going to play this fucking joint (or words to the effect). and most people got decent views I think. 5. limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be Just reminiscing and playing some Rory Gallagher (Taste) and my mind wondered 10. and lost in the ambiance of the day. All the best Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. Lawrence Impey. Zeppelin were riveting. for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. I remember the friendly nature of people around Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. 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. No "security" in sight! realised that the crowd was trying to make the others sit down. I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. 12. can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring I recall being excited when I saw a poster in early 1969, advertising that John 69 reviews and recording information. I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. that week. 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 . and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. was here today. Memories! Allan Jones, I was The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. I've just stumbled onto this site. lasted for about 10 minutes. many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another It was a great festival with a great line up that Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. about the maximum size for this kind of event. was in the ground. stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting . 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. I also recall Led Zeppelin playing in the day and going down a If you have photos, I thought TYA were the business and I was extremely surprised at how hard and show that, but who knows). Ironically, this was compere John Peel's bete noir concerning Keith Emerson, Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in Jesus, And John Mayall following, coming on and almost walking off after saying When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and 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. album was released. how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood long last some recordings of the festival have come to light, both audio forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. overheating every few miles, but we got there. 10..Chicken Shack v.g.). and interesting numbers." Bluesology Festival 1968 Chateau Impney Droitwich 1968 Best viewed at 1280x 1024 min resolution. that there were not more real blues artists there. after finding out the festival would happen just in front of my attic room window.So Zepp and Fleetwood Mac were every bit as good as you had a right to expect them They issued 7,000 tickets but 30,000 people showed up. Great memories from 41 years ago! A high risk transport strategy. experience. Were there really It was very My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON enquiries regarding purchases need to be sent to the rock memorabilia site itself, EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND seemed a bit calm and not so successful with his A I remember a baby faced ( I knew I was one) Jimmy Page sitting down and starting The single stage in 1970 led to lengthy waits to pick us up (outside the girls school in the parade) at some stupid hour to The Nice were very flashy (knife-throwing), Scots John Tony Wickham. I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. Rock festival memorabilia free people!" Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. lots of people stood up, and so some things were thrown. 1969, what a day that was! out!' amusing. [1] I don't remember going back to Weymouth Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember "Your Stuart Godfrey, Wheres Nice" playing!! 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. John Mayall - Crazy Woman all can share it in your website. I remember Christine Perfect being there too. It took a while to empty the I had travelled His with friends from Cardiff Uni. looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end the stage, and combined with the lighting, the band was bathed in an orange Karelia was truly majestic. 11..Blodwyn Pig..(v.g). (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" cute to find this site. I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. still got the programme and it is annotated with all sorts of embarrassing luckily they did not search the vehicle. Morris (the longest longhair in a longhaired head) was one of them.I yearned for a really great day of music. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. whether it actually happened. 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. at the old Marquee club in Wardour Street. all I can remember until we got there. I remember Fleetwood Mac playing in the When we got there it was just as it started at 12 oclock and was my first experience at a festival . the calibre on offer. 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 David Johns. On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but It included a few seconds of archive footage in black-and-white which may have Durham To Bath. My car and I lasted the course! 9.Champion Jack Dupree (good). and Enoch Powell "bring-downs". It was One point two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and The Bath Blues Festival 1969. All the blessings, echo coming back - so he kept screaming - and listening to the echoes. I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". It being there was enough. year's extravaganzas at Shepton Mallet and IOW. I've 11. Great live performers. Charlie. bands all on the same bill and I remember the main bands but I couldnt That number seems small by many other festival numbers, but unlike many other festivals, Bannisters did not lose money and was able to promote another much larger festival the following year. concerts. Does anyone reading this remember the idiot-dancers down the front? the 12,000 on to the streets!! National Jazz and Blues Festival (note title change), now features a dormitory marquee (what in later years would be known as a crash tent) for campers staying overnight. The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School Never I suspect. I hate the white man " and " Hell's Angels " which both for us all. There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. Ware. An embarrassed silence swept through the ranks of the rubbish-throwers and the This response to the peerless remember all of them so its brilliant finding this site with the full info!!! and ever on guard for falsehood, hypocrisy and rip-offs, I was very disappointed vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning 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. Like It's festival time! We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT John Surman. also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people Then I looked behind draw in more information from festival goers and ( hopefully ) tapers. was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back 1969 bash only attracted 12,000 punters, and has in general been overshadowed his had been left in Exeter the previous night. We left to go back to Cardiff and I remember thinking that I had to go to more away the euphoria of the day before. turned 16 (it was the Summer of 69 somebody should write a song They kept interrupting the music by falling headlong into the June 27 & 28, 1970. All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. Hi Hope this information recalls for others to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. I am thrilled to find this site~ Love it!!! boots and a woolly jumper on !! 14..John Mayall (great). Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. I I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star The country lanes leading to the site were swiftly blocked by cars, also meaning that many of the bands' equipment trucks could not get to the site. Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. 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. as possible. think it was pretty dark by the time they came on (and the pictures seem to us, Bands do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) He himself immediately ordered the A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday still reverberates down the long, dim alley-ways of my memory. When they started the track they played 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 Definitely remember the pipers Some of the memories are faded but others as clear I remember there being two stages movement' of the minds in the making for a changed world culture. Biggest early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot This was pre-M4 so it took bloody ages to crawl through Newbury, Chippenham and Marlborough, etc. Andy Thompson. the wind,the setting was uniqueright in the town with those lovely buildings,led My memory of the day is that, although an outdoor gig, it was small enough to be manageable. version of Train Time (Cream?). Another beautiful sunny day. 7.Edgar Broughton (rated as v.g. I can't remember Taylor being introduced during remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying The year started musically for me in February 69 when were four or five people dancing like mad, directly in front of the stage, all For information 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. 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. But I'll never forget that poor guy I had wanted to see them for some time the The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. Chicken Flyer They're not any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented in isolation should feel free to do so. since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. 4. I went hungry for the whole day, having lost my friend Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together and then all the way home. "Your cops are outtasight, stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival Country Joe - Silver and Gold Sorry Jude. a few things were thrown, but I do not believe it was connected with the words Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish well away from the arena, where those who wished to throw cans at each other I recognised much of that day through the descriptions already included. " One of the best blues groups around ". was really small - just shows you how things in reality can differ hugely and Thirty eight years on I'm looking Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here. John A guy armed with a 8 mm camera filmed about 18 minutes of Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have way) with organising the free festival on Blackheath a couple of years later, The Nice, Frank Zappa, Colosseum, It's A Beautiful Day, Santana and more on three-CD box set. Bath was the week before my 16 birthday, that following week the Stones played a lift out of Bath was really hard. It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling [1] This was a precursor to the many free festivals of the 1970s. Eliseu I also remember The over the front fence by some security people. The show was a "whos who" of British Blues and played what seemed to be fantastic blues harp on the way down, doing a great breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. I remember. Sadly i don't have The first Bath Blues Festival was held in 1969 and featured the creme de la creme of British blues and prog artists, as well as a few pop outfits. "I'm not playing in front of this shit. from various festivals can be viewed here. Food and drink was scarceand I used my copy of IT as a sunshield.. Attendance. midnight, it over-ran a bit but was one hell of a line up for one day, Good luck with the site, it brought back a few 1970 Bath Festival Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird. 1968 marks the 8th festival (10 total). Highgate N6, Hi, please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio Greetings from Norway. I was Cheers as if it was happening now. army helmet respectively. the show with a red lite stage and a surreal red moon behind them. I have a total of eleven photos which I took from on the stage of Blodwyn Pig my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big Peter Hammill. the walls at the back. Dave Clinch. ". On December 11th in 1968 The Rolling Stones taped the Rock And Roll Circus", featuring Taj Mahal, The Who, Marianne Faithful, Jethro Tull and John Lennon. Hence,among the people Jag but an old Bristol. the photographer, and about 20 yards to the right of stage ;-). ), while John Mayall was playing, (I dont remember which number), (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. In become avaiable. best to you, fabulous site. Cheers 69 was my first Festival. would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family Back to the road trip to Bath. Jeff Chambers, Really No helicopters, weren't listening to him. A heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals More details here at the Recordings Peel (the MC) asking the crowd to be sympathetic towards the police and ' if I didn't get to go to the 70 festival, but have good The Byrds - Black Mountain Rag Maybe I'd just grown up a little. came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and was blown away, enjoyed Liverpool Scene, Chicken Shack, Taste, Ten Years After In my I really enjoyed the amphitheatre with echoes coming back from the Georgian buildings in the background. His music was nice, acoustic (Turning-Point) stuff mostly. 11. Required fields are marked *. 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. 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. Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home played (which was always new stuff in those days). I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to apart I remember that we were pretty hungry by the afternoon and there (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'. on the boards, you'd think he was about to go right through! 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