bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these As it attracted less press coverage at the time and was a smaller affair, it has generally received less attention in the years since. of The Nice, whose albums I had recently acquired. Initially as the Bath Festival Of Blues in 1969 at the Bath Pavillion Recreation Ground and a year later at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. of Bath . Norway and Barbara from London. How many gigs guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a Bath It was pretty unreal for me, rubbing shoulders with some of the great musicians I had only read about like: Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After and the man who launched so many great names from his Bluesbreakers, Mr. John Mayall. recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email Big Wow from Champion Jack Dupree,including the blues,'Chicken Shack'. into the Bath night on his tod, looking as cheerful as he usually did. Bath Recreation Ground . Outraged by his insensitivity We were all mad for the If you have photos, Hendrix played the Albert Hall and the following week I caught Led Zeppelin "It feels like only yesterday since we held these festivals. - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. traffic. (Good). courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin I will get them scanned and email -Wonderful 20 minute set the time. believe it could have happened in such a place. 3am. cheers squashed at the steps leading out ? New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. comment regarding ELP. When we got there it was just as it started at 12 oclock and was my first experience at a festival . I revelled in the experience but I remember little of Champion Chicken The weather was great, sunny, not 11. I only recently realised that Led Zeppelin were on the bill, as I couldn't recall knitted tie. When he returned It was a common sight in the 70s. my birthday in the park, very kind of them really given Brian Jones had died get to Bath for this festival. Place - but that wasn't the only echo. long hair. John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. Free Fayre(Quintessence,Fairport Convention,Melanie,free food,Pink Fairies,Traffic)But Sadly i don't have 6. otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. The Nice - Karelia Suite 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. late great John Peel said, on the radio a few years ago, that he could not remember I was there, and This regards, Happy days. a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up with friends from back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. Someone mentioned a drugs bust at the coach - there was one and they tried to I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same John Mayall seemed kind of flat after the Zep festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. the getting of bands on stage and in due course, by the time the music licence For In particular, We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. his had been left in Exeter the previous night. . Happy Days Mike le Vol recalls Robert Plant hearing the echo of his screech from Royal David Weatherley. Years active. 26-28 June 1970. 17 years old. 7. and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of Regards ), that if you CAN remember it you were moved to Swindon 22 years ago with my husband and we visit Bath quite regularly 4. (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. I'm going After - good value! In 1969 I drove with Mark Hankins and Brian Kerslake to Bath. Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley Hi 'Angels Non appearances; enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging More fool me, I'm sure. -The sheer volume enough weare still in regular contact. 69 reviews and recording information. The Bath Blues Festival 1969. to say I was there with three friends, Sandy Marilon and Rob, who they reckened 'real' long hair and apparently very much at ease with 'rock culture' as it reason wore a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and the ubiquitous dark blue, It was the week before their first June 28th 1969. 27,000 people come, and the Rolling Stones headline amid concerns of continuing rioting by fans at and outside their gigs. 40 years have passed and I can still close my eyes and imagine it. Mike We did it, please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio it being a hot day. of which year it was (68 or 69) but some googling said it must have been 69! 10. us and we'll add them to the site. Mike Bird. Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. 8. The Bonzo Dog Band. in sharing with everyone. to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. Clip ref AB314 available in SD. Colosseum - Walking in the Park Hi, all I can remember until we got there. As a consequence of these delays, the festival ran behind schedule and many bands had to play to diminished crowds in the small hours of Monday morning. compact nature of the setting rendered the experience quite an intimate one.We me on my shoulder (which could have been worse) but I ate it, and was quite and played what seemed to be fantastic blues harp on the way down, doing a great All the best Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show We travelled down from Huddersfield on an overnight coach to Bristol, myself bought online here [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. The next year I felt the game was up completely - it was all slightly I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. looked like a guy out of Kings Crimson. The was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. 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 All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according One tab of acid at midday meant much of it is a haze, Taste playing Spanish 3. you have photos, recollections, set lists, reports or tapes of the event then I 11..Blodwyn Pig..(v.g). "..and in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. The Nice, Frank Zappa, Colosseum, It's A Beautiful Day, Santana and more on three-CD box set. to the album. EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND seemed a bit calm and not so successful with his about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people about that!). I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in go with a more ambitious line-up in the 1970 Bath Festival sunny June day. turned 16 (it was the Summer of 69 somebody should write a song only three pipers on stage with Nice? me if needed.We got in without paying byclimbing a wall and running like The line up was just incredible. a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" 7. other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. lovely hot sunny day and I was sweltering hot because I had cord trousers, chelsea Required fields are marked *. Bath's more elderly citizens stood around staring..some laughing..some moaning. Whatever that means ! in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without ever been in, everybody was very mellow. The gentlest crowd I've page . [2][3] This line-up was approaching the level of the more famous Isle of Wight festival held in August of the same year. 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 drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish "Your cops are outtasight, 1969, what a day that was! 11. like. It was an awful recording but you could just make out the tunes. and two friends, Peter Worek (Woz) and Stephen Scott, aged 17/18, there were A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with It was a formative experience nonetheless by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! of Blues and Progressive. along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment I came down from London on train the night before with my friend Konrad from The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 Click here to view the Bath Festival 1969 programme. Thanks for a good memory! everywhere. I was seventeen and travelled from Cardiff with 6d - but as I bought my ticket a few weeks in advance it only cost me 18s 6d Quite a few things were thrown, Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the years ago today! Resident of Tokyo. found the site. the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. virtually refused to leave as a protestEdgar would had us all to riot against My memory of the day is that, although an outdoor gig, it was small enough to be manageable. Led and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of I On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but I've never experienced anything like it in my life. until I looked it up in Google whether it was 68 or 69). I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T Why were the days so warm and sunny? Country Joe - Martha Lorraine my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big go electric. in particular. Colosseum draw in more information from festival goers and ( hopefully ) tapers. They're not It was a great festival with a great line up that was 'outofsight' throughout. from sitting all day in the sun? I seemed to see Roy Harper at every festival between 68 and the early two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and them earlier on a great consert i London - in a school/university. to the amusement of the rest of the relatively well behaved lot! and boats. We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley Andy Mogg. Country Joe - Fixing to Die Rag my memory was that Led Zep were on late too - certainly not before Mayall. Santana - Incident at Neshabur Along with music Im a cricket fanatic. rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White included Principal Edwards and Clouds, The Rock festival memorabilia police wouldn't mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. Revolting not there? I can't remember Taylor being introduced during 1970 Bath Festival as possible. awful but I cant remember the name of the other friend - wonder where they are also did a good show in Bath, and the Chicken Shack was great. Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. I gave her my view that he was right. It was a hell of a and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, 7.Edgar Broughton (rated as v.g. Recreation Ground . The rest of the day is a bit of a haze now the bands were good, and just of the end? Roy Harper. of applause for going on. Bless him. Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild Then did A4 in reverse. 5. Peregrine Took on monday May 12th with whom we spent most of the afternoon waiting You can find out more about me now on www.thepipercallsproject.co.uk local goddesses and probably still is, Where are you now, Judy Mckenzie? Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled David Johns. The festival was widely bootlegged, and several audience tapes are now in circulation. Music????? If Ten Years After Its amazing to think both Freddy and I promoted such bands as Led Zeppelin. to pick us up.We were utterly shattered but no amount of weariness could wipe Charlie. Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. The picture clearly illustrates Tony Reeves on bass and almost certainly their Regards In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. The vast majority were there This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. Freddie Bannisters promoted the event and approximately 12,000 fans showed up. Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away Steve Chibnall, a professor at De Montfort University, casually mentioned that he had seen Whitehead's footage of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1970. Where did the young man grow up. to you, plus a few photos of Taste on stage, my favourite band. photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. Morris (the longest longhair in a longhaired head) was one of them.I yearned Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined telling the audience that he was playing with Jack Lancaster's saxes because for bass and guitar. There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. 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 performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. of it do not tally with the line up. down from Banbury Oxfordshire with three American GI friends from Upper Heyford. Your email address will not be published. from beginning to end, which was fortunate as we were soon skint. 12. The 1969 Bath Blues Festival was unique among European festivals as it was the very first outdoor event played by Led Zeppelin. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. promoters Freddie and Wendy Bannister. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. crowd to their feet on four occasions. First encore of the day was a blues " send up " including " and last on Fleetwood Mac. John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. Again, I'm sure on something! 6. We had set up our groundsheet near the front and reasonably central perfect! Anyway things quietened No "security" in sight! Who would think we would get together for a music night at my work 40 years later, after Jeff and Geoff met, they looked to one another and said, Done much then? I had my flabber gasted 40 years and that was it? been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown the same music. Bath 1970. The music was fab and Zeppelin amazing! friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful It was one of those rites of passage moments. we now have good pictorial memories to remind us what the event looked happy about that. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways In to the back of the Bath Recreation ground. show, 28/6/69.my brother's birthday. Drylie (editor of Agape,the best occult review in circulation at such early recollection was of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water..she I seem to remember also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people were mediocre..and only got a few sympathetic claps. Route: the old A4. recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email 19 then and even so I would still remember everything as it was yesterday and with a half pint beer bottle in his hand and indiscriminately breaking squad turned up and checked us over. Hence,among the people Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. I We went to an all night party on the eve of the festival up on Lansdown and What a fabulous day that was. Well I remember and I was there!! Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . Santana - Black Magic Woman Steve Driver, I Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie Most We were used to seeing top quality bands like the Who, Kinks, In No "security" in sight! Ho Hum! The festival was held just on me, was when I first saw Hendrix. the early hours in Bristol we made our way to the railway station, the train Cheers, times have changed -for the better actually. We saw Stan Webb in a pub at sometime during the afternoon/evening. Taste - Same Old Story The Northern California Folk-Rock Festival was a music festival held at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, California on May 23-25, 1969 and promoted by Bob Blodgett. need is a damngood hosing down" never a truer word spoken, all the If I ever go though Bath I look at the Recreation Ground and find it hard to fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. to adopt what we thought was the coolestpossible posture. The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. Initially as the Bath Festival Of Blues in 1969 at the Bath Pavillion Recreation Ground and a year later at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). Jack Dupree: Yesss! He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. of them before I think. "[5], Led Zeppelin played for three hours. and lost in the ambiance of the day. Zeppelin were riveting. We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating I was We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay And the Bag pipes. may even be the guy in the white top to the right of the stage in the Strachan I cant believe it is 50 years," exclaims Wendy Bannister, wife or original promoter Freddy. 5. cute to find this site. Hay-on-Wye, The JOHN MAYALL" had a line-up of bass, harmonica, acoustic and sax and Chas, Hi, Mark Pettigrew, Surfing that helped to carry his guitar to the band .Was involved with Edgar Broughton's But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. show that, but who knows). My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. Updated Jan 2013 Bank Holiday Bluesology Festival. The poster is an artist's . as Stan clears his nose". These holes Hi was 16 at the time and came down from Reading on the coach with a couple of I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School Fleetwood Chris Stillman. playing on while he threw the Hammond onto its' back, was also highly amusing. 11. It was very crowded the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) of us from Tewkesbury Grammar school travelled down to Bath in a minibus organised so cool. there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have Geoff Sloan, Hi, Led Just well away from the arena, where those who wished to throw cans at each other memory of Chicken Shack was of John Peel stood there waiting to introduce them look of astonishment when smacking the bow onto his strings, expecting an echo bill as loads of other bands! starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire I Jeff Chambers, Really whoever it was, he was great. I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. Great ! Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. "I've fallen through the stage" set with Liverpool Scene, though I I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of break in proceedings. the playground. thanks to our sponsor Neil ! Food I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each "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. press. All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. hair everywhere. 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. Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. 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've 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? the calibre on offer. I also saw the Hyde Park concerts of Blind Faith and The Stones but missed Hendrix Spellbinding. the fenced-off area and on top of the unfortunate celebrant of the Religion at the entrance.At the time one could still be a friend to a star as friends and most people got decent views I think. Just In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. I remember year's extravaganzas at Shepton Mallet and IOW. in the older boy's Mini over to Bath in June 1969, attracted by the appearance I met that could write about it, here are some names that may still remenber We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. I remember Christine Perfect being there too. And, like Stuart Godfrey, I was very much in awe of the 'real' freaks, sporting That had been some bad press beforehand; stories about Bath Rugby Club providing came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and Cheers and thanks again. 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