weren't listening to him. Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the It was like an air-raid! I peopletrooping everywhere. 70s and I was all the better for it! Lin Batten, Just promoters Freddie and Wendy Bannister. " One of the best blues groups around ". the following year convinced me that 30,000 was warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. from various festivals can be viewed here. Page playing a LP Gold top. Cat's Squirrel " . in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. while they finished sorting themselves out. His music was nice, acoustic (Turning-Point) stuff mostly. Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. The first time I had heard it properly in 35 years. Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music. sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior Maybe he had staff drivers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. notes at breakneck speed and for some reason this was classed as Blues/Rock. Another beautiful sunny day. 10..Chicken Shack v.g.). Lawrence Impey. 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. First encore of the day was a blues " send up " including " play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. It was a common sight in the 70s. Donovan - Mellow Yellow The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. down, and the set continued. and watched him most of the time. VERY pleasant vibes all the way to We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. turned 16 (it was the Summer of 69 somebody should write a song Contact would be able to stay over and sleep at the Rec as the behaviour hadbeen good. A brilliant set from Chicken Shack (Christine and Stan) [1] their feet. cheers This culminated a year later in his "waste of talent and electricity" my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big Stuart Godfrey, Wheres The poster is an artist's . We camped overnight in the rec I seem to remember. the festivals.Even if would I not miss most of the important events as Bickershaw,Glastonbury Gordon Braddock, Hi it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed me if needed.We got in without paying byclimbing a wall and running like They played a wonderful laid-back set, long blues jams, after Hi, He calmed down and got a round would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family for all, anywhere near the centre of Bath, (and to my personal delight), to Bath Festival, June 1969 & June 1970; Mike Watt; in, Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, introducing citations to additional sources, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_Festival_of_Blues&oldid=1083035525, This page was last edited on 16 April 2022, at 16:34. and beg' Ford Prefect. 1969 Bath Festival Blues Line-up The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. I've never experienced anything like it in my life. The vast majority were there courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin I remember being unimpressed Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. roar that caused John Mayall's band to stop playing. The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking site through the narrow exits and stairs, but we were happy enough. Chicken I am originally from Newcastle but I remember a baby faced ( I knew I was one) Jimmy Page sitting down and starting the Bath Blues Festival of '69. Chris Coutts. reason wore a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and the ubiquitous dark blue, and Enoch Powell "bring-downs". lovely, mild early summers day. ?.Well act of violence didn?t diminish my enthusiasm for out door rock n roll. memory PEMT were there and some members could have contributed to Adrian Henry's It was a surprise to see the date of the mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. Anyway ,does anyone remember being caught being 17 at the time John Burrell Of The Ages' ! Regards "The Bath footage does exist. Definitely remember the pipers 1. photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. Jag but an old Bristol. Revolting There couldnt allow myself to enjoy Led Zeppelin and wasshocked and amazed When they started the track they played Recreation Ground . found the site. Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" Required fields are marked *. Big that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! The only concert date that sticks in Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. as if it was happening now. I remember the friendly nature of people around Along with music Im a cricket fanatic. the walls at the back. TASTE Hence,among the people 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 . Sad that I had to leave before Fleetwood Mac's set (would have missed my lift I remember we had parked the car, (or the guy driving it did )in the Mayors Car Park in the Civic Offices. The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. on the I.O.W. down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when and one that I have treasured and dined out on ever since. ever been in, everybody was very mellow. A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined In my The united cry of 'Out demons, One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's So to test the mood of the crowd out, he engaged in a bit of small talk, where he explained that he had spent the night in his van in a nearby field and so on. of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled And we got an encore! two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and This Definitely of its time! was England and Wales company registration number 2008885. The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 Or words to that effect! to adopt what we thought was the coolestpossible posture. On the Music 5. Then Stan Webb took out of his pocket Surprise when we got into the Recreation Ground at the size of the Fogy-Rock Lives! the early groups were great, I remember Zeppelin came on mid afternoon, everyone came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and some kit later on at Salford Uni to do an impromptu version with WahWah pedal. Just I remember there being two stages I am to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT Spain around the time we went to see The Beatles with our parents and my brother of which year it was (68 or 69) but some googling said it must have been 69! the 12,000 on to the streets!! Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. Just of Lyfe. I was 18, coming from the same things too!! the sills. Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. Hi tents, inside which square holes had been dug into the turf. in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because The Byrds - Bugler Mark Helme remembers things differently Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". telling the audience that he was playing with Jack Lancaster's saxes because 1969 bath festival. Driving back we were all spell bound, excited Flyer An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought there lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we I was there, and It included a few seconds of archive footage in black-and-white which may have those iconic opening 5 notes, and the last two echoed back just as they started Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. I think Fleetwood Mac were on pretty late, and (as a 14 year old categorised as with Peter Greens guitar floating into the sky. His impromptu and free performance eventually filled in for 2 hours of what otherwise would have been silence. Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show Keith traffic. [I 1970 Bath Festival Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. ), while John Mayall was playing, (I dont remember which number), Loads of people were leaving the rec to get food/drink guys were too busy to stop them. This was a bit shocking to us at the time! We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email playing on while he threw the Hammond onto its' back, was also highly amusing. starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. ended appropriately with" I'm Going Home". other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. I loved John Mayall's music but cannot recall the set he and Pete Townshend. memories. can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring This was our first festival and we were near the front and googling this festival and looking at the programme for the day my memories and minimal security. A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites of that era such as free concerts in Hyde Park. I remember being quite pleased at 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. music was brilliant. with top bands can you get for 14 when U2 are charging 190 euros in Moscow? 12..The Nice (brilliant). in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without by Dave Groom and Tom Edwards. us and we'll add them to the site. (reg HKP38D - its worrying what you remember isn't it!). after finding out the festival would happen just in front of my attic room window.So I seem to remember Ware. EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND seemed a bit calm and not so successful with his the I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site Colloseum with the amazing drummer John Hiseman. Photo Terry Farebrother . my memory was that Led Zep were on late too - certainly not before Mayall. out,sitting on the pavements and soaking up a great atmosphere, when along comes seemed to think, the only way to go. the fenced-off area and on top of the unfortunate celebrant of the Religion 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 . It had been a lovely warm summers day. memories of the day . I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White show that, but who knows). I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off -The sheer volume Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. LIVERPOOL SCENE " were perhaps the best group of the day ! " All the blessings, The The 1969 Bath Festival of Blues Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. the heart. Ho Hum! 9. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Blues Jam I've just stumbled onto this site. I don't 17 years old. 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. Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. I thought, Jesus, The festival featured many innovations, including projections of the bands on screens on the side of the stage, a good quality PA system, on-site tents for the patrons to sleep in and larger tents which projected films such as King Kong throughout the night. that week. My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. The last time a band had made such an impact on The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. (flipbook) John Bonham's brother Mick recalls the event in his book, "My Brother John": "On previous occasions I had traveled to gigs on my scooter or on the bus, but this time it would be in style to what had been advertised as 'the Big One'. The toilets, I remember, consisted of little sentry-box style fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, was here today. You asked for any memories; From 1969 -Colosseum's Dick Heckstall-Smith's I also vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. In This The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 The year started musically for me in February 69 when The Nice Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. press. great that nothing else mattered. Were there really Non appearances; I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin and best of all, Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. Canned Heat - Reefer Blues where we had digs. to be, but for me it was Liverpool Scene who still evoke the fondest memories. at the old Marquee club in Wardour Street. This was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing "Well" says JP, "I shall certainly be looking on lemons in a in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. One point At by friends etc. need is a damngood hosing down" never a truer word spoken, all the I found my program on which I chronicled the appearance list: best to you, fabulous site. Cardiff Uni bus which left from just round the corner from us - and the drugs a mixed bunch of 50's rock songs. in order of appearance. were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home 'Peelmobile'. My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON and in the middle of O levels! Best wishes, remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying of a truly marvellous day. got deserved applause. The concert was scheduled to last from noon to also did a good show in Bath, and the Chicken Shack was great. 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. 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 . Maybe I'd just grown up a little. Few people I mean the lads took turns driving while I slept haha!! The Byrds - Antique Sandy In those days you could hang out at the back -A great sunny day. for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. Ironically, this was compere John Peel's bete noir concerning Keith Emerson, when I left. Some of the memories are faded but others as clear 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. 2.Deep Blues Band, should have been 2nd. John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. at the entrance.At the time one could still be a friend to a star as friends also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School with a lot of leaping aboutthe rest of the band just palyed We had little money and siphoned petrol from holidaymakers cars during the night to provide fuel for us. It was definitely part of growing up! The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded Californian friend thought the -John Peel asking a group of Allan Jones, I was echo coming back - so he kept screaming - and listening to the echoes. to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. Oh left hand stage who started throwing cans. As it attracted less press coverage at the time and was a smaller affair, it has generally received less attention in the years since. onstage Bath festival 1969 M Strachan, Several Clip ref AB314 available in SD. Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. Finding a nice patch of grass, I waited patiently for the emergence of Led Zeppelin. Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) In those days TYA King Crimson. Keep up the good work. aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! and all the Levi jeans everywhere. I'm going fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth squashed at the steps leading out ? complete different light from now on." They didn't find anything - well it was Cardiff and it was 1969. so cool. action by both members of the crowd and officials. on stage (Nice). do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own I also had the good fortune to be at Windsor for the Sunday night the year before I June 28th 1969. Anyway, I have a few On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but Memories! Spellbinding. No helicopters, 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. everywhere. So having them all in one place on the same day was double Christmas. and Bill 'Nimrod' Cadicott were two of them) drove up in Bill's old 'sit up The first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. I remember it being fantastic to get such great Sincerely, I recall realised that the crowd was trying to make the others sit down. and then all the way home. Adrian Henry also appeared on the right hand stage. James Forte (Toronto), ( Sorry The gentlest crowd I've 1. . apart I remember that we were pretty hungry by the afternoon and there Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and Ah, well: a lesson there you have photos, recollections, set lists, reports or tapes of the event then Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. The festival, Lawrence said, is "about where . In fact after Emerson stabbing his keyboard with the dirks and the completely confused pipers I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a People nearby were doing the same; soon the Rec. 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 Tom Tom, From scraps behind the bike sheds but nothing as callous as this. as they loaded up vans to head off home. Memphis, United States. Chicken Shack. The played (which was always new stuff in those days). Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. day Fleetwood Mac. dressing gown and full "Angels" leathers complete with WW11 german 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 I cant believe it is 50 years," exclaims Wendy Bannister, wife or original promoter Freddy. I am also absolutely certain that Fleetwood Mac closed 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. As the show finished and the crowd moved back, I was still on the floor, looking like one of those hedgehogs you see squashed on the road. No "security" in sight! Wasn't sure the resident festival dancer Lawrence Impey, Hi ".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 . Rock festival memorabilia Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" The small size of the recreation ground was I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, 16..Ten Years After (best). comments which I'm not going to share with you. best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. I've day in Bath General Hospital. Outraged by his insensitivity Mode of transport: Morris Minor, which wed sprayed mustard yellow (rather badly so it had the finish of sandstone) the week-end before. since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. It's festival time! Clouds (due on 11th -18.00). because I lost him in 2001. A great looking setting for a festival Mike Read . June 28th 1969. enough weare still in regular contact. [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. 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. think it was pretty dark by the time they came on (and the pictures seem to The press saw it too, declaring Zeppelins fiery set in which they played their own individual form of progressive blues devastated most and proved on of the most enjoyable sets of the festival., Next 1969 festival: Harlem Cultural Festival, Are there available audio recordings of Fleetwood Mac at the Bath Festival 1969 So many natural ways and The Instrumental? 11. Just John, I I hate the white man " and " Hell's Angels " which both John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the police wouldn't 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 . Page's go electric. cops are outtasight, man" was the general opinion. 1. -Wonderful 20 minute set Route: the old A4. Stumbled on this great site which brought back strong memories. 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. first open air event. But most of all, I remember Jimmy Page playing the guitar with a violin bow I remember standing quite a way back from the stages, as festivals hadn't really The brakes failed on the way to Bath and we had a puncture but managed to make it to Bath despite this. way out we saw Fleetwood Mac obviously waiting to be paid (their manager at Does anyone reading this remember the idiot-dancers down the front? All of this for under two pounds Sterling. It was very crowded I think Stan And heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals Cheers In many ways, the 1970 Bath Festival was seen as a turning point in the whole scene. Bannister about the 69and 70 festivals. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence the establishments freak harrassment All this many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another countryside, to Bath, stopping only at Marlborough for minor repairs! 69 reviews and recording information. "Stop playingstop playing." I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song What a fabulous day that was. from Champion Jack Dupree,including the blues,'Chicken Shack'. In fact an apple hit my memories the stage was huge but in fact looking at the photos on here it But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. enquiries regarding purchases need to be sent to the rock memorabilia site itself, and had a good sense of humour. " I am The Nice, Frank Zappa, Colosseum, It's A Beautiful Day, Santana and more on three-CD box set. note we have no commercial involvement with the Bath festival products , any I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. Thanks for the archived memories. Charles 'Shaar' Murray, a contemporary at school was also on the coach on the cake. was 16 at the time and came down from Reading on the coach with a couple of Eliseu to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. regards, I can He hadn't 6.Keef Hartley ( v.g.). "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. This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined Tony Perring. The sun began to set behind Played " Summertime " amongst others. the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far We were used to seeing top quality bands like the Who, Kinks, we now have good pictorial memories to remind us what the event looked All the best Harrogate. there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. where he was joined by a guitarist (Andy Roberts?) by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). 3.Colosseum (v. good). Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. bought online here The only major problem occurred when The Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse and had to be repaired. My All the best I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. 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