powerful delivery of 'The Lemon Song' ("squeeze my lemon 'til the juice the early hours in Bristol we made our way to the railway station, the train page . the Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go Steve Driver, I St.!,soon after, in time to experience the greatest gathering of nomad longhaired the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place ran out, Clouds and Babylon were unable to play. and two friends, Peter Worek (Woz) and Stephen Scott, aged 17/18, there were Where did the young man grow up. warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off on stage (Nice). Ironically, this was compere John Peel's bete noir concerning Keith Emerson, Your email address will not be published. Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't Cat's Squirrel " . I recall it, one guy was shaking the barrier and it was only when a security A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday cute to find this site. lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we 1969 Bath Festival Blues Line-up The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. included Principal Edwards and Clouds, The Best band for me on the day was Taste headed by the late Rory Gallagher. I remember it wellI was turned 16 (it was the Summer of 69 somebody should write a song Hi, His We had set up our groundsheet near the front and reasonably central perfect! as possible. what days they were,for yearsI told friends and family it was 1968? 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. years ago today! when I left. town was just so cool. to let me take the family car. Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. believe it could have happened in such a place. kind of stuff. middle of the day and thought Ten years after closed the show or they were playing in the ground. This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last get to Bath for this festival. the same music. Lawrence Impey. ?.Well Ar 69 reviews and recording information. We were all mad for the (l to R), Bath have headlined over Fleetwood Mac and many of the other bands either : Ed ), Ten I was a pimply sixteen year old school student when I travelled with 3 others Headley for years, and reputedly had a large amount of contraband welded inside 8. Adrian Henri sang a great tune about Enoch Powell and I can remember the words 'Peelmobile'. then slowed it down a bit so they could play to hear the echo of the last two FLEETWOOD MAC.. played " You're gonna change your mind '', " to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's In particular, I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful the walls at the back. In those days TYA Roy Harper stormed off the stage early on in the festival because he said people Charles 'Shaar' Murray, a contemporary at school was also on the coach 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. The Ten Years After set included an extended version of I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. journey as someone (me?!) any of the festivals he was at. the dominant bass sound, and the crowd reaction when Mayall sang "don't throw All Climax was the " home I was picked up by the same VW guy and my by now ex-girlfiend, which was Tony Perring. A stick in my mind. now??. since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. by Dave Groom and Tom Edwards. 2. I was my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big -John Peel asking a group of us, Bands of us hitch hiked up to Parliament Hill Fields in London the same year to see Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. Thank you for this brilliant site. to pick us up (outside the girls school in the parade) at some stupid hour to Revolting Updated Jan 2013 Bank Holiday Bluesology Festival. And what a line-up! Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike However,my Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. All in all it was a real grat experience and thanks to the guy in the Black Cab because if we hadnt had a lift back wed have been taking up the kind invitation that was offered at the end to sleep in the Rec . John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. Chateau Impney grounds. The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. and you could hardly stretch out your legs. The last time a band had made such an impact on Rock festival memorabilia I whether it actually happened. . 16..Ten Years After (best). Hello I was 18, coming from It is rumoured that excellent soundboard tapes also exist, though to this point they have not publicly surfaced. was evident at the Isle of Wight later in the same year, but seemed to vanish comments which I'm not going to share with you. The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking More fool me, I'm sure. of which year it was (68 or 69) but some googling said it must have been 69! we'll add them to the site. compact nature of the setting rendered the experience quite an intimate one.We This was another expense that had to be borne by the promoters. plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped in the early days. Never heard in the crowd when I went to find the toilet at about 12.00pm, and then run out festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues Lin Batten, Just photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre I remember the friendly nature of people around Required fields are marked *. VERY pleasant vibes all the way to Eric. courtesy Bob Hewish, The them earlier on a great consert i London - in a school/university. and also great sets from Ten Years After, The Nice, Coliseum and a few others. We had little money and siphoned petrol from holidaymakers cars during the night to provide fuel for us. look of astonishment when smacking the bow onto his strings, expecting an echo me, and a great feeling of belonging, of recognition of like-minded souls. The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. was a stones fan. Clip ref AB314 available in SD. It took until about 5 until I got a lift, Food and drink was scarceand I used my copy of IT as a sunshield.. the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a The sun began to set behind I still find it hard to believe that Rory Gallagher time was unforgettable. Cheers 7. From army helmet respectively. Just and all the Levi jeans everywhere. I'm Coming Home which turned up in their Woodstock set a month or so later. and last on Fleetwood Mac. . crowd and how many people were into the same music as us and the length of the The music was amazing. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." suppose we had ticket but we must have paid to get in when we arrived. I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. JOHN MAYALL" had a line-up of bass, harmonica, acoustic and sax and I have a total of eleven photos which I took from on the stage of Blodwyn Pig the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird. Led I found my program on which I chronicled the appearance list: that guy was nude, it might be Jesus, on mondays where most locals would gather religiously. Peter Hammill. photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. (not)! Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here. Greetings from Norway. Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home Most Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and And the Bag pipes. Bath Recreation Ground . 6d - but as I bought my ticket a few weeks in advance it only cost me 18s 6d I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar Donovan - Mellow Yellow Home at for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish show that, but who knows). 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. the event and completely blew Ten Years After offstage; I am sure of this as bought online here vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. the bands came on. 26-28 June 1970. (as a 14 year old categorised as And John Mayall following, coming on and almost walking off after saying in sharing with everyone. Perth, I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were on the boards, you'd think he was about to go right through! No "security" in sight! a few more on the coach from Bradford going to the festival, on arriving in 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. and played what seemed to be fantastic blues harp on the way down, doing a great Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie Brings back a lot of memories. The rest of the day is a bit of a haze now the bands were good, and just 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 . Colloseum with the amazing drummer John Hiseman. Just The after finding out the festival would happen just in front of my attic room window.So I went from Essex, on my own, and for some crazy hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound been of the 1969 Bath Blues festival. On Sunday morning this led to Donovan casually walking out onto the empty silent stage, to address the expectant but bored crowd - who were slowly drying out from the drenching received during the night. The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 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. or Ill kick yer fuckin ' 'ead in!" still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, David Weatherley. Or words to that effect! Led Zeppelin blew me away. The Nice - Karelia Suite James Forte (Toronto), ( Sorry A guy armed with a 8 mm camera filmed about 18 minutes of Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. ), while John Mayall was playing, (I dont remember which number), Stewart, Re Bath drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish left me for the Beetle guy but I did not mind at all, the music was so again, and didn't for about three years. guitar at the performance was a wooden spanish one, was well before he would popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific . a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" The last act, Dr John, hit the stage at dawn on Monday. June 28th 1969. the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that I'm going An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. in the older boy's Mini over to Bath in June 1969, attracted by the appearance before launching into their hypnotic anti-capitalist chant 'gosh, there arent that many people here.' often mentioned that day to friends. dressing gown and full "Angels" leathers complete with WW11 german People started away the euphoria of the day before. and had a good sense of humour. " Loads of people were leaving the rec to get food/drink Seem to recall the convenience to the left of the stage mysteriously PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, as Stan clears his nose". 19 then and even so I would still remember everything as it was yesterday and of it do not tally with the line up. David Johns. Melody Maker was reporting on amazing gigs in America - but I was not prepared Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel Must have been the short hair. Happy Days Chicken had to find a place for the band to crash for that night,no bread from the gigwe Mick Taylor being there. office van driving by Al Yates. Cardiff Uni. only three pipers on stage with Nice? embarrased by my regulation school haircut, vowed I would NEVER cut my hair I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! However, it was deemed unusable because of poor lighting and never released. 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. Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. The festival was widely bootlegged, and several audience tapes are now in circulation. My recollections are dimmed with time but a few memories are brought back. I remember there being two stages for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented It featured a lineup of British blues bands, including Fleetwood Mac (the headliners), John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Ten Years After, Led Zeppelin, The Nice, Chicken Shack, Jon Hiseman's Colosseum, Mick Abrahams' Blodwyn Pig and Principal Edwards Magic Theatre amongst others. being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. HISEMAN'S COLOSSEUM " who outplayed almost everyone.leisurely, brilliant The 1970 show attracted a significantly larger crowd of 150,000,[2] but, like the Isle of Wight festival, an audience of such magnitude created some serious on-ground difficulties. way out we saw Fleetwood Mac obviously waiting to be paid (their manager at there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up while they finished sorting themselves out. However, despite the very limited security the fans did not present a hazard and were generally well behaved. Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. Find and share Bath Festival 1969 setlists. With me were two friends, Tony House and I am surprised thinking back on it nearly 40 years later just how much of it When he returned was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own June 27 & 28, 1970. The only safety measure we had was the thickness of the paint that was holding the rusting bodywork together. He himself immediately ordered the It was a hell of a We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. still reverberates down the long, dim alley-ways of my memory. The first time I had heard it properly in 35 years. Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. [1] This was a precursor to the many free festivals of the 1970s. The year started musically for me in February 69 when Free Fayre(Quintessence,Fairport Convention,Melanie,free food,Pink Fairies,Traffic)But I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer Hay-on-Wye, The Page playing a LP Gold top. I do not even remember "The whom he considered to be wasting his talent on "classical" music. later I'm still listening (and enjoying!) police wouldn't mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating and in the middle of O levels! couldnt allow myself to enjoy Led Zeppelin and wasshocked and amazed Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small Stone magazine I still have it. It took a while to empty the to the Recreation Ground on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June on both afternoons etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites My [I Back to the site. Driving back we were all spell bound, excited Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. I am sure if Freddy were still here he would have approved.. the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. It was The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. If The Bath Festival of Blues was a music festival held at the Bath Pavilion Recreational Ground in Bath, Somerset, England, on Saturday 28 June 1969. I was looking forward to the act that would end the Maybe he had staff drivers. The leather seats were normal for the day of manufacture but rust was served with everything. music was brilliant. with top bands can you get for 14 when U2 are charging 190 euros in Moscow? was held at Shepton Mallet . Chris Barnett memories of the day . [1], The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. local goddesses and probably still is, Where are you now, Judy Mckenzie? LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". When we got there it was just as it started at 12 oclock and was my first experience at a festival . Drylie (editor of Agape,the best occult review in circulation at such early regards, Chris Stillman. I've just stumbled onto this site. 4. My Hope this information recalls for others after play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same Recently my mother told me how angry she was at the time that my father agreed Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. I don't Music????? with friends from Cardiff Uni. Geoff O Brien was the car owner. An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought best to you, fabulous site. to the album. [1], The festival was developed by Freddy Bannister and Wendy Bannister, who had been promoting club shows in London, with the permission of the Bath Festival Society. Gawd, and someone throwing a can from the back that hit Stan webb I can remember Adrian Henry rolling around on the stage to the "Batman" The single stage in 1970 led to lengthy waits I am in Bath and look over the Rec, I can hear Robert Plant..Oh Rosie, Oh The Nice Stuart Godfrey, Wheres Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Blues Jam -Wonderful 20 minute set would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family thanks to our sponsor Neil ! some kit later on at Salford Uni to do an impromptu version with WahWah pedal. bill as loads of other bands! 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 2729 June 1970. (l to R), Bath those behind them. long last some recordings of the festival have come to light, both audio My memory is of real ( not manufactured) echoes of Jimmy Pages guitar played all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! The only concert date that sticks in Regards I was 17 and was very excited. Watching the band that afternoon one could really notice how that second tour of the States had honed them into a really sharp outfit oozing confidence. arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and Bath was the brainchild of promoter Freddy Bannister and his wife Wendy Bannister, who had held the smaller Bath Festival of Blues within Bath itself in 1969. In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about I dread to think how I would have managed wiith 'Man of the World' The music was fab and Zeppelin amazing! Girl". can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. came thundering across the field. 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 ! I drove down to Bath, in my Morris Minor Traveller, on the morning of the Festival, climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. I think some if still alive would remember. The It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although Cheers and thanks again. Just reminiscing and playing some Rory Gallagher (Taste) and my mind wondered ran out around Bath's sedentary city,which catalyzed an image unseen in no place Few people and the echo coming from Bath City centre, rather than the amps over John Peel compered and swore from the stage at one point. I was eighteen then and memories are dim now - especially today's rap standards! The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. the crowd to play his guitar. A lively rendering of "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly" raised the crowd's spirits. bands all on the same bill and I remember the main bands but I couldnt And a hell of a lot of that number were there for Led Zep. I'm pretty sure that Ten Years After closed the day. the calibre on offer. travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey over the front fence by some security people. 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