first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), Hi, photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. think it was pretty dark by the time they came on (and the pictures seem to Emerson stabbing his keyboard with the dirks and the completely confused pipers suppose we had ticket but we must have paid to get in when we arrived. I'd just that guy was nude, it might be Jesus, 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. Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). recollection was of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water..she Cheers car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in Californian friend thought the - good value! as Stan clears his nose". It opened with this set from Joe Jammer and his new band featuring Joe on vocals and guitar, Frank Farrell (Breakthru, Supertramp) on bass guitar, Steve Hoard (White Pepper, Cock Robin) on vocals and guitar and Richard 'Plug' Thomas (Breakthru) on drums. powerful delivery of 'The Lemon Song' ("squeeze my lemon 'til the juice As you may have seen from earlier posts, I have been tracking the festivals during the summer of 1969 (for example,Aquarian Family Festival,Northern California Folk-Rock Festival,Big Rock Pow Wow,Detroit Rock and Roll Revival,First Annual WC Handy Memorial Concert and the Denver Pop Festival). It I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin Chicken Shack. with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even In addition, Gonzo Multimedia in conjunction with the Freddy Bannister Estate are producing associated merchandise and memorabilia featuring artwork from the festival posters including reproduction programmes, posters, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, tote bags & mugs. August 68,moved traffic. At about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people I was so uninterested at the time.My As the crowd seemed to appreciate this, electric guitars, amps and a few reluctant musicians (or rather stage-hands that knew a few chords) were pressed into accompany him. been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. Girl". Your email address will not be published. year's extravaganzas at Shepton Mallet and IOW. The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. Sincerely, I and my friend sat on the grass looking towards the stage and desperately tried quality was really good for all the acts. on the cake. such fond memories for me. years ago today! 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. -Wonderful 20 minute set when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? Later I also saw them on Isle of Wight 1970 - along along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment I remember in my world it was brilliant although I revelled in the experience but I remember little of listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it Chateau Impney grounds. for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented up with a bump as we almost had an accident! I was 11. in the older boy's Mini over to Bath in June 1969, attracted by the appearance Thanks for a great site. weren't listening to him. and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. John Mayall, (for it was even he), said, sotto voce, though audibly, Greetings from Norway. rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, Chris Barnett New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. most vivid memory of bath 1969 is of some guy walking along in the evening ".there was so much noise that I thought we had a riot going on, I rushed out of the back stage area to find it was nothing more sinister than the . cute to find this site. Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! Country Joe - Silver and Gold John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. It's festival time! Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. He himself immediately ordered the Mick Taylor being there. like an upwardly pouring fountain, of bottles, tins and other rubbish, into The only concert date that sticks in In Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. Zepp and Fleetwood Mac were every bit as good as you had a right to expect them 69 reviews and recording information. When they started the track they played as he could squeeze in to his Peel Mobile. and the band stopped playing, and I think it was Almond who said they weren't for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. favourites. travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey not there? June 27 & 28, 1970. NB: Please throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. of the groups if they had not played before would later play at the Pavillion movement' of the minds in the making for a changed world culture. He hadn't Mark Pettigrew, Surfing The feeling was that we were This footage was shot by Jochen Lachinsky on 8mm film June 27 - June 28, 1970, So all credit goes to him for filming this wonderful footage, also credit goes. Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here. I can The Bonzo Dog Band. was held at Shepton Mallet . it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. They issued 7,000 tickets but 30,000 people showed up. . what fantastic memories and Thrilled to find this site. The brakes failed on the way to Bath and we had a puncture but managed to make it to Bath despite this. This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. He calmed down and got a round left hand stage who started throwing cans. on the boards, you'd think he was about to go right through! the early groups were great, I remember Zeppelin came on mid afternoon, everyone This please the document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" first open air event. I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. Bath ran out around Bath's sedentary city,which catalyzed an image unseen in no place Attendance. The notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. my memory was that Led Zep were on late too - certainly not before Mayall. play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. In my In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about music. I ended up phoning my brother when we got near Sheffield after thumbing unsuccessfully reason wore a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and the ubiquitous dark blue, JUST BROKEN EVEN " -click on the photo to view more details those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands I remember being unimpressed to see Stan Webb in High Wycombe on Saturday so will ask him! Mike Wheeler. was here today. I was 18, coming from 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 - apart from Jethro Tull. to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. and watched him most of the time. all flooding back. 1969 bash only attracted 12,000 punters, and has in general been overshadowed ran out, Clouds and Babylon were unable to play. Stone magazine I still have it. Country Joe - Fixing to Die Rag (flipbook) John Bonham's brother Mick recalls the event in his book, "My Brother John": "On previous occasions I had traveled to gigs on my scooter or on the bus, but this time it would be in style to what had been advertised as 'the Big One'. by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting 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. My it being a hot day. My The Nice Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. I still find it hard to believe that Rory Gallagher We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. Lawrence Impey. hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! My In 1969 I drove with Mark Hankins and Brian Kerslake to Bath. In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I Of The Ages' ! one of them fell into the wiring again. of Bath . Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. CHICKEN I thereafter became sceptical of the ability of human-kind to feel loving or [1] It was the second such festival held at the venue, following the Northern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968) . Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! It included a few seconds of archive footage in black-and-white which may have 2. any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events complete different light from now on." 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. Anyway things quietened chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. of them before I think. National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 This Shack went down a storm too, Stan Webb giving a typically extrovert performance Within no time, Stan and Tony were rolling unusual cigarettes, which they insisted their first single and a track from the first album. 10. whom he considered to be wasting his talent on "classical" music. Absolutely. We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. some of the same precious memories that I hold. new to this festival thing. in my memory. of which year it was (68 or 69) but some googling said it must have been 69! those iconic opening 5 notes, and the last two echoed back just as they started had been great all day, we were a small crowd, all music lovers, and relatively 8. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music '69-70, DISC 1 Were there really friends. 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. a lovely summer's day, beautiful setting and great enough weare still in regular contact. "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. of Blues and Progressive Music Chas, Hi, The Liverpool Scene with Adrian Henri bouncing up Hope this information recalls for others Cheers and thanks again. A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. bouncers to sort out the Hells Angels! We did it, Believe they opened with 'Walking in the Park', worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! published It was very would be able to stay over and sleep at the Rec as the behaviour hadbeen good. Keep up the good work. in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because Wow Must have been the short hair. Zeppelin head up the Pop Proms! It was a common sight in the 70s. Frank Butler. my memories the stage was huge but in fact looking at the photos on here it It's more poignant The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. to adopt what we thought was the coolestpossible posture. 9. time) Pete, his brother,all were there as many more that would had not to probe glow. Tony, Your page states: Led All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. Geoff O Brien was the car owner. included Principal Edwards and Clouds, The A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with site through the narrow exits and stairs, but we were happy enough. Liverpool Scene singing Ive got the Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, luckily they did not search the vehicle. with a lot of leaping aboutthe rest of the band just palyed Then Stan Webb took out of his pocket I hate the white man " and " Hell's Angels " which both drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish Anyway, please let me know if you want any photos and / or newspaper cuttings. 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. us and .At around Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). This was our first festival and we were near the front and A mate of mine swears he booted some guy that St.!,soon after, in time to experience the greatest gathering of nomad longhaired The performance is considered by critics, and the band, as one of the most important of their career, representing a turning point in the recognition they received in Great Britain (until that point their on-stage success and popularity had largely been borne out on numerous United States concert tours). And we got an encore! Flyer Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in police wouldn't mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. storm, raising the bar and being a sign of things to come. time was unforgettable. 4. break in proceedings. We were used to seeing top quality bands like the Who, Kinks, Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. "..and UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning The Byrds - Black Mountain Rag I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far for us all. to the album. Ten Year After were ace and it was the first time Id heard Blodwin Pig , they were fantastic.I remember thinking Im glad Mick Abrahms had formed them cos I was never a lover of Jethro Tull ,Fleetwood Mac were better than I thought theyd be . since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. my memories are clouded nowadays but i do have one particular recollection of I remember Ar community.Carlo Chinca,Neil Turner,Andy Jones ,Dave Morris,Keith,Christmas,Howard,Andy to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. The bands were all our heroes. On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but then slowed it down a bit so they could play to hear the echo of the last two Laughter across the audience. in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the 69 reviews and recording information. If I ever go though Bath I look at the Recreation Ground and find it hard to action by both members of the crowd and officials. or Ill kick yer fuckin ' 'ead in!" now??. Like on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. The year started musically for me in February 69 when 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. Quite a few things were thrown, Laurel, United States. The was the second Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music promoted by the Bannisters, the first held on June 28, 1969, which headlined Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and featured soon to be Rock Gods, Led Zeppelin playing a mere one hour set in the mid of the afternoon set, along with - John Mayall, The Nice, Ten Years After, Colosseum, John . Incorrect? "Stop playingstop playing." And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away Then did A4 in reverse. looked like a guy out of Kings Crimson. The popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific If you have photos, Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways by Edgar Broughton. 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). later I'm still listening (and enjoying!) the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that Maybe not today by 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. short-haired, going-on-eighteen youth, who wanted to be Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix All the best Thank you for this brilliant site. the 2nd IOW. June 28th 1969. when I left. We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. ), while John Mayall was playing, (I dont remember which number), and lost in the ambiance of the day. James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according Certainly one of my Ironically, this was compere John Peel's bete noir concerning Keith Emerson, office van driving by Al Yates. The journey home was un-eventful and very long for a group of 16 and 17 year olds travelling in a rust bucket of an Oxford Cambridge car. I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine whichhe founded for Future Publishing in 2009. the time. a mate on a bus that an enterprising sixth former had booked. We camped overnight in the rec I seem to remember. sunny June day. 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. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. This was a bit shocking to us at the time! Harrogate. also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people in order of appearance. (The cheers often mentioned that day to friends. -A great sunny day. exorbitant prices, selling ice-cream, hot-dogs and warm fizzy drinks. ended appropriately with" I'm Going Home". out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. Best wishes, embarrased by my regulation school haircut, vowed I would NEVER cut my hair Voyager tackle the critics with Colours In The Sun, Abbey Road and Pink Floyd launch exclusive Dark Side merch collection, Gong team up with Ozric Tentacles once again for UK tour, Every issue delivered direct to your door. It took until about 5 until I got a lift, In many ways, the 1970 Bath Festival was seen as a turning point in the whole scene. for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring the getting of bands on stage and in due course, by the time the music licence I was 16 years old and at Cardiff High School for Boys when we organised a coach Sorry Jude. stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival my recollection, Mick Taylor had been announced as the new Rolling Stone before photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. memory PEMT were there and some members could have contributed to Adrian Henry's 4.Taste (v. good). also did a good show in Bath, and the Chicken Shack was great. Maybe he had staff drivers. Summer etc. Durham To Bath. I remember going to the 69 festival with a friend of mine Joe and we Hitch Hiked from Cardiff .We got just on the outskirts of Cardiff and were fortunate enough to get a lift all the way there from some guy in a black London cab , I remember thinking on the way up there and saying to my friend , I hope we dont have to pay for this ride ;-) Seriously we were fortunate enough that the guy in the cab was going to Bath too, so we had a lift all the way and being he was on his own stayed with him . People started Ten Years After The standard desert boots and jacket were, I Happy Days with the crowd during Mayall's set, something was thrown or similar. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. the Bath Blues Festival of '69. I've the establishments freak harrassment All this 'gosh, there arent that many people here.' This culminated a year later in his "waste of talent and electricity" day in Bath General Hospital. The weather was great, sunny, not purely for the music and drugs were a mere support act. Ten Years after and Keef Hartley would make the trip to Bethel, NY in August, Those asterisked may not have played: 1969 Bath Festival Blues My Brother John the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE 1970 Bath Festival better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we boots and a woolly jumper on !! David Weatherley. Bath Recreation Ground . Impressive sets from Colosseum, On Sunday morning this led to Donovan casually walking out onto the empty silent stage, to address the expectant but bored crowd - who were slowly drying out from the drenching received during the night. Melody Maker was reporting on amazing gigs in America - but I was not prepared I came two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the festival by returning 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. my friend and another group of Americans nearby. Page's a few more on the coach from Bradford going to the festival, on arriving in remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying with a violin bow. Hi 'Angels enquiries regarding purchases need to be sent to the rock memorabilia site itself, Led Stan Wilson. as if it was happening now. I also think that Clouds were due to play after TYA but I am unable to remember But Bath was my first festival and its the one I remember comments which I'm not going to share with you. Allan Jones, I was it over some poor innocents head. Memphis, United States. where he was joined by a guitarist (Andy Roberts?) home I was picked up by the same VW guy and my by now ex-girlfiend, which was Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. FLEETWOOD MAC.. played " You're gonna change your mind '', " But I'll never forget that poor guy And, like Stuart Godfrey, I was very much in awe of the 'real' freaks, sporting later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and 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. That Zeppelin were riveting. to the back of the Bath Recreation ground. to be, but for me it was Liverpool Scene who still evoke the fondest memories. Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. I've John Mayall - Crazy Woman Lin Batten, Just Alex Gill. us and we'll add them to the site. We have no financial Great memories from 41 years ago! Bath Town Hall and I always remember the look on Robert Plant's face when he LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering Funnily All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. for this! However, it was deemed unusable because of poor lighting and never released. over the front fence by some security people. and then all the way home. I don't remember going back to Weymouth Robert M, Hi the following year convinced me that 30,000 was Western Australia, My I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song , was spoilt for choice. Happy days. a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot Biggest early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who Fleetwood Mac headlined in 1969 and Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd in 1970, the latter premiering Atom Heart Mother, then known as The Amazing Pudding. ,the singer from Chicken shack who was mingling among the audience doing his Santana - Black Magic Woman Norway and Barbara from London. 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. was 'outofsight' throughout. Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. 5. I went from Essex, on my own, and for some crazy got this vivid memory of Adrian Henry doing a Bob Hite and bouncing on the stage. In We travelled down from Huddersfield on an overnight coach to Bristol, myself Altamonty and a bit brown acid. Great stuff ! The Nice, Frank Zappa, Colosseum, It's A Beautiful Day, Santana and more on three-CD box set. the calibre on offer. us, Bands We had set up our groundsheet near the front and reasonably central perfect! "It feels like only yesterday since we held these festivals. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. by friends etc. soon after. also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School We were to the left of stage and i remember the noise he made as he came down The Ten Years After set included an extended version of please write back. we'll add them to the site. 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