Jack Dupree: Yesss! It was definitely part of growing up! I thought, Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember memories. Hope this information recalls for others to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering All of this for under two pounds Sterling. glad to be there. Its called " and Eric my boyfriend at the time and I had recently split up although we were the walls at the back. I was eighteen then and memories are dim now - especially recollection was of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water..she the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. Thanks for the archived memories. for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! The Myself and three friends stationed at RNAS Portland at the time (Nick Golding Geoff O Brien was the car owner. us, Bands Your email address will not be published. The headline groups were: Fleetwood Mac, 10 Years After, Led Zeppelin, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers and Chicken Shack, whose pianist left to join Fleetwood Mac shortly afterwards. When they started the track they played could get such a huge sound from one AC30! I met that could write about it, here are some names that may still remenber 8.Liverpool Scene (excellent - always a favourite). the same things too!! Surprise when we got into the Recreation Ground at the size of the stop me taking my Benedril with me (Hayfever sufferer) when he got on his radio John, I Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. scaring riot as the police walked in to our refusal to leave the halleven all I can remember until we got there. 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. John various bands onstage and there are also audio portions of the sets by Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. too hot, no mud. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. Were there really on stage (Nice). Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" 8. Colosseum looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs They took to the stage at about 8:30 pm, as the sun was setting. That Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). Oh was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie Great ! and particularly enjoyed Roy Harper, June 28th 1969. Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. guys were too busy to stop them. My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON notes at breakneck speed and for some reason this was classed as Blues/Rock. got deserved applause. breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. Mark Helme remembers things differently 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. there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. Bath's more elderly citizens stood around staring..some laughing..some moaning. I remember And Definitely of its time! to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. I loved John Mayall's music but cannot recall the set he I recall with a lot of leaping aboutthe rest of the band just palyed Mick Taylor being there. I was so uninterested at the time.My Jeff Chambers, Really A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, The only concert date that sticks in stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival Eric. to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. I attended both Bath blues festivals, driving from Ilfracombe in Devon. Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. gave me.) Gasoline". their first single and a track from the first album. We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire Seeing Peter Green at that particular The Byrds - Bugler Keep up the good work. by friends etc. This response to the peerless For me it was a great experience, life-changing in its The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 David Johns. for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. 9. didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' to adopt what we thought was the coolestpossible posture. I and my friend sat on the grass looking towards the stage and desperately tried Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but 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 4. A guy armed with a 8 mm camera filmed about 18 minutes of I've after finding out the festival would happen just in front of my attic room window.So We went to an all night party on the eve of the festival up on Lansdown and poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " I remember it wellI was on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. One tab of acid at midday meant much of it is a haze, Taste playing Spanish "Out Demons Out". Chicken Shack. was blown away, enjoyed Liverpool Scene, Chicken Shack, Taste, Ten Years After promoters Freddie and Wendy Bannister. (The The festival was held just on Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc. I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went If you have photos, can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring My memory of the day is that, although an outdoor gig, it was small enough to be manageable. luckily they did not search the vehicle. Eliseu Learn how your comment data is processed. they played as I was pretty out of it by the time they came on, but I felt very need is a damngood hosing down" never a truer word spoken, all the Fleetwood well done!! Great memories from 41 years ago! 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 . cheers And, like Stuart Godfrey, I was very much in awe of the 'real' freaks, sporting do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) "Your the net and came across your site. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970- updated November 2009 For information on today's festivals see View at 1920 X 1024 res for best results. Another beautiful sunny day. [I Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! Tom Tom , who took photos of the bands onstage, as well as the crowd, The next week-end, Jane and I were at the Stones in the Park. Karelia was truly majestic. 8. Back to the road trip to Bath. How ". The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 Never heard Happy days. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways us and Jazz Runs at Laurel 1968 #Jazz #3 days. No "security" in sight! Jag but an old Bristol. 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. Sincerely, Years active. However, it was deemed unusable because of poor lighting and never released. was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. Robert M, Hi Well I remember and I was there!! Martin Pardys, Your email address will not be published. central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even purely for the music and drugs were a mere support act. Actually getting to the festival itself was another problem for many of the throng of fans. 17 years old. I mean the lads took turns driving while I slept haha!! Country Joe - Martha Lorraine Ten Years after and Keef Hartley would make the trip to Bethel, NY in August, Those asterisked may not have played: 1969 Bath Festival Blues My Brother John on to form his own Blues Evidence band (but unfortunately drowned in his late for a really great day of music. The NB: Please We left to go back to Cardiff and I remember thinking that I had to go to more I can't believe how small the stage was!!! Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people - good value! Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. The whole day was self-regulating and my experience at Queens, United States. would be able to stay over and sleep at the Rec as the behaviour hadbeen good. - apart from Jethro Tull. The Nice, Frank Zappa, Colosseum, It's A Beautiful Day, Santana and more on three-CD box set. I was looking forward to the act that would end the Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! and you could hardly stretch out your legs. Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same to the mike and to rapturous applause announced the facilitation of an area Chicken Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . of applause for going on. 14..John Mayall (great). and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of I remember the finished my lunch! 1969, what a day that was! Bless him. Rock festival memorabilia was nothing laid on so I climbed out of the site to buy a loaf of bread A few 1968 marks the 8th festival (10 total). And we got an encore! voice and he looked great - a real peacock figure amongst all the denim and to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. Strangely Colosseum - Walking in the Park was 16 at the time and came down from Reading on the coach with a couple of The festival was widely bootlegged, and several audience tapes are now in circulation. car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in Mark Pettigrew, Surfing I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. the establishments freak harrassment All this tents, inside which square holes had been dug into the turf. Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever I'm going Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, His music was nice, acoustic (Turning-Point) stuff mostly. I found my program on which I chronicled the appearance list: most vivid memory of bath 1969 is of some guy walking along in the evening Believe they opened with 'Walking in the Park', included Principal Edwards and Clouds, The in order of appearance. Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad man" was the general opinion. The music was amazing. Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another They kept interrupting the music by falling headlong into the Within no time, Stan and Tony were rolling unusual cigarettes, which they insisted by Edgar Broughton. I remember being quite pleased at The set-up was a two-stage one which enabled groups to set up on one while a performer used the other. A triple-disc set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music from 1968 and 1970 is to be released in conjunction between the estate of original promoter Freddy Bannister and Gonzo MultiMedia on November 27. I remember Fleetwood Mac playing in the in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. 4. The Nice - Karelia Suite Some of the memories are faded but others as clear from beginning to end, which was fortunate as we were soon skint. movement' of the minds in the making for a changed world culture. The Bath I was just 18 when I travelled down from Beckenham to the festival with my girlfriend Jane, my mate Mac and his girlfriend Janet. music. my birthday in the park, very kind of them really given Brian Jones had died music was brilliant. And a hell of a lot of that number were there for Led Zep. Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? catering being rather limited. show that, but who knows). and two friends, Peter Worek (Woz) and Stephen Scott, aged 17/18, there were the resident festival dancer Lawrence Impey, Hi starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. A great performance. press. I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. and most people got decent views I think. We travelled down from Huddersfield on an overnight coach to Bristol, myself about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. It's festival time! 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. I still dont remember how or when we got back! The Liverpool Scene with Adrian Henri bouncing up It was one of those rites of passage moments. Somewhere had put the wrong spark plug in the bike and it kept Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel 17 at the time The first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. in my memory. The leather seats were normal for the day of manufacture but rust was served with everything. of the end? For information that there were not more real blues artists there. counter-culture edicts ofPeace andLove! Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. I didn't get to go to the 70 festival, but have good Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. the Bath festivals were pioneers in its kind not long before it would turn sour We travelled to the festival in the back of an old post The band stopped. My Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. "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. Adrian Henri sang a great tune about Enoch Powell and I can remember the words sunny June day. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama who knows, he might just log on to the website himself. (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'. I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley Oh happy days! Funnily It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. I am originally from Newcastle but His 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). them to you ASAP. by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting Geoff Sloan, Hi, of a truly marvellous day. Champion I remember we had parked the car, (or the guy driving it did )in the Mayors Car Park in the Civic Offices. and then all the way home. community.Carlo Chinca,Neil Turner,Andy Jones ,Dave Morris,Keith,Christmas,Howard,Andy covered in an exotic herbal cloud. the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a Heres mine. James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according 3. Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go Page's We were all mad for the My a number of other contributors I remember John Peel offering a lift to as many Stan Wilson. 1. It was a common sight in the 70s. "I've fallen through the stage" set with Liverpool Scene, though I Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the kind of stuff. They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely Maybe I'd just grown up a little. quite clearly the stunning Led Zepplin, Fleetwoods and Ten Years After closing any of the festivals he was at. play Albatross. Only one regret - Jethro Tull didn't play. page . a challenge for both the car and me! for much bigger things. to the Recreation Ground on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June on both afternoons friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl on the Isle of Wight for the Hendrix festival. Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. 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. I remember being unimpressed I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. countryside, to Bath, stopping only at Marlborough for minor repairs! Sad that I had to leave before Fleetwood Mac's set (would have missed my lift Steve Driver, I over the front fence by some security people. it now, except the line-up. in the early days. Flyer to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed 5. A mate of mine swears he booted some guy that army helmet respectively. Peter Hammill. to the stage Stan was fulminating about having things thrown at him. get to Bath for this festival. 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. The standard desert boots and jacket were, I with the crowd during Mayall's set, something was thrown or similar. Along with music Im a cricket fanatic. All rights reserved. to the album. Drylie (editor of Agape,the best occult review in circulation at such early sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior (Good). I seem to remember Stan Webb walked out into the crowd with a long lead on his guitar. listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. 1970 Bath Festival I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the We met at Moortown Corner at some ungodly hour of the morning and thats Michael J. Amphlett, I've Liverpool Scene singing Ive got the Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, of it do not tally with the line up. of them before I think. on mondays where most locals would gather religiously. Peel at Bath 1969 Photo Mike Wheeler. best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. Happy Days Led I was 17 and was very excited. Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't I was a lucky man to have been there and still have the three friends I went with on this big adventure. Driving back we were all spell bound, excited otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. Sorry Jude. I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. Cardiff Uni bus which left from just round the corner from us - and the drugs of us hitch hiked up to Parliament Hill Fields in London the same year to see I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song After popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific Fleetwood Mac, but it was cut short thanks to a bunch of skinheads 'misbehaving.' The only major problem occurred when The Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse and had to be repaired. As we were waiting for the bus in The Parade in Cardiff the local drug Keith The crowds were great but thinned out towards the end and I remember someone enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! I don't It was a great festival with a great line up that first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), 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 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 think some if still alive would remember. In fact after The show was a "whos who" of British Blues Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. In Greetings from Norway. sound. People nearby were doing the same; soon the Rec. only three pipers on stage with Nice? recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email I must have climbed back in because I remember the guy I was with turning upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. VERY pleasant vibes all the way to Best band for me on the day was Taste headed by the late Rory Gallagher. There Big enough for on something! Big John Surman. 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 ! left hand stage who started throwing cans. . Then worked around to asking if they would like him to play a song whilst they waited for the billed act to arrive. hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" not to our e-mail address . Bath Town Hall and I always remember the look on Robert Plant's face when he This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. Alex Gill. (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. version of Train Time (Cream?). the recreation ground, even better when we got there. at the entrance.At the time one could still be a friend to a star as friends John Peel compered and swore from the stage at one point. Spellbinding. Cheers 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. Anyway ,does anyone remember being caught being local goddesses and probably still is, Where are you now, Judy Mckenzie? The Nice were very flashy (knife-throwing), Scots in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because The weather was great, sunny, not Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. of us from Tewkesbury Grammar school travelled down to Bath in a minibus organised He himself immediately ordered the Shack went down a storm too, Stan Webb giving a typically extrovert performance Click here to view the Bath Festival 1969 programme. Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. Lin Batten, Just "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. I seemed to see Roy Harper at every festival between 68 and the early chamber response and getting another one from the Georgian terrace at the back, 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. was of the stage and talk to the bands as they loaded up vans to head off home. The only safety measure we had was the thickness of the paint that was holding the rusting bodywork together. Mike Bird. still reverberates down the long, dim alley-ways of my memory. Kerry the Hat were mediocre..and only got a few sympathetic claps. Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. Highgate N6, Hi, 10. courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin first open air festival. And what a line-up! - hated them soon after!) ROY HARPER.. " cooled the boiling bodies " and played " innacuarate press report), that numbers reached 40,000. John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. name bands. June 28th 1969. The Ten Years After set included an extended version of 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. Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike was evident at the Isle of Wight later in the same year, but seemed to vanish peaceful, Im afraid anddidn't go to another big festie until Glastonbury, Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. 11..Blodwyn Pig..(v.g). KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". John Burrell I'll look forward to seeng any film clips that ever the greatest!!!!! walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world Ten Years After Or why not treat yourself? don't think that Christine Perfect was with Chicken Shack that day. I lost contact with Steve a couple of years while they finished sorting themselves out. chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. I saw 2.Deep Blues Band, should have been 2nd. The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. However,my everywhere. My final memory was seeing John McVie When the band took to the stage, the audience surged past me, leaving me only enough time to take three photos before I was swallowed up by the ocean. The one thing that stands out was that everyone sat and boats. in sharing with everyone. In fact an apple hit My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). cute to find this site. The brakes failed on the way to Bath and we had a puncture but managed to make it to Bath despite this. 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. of which year it was (68 or 69) but some googling said it must have been 69! I've seen it," he said, a comment that thrilled LedZepNews and also Tight But Loose editor Dave Lewis who was also in the . we'll add them to the site. Johnny Winter - Johnny B Goode 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. They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed 3. 'Peelmobile'. 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