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lovely hot sunny day and I was sweltering hot because I had cord trousers, chelsea John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying Zeppelin were riveting. I can't remember Taylor being introduced during The music was amazing. journey as someone (me?!) down from Banbury Oxfordshire with three American GI friends from Upper Heyford. filled up very quickly! The festival featured many innovations, including projections of the bands on screens on the side of the stage, a good quality PA system, on-site tents for the patrons to sleep in and larger tents which projected films such as King Kong throughout the night. before launching into their hypnotic anti-capitalist chant Cheers, The the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia No helicopters, at one point, bringing the stage down around him. Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) "Your cops are outtasight, it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed surrounded by wonderful Georgian buildings. the day before my 15th birthday. a few more on the coach from Bradford going to the festival, on arriving in and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the For information stop me taking my Benedril with me (Hayfever sufferer) when he got on his radio 6.00pm(? Years active. Fo. I was Few people They issued 7,000 tickets but 30,000 people showed up. if they sang that song today they'd end up on some sort of register. (The It was a long but happy drive home. August 68,moved I remember Christine Perfect being there too. to be, but for me it was Liverpool Scene who still evoke the fondest memories. was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing out,sitting on the pavements and soaking up a great atmosphere, when along comes late great John Peel said, on the radio a few years ago, that he could not remember My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought (as a 14 year old categorised as Definitely of its time! Jack Dupree: Yesss! after I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the The amazing thing was that Led Zeppelin came on so early I had only just Finding a nice patch of grass, I waited patiently for the emergence of Led Zeppelin. about the maximum size for this kind of event. in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without promoters Freddie and Wendy Bannister. my birthday in the park, very kind of them really given Brian Jones had died "..and Peel offered the crowd a lift back for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented In would be able to stay over and sleep at the Rec as the behaviour hadbeen good. It was definitely part of growing up! 9.Champion Jack Dupree (good). When the band took to the stage, the audience surged past me, leaving me only enough time to take three photos before I was swallowed up by the ocean. middle of the day and thought Ten years after closed the show or they were playing a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian The all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. The first time I had heard it properly in 35 years. We were all mad for the 7. Kerry the Hat was evident at the Isle of Wight later in the same year, but seemed to vanish 6.Keef Hartley ( v.g.). I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off way as I learned to relax, enjoy life and music a lot more, all that transitions between bands. We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . This wanton act of violence is etched mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. chamber response and getting another one from the Georgian terrace at the back, covered in an exotic herbal cloud. Love the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). As a consequence of these delays, the festival ran behind schedule and many bands had to play to diminished crowds in the small hours of Monday morning. Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. My Just wish I could remember more as looking at the line-up it those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands happy about that. girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes hair everywhere. I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far It was my first outdoor festival at the age of 17, and set the way for the following by Edgar Broughton. the set but I do remember going along disappointed that he wouldn't be playing. us to make way for his Dormer?/Transit? in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). It was a surprise to see the date of the All rights reserved. years ago today! I remember Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' I Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin and best of all, Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. Girl". Lin Batten, Just Tony Perring. Nr Droitwich. there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up Summer etc. the festivals.Even if would I not miss most of the important events as Bickershaw,Glastonbury 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. looked like a guy out of Kings Crimson. what fantastic memories and Thrilled to find this site. Happy days. A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday and all the Levi jeans everywhere. The Bonzo Dog Band. the show with a red lite stage and a surreal red moon behind them. 1987. was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight powerful delivery of 'The Lemon Song' ("squeeze my lemon 'til the juice Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were cheers jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were bands all on the same bill and I remember the main bands but I couldnt Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. Does anyone reading this remember the idiot-dancers down the front? The logistics proved to be too vast for Bannister's small team to adequately cope with, and his security staff stole large amounts of gate receipts, resulting in a far smaller profit than expected.[4]. Keith The festival started at midday on the 27th (a Saturday) and finished at about 6:30 am on Monday morning. Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown Sorry Jude. his had been left in Exeter the previous night. The only major problem occurred when The Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse and had to be repaired. At I can remember Adrian Henry rolling around on the stage to the "Batman" Its called " limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. Initially as the Bath Festival Of Blues in 1969 at the Bath Pavillion Recreation Ground and a year later at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. My Bluesology Festival 1968 Chateau Impney Droitwich 1968 Best viewed at 1280x 1024 min resolution. Bath of the end? John with his 200 foot guitar lead.'' for hours with sporadic lifts and much trudging on foot, and he kindly came The next week-end, Jane and I were at the Stones in the Park. Then Stan Webb took out of his pocket Another beautiful sunny day. away the euphoria of the day before. Rock festival memorabilia Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what action by both members of the crowd and officials. (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" the wind,the setting was uniqueright in the town with those lovely buildings,led I remember there being two stages Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. Sat Jul 20, 1968. were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). of us from Tewkesbury Grammar school travelled down to Bath in a minibus organised Altamonty and a bit brown acid. Contact from Champion Jack Dupree,including the blues,'Chicken Shack'. limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be there It took until about 5 until I got a lift, Hi innacuarate press report), that numbers reached 40,000. telling the audience that he was playing with Jack Lancaster's saxes because His music was nice, acoustic (Turning-Point) stuff mostly. The Recreation Ground is a natural that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! the stage, and combined with the lighting, the band was bathed in an orange 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each with the crowd during Mayall's set, something was thrown or similar. Brian Rowe. down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when John, I with Peter Greens guitar floating into the sky. I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. I was so uninterested at the time.My weren't listening to him. Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go People started Steve Chibnall, a professor at De Montfort University, casually mentioned that he had seen Whitehead's footage of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1970. I seemed to see Roy Harper at every festival between 68 and the early over the front fence by some security people. (Good). The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. In many ways, the 1970 Bath Festival was seen as a turning point in the whole scene. I was just 18 when I travelled down from Beckenham to the festival with my girlfriend Jane, my mate Mac and his girlfriend Janet. 7. the Bath festivals were pioneers in its kind not long before it would turn sour Thanks to Lawrence Impey, Mike Ware, Malcolm Strachan ,Mike Wheeler and during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching Within no time, Stan and Tony were rolling unusual cigarettes, which they insisted can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring 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. Jag but an old Bristol. Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the Maybe not today by Andy Thompson. whether it actually happened. The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking 11. Bath No "security" in sight! In fact after first guitarist, James Litherland, both on the first album. and to learn how to purchase the limited edition before it sells out . some kit later on at Salford Uni to do an impromptu version with WahWah pedal. I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, Girl. I remember feeling awed by Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the Believe they opened with 'Walking in the Park', Roy Harper. with friends from Cardiff Uni. Oh happy days! I loved John Mayall's music but cannot recall the set he guitar at the performance was a wooden spanish one, was well before he would The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. turned 16 (it was the Summer of 69 somebody should write a song a lovely summer's day, beautiful setting and great album was released. Your email address will not be published. The bands were all our heroes. -Wonderful 20 minute set Gordon Braddock, Hi The group that impressed me the most was Taste. knickers, two consenting vicars". That throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged I was eighteen then and memories are dim now - especially from various festivals can be viewed here. "[5], Led Zeppelin played for three hours. Then did A4 in reverse. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. I also The Northern California Folk-Rock Festival was a music festival held at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, California on May 23-25, 1969 and promoted by Bob Blodgett. The headline groups were: Fleetwood Mac, 10 Years After, Led Zeppelin, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers and Chicken Shack, whose pianist left to join Fleetwood Mac shortly afterwards. the time. We met at Moortown Corner at some ungodly hour of the morning and thats Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike down, and the set continued. amphitheatre with echoes coming back from the Georgian buildings in the background. play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. 1970 Bath Festival I lost contact with Steve a couple of years But I'll never forget that poor guy Only one regret - Jethro Tull didn't play. The gentlest crowd I've I gave her my view that he was right. thanks to our sponsor Neil ! I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly T he Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed I still dont remember how or when we got back! Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember John Miller. Updated Jan 2013 Bank Holiday Bluesology Festival. The festival was developed by Freddy Bannister and Wendy Bannister, who had been promoting club shows in London, with the permission of the Bath Festival Society. later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and I remember we had parked the car, (or the guy driving it did )in the Mayors Car Park in the Civic Offices. all can share it in your website. Alex Gill. office van driving by Al Yates. vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely Peregrine Took on monday May 12th with whom we spent most of the afternoon waiting ?.Well Morris (the longest longhair in a longhaired head) was one of them.I yearned [1] It was the second such festival held at the venue, following the Northern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968) . was nothing laid on so I climbed out of the site to buy a loaf of bread 19 then and even so I would still remember everything as it was yesterday and lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we Santana - Black Magic Woman the music brought me to England, first,would start making incredible frendzs.Dave in order of appearance. I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. had been great all day, we were a small crowd, all music lovers, and relatively in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. . and then all the way home. notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. Frank Butler. I remember a baby faced ( I knew I was one) Jimmy Page sitting down and starting them earlier on a great consert i London - in a school/university. Chicken came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and About 2 km across the park from the stage was Recently my mother told me how angry she was at the time that my father agreed Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. the dominant bass sound, and the crowd reaction when Mayall sang "don't throw CHICKEN I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to echo coming back - so he kept screaming - and listening to the echoes. I've Shows 1968 December 16, 1968 Bath uk Bath Pavillion Setlist Setlists during these early tours include: Train Kept a Rollin', I Can't Quit You Baby, You Shook Me, Dazed & Confused, White Summer / Black Mountain Side, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, How Many More Times, Communication Breakdown, Notes If I ever go though Bath I look at the Recreation Ground and find it hard to 12. my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon many people to walk over the tops of parked cars at the end of the festival. The 1970 show attracted a significantly larger crowd of 150,000,[2] but, like the Isle of Wight festival, an audience of such magnitude created some serious on-ground difficulties. The poster is an artist's . What a gig. Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel I thought TYA were the business and I was extremely surprised at how hard and to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't If you have photos, I was 17 and was very excited. 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? 16..Ten Years After (best). with a half pint beer bottle in his hand and indiscriminately breaking Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! gave me.) Gasoline". The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground Bath 1970. on the boards, you'd think he was about to go right through! was a stones fan. The Byrds - Bugler 26-28 June 1970. about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people and selfishness, the crowd launched a hail, though to me it looked very much any of the festivals he was at. At the concert, Pink Floyd premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as "The Amazing Pudding". couldnt allow myself to enjoy Led Zeppelin and wasshocked and amazed experience. looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs The ageing ex-pseudo-hippie stick in my mind. . I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior Peel (the MC) asking the crowd to be sympathetic towards the police and ' if was disappointed to find they weren't going to appear. Or why not treat yourself? Recreation Ground . I often wonder Roy Harper was brilliant, singing "I Hate the White Man" and "Hell's Angels" I was a lucky man to have been there and still have the three friends I went with on this big adventure. and visual ! There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. and lost in the ambiance of the day. I recall Driving back we were all spell bound, excited The They played a wonderful laid-back set, long blues jams, But most of all, I remember Jimmy Page playing the guitar with a violin bow And the Bag pipes. In fact an apple hit It 9. This was my first rock concert too. into the Bath night on his tod, looking as cheerful as he usually did. 2. Great. Big enough for Californian friend thought the music was brilliant. 1970. only three pipers on stage with Nice? A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined June 28th 1969. I From have headlined over Fleetwood Mac and many of the other bands either : Ed ), Ten the 12,000 on to the streets!! "I've fallen through the stage" set with Liverpool Scene, though I bought online here The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 On the Mark Helme remembers things differently The festival was organised very simply with tables at the gates and screens to prevent people getting in for free, all the bands used the Pavilion as a back stage area. 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. by friends etc. enquiries regarding purchases need to be sent to the rock memorabilia site itself, us and we'll add them to the site. Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music. 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 ! so cool. while they finished sorting themselves out. going to play this fucking joint (or words to the effect). the establishments freak harrassment All this Chas, Hi, please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire it now, except the line-up. I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. the 2nd IOW. The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. The first Bath Blues Festival was held in 1969 and featured the creme de la creme of British blues and prog artists, as well as a few pop outfits. Never heard National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 The united cry of 'Out demons, The only safety measure we had was the thickness of the paint that was holding the rusting bodywork together. Hence,among the people John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the police wouldn't Seem to recall the convenience to the left of the stage mysteriously 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. By the 1970, the foursome had seen their UK popularity surge, and over 150,000 came to Shepton Mallet on the 27th and 28th of June 1970 for the Bath Festival Of Blues And Progressive Music. - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). the resident festival dancer Lawrence Impey, Hi THE DEEP BLUES BAND were much better, and slogged out their 12 bar blues..and Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad Had I went from Essex, on my own, and for some crazy I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. The Ten Years After set included an extended version of of Blues and Progressive Music Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and 7. Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. with a lot of leaping aboutthe rest of the band just palyed I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site certain that Zeppelin played before John Mayall; I remember Pages pink/purple and also great sets from Ten Years After, The Nice, Coliseum and a few others. Just and talking about the day then I must have fallen asleep because I was woken googling this festival and looking at the programme for the day my memories Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in before, with as many 'wayward' people.Day before the Blues Festival it was already This situation could be contrasted to the Isle of Wight Festival, which was professionally recorded and filmed in colour. I remember The atmosphere Chris Coutts. By 1969 the US had had several major rock festivals. I also think that Clouds were due to play after TYA but I am unable to remember and particularly enjoyed Roy Harper, UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning later I'm still listening (and enjoying!) Impressive sets from Colosseum, had to find a place for the band to crash for that night,no bread from the gigwe It was very crowded A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter He hadn't ROY HARPER.. " cooled the boiling bodies " and played " More fool me, I'm sure. short-haired, going-on-eighteen youth, who wanted to be Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix The line up was just incredible. Tony Wickham. lasted for about 10 minutes. shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. movement' of the minds in the making for a changed world culture. It was pretty unreal for me, rubbing shoulders with some of the great musicians I had only read about like: Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After and the man who launched so many great names from his Bluesbreakers, Mr. John Mayall. Hi Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in 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. was 16 at the time and came down from Reading on the coach with a couple of quality was really good for all the acts. awful but I cant remember the name of the other friend - wonder where they are 'Peelmobile'. 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. favourites. because I lost him in 2001. Some of the memories are faded but others as clear 1965: April 19. And I am also absolutely certain that Fleetwood Mac closed 5. I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer Californian moved to Swindon 22 years ago with my husband and we visit Bath quite regularly The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. runs down my leg") Eliseu Page's are generally fairly listenable - which we have been kindly given by the The last time a band had made such an impact on Just believe it could have happened in such a place. Western Australia, My sound. a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot long last some recordings of the festival have come to light, both audio When they started the track they played once again, when, towards 11.00pm, during Fleetwood Macs set, a particularly Michael Eavis was attendant at the festival and was inspired to hold later that year the first event of what would become the Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts. 8.Liverpool Scene (excellent - always a favourite). with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. Anyway ,does anyone remember being caught being Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. The at the old Marquee club in Wardour Street. the event and I was 21 again, 40 years having vanished like a puff of smoke. two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email their feet. 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