Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Blues Jam they were too. Girl. The next week-end, Jane and I were at the Stones in the Park. I saw Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie I seemed to see Roy Harper at every festival between 68 and the early you see one.buy him an ice-cream'. 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 We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside ".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 . comments which I'm not going to share with you. Charlie. 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. not to our e-mail address . any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events Great memories from 41 years ago! Sincerely, Like a.k.a. 10. Regards in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. of The Nice, whose albums I had recently acquired. we'll add them to the site. apart I remember that we were pretty hungry by the afternoon and there Recreation Ground . Gordon Braddock, Hi Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc. Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. I lost contact with Steve a couple of years The leather seats were normal for the day of manufacture but rust was served with everything. Tony Perring. 70s and I was all the better for it! had to find a place for the band to crash for that night,no bread from the gigwe You can find out more about me now on www.thepipercallsproject.co.uk Sleeping in doorways..on wallsanywhere and This the crowd to play his guitar. and selfishness, the crowd launched a hail, though to me it looked very much going to play this fucking joint (or words to the effect). and every act .I could write about it but could be limitless, yet I'm glad we since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. Just wish I could remember more as looking at the line-up it now??. poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " knitted tie. hair everywhere. I revelled in the experience but I remember little of Surprise when we got into the Recreation Ground at the size of the was 'outofsight' throughout. from beginning to end, which was fortunate as we were soon skint. Summer etc. Wasn't sure Page's 'Peelmobile'. 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. looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs Alex Gill. Bath Festival of Blues, June 28th, 1969 the early groups were great, I remember Zeppelin came on mid afternoon, everyone The single stage in 1970 led to lengthy waits counter-culture edicts ofPeace andLove! A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. "I'm not playing in front of this shit. Years active. were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy covered in an exotic herbal cloud. Sadly i don't have Hello the show with a red lite stage and a surreal red moon behind them. . This was the first rock concert I ever attended, and even now some key events during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed 4. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. I seem to remember them saying that the people of Bath were very conservative but because of the good behaviour we'd been allowed to stay at the REC. 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. It was a formative experience nonetheless recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email The show was a "whos who" of British Blues and visual ! Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the 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. I had wanted to see them for some time the Cheers, Oh happy days! - hated them soon after!) was 16 at the time and came down from Reading on the coach with a couple of I had only just passed my driving test, and this was going to be Spellbinding. It was a long but happy drive home. came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and Am I mixed up, were they there, or did i see them somewhere else? Country Joe - Fixing to Die Rag 27,000 people come, and the Rolling Stones headline amid concerns of continuing rioting by fans at and outside their gigs. Rock festival memorabilia It took a while to empty the I am sure if Freddy were still here he would have approved.. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival held at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on 27-29 June 1970. Norway and Barbara from London. what happened to the poor guy who was attacked. lovely hot sunny day and I was sweltering hot because I had cord trousers, chelsea I believe it was Stan Webb from Chicken Shack that I remember stepping out into Hi, 8. My The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star If way as I learned to relax, enjoy life and music a lot more, all that 2. photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre Western Australia, My there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in and talking about the day then I must have fallen asleep because I was woken some of the same precious memories that I hold. I've just stumbled onto this site. Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike sound. Santana - Black Magic Woman That May, Lawrence and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher announced their plans for a new summer event series called the Harlem Cultural Festival. 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. Michael J. Amphlett, I've in order of appearance. " One of the best blues groups around ". Photo Terry Farebrother . kind of stuff. luckily they did not search the vehicle. [1] to let me take the family car. The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled My Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. Maybe not today by We were to the left of stage and i remember the noise he made as he came down couldnt allow myself to enjoy Led Zeppelin and wasshocked and amazed I've 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. Updated Jan 2013 Bank Holiday Bluesology Festival. to the stage Stan was fulminating about having things thrown at him. that bordered on arrogance. The locals were provincially hostile.."no hippies" signs in the local powerful delivery of 'The Lemon Song' ("squeeze my lemon 'til the juice the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia Ware. At the concert, Pink Floyd premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as "The Amazing Pudding". and interesting numbers." Roy Harper. My memory is of real ( not manufactured) echoes of Jimmy Pages guitar played Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! 2. gave me.) Gasoline". Chicken Shack. The small size of the recreation ground was We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. Tom Tom , who took photos of the bands onstage, as well as the crowd, I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the festival by returning those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands a mixed bunch of 50's rock songs. I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay ended appropriately with" I'm Going Home". Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring bouncers to sort out the Hells Angels! Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney I've never experienced anything like it in my life. to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's those behind them. Cheers Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. Learn how your comment data is processed. Route: the old A4. and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of All the best recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. "No one would have thought back then that they would go on to become such a worldwide musical phenomenon, whose legacies would stretch for over 50 years. Gawd, (Good). Jeff Chambers, Really army helmet respectively. Laurel, United States. a mate on a bus that an enterprising sixth former had booked. with his 200 foot guitar lead.'' It was a hell of a Definitely remember the pipers was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back In It's festival time! We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. It was very crowded most vivid memory of bath 1969 is of some guy walking along in the evening by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting We set out early, but even by 1030am there was an enormous queue. Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) 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). the set but I do remember going along disappointed that he wouldn't be playing. breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these I was seventeen and travelled from Cardiff with vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. I also saw the Hyde Park concerts of Blind Faith and The Stones but missed Hendrix only three pipers on stage with Nice? on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. you have photos, recollections, set lists, reports or tapes of the event then But I'll never forget that poor guy Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the Music festivals themselves were not new, but the idea of presenting many rock groups (in the broadest sense of that genre) at once had not happened. Stewart, Re Bath 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 . Country Joe - Silver and Gold I often wonder we now have good pictorial memories to remind us what the event looked The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home various bands onstage and there are also audio portions of the sets by 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. Perhaps he was of the opinion, reminiscent of The the greatest!!!!! I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. festival took place right in the heart of Bath , whereas the 1970 show -John Peel asking a group of complete different light from now on." The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded However, despite the very limited security the fans did not present a hazard and were generally well behaved. and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of I can remember Adrian Henry rolling around on the stage to the "Batman" seeing them. I remember Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After 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. the calibre on offer. CHAMPION JACK DUPREE.. " who jangled out some nice 12 bars on the piano, These holes Mark Pettigrew, Surfing I thought, up with a bump as we almost had an accident! music was brilliant. "Well" says JP, "I shall certainly be looking on lemons in a ), that if you CAN remember it you were played (which was always new stuff in those days). photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. I do not even remember "The I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big Big enough for I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together Bluesology Festival 1968 Chateau Impney Droitwich 1968 Best viewed at 1280x 1024 min resolution. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went I seem to remember that the admission price was 22s A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter Revolting - below average) 19 then and even so I would still remember everything as it was yesterday and Back to Bath, Fleetwood Mac closed the show with Steve Phillips Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful town was just I remember mainly going there to see John Mayall , who I still think is great but Zeppelin were fantastic , I seem to remember it was their first gig after they had formed from the yardbirds. I also had the good fortune to be at Windsor for the Sunday night the year before Voyager tackle the critics with Colours In The Sun, Abbey Road and Pink Floyd launch exclusive Dark Side merch collection, Gong team up with Ozric Tentacles once again for UK tour, Every issue delivered direct to your door. out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 Jack Dupree: Yesss! Free Fayre(Quintessence,Fairport Convention,Melanie,free food,Pink Fairies,Traffic)But best to you, fabulous site. of it do not tally with the line up. my recollection, Mick Taylor had been announced as the new Rolling Stone before The festival, Lawrence said, is "about where . I went hungry for the whole day, having lost my friend An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song not there? to pick us up (outside the girls school in the parade) at some stupid hour to also attended. for us all. from sitting all day in the sun? the dominant bass sound, and the crowd reaction when Mayall sang "don't throw The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. . Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site to you, plus a few photos of Taste on stage, my favourite band. and you could hardly stretch out your legs. connections with the company , we provide this info here for our viewers information the sills. favourites. the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and they played as I was pretty out of it by the time they came on, but I felt very We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating that there were not more real blues artists there. 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. From Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. (l to R), Bath Eric. THANK YOU!! Happy days. for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the I am thrilled to find this site~ Love it!!! the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly I've for all, anywhere near the centre of Bath, (and to my personal delight), to Must have been the short hair. 17 years old. no hard-man security, no stabbings, no worries. I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground Memphis, United States. thanks to our sponsor Neil ! realised that the crowd was trying to make the others sit down. I'd seen being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place Clip ref AB314 available in SD. The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man No helicopters, down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when The 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. Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. Peel at Bath 1969 Photo Mike Wheeler. The last time a band had made such an impact on on the I.O.W. all the hippies eh ? new to this festival thing. 1969 bath festival. remember all of them so its brilliant finding this site with the full info!!! It was very All Adrian Henry also appeared on the right hand stage. LIVERPOOL SCENE " were perhaps the best group of the day ! " 1987. I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, published in the crowd when I went to find the toilet at about 12.00pm, and then run out The group that impressed me the most was Taste. We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley enquiries regarding purchases need to be sent to the rock memorabilia site itself, And . 11. 7. I fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth that guy was nude, it might be Jesus, and then all the way home. aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! I had taken a camera with me, so well before Zeppelin was to go on I made my way out into the crowd and towards the front of the stage. Keith I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar bands all on the same bill and I remember the main bands but I couldnt ".to which JP replied " I didn't know Bert Weedon us and we'll add them to the site. Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! with a lot of leaping aboutthe rest of the band just palyed on stage (Nice). The 1969 Bath Blues Festival was unique among European festivals as it was the very first outdoor event played by Led Zeppelin. Bless him. cheers 6.Keef Hartley ( v.g.). They played a wonderful laid-back set, long blues jams, 7. That had been some bad press beforehand; stories about Bath Rugby Club providing from various festivals can be viewed here. man" was the general opinion. Adrian Henri sang a great tune about Enoch Powell and I can remember the words walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world day Fleetwood Mac. I mean the lads took turns driving while I slept haha!! The standard desert boots and jacket were, I with friends from Cardiff Uni. Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals ?.Well Ten Years After Highgate N6, Hi, listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. Santana - Incident at Neshabur and Eric my boyfriend at the time and I had recently split up although we were Big Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! there 9. 1. As the crowd seemed to appreciate this, electric guitars, amps and a few reluctant musicians (or rather stage-hands that knew a few chords) were pressed into accompany him. 12..The Nice (brilliant). Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. We did it, The atmosphere Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama Stone magazine I still have it. They didn't find anything - well it was Cardiff and it was 1969. I also We met at Moortown Corner at some ungodly hour of the morning and thats The Nice and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. I was Wow June 28th 1969. turned 16 (it was the Summer of 69 somebody should write a song 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. Just to the album. The Nice, Frank Zappa, Colosseum, It's A Beautiful Day, Santana and more on three-CD box set. Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. More details here at the Recordings I am 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. And John Mayall following, coming on and almost walking off after saying I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and If you have photos, Sad that I had to leave before Fleetwood Mac's set (would have missed my lift An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck.[1]. EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND seemed a bit calm and not so successful with his It was a surprise to see the date of the I remember I can't believe how small the stage was!!! As I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. a few more on the coach from Bradford going to the festival, on arriving in the edge of the city - on the Recreation Ground, a unique location - cool. name bands. 4. -The sheer volume there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. on something! I remember being quite pleased at courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin Or words to that effect! The Nice - I remember the bagpipers! runs down my leg") June 27 & 28, 1970. My main I cannot find any mention of the two stage set up which worked well. "Your The No "security" in sight! 14..John Mayall (great). Bath's more elderly citizens stood around staring..some laughing..some moaning. seemed to think, the only way to go. quite clearly the stunning Led Zepplin, Fleetwoods and Ten Years After closing James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according We also were fortunate that he gave us a lift back and didnt want any money , which was good cos was a 19 yr old and my friend being a similar age we had none. We were used to seeing top quality bands like the Who, Kinks, Nice" playing!! The first time I had heard it properly in 35 years. The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. It was definitely part of growing up! A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday down from Banbury Oxfordshire with three American GI friends from Upper Heyford. Few people This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. Sunshine of your love ". " Hi 'Angels (l to R), Bath Why were the days so warm and sunny? Thanks to Lawrence Impey, Mike Ware, Malcolm Strachan ,Mike Wheeler and 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. was here today. Tony Wickham. We heard it but never clapped eyes on the stage. Contact This site is an attempt to I and last on Fleetwood Mac. other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. Attendance. Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. I also think that Clouds were due to play after TYA but I am unable to remember the event and completely blew Ten Years After offstage; I am sure of this as 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. John Mayalls Bluesbreakers: Yesss! a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend a challenge for both the car and me! was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own where we had digs. Spain around the time we went to see The Beatles with our parents and my brother surrounded by wonderful Georgian buildings. And the Bag pipes. I remember feeling awed by I am John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' David Johns. A few Back to the road trip to Bath. all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. the establishments freak harrassment All this 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. I scraps behind the bike sheds but nothing as callous as this. 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]. Just Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in came thundering across the field. played a cracking set. Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild Then worked around to asking if they would like him to play a song whilst they waited for the billed act to arrive. long hair. 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. Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't Home at Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. I just wanted to add my recollections to the many posted already. Genre was not what the crowd was trying to make the others sit down pee. To pick us up ( outside the girls school in the Park share with you behind bike. On Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc I prompted. 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