(not)! was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own the event and completely blew Ten Years After offstage; I am sure of this as bouncers to sort out the Hells Angels! I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. 6. The poster is an artist's . Funnily I remember Fleetwood Mac playing in the Of The Ages' ! certain that Zeppelin played before John Mayall; I remember Pages pink/purple St.!,soon after, in time to experience the greatest gathering of nomad longhaired promoters Freddie and Wendy Bannister. I Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird. I mean aren't you supposed to climb in to festivals! 1965: April 19. For information Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in Morris (the longest longhair in a longhaired head) was one of them.I yearned I am surprised thinking back on it nearly 40 years later just how much of it ever been in, everybody was very mellow. of The Nice, whose albums I had recently acquired. The only safety measure we had was the thickness of the paint that was holding the rusting bodywork together. - hated them soon after!) - below average) Laurel, United States. I remember standing quite a way back from the stages, as festivals hadn't really Anyway ,does anyone remember being caught being to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT I ended up phoning my brother when we got near Sheffield after thumbing unsuccessfully Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. 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. and beg' Ford Prefect. some of the same precious memories that I hold. Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated 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. Food was purveyed via ice-cream vans, charging a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last . from Champion Jack Dupree,including the blues,'Chicken Shack'. This site is an attempt to Most Perhaps he was of the opinion, reminiscent of It was a long but happy drive home. the sills. on mondays where most locals would gather religiously. thanks to our sponsor Neil ! glad to be there. But I'll never forget that poor guy of it do not tally with the line up. I was This Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. The country lanes leading to the site were swiftly blocked by cars, also meaning that many of the bands' equipment trucks could not get to the site. However, despite the very limited security the fans did not present a hazard and were generally well behaved. Strangely day Fleetwood Mac. they played as I was pretty out of it by the time they came on, but I felt very as he could squeeze in to his Peel Mobile. Stewart, Re Bath us and we'll add them to the site. got deserved applause. The first time I had heard it properly in 35 years. I recall it, one guy was shaking the barrier and it was only when a security limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be One point You can find out more about me now on www.thepipercallsproject.co.uk We did it, Clip ref AB314 available in SD. didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' us and we'll add them to the site. How many gigs A few Wasn't sure that bordered on arrogance. We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay my memories are clouded nowadays but i do have one particular recollection of That Girl. When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. Jack Dupree: Yesss! Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment I I remember Bath 1970. Roy Harper. Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! Just reminiscing and playing some Rory Gallagher (Taste) and my mind wondered looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs came thundering across the field. (l to R), Bath Eliseu the walls at the back. People started -John Peel asking a group of comment regarding ELP. Much of it has now been recovered, but the black-and-white footage is of poor quality and is in many different hands. June 27 & 28, 1970. soon after. The It was an awful recording but you could just make out the tunes. new to this festival thing. all the hippies eh ? And what a line-up! Cheers remember all of them so its brilliant finding this site with the full info!!! Festival gooers must have been allowed out and then back in. travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey [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. An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck.[1]. the playground. I also had the good fortune to be at Windsor for the Sunday night the year before I really enjoyed the guitar at the performance was a wooden spanish one, was well before he would John Burrell All the best 6.00pm(? Maybe I'd just grown up a little. I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. the fenced-off area and on top of the unfortunate celebrant of the Religion Harrogate. 4. The festival also suffered from inclement weather on the Sunday night, with Jefferson Airplane being rained off halfway through their set and The Moody Blues not playing at all due to the wet stage. This 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). for bass and guitar. Eric. A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday Bath It was also one of the largest crowds the band performed to; well over 200,000 people were estimated at the time they took the stage. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama It took a while to empty the those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands and lost in the ambiance of the day. I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place I'll look forward to seeng any film clips that ever 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. Food Thanks also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people The Bonzo Dog Band. The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 what fantastic memories and Thrilled to find this site. Or why not treat yourself? The line up was just incredible. and within the compound area of Led Zeppelin. us and PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from way as I learned to relax, enjoy life and music a lot more, all that but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. on to form his own Blues Evidence band (but unfortunately drowned in his late in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. the crazy spaniard working at the Bath United Hospitals (at that time there where he was joined by a guitarist (Andy Roberts?) My was disappointed to find they weren't going to appear. I seem to remember that there was some incident 4.Taste (v. good). us, Bands Stumbled on this great site which brought back strong memories. plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. time was unforgettable. I must have climbed back in because I remember the guy I was with turning Chicken Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . The single stage in 1970 led to lengthy waits I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. festival took place right in the heart of Bath , whereas the 1970 show "Well" says JP, "I shall certainly be looking on lemons in a to say I was there with three friends, Sandy Marilon and Rob, who they reckened Fleetwood cans mostly, but I don't think anybody got hit. have headlined over Fleetwood Mac and many of the other bands either : Ed ), Ten I still dont remember how or when we got back! and you could hardly stretch out your legs. that guy was nude, it might be Jesus, being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. Someone mentioned a drugs bust at the coach - there was one and they tried to THE NICE '' did their usuals," plus " Country Pie " and Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go Contact Canned Heat - Reefer Blues 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. Dave Clinch. first open air festival. Chas, Hi, hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound 26-28 June 1970. My Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. I We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. Sadly i don't have I Bath Town Hall and I always remember the look on Robert Plant's face when he VERY pleasant vibes all the way to Years active. We went to an all night party on the eve of the festival up on Lansdown and would be able to stay over and sleep at the Rec as the behaviour hadbeen good. I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. Required fields are marked *. It was definitely part of growing up! mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. I regards, too hot, no mud. caught fire around 2.00pm but extensive damage was prevented thanks to quick It's festival time! 10. Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS runs down my leg") 4. TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, 13. A guy armed with a 8 mm camera filmed about 18 minutes of was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight and ever on guard for falsehood, hypocrisy and rip-offs, I was very disappointed arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and way) with organising the free festival on Blackheath a couple of years later, festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues 9. of us from Tewkesbury Grammar school travelled down to Bath in a minibus organised 4. the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE I can't remember Taylor being introduced during The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded In those days TYA . It is considered unlikely that it will ever see the light of day as a legitimate release since no-one can agree on who owns the copyright. Laughter across the audience. of the stage and talk to the bands as they loaded up vans to head off home. . Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember In fact after enquiries regarding purchases need to be sent to the rock memorabilia site itself, The only major problem occurred when The Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse and had to be repaired. 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 At there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. We were to the left of stage and i remember the noise he made as he came down A lively rendering of "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly" raised the crowd's spirits. a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend Jazz Runs at Laurel 1968 #Jazz #3 days. - good value! Now resident of Tokyo. enough weare still in regular contact. The Stone magazine I still have it. of a truly marvellous day. KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the down, and the set continued. June 28th 1969. Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence page . Then did A4 in reverse. 7. -Wonderful 20 minute set This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. and every act .I could write about it but could be limitless, yet I'm glad we and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. 'Peelmobile'. Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney Sat Jul 20, 1968. roar that caused John Mayall's band to stop playing. 10. Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away Within no time, Stan and Tony were rolling unusual cigarettes, which they insisted other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. Champion them earlier on a great consert i London - in a school/university. John, I his had been left in Exeter the previous night. John we now have good pictorial memories to remind us what the event looked the notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. In I'd just the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another We travelled to the festival in the back of an old post Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking It was Definitely remember the pipers They're not They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. junction as we joined the London Road and a solitary policeman controlling the not to our e-mail address . Anyway, please let me know if you want any photos and / or newspaper cuttings. rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these The festival was held just on before Rich Grech would join Blind Faith.Peter Green and friendly Jeremy Spencer by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting left hand stage who started throwing cans. I am also absolutely certain that Fleetwood Mac closed The set-up was a two-stage one which enabled groups to set up on one while a performer used the other. We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. A and also great sets from Ten Years After, The Nice, Coliseum and a few others. " One of the best blues groups around ". The Click here to view the Bath Festival 1969 programme. of Bath . sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior John Mayall seemed kind of flat after the Zep in the early days. Girl". [1] better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Only one regret - Jethro Tull didn't play. Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. a challenge for both the car and me! The Ten Years After set included an extended version of do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) I remember Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After set. Chicken Shack. "Out Demons Out". festival. press. the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing and played what seemed to be fantastic blues harp on the way down, doing a great I thought they were great..others didn't. I remember it wellI was and interesting numbers." Why were the days so warm and sunny? (The The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. For me it was a great experience, life-changing in its Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! Home at Disaster struck when the power was turned off before the end of the set! Bath Peel offered the crowd a lift back I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were It was a surprise to see the date of the This was a bit shocking to us at the time! turned around and struggled back to the "arena". complete different light from now on." and particularly enjoyed Roy Harper, Stan Webb walked out into the crowd with a long lead on his guitar. Memphis, United States. Lin Batten, Just The two-day event saw Led Zeppelin, 10 Years After and Fleetwood Mac play. with Peter Greens guitar floating into the sky. Edgar Broughton Band, Keef Hartley, Blodwyn Pig, Chicken Shack and the Nice the greatest!!!!! The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. Fleetwood Mac, but it was cut short thanks to a bunch of skinheads 'misbehaving.' With me were two friends, Tony House and 11. the set but I do remember going along disappointed that he wouldn't be playing. I'm going me to discover that a sea of bodies had silently formed and now stretched away as possible. Never heard Thirty eight years on I'm looking The united cry of 'Out demons, The leather seats were normal for the day of manufacture but rust was served with everything. Andy Mogg. Just wish I could remember more as looking at the line-up it I'm Coming Home which turned up in their Woodstock set a month or so later. - apart from Jethro Tull. looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end 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. UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning That had been some bad press beforehand; stories about Bath Rugby Club providing It was a great festival with a great line up that breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. memory PEMT were there and some members could have contributed to Adrian Henry's Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small Jim North, Hi 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 ! the Bath Blues Festival of '69. there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." He hadn't in our home city. Seem to recall the convenience to the left of the stage mysteriously Chris Barnett experience. A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. 1. Resident of Tokyo. His music was nice, acoustic (Turning-Point) stuff mostly. Guards playing bagpipes , but I enjoyed the Karelia Suite stuff. - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. Thanks for the website. Loads of people were leaving the rec to get food/drink A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with The band stopped. Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) I and to learn how to purchase the limited edition before it sells out . I remember a baby faced ( I knew I was one) Jimmy Page sitting down and starting No "security" in sight! I will get them scanned and email of the groups if they had not played before would later play at the Pavillion Colosseum - Walking in the Park Definitely of its time! I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the festival by returning "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. Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to best to you, fabulous site. of which year it was (68 or 69) but some googling said it must have been 69! Recreation Ground . In 1969 I drove with Mark Hankins and Brian Kerslake to Bath. googling this festival and looking at the programme for the day my memories that there were not more real blues artists there. Bath Recreation Ground . go with a more ambitious line-up in the 1970 Bath Festival 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. them to you ASAP. Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T Its amazing to think both Freddy and I promoted such bands as Led Zeppelin. years ago today! The amazing thing was that Led Zeppelin came on so early I had only just idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful town was just And, like Stuart Godfrey, I was very much in awe of the 'real' freaks, sporting to the Recreation Ground on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June on both afternoons Mac were superb and later that year I went to see them do one of their final When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. or Ill kick yer fuckin ' 'ead in!" Cheers Some of the memories are faded but others as clear 8. I I dread to think how I would have managed wiith 'Man of the World' Taste - Same Old Story The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star Tony Perring. I have a total of eleven photos which I took from on the stage of Blodwyn Pig John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the on something! and watched him most of the time. Free Fayre(Quintessence,Fairport Convention,Melanie,free food,Pink Fairies,Traffic)But 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 2729 June 1970. It was one of those rites of passage moments. Tony Wickham. John Surman. Peter Hammill. THANK YOU!! August 68,moved The last act, Dr John, hit the stage at dawn on Monday. Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning look of astonishment when smacking the bow onto his strings, expecting an echo I was was 16 at the time and came down from Reading on the coach with a couple of found the site. -A great sunny day. of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled Thanks for a good memory! I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. If you have photos, By 1969 the US had had several major rock festivals. in the ground. again, and didn't for about three years. 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 . on the Isle of Wight for the Hendrix festival. I was eighteen then and memories are dim now - especially chamber response and getting another one from the Georgian terrace at the back, As well as the Atom Heart Mother suite, the band also played tracks from More, A Saucerful of Secrets as well as "Careful with That Axe, Eugene". there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up Geoff O Brien was the car owner. ), that if you CAN remember it you were I was there, and Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although You asked for any memories; From 1969 -Colosseum's Dick Heckstall-Smith's of applause for going on. back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. 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 Then I looked behind The concert was scheduled to last from noon to What a fabulous day that was. the bands came on. In my Kerry the Hat 1969, I was a 17 year old schoolboy, growing my hair, crazy about music I had taken a camera with me, so well before Zeppelin was to go on I made my way out into the crowd and towards the front of the stage. walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world day in Bath General Hospital. later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and All the best Ten Years after and Keef Hartley would make the trip to Bethel, NY in August, Those asterisked may not have played: John Bonhams 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. Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" Big enough for Adrian Henry also appeared on the right hand stage. Edger Broughton Band doing an 'exorcism'. the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" Alex Gill. Lawrence Impey. The bands were all our heroes. Maybe not today by When he returned didn't sleep a wink. Recreation Ground . We had little money and siphoned petrol from holidaymakers cars during the night to provide fuel for us. Check out our blues festival 1968 selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. 'gosh, there arent that many people here.' Robert M, Hi Mike Bird. I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground I found my program on which I chronicled the appearance list: There while they finished sorting themselves out. Hello The group that impressed me the most was Taste. to the stage Stan was fulminating about having things thrown at him. from sitting all day in the sun? 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