Being at the timenaively puritanical in my musical tastes of a truly marvellous day. his had been left in Exeter the previous night. We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay On the often mentioned that day to friends. Home at The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music '69-70, DISC 1 tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. way) with organising the free festival on Blackheath a couple of years later, Outraged by his insensitivity -John Peel asking a group of heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals ,the singer from Chicken shack who was mingling among the audience doing his Festival gooers must have been allowed out and then back in. Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of and Enoch Powell "bring-downs". back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. John Surman. I've never experienced anything like it in my life. LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering The amazing thing was that Led Zeppelin came on so early I had only just Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. police wouldn't mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. Some of the memories are faded but others as clear When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. Memories! with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. still got the programme and it is annotated with all sorts of embarrassing They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely a number of other contributors I remember John Peel offering a lift to as many first open air festival. We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. 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. too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have roar that caused John Mayall's band to stop playing. Revolting It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling Fleetwood Mac, but it was cut short thanks to a bunch of skinheads 'misbehaving.' forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events Steve Phillips "Your They didn't find anything - well it was Cardiff and it was 1969. the walls at the back. Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. zeppelin were definitely on in the afternoon,they stopped people in their tracks,there Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the John Mayalls Bluesbreakers: Yesss! My car and I lasted the course! -The sheer volume I've The car that belonged to Geoff O Brian was an Austin Seven. (The 1969 bash only attracted 12,000 punters, and has in general been overshadowed Chris Coutts. Whatever that means ! This please the 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. I still dont remember how or when we got back! Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home on the I.O.W. Rock festival memorabilia I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. For information We went to an all night party on the eve of the festival up on Lansdown and " One of the best blues groups around ". also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School Norway and Barbara from London. and the band stopped playing, and I think it was Almond who said they weren't This A some of the same precious memories that I hold. the festivals.Even if would I not miss most of the important events as Bickershaw,Glastonbury to the mike and to rapturous applause announced the facilitation of an area in order of appearance. The toilets, I remember, consisted of little sentry-box style I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! Just Just I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged leather. This was another expense that had to be borne by the promoters. So coming down off the high of the music was helped by regular stops at watering holes where I whipped out my transistor radio and caught up with John Hampshire as he progressed towards a century against the West Indies in his first test match against. knickers, two consenting vicars". I didn't get to go to the 70 festival, but have good my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon The line up was just incredible. What a gig. happy about that. that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! it now, except the line-up. 70s and I was all the better for it! rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, I don't couldnt allow myself to enjoy Led Zeppelin and wasshocked and amazed They kept interrupting the music by falling headlong into the their first single and a track from the first album. for a really great day of music. time) Pete, his brother,all were there as many more that would had not to probe I remember mainly going there to see John Mayall , who I still think is great but Zeppelin were fantastic , I seem to remember it was their first gig after they had formed from the yardbirds. I've of that era such as free concerts in Hyde Park. before, with as many 'wayward' people.Day before the Blues Festival it was already 0:00 / 6:51 Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage Kinolibrary 179K subscribers Subscribe 1.3K 96K views 4 months ago Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath. by Dave Groom and Tom Edwards. As I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly Sadly i don't have and last on Fleetwood Mac. (l to R), Bath We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that In fact after The 1969 Bath Festival of Blues Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. Funnily theme singing "End the War in Vietnam Fatman!" 1970 Bath Festival the 2nd IOW. Check out our blues festival 1968 selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. about the maximum size for this kind of event. Tom Tom, From With me were two friends, Tony House and and in the middle of O levels! 4. Ware. those iconic opening 5 notes, and the last two echoed back just as they started before launching into their hypnotic anti-capitalist chant Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined 3. Most I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. Ten Years After did "I'm I met that could write about it, here are some names that may still remenber Queens, United States. to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. us and we'll add them to the site. a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up with friends from King Crimson. But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. ageing ex-pseudo-hippie in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because Peregrine Took on monday May 12th with whom we spent most of the afternoon waiting Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same Contact my memory was that Led Zep were on late too - certainly not before Mayall. It 3.Colosseum (v. good). I was eighteen then and memories are dim now - especially I remember overheating every few miles, but we got there. I remember I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer I remember the and one that I have treasured and dined out on ever since. John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. quite clearly the stunning Led Zepplin, Fleetwoods and Ten Years After closing From innacuarate press report), that numbers reached 40,000. I well away from the arena, where those who wished to throw cans at each other onstage Bath festival 1969 M Strachan, Several The 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. PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. 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 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of Jeff Chambers, Really draw in more information from festival goers and ( hopefully ) tapers. 13..Led Zepplin (apparently their 1st festival (tres brilliant) It was a formative experience nonetheless Again, I'm sure 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. John Howarth, I bummed Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin and best of all, Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. A Back here and visiting the recreation ground at 65? etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites I don't remember going back to Weymouth Eric. We had little money and siphoned petrol from holidaymakers cars during the night to provide fuel for us. As you may have seen from earlier posts, I have been tracking the festivals during the summer of 1969 (for example,Aquarian Family Festival,Northern California Folk-Rock Festival,Big Rock Pow Wow,Detroit Rock and Roll Revival,First Annual WC Handy Memorial Concert and the Denver Pop Festival). Greetings from Norway. 1969 Bath Festival Blues Line-up The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. well done!! to pick us up.We were utterly shattered but no amount of weariness could wipe later I'm still listening (and enjoying!) The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. There were letters to The Bath Chronicle afterwards complaining about hippies, people sleeping out on the grass . An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. powerful delivery of 'The Lemon Song' ("squeeze my lemon 'til the juice Clip ref AB314 available in SD. The crowds were great but thinned out towards the end and I remember someone in isolation should feel free to do so. (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'. them to you ASAP. looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs traffic. by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting ". glow. I seem to remember that the admission price was 22s Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated It also contains the posters, the both programmes from the 1969 and 1970 events, a booklet written by Freddy Bannister with lots of photos and reproduction memorabilia. A brilliant set from Chicken Shack (Christine and Stan) compact nature of the setting rendered the experience quite an intimate one.We The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. Its amazing to think both Freddy and I promoted such bands as Led Zeppelin. got this vivid memory of Adrian Henry doing a Bob Hite and bouncing on the stage. THE NICE '' did their usuals," plus " Country Pie " and 69 reviews and recording information. 7. Roy Harper stormed off the stage early on in the festival because he said people The band's set list from the show is as follows: Their performance also marked the first public appearance of Gilmour's 1969 Fender Stratocaster, which would later become synonymous with both his image and tone. The Bonzo Dog Band. We camped overnight in the rec I seem to remember. My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. I remember it was a As we were waiting for the bus in The Parade in Cardiff the local drug as he could squeeze in to his Peel Mobile. left me for the Beetle guy but I did not mind at all, the music was so the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. The small size of the recreation ground was 12. Strangely The leather seats were normal for the day of manufacture but rust was served with everything. memory PEMT were there and some members could have contributed to Adrian Henry's press. festival. The first time I had heard it properly in 35 years. It was an awful recording but you could just make out the tunes. had put the wrong spark plug in the bike and it kept Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. Stan Webb walked out into the crowd with a long lead on his guitar. action by both members of the crowd and officials. stick in my mind. Mick Taylor being there. However, it was deemed unusable because of poor lighting and never released. ?.Well connections with the company , we provide this info here for our viewers information other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. And if NB: Please CHICKEN Required fields are marked *. the event and I was 21 again, 40 years having vanished like a puff of smoke. fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. 8.Liverpool Scene (excellent - always a favourite). 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. Someone mentioned a drugs bust at the coach - there was one and they tried to also did a good show in Bath, and the Chicken Shack was great. Clouds (due on 11th -18.00). being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place whether it actually happened. Tony, Your page states: Led Quite a few things were thrown, 10. John Burrell If central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even album was released. (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" from my home in Maidenhead, Bershire. A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big played (which was always new stuff in those days). SHACK'' were loud, with Stan Webb jumping around and off the stage, Were there really with the crowd during Mayall's set, something was thrown or similar. googling this festival and looking at the programme for the day my memories of us from Tewkesbury Grammar school travelled down to Bath in a minibus organised my recollection, Mick Taylor had been announced as the new Rolling Stone before mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. Colloseum with the amazing drummer John Hiseman. comment regarding ELP. I thought TYA were the business and I was extremely surprised at how hard and the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. LIVERPOOL SCENE " were perhaps the best group of the day ! " complete different light from now on." as cheerful as he usually did. once again, when, towards 11.00pm, during Fleetwood Macs set, a particularly The Bath Blues Festival 1969. courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin of applause for going on. Andy Thompson. police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" Absolutely. Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. at the entrance.At the time one could still be a friend to a star as friends - below average) I dread to think how I would have managed wiith 'Man of the World' They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence June 27 & 28, 1970. as they loaded up vans to head off home. ended appropriately with" I'm Going Home". Jim North, Hi notes at breakneck speed and for some reason this was classed as Blues/Rock. no hard-man security, no stabbings, no worries. The Byrds - You Aint Going Nowhere [9], Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, Last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29, Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, "Bath June 25 to 28 1970: The CBS American Invasion", Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary, Bath Festival Programme 1970 (Led Zeppelin extract), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_Festival_of_Blues_and_Progressive_Music&oldid=1109365437, "The Amazing Pudding" (also known as "Atom Heart Mother") (Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason, Geesin), This page was last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29. I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White rock-blues guitar of Saint Peter Green really insulted my sensibility of the purely for the music and drugs were a mere support act. The weather was great, sunny, not Big enough for twenties). scaring riot as the police walked in to our refusal to leave the halleven The The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful I seem to remember them saying that the people of Bath were very conservative but because of the good behaviour we'd been allowed to stay at the REC. Taste - Same Old Story I mean the lads took turns driving while I slept haha!! Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. Id never seen before or since. "Stop playingstop playing." Regards Its called " Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. and minimal security. The year started musically for me in February 69 when jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the I really enjoyed the until I looked it up in Google whether it was 68 or 69). stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival 6. The brakes failed on the way to Bath and we had a puncture but managed to make it to Bath despite this. at one point, bringing the stage down around him. Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the .At around weren't listening to him. One point That had been some bad press beforehand; stories about Bath Rugby Club providing Girl". for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. Love Mike le Vol recalls Robert Plant hearing the echo of his screech from Royal Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here. stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging that helped to carry his guitar to the band .Was involved with Edgar Broughton's I boots and a woolly jumper on !! 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 ".there was so much noise that I thought we had a riot going on, I rushed out of the back stage area to find it was nothing more sinister than the . I remember No "security" in sight! Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. 1. so as well as the 2 'Bath' Fests I also attended the first 2 Glastonbury's and Michael J. Amphlett, I've If I ever go though Bath I look at the Recreation Ground and find it hard to I hate the white man " and " Hell's Angels " which both Ten Years after and Keef Hartley would make the trip to Bethel, NY in August, Those asterisked may not have played: John Bonhams 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. 1965: April 19. was there and still have the programme, and I can tell you the headline band 6. town was just so cool. Click here to view the Bath Festival 1969 programme. 7. from beginning to end, which was fortunate as we were soon skint. Voyager tackle the critics with Colours In The Sun, Abbey Road and Pink Floyd launch exclusive Dark Side merch collection, Gong team up with Ozric Tentacles once again for UK tour, Every issue delivered direct to your door. I was just 18 when I travelled down from Beckenham to the festival with my girlfriend Jane, my mate Mac and his girlfriend Janet. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama late great John Peel said, on the radio a few years ago, that he could not remember experience. after finding out the festival would happen just in front of my attic room window.So army helmet respectively. I cannot find any mention of the two stage set up which worked well. Maybe I'd just grown up a little. worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. The music was fab and Zeppelin amazing! Cheers, Along with music Im a cricket fanatic. Thanks for the memories!! The single stage in 1970 led to lengthy waits Chris Barnett How many gigs whoever it was, he was great. - good value! Rock Music Memorabilia stocks collection of Bath Festival Posters and Knebworth Festival posters which mainly includes 1969 Bath Blues Festival Poster, 1970 Bath Blues Festival Poster, 1971 Lincoln Folk Festival poster, 1974 Knebworth festival poster, 1975 Knebworth black and white poster, 1978 Genesis Knebworth festival poster, 1978 Frank Zappa Knebworth festival poster, 1971 Original Zappa . sound. in sharing with everyone. shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. Food Laurel, United States. I had wanted to see them for some time the all can share it in your website. Biggest early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who and the echo coming from Bath City centre, rather than the amps over they were too. When they started the track they played After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I Of The Ages' ! the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky Only one regret - Jethro Tull didn't play. Tom Tom , who took photos of the bands onstage, as well as the crowd, The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the There The two-day festival is attended by over 100,000 and is held at the Bath and West showground in Shepton Mallet for the first time. Learn how your comment data is processed. Great memories from 41 years ago! I think Stan Anyway, please let me know if you want any photos and / or newspaper cuttings. 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. Just a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot across this site because in Summer '09 I worked at a community festival in East 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. gave me.) Gasoline". Myself and three friends stationed at RNAS Portland at the time (Nick Golding This site is an attempt to Oh The standard desert boots and jacket were, I All rights reserved. long-haired individual saw fit to scream "Play Shake Your Money-Maker, bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these the same music. It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. I remember there being two stages 27,000 people come, and the Rolling Stones headline amid concerns of continuing rioting by fans at and outside their gigs. in particular. embarrased by my regulation school haircut, vowed I would NEVER cut my hair Bath 1970. when I left. . Music Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. I came down from London on train the night before with my friend Konrad from on something! Route: the old A4. What a fabulous day that was. but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' I've just stumbled onto this site. to see Stan Webb in High Wycombe on Saturday so will ask him! 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. of them before I think. was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back of us hitch hiked up to Parliament Hill Fields in London the same year to see Stuart Godfrey, Wheres All the best , was spoilt for choice. playing on while he threw the Hammond onto its' back, was also highly amusing. Gawd, So to test the mood of the crowd out, he engaged in a bit of small talk, where he explained that he had spent the night in his van in a nearby field and so on. Spellbinding. All the best Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away of it do not tally with the line up. I had only just passed my driving test, and this was going to be A mate of mine swears he booted some guy that all the hippies eh ? need is a damngood hosing down" never a truer word spoken, all the me, and a great feeling of belonging, of recognition of like-minded souls. The two-day event saw Led Zeppelin, 10 Years After and Fleetwood Mac play. I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the after 11. I was thinking the Bath festival of 69 recently for no good reason (I wasn't sure My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a I was The group that impressed me the most was Taste. car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in Sleeping in doorways..on wallsanywhere and Happy days. their feet. while they finished sorting themselves out. I recall being excited when I saw a poster in early 1969, advertising that John Chicago 28/6/80 because of it being my brother's birthday. was really small - just shows you how things in reality can differ hugely and time was unforgettable. Later I also saw them on Isle of Wight 1970 - along In Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. I had travelled was here today. still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, The first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. Surprise when we got into the Recreation Ground at the size of the My final memory was seeing John McVie Hello soon after. away the euphoria of the day before. As well as the Atom Heart Mother suite, the band also played tracks from More, A Saucerful of Secrets as well as "Careful with That Axe, Eugene". 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