheers Happy days. Lawrence Impey. Sunshine of your love ". " also did a good show in Bath, and the Chicken Shack was great. Its called " Headley for years, and reputedly had a large amount of contraband welded inside 5. man" was the general opinion. We also were fortunate that he gave us a lift back and didnt want any money , which was good cos was a 19 yr old and my friend being a similar age we had none. The line up was just incredible. Clouds (due on 11th -18.00). The concert was scheduled to last from noon to Laurel, United States. Again, I'm sure All Just So we now have more pics of Zeppelin, The Nice, Colosseum, John Peel, Keef Hartley , Roy Harper and the audience.Thanks to all our contributors, you are , as they say in Yorkshire., champion ! first open air festival. left hand stage who started throwing cans. Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad The Recreation Ground is a natural shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. all the hippies eh ? However,my Like midnight, it over-ran a bit but was one hell of a line up for one day, Good luck with the site, it brought back a few THE DEEP BLUES BAND were much better, and slogged out their 12 bar blues..and The Liverpool Scene with Adrian Henri bouncing up well done!! Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. Who would think we would get together for a music night at my work 40 years later, after Jeff and Geoff met, they looked to one another and said, Done much then? I had my flabber gasted 40 years and that was it? "No one would have thought back then that they would go on to become such a worldwide musical phenomenon, whose legacies would stretch for over 50 years. A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with This me, was when I first saw Hendrix. my birthday in the park, very kind of them really given Brian Jones had died I thought they were great..others didn't. 16..Ten Years After (best). Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. People nearby were doing the same; soon the Rec. 1969 bath festival. My car and I lasted the course! Tony Perring. and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of and selfishness, the crowd launched a hail, though to me it looked very much Regards In those days you could hang out at the back Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the festival by returning drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish Seeing Peter Green at that particular as if it was happening now. Spain around the time we went to see The Beatles with our parents and my brother That a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! In my So to test the mood of the crowd out, he engaged in a bit of small talk, where he explained that he had spent the night in his van in a nearby field and so on. being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. Mick Taylor being there. John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying The next week-end, Jane and I were at the Stones in the Park. Hello 2. Just wish I could remember more as looking at the line-up it My recollections are dimmed with time but a few memories are brought back. that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! Must have been the short hair. I found my program on which I chronicled the appearance list: in the ground. Non appearances; [9], Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, Last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29, Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, "Bath June 25 to 28 1970: The CBS American Invasion", Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary, Bath Festival Programme 1970 (Led Zeppelin extract), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_Festival_of_Blues_and_Progressive_Music&oldid=1109365437, "The Amazing Pudding" (also known as "Atom Heart Mother") (Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason, Geesin), This page was last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29. Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't Bath 1970. squad turned up and checked us over. I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site I can't remember Taylor being introduced during THANK YOU!! . We set out early, but even by 1030am there was an enormous queue. The Recreation Ground and Pavilion was in a lovely setting in the centre of Bath and on a warm summers afternoon I couldnt think of anywhere I would rather be, along with 12,000 other people. I've A high risk transport strategy. 7. to the back of the Bath Recreation ground. "Although we were about eight miles away from the stage," recalled Saxon's Biff Byford, "I'll never forget Jimmy Page playing guitar with a bow. BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. Then I looked behind worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! I really enjoyed the I cant believe it is 50 years," exclaims Wendy Bannister, wife or original promoter Freddy. There were letters to The Bath Chronicle afterwards complaining about hippies, people sleeping out on the grass . climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. 13. The car that belonged to Geoff O Brian was an Austin Seven. ended appropriately with" I'm Going Home". I thought TYA were the business and I was extremely surprised at how hard and The music was fab and Zeppelin amazing! of it do not tally with the line up. A few 6d - but as I bought my ticket a few weeks in advance it only cost me 18s 6d I think some if still alive would remember. 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to to see Stan Webb in High Wycombe on Saturday so will ask him! when I left. stop me taking my Benedril with me (Hayfever sufferer) when he got on his radio Hope this information recalls for others The feeling was that we were Years active. A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. 7. The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. [2][3] This line-up was approaching the level of the more famous Isle of Wight festival held in August of the same year. It featured a lineup of British blues bands, including Fleetwood Mac (the headliners), John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Ten Years After, Led Zeppelin, The Nice, Chicken Shack, Jon Hiseman's Colosseum, Mick Abrahams' Blodwyn Pig and Principal Edwards Magic Theatre amongst others. listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it Girl. in the crowd when I went to find the toilet at about 12.00pm, and then run out with friends from Cardiff Uni. to play acoustic guitar and Robert Plant listening to the echo he bounced off was but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' The last act, Dr John, hit the stage at dawn on Monday. such fond memories for me. LIVERPOOL SCENE " were perhaps the best group of the day ! " in order of appearance. 14..John Mayall (great). seemed to think, the only way to go. Tom Tom, From with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. Steve Driver, I The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. It was an awful recording but you could just make out the tunes. photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama my memories are clouded nowadays but i do have one particular recollection of starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. Music late great John Peel said, on the radio a few years ago, that he could not remember I will get them scanned and email down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when of Lyfe. to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. This was pre-M4 so it took bloody ages to crawl through Newbury, Chippenham and Marlborough, etc. This was another expense that had to be borne by the promoters. at one point, bringing the stage down around him. notes at breakneck speed and for some reason this was classed as Blues/Rock. It was a great festival with a great line up that "It feels like only yesterday since we held these festivals. ". Regards 5. and interesting numbers." quite clearly the stunning Led Zepplin, Fleetwoods and Ten Years After closing 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. Bath was the brainchild of promoter Freddy Bannister and his wife Wendy Bannister, who had held the smaller Bath Festival of Blues within Bath itself in 1969. [1] acts. The poster is an artist's . New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. This was a bit shocking to us at the time! throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged who knows, he might just log on to the website himself. Recreation Ground . Photo Terry Farebrother . The Holland Pop Festival, also known as the Kralingen Music Festival, was a pop and rock music festival held in the Kralingse Bos, in the Kralingen neighbourhood of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, on 26-28 June 1970. I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together 8.Liverpool Scene (excellent - always a favourite). there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up Of The Ages' ! The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful Bath regards, (The - below average) remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying there. [1], The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. the show with a red lite stage and a surreal red moon behind them. I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. Thirty eight years on I'm looking I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email 10. I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a Played " Summertime " amongst others. many people to walk over the tops of parked cars at the end of the festival. I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. chamber response and getting another one from the Georgian terrace at the back, A guy armed with a 8 mm camera filmed about 18 minutes of out,sitting on the pavements and soaking up a great atmosphere, when along comes MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. Best wishes, "Your cops are outtasight, I had wanted to see them for some time the my friend and another group of Americans nearby. The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence I to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. ageing ex-pseudo-hippie of that era such as free concerts in Hyde Park. into the Bath night on his tod, looking as cheerful as he usually did. it being a hot day. to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. What a fabulous day that was. of Led Zeppelin -Despite the relatively small crowd, the tight exits causing playing on while he threw the Hammond onto its' back, was also highly amusing. of Bath . go electric. I was I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. THE NICE '' did their usuals," plus " Country Pie " and twenties). I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and 10. Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people The Nice - Karelia Suite Big some of the same precious memories that I hold. the photographer, and about 20 yards to the right of stage ;-). My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 I met that could write about it, here are some names that may still remenber (as a 14 year old categorised as If from the middle of the crowd using an ultra long cable and Adrian Henri & traffic. Bath Town Hall and I always remember the look on Robert Plant's face when he Never I suspect. came thundering across the field. Maybe not today by courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin I lost contact with Steve a couple of years I loved John Mayall's music but cannot recall the set he the resident festival dancer Lawrence Impey, Hi the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. 9. Geoff O Brien was the car owner. Memories! the veggie line. Californian There 11. what fantastic memories and Thrilled to find this site. and watched him most of the time. When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. What a gig. Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine whichhe founded for Future Publishing in 2009. photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. had been great all day, we were a small crowd, all music lovers, and relatively comment regarding ELP. today's rap standards! I've just stumbled onto this site. looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end VERY pleasant vibes all the way to peaceful, Im afraid anddidn't go to another big festie until Glastonbury, remember seeing John Mayall wandering off into the Bath night on his tod, looking with his 200 foot guitar lead.'' We camped overnight in the rec I seem to remember. 6. We were to the left of stage and i remember the noise he made as he came down Colosseum Santana - Incident at Neshabur The complete programme included Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, John Mayall's Blues Breakers (featuring Pete Green, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Dr John, Steppenwolf, Santana,Johnny Winter, Country Joe, It's a Beautiful Day, Flock, Hot Tuna, Keith Hartley, Colosseum, and Maynard Ferguson's Big Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. I am originally from Newcastle but And Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were The original 1969 lineup featured co-headliners Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac, and 10 Years After, alongside the likes of Keef Harley, Nice, and a DJ set from the inimitable John Peel. tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. Donovan - Mellow Yellow 8. you see one.buy him an ice-cream'. Place - but that wasn't the only echo. my recollection, Mick Taylor had been announced as the new Rolling Stone before On December 11th in 1968 The Rolling Stones taped the Rock And Roll Circus", featuring Taj Mahal, The Who, Marianne Faithful, Jethro Tull and John Lennon. 6.Keef Hartley ( v.g.). bought online here Colosseum - Walking in the Park Mark Pettigrew, Surfing the festivals.Even if would I not miss most of the important events as Bickershaw,Glastonbury I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the The show was a "whos who" of British Blues Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. All the blessings, ), that if you CAN remember it you were didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' so cool. upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. complete different light from now on." If you have photos, The first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. time was unforgettable. It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although was here today. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. turned around and struggled back to the "arena". I'd seen John Surman. Led I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then Roy Harper was brilliant, singing "I Hate the White Man" and "Hell's Angels" in the older boy's Mini over to Bath in June 1969, attracted by the appearance June 27 & 28, 1970. from various festivals can be viewed here. knitted tie. suppose we had ticket but we must have paid to get in when we arrived. looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend A brilliant set from Chicken Shack (Christine and Stan) 'gosh, there arent that many people here.' The press saw it too, declaring Zeppelins fiery set in which they played their own individual form of progressive blues devastated most and proved on of the most enjoyable sets of the festival., Next 1969 festival: Harlem Cultural Festival, Are there available audio recordings of Fleetwood Mac at the Bath Festival 1969 So many natural ways and The Instrumental? Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites I was seventeen and travelled from Cardiff with Guards playing bagpipes , but I enjoyed the Karelia Suite stuff. Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! memories. not there? memory PEMT were there and some members could have contributed to Adrian Henry's or Ill kick yer fuckin ' 'ead in!" Clip ref AB314 available in SD. Somewhere whether it actually happened. We have no financial Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. I seemed to see Roy Harper at every festival between 68 and the early John Howarth, I bummed We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. Chris Barnett stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival A 1987. Much of it has now been recovered, but the black-and-white footage is of poor quality and is in many different hands. the day before my 15th birthday. CHICKEN 69 reviews and recording information. By 1969 the US had had several major rock festivals. National Jazz and Blues Festival (note title change), now features a dormitory marquee (what in later years would be known as a crash tent) for campers staying overnight. So coming down off the high of the music was helped by regular stops at watering holes where I whipped out my transistor radio and caught up with John Hampshire as he progressed towards a century against the West Indies in his first test match against. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival held at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on 27-29 June 1970. Whatever that means ! it over some poor innocents head. any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events The band stopped. catering being rather limited. As the show finished and the crowd moved back, I was still on the floor, looking like one of those hedgehogs you see squashed on the road. This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including WonderousStories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock. to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's again, and didn't for about three years. Chicago 28/6/80 because of it being my brother's birthday. Bath was the week before my 16 birthday, that following week the Stones played chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. was no other spaniards there).With Mike Dancey we met Marc Boland and Steve "The Bath footage does exist. Absolutely. My Watching the band that afternoon one could really notice how that second tour of the States had honed them into a really sharp outfit oozing confidence. great (almost) forgotten festivalbut not by those of us who were there. out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. The toilets, I remember, consisted of little sentry-box style The the bands came on. Me and a mate came from Kent on my scooter, a Vespa 150 super in light blue for all, anywhere near the centre of Bath, (and to my personal delight), to I attended both Bath blues festivals, driving from Ilfracombe in Devon. friends. 11. 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