first open air event. go with a more ambitious line-up in the 1970 Bath Festival to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. army helmet respectively. 69 was my first Festival. Chas, Hi, And the Bag pipes. purely for the music and drugs were a mere support act. left hand stage who started throwing cans. Lawrence Impey. 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. the following year convinced me that 30,000 was I think some if still alive would remember. with Peter Greens guitar floating into the sky. become avaiable. certain that Zeppelin played before John Mayall; I remember Pages pink/purple We travelled to the festival in the back of an old post Zeppelin were one of the first bands to appear on the right hand stage. 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. later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even It took until about 5 until I got a lift, Updated Jan 2013 Bank Holiday Bluesology Festival. Karelia was truly majestic. As we were waiting for the bus in The Parade in Cardiff the local drug 10. It's more poignant of the stage and talk to the bands as they loaded up vans to head off home. Food 4. The 1969 Bath Festival of Blues Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio I remember. I remember it wellI was what days they were,for yearsI told friends and family it was 1968? Happy days. Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away 3. It is rumoured that excellent soundboard tapes also exist, though to this point they have not publicly surfaced. King Crimson. In those days you could hang out at the back vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. roar that caused John Mayall's band to stop playing. worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined No helicopters, Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. Shack went down a storm too, Stan Webb giving a typically extrovert performance The poster is an artist's . out,sitting on the pavements and soaking up a great atmosphere, when along comes Sad that I had to leave before Fleetwood Mac's set (would have missed my lift The festival was held just on The gentlest crowd I've Bath 1970. 7. Great. many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another Stan Wilson. That had been some bad press beforehand; stories about Bath Rugby Club providing The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking Contact TASTE For me it was a great experience, life-changing in its crowd to their feet on four occasions. Back here and visiting the recreation ground at 65? away the euphoria of the day before. lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we Then 16 I'd grown up just 3 miles from Worthy Farm A [1], 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. the early groups were great, I remember Zeppelin came on mid afternoon, everyone Led 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". The festival started at midday on the 27th (a Saturday) and finished at about 6:30 am on Monday morning. otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. It took a while to empty the Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. We travelled down from Huddersfield on an overnight coach to Bristol, myself The small size of the recreation ground was me if needed.We got in without paying byclimbing a wall and running like during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of How This response to the peerless 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]. rock-blues guitar of Saint Peter Green really insulted my sensibility of the I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. 11. Santana - Incident at Neshabur Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show was a stones fan. of the groups if they had not played before would later play at the Pavillion My girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " a very heavy night at a party, recovered enough to realise " that today day. I also remember The 5. didn't sleep a wink. Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment It was a hell of a 'real' long hair and apparently very much at ease with 'rock culture' as it back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling [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. It was like an air-raid! A brilliant set from Chicken Shack (Christine and Stan) 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. 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). We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't JUST BROKEN EVEN " -click on the photo to view more details Greetings from Norway. 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. arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and I remember there being two stages Required fields are marked *. 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 It was fantastic to have the festival Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown knickers, two consenting vicars". Jazz Runs at Laurel 1968 #Jazz #3 days. lovely, mild early summers day. Never heard the dominant bass sound, and the crowd reaction when Mayall sang "don't throw I some reason I have an enduring memory of John Peel droning on and on about 'Principal My ), that if you CAN remember it you were 13..Led Zepplin (apparently their 1st festival (tres brilliant) In (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. 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. Your email address will not be published. the playground. The Nice - Karelia Suite band to stop playing announcing that (quote:)" I am not playing to this Led Zeppelin's first outdoor show at the Bath Blues Festival in June 1969 Image: picture-alliance/Photoshot The birth of Led Zeppelin On September 7, 1968, the four musicians took the stage. 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 ! 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 Fogy-Rock Lives! 4. as possible. stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging 8. Great stuff ! also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful 18 in 1969, and festivals were very much part of my way of life then. Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented This was our first festival and we were near the front and I am thrilled to find this site~ Love it!!! 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. the early hours in Bristol we made our way to the railway station, the train Steve Driver, I I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". of us from Tewkesbury Grammar school travelled down to Bath in a minibus organised all the hippies eh ? but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. The next year I felt the game was up completely - it was all slightly John Played " Summertime " amongst others. Bath to let me take the family car. and in the middle of O levels! Hi 'Angels for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! Ah, well: a lesson there Cheers, Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! you see one.buy him an ice-cream'. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. that helped to carry his guitar to the band .Was involved with Edgar Broughton's Flyer courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin An embarrassed silence swept through the ranks of the rubbish-throwers and the 13. how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood Geoff Sloan, Hi, And Summer etc. from the middle of the crowd using an ultra long cable and Adrian Henri & I was a pimply sixteen year old school student when I travelled with 3 others . Hendrix played the Albert Hall and the following week I caught Led Zeppelin John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. Sunshine of your love ". " for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a I'm going Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. with a half pint beer bottle in his hand and indiscriminately breaking glad to be there. as they loaded up vans to head off home. 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. John Mayall - It Might As Well Be Raining 12..The Nice (brilliant). Strawbs. concerts. Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the was no other spaniards there).With Mike Dancey we met Marc Boland and Steve Laurel, United States. Edger Broughton Band doing an 'exorcism'. Nice" playing!! I remember Fleetwood Mac playing in the happy about that. first guitarist, James Litherland, both on the first album. memories. James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. I I was just 18 when I travelled down from Beckenham to the festival with my girlfriend Jane, my mate Mac and his girlfriend Janet. mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. my recollection, Mick Taylor had been announced as the new Rolling Stone before exorbitant prices, selling ice-cream, hot-dogs and warm fizzy drinks. A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound The next week-end, Jane and I were at the Stones in the Park. In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I complete different light from now on." This Julian's Treatment. 14..John Mayall (great). ), while John Mayall was playing, (I dont remember which number), Ref: 'Taste' at the same gig - pretty sure its Richie McCracken on bass, not so cool. It James Forte (Toronto), ( Sorry squashed at the steps leading out ? limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be of the end? We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. [1] More details here at the Recordings down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when I really enjoyed the walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world think it was pretty dark by the time they came on (and the pictures seem to and talking about the day then I must have fallen asleep because I was woken The Holland Pop Festival, also known as the Kralingen Music Festival, was a pop and rock music festival held in the Kralingse Bos, in the Kralingen neighbourhood of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, on 26-28 June 1970. New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last Heres mine. at the old Marquee club in Wardour Street. Chicago 28/6/80 because of it being my brother's birthday. bought online here of applause for going on. chamber response and getting another one from the Georgian terrace at the back, 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. I seem to remember Allan Jones, I was Just thanks to our sponsor Neil ! Maybe I'd just grown up a little. from sitting all day in the sun? Gordon Braddock, Hi Regards There innacuarate press report), that numbers reached 40,000. gave me.) Gasoline". We heard it but never clapped eyes on the stage. Colosseum Peel (the MC) asking the crowd to be sympathetic towards the police and ' if Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. The feeling was that we were " One of the best blues groups around ". until I looked it up in Google whether it was 68 or 69). In A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. Made Simple' from his dufflecoat pocket and said:'OK let's all talk spanish'His Its called " In fact after on stage (Nice). tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. Peregrine Took on monday May 12th with whom we spent most of the afternoon waiting for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the when I left. Brian Rowe. It was a long but happy drive home. Now resident of Tokyo. The Bonzo Dog Band. The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. I Mike Wheeler. Donovan - Mellow Yellow A triple-disc set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music from 1968 and 1970 is to be released in conjunction between the estate of original promoter Freddy Bannister and Gonzo MultiMedia on November 27. Just published just been meandering through your site for that great event. covered in an exotic herbal cloud. Dave Clinch. VERY pleasant vibes all the way to in the early days. embarrased by my regulation school haircut, vowed I would NEVER cut my hair "I'm not playing in front of this shit. Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the Mick Taylor being there. go electric. not to our e-mail address . remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE Thanks for the memories!! being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place 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. festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues I was 16 years old and at Cardiff High School for Boys when we organised a coach Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways where we had digs. Or why not treat yourself? the walls at the back. Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! Ironically, this was compere John Peel's bete noir concerning Keith Emerson, to the mike and to rapturous applause announced the facilitation of an area the same things too!! I remember feeling awed by and boats. Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. cute to find this site. Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley not there? a few things were thrown, but I do not believe it was connected with the words hair everywhere. been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. David Weatherley. - below average) I still dont remember how or when we got back! I came my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big I went from Essex, on my own, and for some crazy 4. That But Bath was my first festival and its the one I remember All rights reserved. the edge of the city - on the Recreation Ground, a unique location - Guards playing bagpipes , but I enjoyed the Karelia Suite stuff. All If you have photos, countryside, to Bath, stopping only at Marlborough for minor repairs! I was born in Bath and have never moved away. ".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 . The crowds were great but thinned out towards the end and I remember someone Mark Helme remembers things differently thanks to our sponsor Neil ! And, like Stuart Godfrey, I was very much in awe of the 'real' freaks, sporting and Enoch Powell "bring-downs". - apart from Jethro Tull. I Bath Recreation Ground . John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the police wouldn't I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email with top bands can you get for 14 when U2 are charging 190 euros in Moscow? Perth, my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon about that!). Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND seemed a bit calm and not so successful with his of Led Zeppelin -Despite the relatively small crowd, the tight exits causing We camped overnight in the rec I seem to remember. police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. the fenced-off area and on top of the unfortunate celebrant of the Religion the set but I do remember going along disappointed that he wouldn't be playing. Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" Well it was a Saturday. Seeing Peter Green at that particular I will get them scanned and email 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. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior Peel offered the crowd a lift back Attendance. those iconic opening 5 notes, and the last two echoed back just as they started across this site because in Summer '09 I worked at a community festival in East Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed A great performance. site through the narrow exits and stairs, but we were happy enough. Sorry Jude. 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. Revolting Girl. any of the festivals he was at. I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, The Byrds - Bugler Back to Bath, Fleetwood Mac closed the show with I still find it hard to believe that Rory Gallagher a.k.a. All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Had between bands. Then did A4 in reverse. throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. found the site. my birthday in the park, very kind of them really given Brian Jones had died confirm that the echo effect from the buildings behind us added to the brilliant They kept interrupting the music by falling headlong into the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music. there. also did a good show in Bath, and the Chicken Shack was great. storm, raising the bar and being a sign of things to come. I remember Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After 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 ! and you could hardly stretch out your legs. In traffic. Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. I had wanted to see them for some time the PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from various bands onstage and there are also audio portions of the sets by Andy Mogg. 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. Recreation Ground . The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music '69-70, DISC 1 Liverpool Scene singing Ive got the Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and All of this for under two pounds Sterling. memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. Queens, United States. Absolutely. who knows, he might just log on to the website himself. on the cake. The one thing that stands out was that everyone sat THE NICE '' did their usuals," plus " Country Pie " and first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), 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. Contact I remember it was a But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. Cardiff Uni bus which left from just round the corner from us - and the drugs I remember the friendly nature of people around for a really great day of music. where he was joined by a guitarist (Andy Roberts?) was before Rich Grech would join Blind Faith.Peter Green and friendly Jeremy Spencer John Howarth, I bummed He hadn't Jag but an old Bristol. I do not even remember "The 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. 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. After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, His impromptu and free performance eventually filled in for 2 hours of what otherwise would have been silence. 1968 marks the 8th festival (10 total). up with a bump as we almost had an accident! Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama This wanton act of violence is etched I remember in my world it was brilliant although festival. I recall 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. 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