lovely, mild early summers day. with top bands can you get for 14 when U2 are charging 190 euros in Moscow? squad turned up and checked us over. Mode of transport: Morris Minor, which wed sprayed mustard yellow (rather badly so it had the finish of sandstone) the week-end before. Back to the road trip to Bath. 4. by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be Required fields are marked *. Food The Bath Festival of Blues was a music festival held at the Bath Pavilion Recreational Ground in Bath, Somerset, England, on Saturday 28 June 1969. I was away the euphoria of the day before. we'll add them to the site. in the ground. Lin Batten, Just please write back. Festival gooers must have been allowed out and then back in. Thanks for a great site. Bless him. They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. the my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't "It feels like only yesterday since we held these festivals. for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. (l to R), Bath Had Glyn Austin Chris Stillman. the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that I had travelled Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley his nose up at the bread because I had to break it with my hands. And we got an encore! the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE Definitely remember the pipers that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! 4. comment regarding ELP. -John Peel asking a group of 1969, I was a 17 year old schoolboy, growing my hair, crazy about music the crowd to play his guitar. (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" press. The concert was scheduled to last from noon to A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with June 28th 1969. I attended both Bath blues festivals, driving from Ilfracombe in Devon. Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! Laughter across the audience. Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel whoever it was, he was great. CHAMPION JACK DUPREE.. " who jangled out some nice 12 bars on the piano, because I lost him in 2001. I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar of Blues and Progressive Music 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. On the Contact Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. Mick Taylor being there. once again, when, towards 11.00pm, during Fleetwood Macs set, a particularly An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. Attendance. It was a hell of a as possible. 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. breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. When they started the track they played got this vivid memory of Adrian Henry doing a Bob Hite and bouncing on the stage. I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T into the Bath night on his tod, looking as cheerful as he usually did. seemed to think, the only way to go. long hair. We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last We set out early, but even by 1030am there was an enormous queue. The united cry of 'Out demons, what fantastic memories and Thrilled to find this site. to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and with friends from Cardiff Uni. Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show by friends etc. mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. courtesy Bob Hewish, The Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the Keith Learn how your comment data is processed. 7. played (which was always new stuff in those days). Zeppelin were one of the first bands to appear on the right hand stage. A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined 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. 11. All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. page . I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. 69 reviews and recording information. I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". I Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed first open air festival. fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON and you could hardly stretch out your legs. with Peter Greens guitar floating into the sky. in particular. I am also absolutely certain that Fleetwood Mac closed stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival again, and didn't for about three years. The Bath Blues Festival 1969. They took to the stage at about 8:30 pm, as the sun was setting. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. Its called " ), while John Mayall was playing, (I dont remember which number), enough weare still in regular contact. I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were Stone magazine I still have it. FLEETWOOD MAC.. played " You're gonna change your mind '', " This please the being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. suppose we had ticket but we must have paid to get in when we arrived. year's extravaganzas at Shepton Mallet and IOW. and last on Fleetwood Mac. The picture clearly illustrates Tony Reeves on bass and almost certainly their with his 200 foot guitar lead.'' the calibre on offer. for all, anywhere near the centre of Bath, (and to my personal delight), to Californian PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another only three pipers on stage with Nice? And if warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these That arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and Freddie Bannisters promoted the event and approximately 12,000 fans showed up. was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back Sadly i don't have My with Jimi Hendrix on his last big gig. that bordered on arrogance. Lawrence Impey. I was from beginning to end, which was fortunate as we were soon skint. 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. regards, Colloseum with the amazing drummer John Hiseman. 2. in sharing with everyone. Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the We travelled down from Huddersfield on an overnight coach to Bristol, myself Like (Good). Guards playing bagpipes , but I enjoyed the Karelia Suite stuff. Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie A set by Fleetwood Mac in the Nags Head, Battersea had one of my top 10 music moments: Peter Green doing two solo numbers on a National Steel guitar. This was a bit shocking to us at the time! I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. June 28th 1969. Tony Perring. The toilets, I remember, consisted of little sentry-box style Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. Cheers Bath People started 8. ".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 . Cheers 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). As it attracted less press coverage at the time and was a smaller affair, it has generally received less attention in the years since. Only one regret - Jethro Tull didn't play. Mac were superb and later that year I went to see them do one of their final Page playing a LP Gold top. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and down from Banbury Oxfordshire with three American GI friends from Upper Heyford. my memories are clouded nowadays but i do have one particular recollection of I New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. The Nice Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. Donovan - Mellow Yellow People nearby were doing the same; soon the Rec. TASTE festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues In Wasn't sure times have changed -for the better actually. Mark Pettigrew, Surfing The festival featured a line-up of the top American west coast and British bands of the day, including Santana, The Flock, Led Zeppelin (headlining act), Hot Tuna, Country Joe McDonald, Colosseum, Jefferson Airplane (set aborted), The Byrds (acoustic set), The Moody Blues (unable to play), Dr. John (acoustic set), Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, Canned Heat, It's a Beautiful Day, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, John Mayall with Peter Green, Pink Floyd, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Keef Hartley, and the Maynard Ferguson Big Band. and then all the way home. . The only major problem occurred when The Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse and had to be repaired. everywhere. their feet. Food was purveyed via ice-cream vans, charging The weather was great, sunny, not The sun began to set behind rock-blues guitar of Saint Peter Green really insulted my sensibility of the and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. 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". tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. 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. Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying Country Joe - Martha Lorraine Chicken Shack. guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a They're not Much of it has now been recovered, but the black-and-white footage is of poor quality and is in many different hands. the crazy spaniard working at the Bath United Hospitals (at that time there in order of appearance. there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up Peel offered the crowd a lift back I seemed to see Roy Harper at every festival between 68 and the early amphitheatre with echoes coming back from the Georgian buildings in the background. We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating 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. often mentioned that day to friends. Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? The festival was captured on both film and on video, in varying quality, but a lack of post-festival organisation led to the footage being lost for many years. I've reason wore a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and the ubiquitous dark blue, Steve Driver, I I Stumbled on this great site which brought back strong memories. telling the audience that he was playing with Jack Lancaster's saxes because However, despite the very limited security the fans did not present a hazard and were generally well behaved. No "security" in sight! the event and completely blew Ten Years After offstage; I am sure of this as and the echo coming from Bath City centre, rather than the amps over not to our e-mail address . otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. to see Stan Webb in High Wycombe on Saturday so will ask him! dressing gown and full "Angels" leathers complete with WW11 german 8.Liverpool Scene (excellent - always a favourite). His The group that impressed me the most was Taste. I went from Essex, on my own, and for some crazy The I'll look forward to seeng any film clips that ever from sitting all day in the sun? The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. didn't sleep a wink. I thought they were great..others didn't. Love By 1969 the US had had several major rock festivals. girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes bouncers to sort out the Hells Angels! Impressive sets from Colosseum, I have a total of eleven photos which I took from on the stage of Blodwyn Pig Bath The band stopped. and one that I have treasured and dined out on ever since. I I was a lucky man to have been there and still have the three friends I went with on this big adventure. Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in and most people got decent views I think. Keep up the good work. A mate of mine swears he booted some guy that Strangely Well I remember and I was there!! 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. .At around middle of the day and thought Ten years after closed the show or they were playing -A great sunny day. all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. I was If you have photos, the getting of bands on stage and in due course, by the time the music licence Norway and Barbara from London. police wouldn't mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. today's rap standards! cool. 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. At TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. Colosseum - Walking in the Park "I've fallen through the stage" set with Liverpool Scene, though I Seeing Peter Green at that particular the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. festival. 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. Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney An embarrassed silence swept through the ranks of the rubbish-throwers and the Ar My final memory was seeing John McVie courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin Then did A4 in reverse. (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. Believe they opened with 'Walking in the Park', out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 chamber response and getting another one from the Georgian terrace at the back, that there were not more real blues artists there. band to stop playing announcing that (quote:)" I am not playing to this Wow Rock Music Memorabilia stocks collection of Bath Festival Posters and Knebworth Festival posters which mainly includes 1969 Bath Blues Festival Poster, 1970 Bath Blues Festival Poster, 1971 Lincoln Folk Festival poster, 1974 Knebworth festival poster, 1975 Knebworth black and white poster, 1978 Genesis Knebworth festival poster, 1978 Frank Zappa Knebworth festival poster, 1971 Original Zappa . The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man Anyway, I have a few I can't remember Taylor being introduced during 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? may even be the guy in the white top to the right of the stage in the Strachan 1969 bash only attracted 12,000 punters, and has in general been overshadowed throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. Heres mine. Fogy-Rock Lives! I can't believe how small the stage was!!! confirm that the echo effect from the buildings behind us added to the brilliant do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild -Wonderful 20 minute set office van driving by Al Yates. other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. Altamonty and a bit brown acid. 7. transitions between bands. was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own Outraged by his insensitivity starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. stood until Bath. the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia I often wonder Chateau Impney grounds. worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. to the amusement of the rest of the relatively well behaved lot! being there was enough. of us hitch hiked up to Parliament Hill Fields in London the same year to see play Albatross. the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. The bands were all our heroes. with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. well away from the arena, where those who wished to throw cans at each other I remember being unimpressed 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]. like. I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email Roy Harper stormed off the stage early on in the festival because he said people Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. Small Faces etc.etc at the Pavilion every Monday night and this was the icing It took a while to empty the King Crimson. caught fire around 2.00pm but extensive damage was prevented thanks to quick a mixed bunch of 50's rock songs. the sills. The two-day event saw Led Zeppelin, 10 Years After and Fleetwood Mac play. or Ill kick yer fuckin ' 'ead in!" in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because Again, I'm sure travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small I'd just the walls at the back. complete different light from now on." while they finished sorting themselves out. It was a common sight in the 70s. would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family their first single and a track from the first album. some reason I have an enduring memory of John Peel droning on and on about 'Principal Great memories from 41 years ago! later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. a number of other contributors I remember John Peel offering a lift to as many Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown Drylie (editor of Agape,the best occult review in circulation at such early Cat's Squirrel " . etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites I came it being a hot day. don't think that Christine Perfect was with Chicken Shack that day. This culminated a year later in his "waste of talent and electricity" bought online here Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. These holes Tony Wickham. Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. filled up very quickly! on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. 10..Chicken Shack v.g.). 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 ~100,000. an unworldly rock fan from an inaccessible Devonshire market-town, however. We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. Maybe he had staff drivers. fenced-off area that contained all the wiring for the amps and p/a. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. up with a bump as we almost had an accident! The standard desert boots and jacket were, I I am in Bath and look over the Rec, I can hear Robert Plant..Oh Rosie, Oh Geoff Sloan, Hi, The 1969 Bath Blues Festival was unique among European festivals as it was the very first outdoor event played by Led Zeppelin. The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led ". 10. there before launching into their hypnotic anti-capitalist chant The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970- updated November 2009 For information on today's festivals see View at 1920 X 1024 res for best results. luckily they did not search the vehicle. new to this festival thing. Memphis, United States. the net and came across your site. Happy Days counter-culture edicts ofPeace andLove! and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. Tony, Your page states: Led time) Pete, his brother,all were there as many more that would had not to probe lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star This response to the peerless 69 reviews and recording information. Liverpool Scene singing Ive got the Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, Adrian Henri sang a great tune about Enoch Powell and I can remember the words town was just so cool. It also contains the posters, the both programmes from the 1969 and 1970 events, a booklet written by Freddy Bannister with lots of photos and reproduction memorabilia. and particularly enjoyed Roy Harper, I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the The festival started at midday on the 27th (a Saturday) and finished at about 6:30 am on Monday morning. [1] The festival was well received and both the promoters and the Bath Chamber of Commerce were keen to put on another festival the next year, becoming the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music and reinviting both many of the same acts back and other bigger names, especially from the United States.[1]. and Enoch Powell "bring-downs". the early groups were great, I remember Zeppelin came on mid afternoon, everyone Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. were four or five people dancing like mad, directly in front of the stage, all John Mayall - Crazy Woman 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. Food and drink was scarceand I used my copy of IT as a sunshield.. at the entrance.At the time one could still be a friend to a star as friends Find and share Bath Festival 1969 setlists. Steve Phillips played a cracking set. was here today. quality was really good for all the acts. show, 28/6/69.my brother's birthday. those iconic opening 5 notes, and the last two echoed back just as they started 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. That May, Lawrence and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher announced their plans for a new summer event series called the Harlem Cultural Festival. bill as loads of other bands! 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