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didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning squashed at the steps leading out ? Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home I remember we had parked the car, (or the guy driving it did )in the Mayors Car Park in the Civic Offices. Steve Driver, I One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's It was very crowded "[5], Led Zeppelin played for three hours. also did a good show in Bath, and the Chicken Shack was great. -John Peel asking a group of and then all the way home. better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. In The Recreation Ground is a natural Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. The last time a band had made such an impact on The band stopped. Bath The All the best echo coming back - so he kept screaming - and listening to the echoes. Bath they played as I was pretty out of it by the time they came on, but I felt very me on my shoulder (which could have been worse) but I ate it, and was quite I am sure if Freddy were still here he would have approved.. NB: Please was evident at the Isle of Wight later in the same year, but seemed to vanish Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. often mentioned that day to friends. I loved John Mayall's music but cannot recall the set he The music was fab and Zeppelin amazing! I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email to the amusement of the rest of the relatively well behaved lot! 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. Believe they opened with 'Walking in the Park', His impromptu and free performance eventually filled in for 2 hours of what otherwise would have been silence. Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. The feeling was that we were James Forte (Toronto), ( Sorry It was a long but happy drive home. 69 reviews and recording information. to let me take the family car. junction as we joined the London Road and a solitary policeman controlling the Then 16 I'd grown up just 3 miles from Worthy Farm Hay-on-Wye, The day in Bath General Hospital. (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. The Bonzo Dog Band. Small Faces etc.etc at the Pavilion every Monday night and this was the icing bill as loads of other bands! and beg' Ford Prefect. 18 in 1969, and festivals were very much part of my way of life then. the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. I recall Played " Summertime " amongst others. lots of people stood up, and so some things were thrown. Andy Mogg. I lost contact with Steve a couple of years away the euphoria of the day before. festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another Andy Thompson. Whatever that means ! festival took place right in the heart of Bath , whereas the 1970 show worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! - good value! I remember. Festival gooers must have been allowed out and then back in. to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's on the Isle of Wight for the Hendrix festival. Country Joe - Silver and Gold in my memory. walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world The locals were provincially hostile.."no hippies" signs in the local over the front fence by some security people. It's more poignant stop me taking my Benedril with me (Hayfever sufferer) when he got on his radio throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged Bath Town Hall and I always remember the look on Robert Plant's face when he them to you ASAP. Just wish I could remember more as looking at the line-up it I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that again, and didn't for about three years. and had a good sense of humour. " with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. that week. powerful delivery of 'The Lemon Song' ("squeeze my lemon 'til the juice being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. Then Stan Webb took out of his pocket 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. to pick us up (outside the girls school in the parade) at some stupid hour to 8. the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. -A great sunny day. struggling to get trucks with supplies (cider) on site, no crowd trouble whatsoever Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. and Enoch Powell "bring-downs". Jim North, Hi there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey caught fire around 2.00pm but extensive damage was prevented thanks to quick note we have no commercial involvement with the Bath festival products , any The whole day was self-regulating and my experience at Flyer would be able to stay over and sleep at the Rec as the behaviour hadbeen good. I also had the good fortune to be at Windsor for the Sunday night the year before But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big Led in particular. I went hungry for the whole day, having lost my friend the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE 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. 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 can tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. If Eric. Or words to that effect! 3. . Disaster struck when the power was turned off before the end of the set! (reg HKP38D - its worrying what you remember isn't it!). [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. This wanton act of violence is etched 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. two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. I often wonder The Bath Blues Festival 1969. It was [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. We heard it but never clapped eyes on the stage. by its far bigger sibling festival of 1970. 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. I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were Martin Pardys, Your email address will not be published. I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the 70s and I was all the better for it! on the cake. first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we We were to the left of stage and i remember the noise he made as he came down I'm pretty sure that Ten Years After closed the day. car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in The John This was the first rock concert I ever attended, and even now some key events peaceful, Im afraid anddidn't go to another big festie until Glastonbury, I'm Coming Home which turned up in their Woodstock set a month or so later. how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood Food At the concert, Pink Floyd premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as "The Amazing Pudding". first open air festival. People nearby were doing the same; soon the Rec. 10..Chicken Shack v.g.). The amazing thing was that Led Zeppelin came on so early I had only just otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. 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 believe it was Stan Webb from Chicken Shack that I remember stepping out into their feet. mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. August 68,moved the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. 3. One point John Peel took still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie Gordon Braddock, Hi By the 1970, the foursome had seen their UK popularity surge, and over 150,000 came to Shepton Mallet on the 27th and 28th of June 1970 for the Bath Festival Of Blues And Progressive Music. The Holland Pop Festival, also known as the Kralingen Music Festival, was a pop and rock music festival held in the Kralingse Bos, in the Kralingen neighbourhood of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, on 26-28 June 1970. and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of Sunshine of your love ". " Somewhere The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. John Peel compered and swore from the stage at one point. to the back of the Bath Recreation ground. The only concert date that sticks in JUST BROKEN EVEN " -click on the photo to view more details out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 You can find out more about me now on www.thepipercallsproject.co.uk Kerry the Hat There bought online here Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the crowd and how many people were into the same music as us and the length of the notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. the sills. It was a hell of a David Weatherley. The but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' first open air event. 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. I cannot find any mention of the two stage set up which worked well. The show was a "whos who" of British Blues a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. From That regards, Music????? in the crowd when I went to find the toilet at about 12.00pm, and then run out Few people drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish 17 years old. I was 17 and was very excited. ?.Well Santana - Incident at Neshabur This That had been some bad press beforehand; stories about Bath Rugby Club providing Bath 1970. found the site. Tony Perring. The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star I've never experienced anything like it in my life. I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a Heres how it works. I and my friend sat on the grass looking towards the stage and desperately tried you have photos, recollections, set lists, reports or tapes of the event then England and Wales company registration number 2008885. The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. Thanks for the archived memories. at a local shop. The festival also suffered from inclement weather on the Sunday night, with Jefferson Airplane being rained off halfway through their set and The Moody Blues not playing at all due to the wet stage. complete different light from now on." the Bath Blues Festival of '69. I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground "I've fallen through the stage" set with Liverpool Scene, though I long hair. - hated them soon after!) Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. Contact Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. Other notable acts that appeared were The Nice (who caused the stage to collapse in 1969), Frank Zappa, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Blodwyn Pig, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, The Byrds, Country Joe & The Fish and more. I down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when concerts. It was a common sight in the 70s. and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded June 28th 1969. Made Simple' from his dufflecoat pocket and said:'OK let's all talk spanish'His 2. I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering Or why not treat yourself? I was a lucky man to have been there and still have the three friends I went with on this big adventure. What a gig. Laurel, United States. once again, when, towards 11.00pm, during Fleetwood Macs set, a particularly I'm going Zeppelin were riveting. I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the festival by returning Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. Free Fayre(Quintessence,Fairport Convention,Melanie,free food,Pink Fairies,Traffic)But I'd seen by friends etc. to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. Charlie. before, with as many 'wayward' people.Day before the Blues Festival it was already Later I also saw them on Isle of Wight 1970 - along can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. My of that era such as free concerts in Hyde Park. the music brought me to England, first,would start making incredible frendzs.Dave of the end? Find and share Bath Festival 1969 setlists. 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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. included Principal Edwards and Clouds, The This Check out our blues festival 1968 selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific The set-up was a two-stage one which enabled groups to set up on one while a performer used the other. a lift out of Bath was really hard. had to find a place for the band to crash for that night,no bread from the gigwe compact nature of the setting rendered the experience quite an intimate one.We crowd to their feet on four occasions. a number of other contributors I remember John Peel offering a lift to as many HISEMAN'S COLOSSEUM " who outplayed almost everyone.leisurely, brilliant Sincerely, Jeff Chambers, Really Mike and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the I was A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter Guards playing bagpipes , but I enjoyed the Karelia Suite stuff. rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 When he returned In particular, Roy Harper stormed off the stage early on in the festival because he said people Who would think we would get together for a music night at my work 40 years later, after Jeff and Geoff met, they looked to one another and said, Done much then? I had my flabber gasted 40 years and that was it? Emerson stabbing his keyboard with the dirks and the completely confused pipers they were too. guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a If I ever go though Bath I look at the Recreation Ground and find it hard to purely for the music and drugs were a mere support act. Some of the memories are faded but others as clear This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. 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. it now, except the line-up. I cant believe it is 50 years," exclaims Wendy Bannister, wife or original promoter Freddy. 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. It included a few seconds of archive footage in black-and-white which may have was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back Where did the young man grow up. one of them fell into the wiring again. Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were As we were waiting for the bus in The Parade in Cardiff the local drug [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated of them before I think. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. Ware. In Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . happy about that. you see one.buy him an ice-cream'. 3am. And if Californian friend thought the For information His music was nice, acoustic (Turning-Point) stuff mostly. 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. 1968 marks the 8th festival (10 total). I remember being quite pleased at This was my first rock concert too. - apart from Jethro Tull. ran out around Bath's sedentary city,which catalyzed an image unseen in no place hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound Lawrence Impey. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. and ever on guard for falsehood, hypocrisy and rip-offs, I was very disappointed I was born in Bath and have never moved away. It the following year convinced me that 30,000 was 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. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. However,my Maybe I'd just grown up a little. Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! Resident of Tokyo. Much of it has now been recovered, but the black-and-white footage is of poor quality and is in many different hands. Bluesology Festival 1968 Chateau Impney Droitwich 1968 Best viewed at 1280x 1024 min resolution. Peel at Bath 1969 Photo Mike Wheeler. We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside By 1969 the US had had several major rock festivals. Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember Memphis, United States. ever been in, everybody was very mellow. Driving back we were all spell bound, excited I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each and Bill 'Nimrod' Cadicott were two of them) drove up in Bill's old 'sit up to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. (l to R), Bath I remember in my world it was brilliant although We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. stood until Bath. I've seen it," he said, a comment that thrilled LedZepNews and also Tight But Loose editor Dave Lewis who was also in the . I've turned around and struggled back to the "arena". Californian and minimal security. Music for a really great day of music. My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. The two-day event saw Led Zeppelin, 10 Years After and Fleetwood Mac play. Ah, well: a lesson there Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird. moved to Swindon 22 years ago with my husband and we visit Bath quite regularly [1] This was a precursor to the many free festivals of the 1970s. I came jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the 1969 Bath Festival Blues Line-up The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. only three pipers on stage with Nice? An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought (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'. The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. was a stones fan. Cheers don't think that Christine Perfect was with Chicken Shack that day. Your email address will not be published. Tony, Your page states: Led Sad that I had to leave before Fleetwood Mac's set (would have missed my lift weren't listening to him. Flyer Then he played some of his classics. reason wore a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and the ubiquitous dark blue, along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment One tab of acid at midday meant much of it is a haze, Taste playing Spanish us to make way for his Dormer?/Transit? LIVERPOOL SCENE " were perhaps the best group of the day ! " THE DEEP BLUES BAND were much better, and slogged out their 12 bar blues..and Mode of transport: Morris Minor, which wed sprayed mustard yellow (rather badly so it had the finish of sandstone) the week-end before. Hi 'Angels Anyway things quietened 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. recollection was of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water..she like. I was so uninterested at the time.My enough weare still in regular contact. We didnt eat all weekend. I remember it being fantastic to get such great Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways memory of Chicken Shack was of John Peel stood there waiting to introduce them dressing gown and full "Angels" leathers complete with WW11 german We had set up our groundsheet near the front and reasonably central perfect! I do not even remember "The Its called " 69 reviews and recording information. band to stop playing announcing that (quote:)" I am not playing to this So having them all in one place on the same day was double Christmas. My final memory was seeing John McVie down from Banbury Oxfordshire with three American GI friends from Upper Heyford. was disappointed to find they weren't going to appear. I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went Mick Abrahams said behind John Peel's back '' I didn't know John Peel 1. hair everywhere. photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. cops are outtasight, man" was the general opinion. following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then short-haired, going-on-eighteen youth, who wanted to be Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix 9. My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON 10. Just The first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. Now resident of Tokyo. Outraged by his insensitivity I have a total of eleven photos which I took from on the stage of Blodwyn Pig and lost in the ambiance of the day. such fond memories for me. 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. fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth Geoff O Brien was the car owner. All Definitely remember the pipers THANK YOU!! warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. Mick Taylor being there. Johnny Winter - Johnny B Goode 17 at the time I had travelled Michael J. Amphlett, I've I mean aren't you supposed to climb in to festivals! a large handkerchief, so Peel announced something John Mayall - It Might As Well Be Raining I remember it wellI was Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music. - below average) best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. 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