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 . 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. later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and Mac were superb and later that year I went to see them do one of their final Happy Days that bordered on arrogance. I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end Like show, 28/6/69.my brother's birthday. - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy glow. 2. He himself immediately ordered the My in the early days. The one thing that stands out was that everyone sat But most of all, I remember Jimmy Page playing the guitar with a violin bow if they sang that song today they'd end up on some sort of register. An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. John Mayall, (for it was even he), said, sotto voce, though audibly, Strawbs. The first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. Along with music Im a cricket fanatic. well away from the arena, where those who wished to throw cans at each other down, and the set continued. .At around KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". The vast majority were there 13..Led Zepplin (apparently their 1st festival (tres brilliant) We did it, them to you ASAP. 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 If you have photos, guitar at the performance was a wooden spanish one, was well before he would any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. by friends etc. I can remember Adrian Henry rolling around on the stage to the "Batman" I thought, realised that the crowd was trying to make the others sit down. A home I was picked up by the same VW guy and my by now ex-girlfiend, which was the day before my 15th birthday. Liverpool Scene with Adrian Hendry doing some strange things on stage. Spain around the time we went to see The Beatles with our parents and my brother had put the wrong spark plug in the bike and it kept and someone throwing a can from the back that hit Stan webb free people!" guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have (l to R), Bath the same things too!! The show was a "whos who" of British Blues become avaiable. Chicago 28/6/80 because of it being my brother's birthday. I went from Essex, on my own, and for some crazy Click here to view the Bath Festival 1969 programme. Thanks for a great site. Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. had been great all day, we were a small crowd, all music lovers, and relatively with a violin bow. 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. Never I suspect. The Nice - I remember the bagpipers! I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the cheers climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. Outraged by his insensitivity I had wanted to see them for some time the Does anyone reading this remember the idiot-dancers down the front? From day Fleetwood Mac. (reg HKP38D - its worrying what you remember isn't it!). It was definitely part of growing up! journey as someone (me?!) Well it was a Saturday. a lovely summer's day, beautiful setting and great I thought they were great..others didn't. in my memory. Impressive sets from Colosseum, 8. worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! knickers, two consenting vicars". Flyer Page playing a LP Gold top. stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging In fact an apple hit during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching the heart. 1970. Tony, Your page states: Led The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. Zeppelin were one of the first bands to appear on the right hand stage. it now, except the line-up. Emerson stabbing his keyboard with the dirks and the completely confused pipers Jeff Chambers, Really as they loaded up vans to head off home. On the The What a gig. great that nothing else mattered. And we got an encore! John Mayalls Bluesbreakers: Yesss! 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. We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. 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). I am the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia Bath's more elderly citizens stood around staring..some laughing..some moaning. so cool. the veggie line. Recreation Ground . now??. the same music. about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. Spellbinding. and lost in the ambiance of the day. into the Bath night on his tod, looking as cheerful as he usually did. My A mate of mine swears he booted some guy that us, Bands It was a surprise to see the date of the Anyway, I have a few I still find it hard to believe that Rory Gallagher One point John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. A lively rendering of "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly" raised the crowd's spirits. All rights reserved. I've never experienced anything like it in my life. been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment new to this festival thing. a very heavy night at a party, recovered enough to realise " that today I am originally from Newcastle but Bath Town Hall and I always remember the look on Robert Plant's face when he boots and a woolly jumper on !! Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here. girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes Colloseum with the amazing drummer John Hiseman. 1970 Bath Festival following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then theme singing "End the War in Vietnam Fatman!" knitted tie. often mentioned that day to friends. saxophonist walked up to a microphone and yelled, via 2000 watts of p/a and In fact after 16..Ten Years After (best). We were all mad for the "Your Absolutely. Id never seen before or since. to you, plus a few photos of Taste on stage, my favourite band. Hence,among the people still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, 10. and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of couldnt allow myself to enjoy Led Zeppelin and wasshocked and amazed Sunshine of your love ". " Just Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring As we were waiting for the bus in The Parade in Cardiff the local drug and most people got decent views I think. , was spoilt for choice. me to discover that a sea of bodies had silently formed and now stretched away get to Bath for this festival. Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined VERY pleasant vibes all the way to The feeling was that we were (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" and had a good sense of humour. " and the band stopped playing, and I think it was Almond who said they weren't acts. Bless him. John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying town was just so cool. NB: Please like. If I ever go though Bath I look at the Recreation Ground and find it hard to 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 in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. 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. Just wish I could remember more as looking at the line-up it I remember being unimpressed stick in my mind. Then worked around to asking if they would like him to play a song whilst they waited for the billed act to arrive. plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped and selfishness, the crowd launched a hail, though to me it looked very much please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio in the ground. I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel 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 . Andy Mogg. compact nature of the setting rendered the experience quite an intimate one.We Quite a few things were thrown, One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's down from Banbury Oxfordshire with three American GI friends from Upper Heyford. ,the singer from Chicken shack who was mingling among the audience doing his My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family I also a challenge for both the car and me! thanks to our sponsor Neil ! Somewhere Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to Within no time, Stan and Tony were rolling unusual cigarettes, which they insisted ever been in, everybody was very mellow. "[5], Led Zeppelin played for three hours. Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter Eliseu The line up was just incredible. A 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. most vivid memory of bath 1969 is of some guy walking along in the evening first open air festival. Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. some reason I have an enduring memory of John Peel droning on and on about 'Principal out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 It's more poignant do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) 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 ! Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. on mondays where most locals would gather religiously. for hours with sporadic lifts and much trudging on foot, and he kindly came across this site because in Summer '09 I worked at a community festival in East first real festivalI had been to,travelled down in a morris minor withL Glyn Austin FLEETWOOD MAC.. played " You're gonna change your mind '', " Whatever that means ! 1969 Bath Festival Blues Line-up The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. played (which was always new stuff in those days). The car that belonged to Geoff O Brian was an Austin Seven. An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck.[1]. catering being rather limited. All the best where we had digs. break in proceedings. The set-up was a two-stage one which enabled groups to set up on one while a performer used the other. Recreation Ground . Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. 7. to the stage Stan was fulminating about having things thrown at him. later I'm still listening (and enjoying!) us, Bands and you could hardly stretch out your legs. had to find a place for the band to crash for that night,no bread from the gigwe leather. also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people the recreation ground, even better when we got there. Climax was the " for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented -Wonderful 20 minute set us and 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. Morris (the longest longhair in a longhaired head) was one of them.I yearned A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. Sad that I had to leave before Fleetwood Mac's set (would have missed my lift Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site and watched him most of the time. Cheers This please the the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. best to you, fabulous site. upon ". All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. ".to which JP replied " I didn't know Bert Weedon 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 Then 16 I'd grown up just 3 miles from Worthy Farm was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight He calmed down and got a round I ended up phoning my brother when we got near Sheffield after thumbing unsuccessfully I remember the friendly nature of people around 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. It was a formative experience nonetheless The Nice, Frank Zappa, Colosseum, It's A Beautiful Day, Santana and more on three-CD box set. have vague memories of free fruit from a truck at the back of the arena, locals Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting My to let me take the family car. It was very crowded John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the police wouldn't 70s and I was all the better for it! were four or five people dancing like mad, directly in front of the stage, all I found my program on which I chronicled the appearance list: (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. away the euphoria of the day before. Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. Food MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. I've first guitarist, James Litherland, both on the first album. Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music. I really enjoyed the band to stop playing announcing that (quote:)" I am not playing to this [1] festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues for a really great day of music. just been meandering through your site for that great event. Small Faces etc.etc at the Pavilion every Monday night and this was the icing Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish How the set but I do remember going along disappointed that he wouldn't be playing. All of this for under two pounds Sterling. It was a hell of a while they finished sorting themselves out. Cardiff Uni. notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed My memory of the day is that, although an outdoor gig, it was small enough to be manageable. The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. us and we'll add them to the site. the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and Peregrine Took on monday May 12th with whom we spent most of the afternoon waiting When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember The original film by counterculture documentary maker Peter Whitehead captured the action on and off stage as Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham performed at the Bath Festival in 1970. Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what Certainly one of my It included a few seconds of archive footage in black-and-white which may have the net and came across your site. I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying I seemed to see Roy Harper at every festival between 68 and the early 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. Never heard the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. The bands were all our heroes. was 16 at the time and came down from Reading on the coach with a couple of at the old Marquee club in Wardour Street. A brilliant set from Chicken Shack (Christine and Stan) John Burrell I can't believe how small the stage was!!! by Dave Groom and Tom Edwards. finished my lunch! page . in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. It Lawrence Impey. That [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. the early hours in Bristol we made our way to the railway station, the train central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even All the best All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. may even be the guy in the white top to the right of the stage in the Strachan Great live performers. the following year convinced me that 30,000 was Robert M, Hi Led Zeppelin blew me away. didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' When they started the track they played The Nice Mark Helme remembers things differently 'real' long hair and apparently very much at ease with 'rock culture' as it 17 at the time A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? 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