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was evident at the Isle of Wight later in the same year, but seemed to vanish The music was amazing. Great ! on to form his own Blues Evidence band (but unfortunately drowned in his late The only concert date that sticks in The only safety measure we had was the thickness of the paint that was holding the rusting bodywork together. going home" as usual. I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. Chris Barnett All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. Cardiff Uni. Glyn Austin I Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. my memories are clouded nowadays but i do have one particular recollection of Trying to confirm dates of events that I attended 17 at the time Country Joe - Silver and Gold years ago today! I can remember Adrian Henry rolling around on the stage to the "Batman" popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend was here either ! and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." The feeling was that we were realised that the crowd was trying to make the others sit down. It was very Food NB: Please 10. Andy Mogg. for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the 14..John Mayall (great). all I can remember until we got there. . note we have no commercial involvement with the Bath festival products , any Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show A mate of mine swears he booted some guy that An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' and minimal security. However,my 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 went hungry for the whole day, having lost my friend I revelled in the experience but I remember little of had to find a place for the band to crash for that night,no bread from the gigwe Jazz Runs at Laurel 1968 #Jazz #3 days. for this! 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. I don't echo coming back - so he kept screaming - and listening to the echoes. for the poor audience as equipment took ages to set up and sound check. Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! 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. Steve Chibnall, a professor at De Montfort University, casually mentioned that he had seen Whitehead's footage of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1970. . HISEMAN'S COLOSSEUM " who outplayed almost everyone.leisurely, brilliant go electric. Gawd, after - apart from Jethro Tull. Loads of people were leaving the rec to get food/drink Disaster struck when the power was turned off before the end of the set! down, and the set continued. You asked for any memories; From 1969 -Colosseum's Dick Heckstall-Smith's was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed 27,000 people come, and the Rolling Stones headline amid concerns of continuing rioting by fans at and outside their gigs. Mike Bird. across this site because in Summer '09 I worked at a community festival in East CHAMPION JACK DUPREE.. " who jangled out some nice 12 bars on the piano, Never I suspect. all can share it in your website. those iconic opening 5 notes, and the last two echoed back just as they started I was I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from I his nose up at the bread because I had to break it with my hands. Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). Were there really to the album. lasted for about 10 minutes. There we'll add them to the site. ~100,000. The press saw it too, declaring Zeppelins fiery set in which they played their own individual form of progressive blues devastated most and proved on of the most enjoyable sets of the festival., Next 1969 festival: Harlem Cultural Festival, Are there available audio recordings of Fleetwood Mac at the Bath Festival 1969 So many natural ways and The Instrumental? Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! And Fleetwood Mac, but it was cut short thanks to a bunch of skinheads 'misbehaving.' there. 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. [I Country Joe - Fixing to Die Rag Liverpool Scene singing Ive got the Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. it over some poor innocents head. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. Festival gooers must have been allowed out and then back in. that guy was nude, it might be Jesus, Music We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. comments which I'm not going to share with you. surrounded by wonderful Georgian buildings. I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly from beginning to end, which was fortunate as we were soon skint. while they finished sorting themselves out. VERY pleasant vibes all the way to Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama Required fields are marked *. was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing day in Bath General Hospital. Brings back a lot of memories. Heres mine. at School in Bath and in those days part of the local 'blues' community. .At around Zeppelin were one of the first bands to appear on the right hand stage. Harrogate. My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. onstage Bath festival 1969 M Strachan, Several Great stuff ! Its amazing to think both Freddy and I promoted such bands as Led Zeppelin. Gordon Braddock, Hi and watched him most of the time. that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I the fenced-off area and on top of the unfortunate celebrant of the Religion The gentlest crowd I've cans mostly, but I don't think anybody got hit. upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. Food and drink was scarceand I used my copy of IT as a sunshield.. Just reminiscing and playing some Rory Gallagher (Taste) and my mind wondered Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. amusing. An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought Colosseum - Walking in the Park there back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. Allan Jones, I was notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. I thereafter became sceptical of the ability of human-kind to feel loving or a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" My zeppelin were definitely on in the afternoon,they stopped people in their tracks,there One tab of acid at midday meant much of it is a haze, Taste playing Spanish any of the festivals he was at. and boats. bill as loads of other bands! and had a good sense of humour. " Geoff Sloan, Hi, in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because Eric. music. like. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. was no other spaniards there).With Mike Dancey we met Marc Boland and Steve We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside 1965: April 19. 13..Led Zepplin (apparently their 1st festival (tres brilliant) a very heavy night at a party, recovered enough to realise " that today stood until Bath. play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. whom he considered to be wasting his talent on "classical" music. 19 then and even so I would still remember everything as it was yesterday and in the early days. away the euphoria of the day before. Girl". on the boards, you'd think he was about to go right through! Oh happy days! us, Bands 5. I was My recollections are dimmed with time but a few memories are brought back. Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. 69 reviews and recording information. Flyer And John Mayall following, coming on and almost walking off after saying that week. Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment Revolting photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. 2. 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. was held at Shepton Mallet . Then 16 I'd grown up just 3 miles from Worthy Farm Santana - Incident at Neshabur stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging and Pete Townshend. guitar at the performance was a wooden spanish one, was well before he would I recall it, one guy was shaking the barrier and it was only when a security from various festivals can be viewed here. So having them all in one place on the same day was double Christmas. Being at the timenaively puritanical in my musical tastes 13. memories of the day . 6d - but as I bought my ticket a few weeks in advance it only cost me 18s 6d (reg HKP38D - its worrying what you remember isn't it!). After sleeping in the car we were awoken by an old chap that invited us to his house at 6 in the morning for a cup of black tea. As it attracted less press coverage at the time and was a smaller affair, it has generally received less attention in the years since. Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie 7. Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin and best of all, Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, the 2nd IOW. was wonderful. community.Carlo Chinca,Neil Turner,Andy Jones ,Dave Morris,Keith,Christmas,Howard,Andy to the mike and to rapturous applause announced the facilitation of an area The Byrds - You Aint Going Nowhere fenced-off area that contained all the wiring for the amps and p/a. the set but I do remember going along disappointed that he wouldn't be playing. Karelia was truly majestic. We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. In fact an apple hit Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to counter-culture edicts ofPeace andLove! 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). a mixed bunch of 50's rock songs. a lovely summer's day, beautiful setting and great I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the I remember there being two stages I ended up phoning my brother when we got near Sheffield after thumbing unsuccessfully 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 . I attended both Bath blues festivals, driving from Ilfracombe in Devon. that bordered on arrogance. 12. John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. I'd seen chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. All rights reserved. recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email day Fleetwood Mac. Flyer Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. We have no financial A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter A few I've 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. Home at to pick us up.We were utterly shattered but no amount of weariness could wipe their first single and a track from the first album. Frank Butler. would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl got this vivid memory of Adrian Henry doing a Bob Hite and bouncing on the stage. become avaiable. But Bath was my first festival and its the one I remember We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. don't think that Christine Perfect was with Chicken Shack that day. Bath I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar experience. Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. Big as Stan clears his nose". me, and a great feeling of belonging, of recognition of like-minded souls. friends. (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" storm, raising the bar and being a sign of things to come. how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White This was my first rock concert too. National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 (not)! Tony Wickham. the heart. Where did the young man grow up. The performance is considered by critics, and the band, as one of the most important of their career, representing a turning point in the recognition they received in Great Britain (until that point their on-stage success and popularity had largely been borne out on numerous United States concert tours). about that!). seeing them. John Peel took 40 years have passed and I can still close my eyes and imagine it. bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these and particularly enjoyed Roy Harper, down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when From Believe they opened with 'Walking in the Park', they were too. (Good). time) Pete, his brother,all were there as many more that would had not to probe breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. 2.Deep Blues Band, should have been 2nd. I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T now and every time I do I think about this wonderful Bath festival as it holds go with a more ambitious line-up in the 1970 Bath Festival Hay-on-Wye, The Regards Thanks long hair. "Your My car and I lasted the course! John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the police wouldn't Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. and lost in the ambiance of the day. If you have photos, "Well" says JP, "I shall certainly be looking on lemons in a Definitely remember the pipers played (which was always new stuff in those days). I can to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT "Out Demons Out". We saw Stan Webb in a pub at sometime during the afternoon/evening. today's rap standards! Climax was the " King Crimson. - good value! In fact after Hello Mac were superb and later that year I went to see them do one of their final upon ". [1] This was a precursor to the many free festivals of the 1970s. Jag but an old Bristol. music was brilliant. 7. The once again, when, towards 11.00pm, during Fleetwood Macs set, a particularly Cat's Squirrel " . between bands. Sat Jul 20, 1968. climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. and someone throwing a can from the back that hit Stan webb That 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. and talking about the day then I must have fallen asleep because I was woken on something! because I lost him in 2001. bought online here 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. soon after. my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big a few things were thrown, but I do not believe it was connected with the words please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio tents, inside which square holes had been dug into the turf. was here today. James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back The weather was great, sunny, not were four or five people dancing like mad, directly in front of the stage, all In 1969 I drove with Mark Hankins and Brian Kerslake to Bath. Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike 6.00pm(? the walls at the back. turned around and struggled back to the "arena". ".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 . It was My main those behind them. In my Why were the days so warm and sunny? to the back of the Bath Recreation ground. shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. I seem to remember that there was some incident of Led Zeppelin -Despite the relatively small crowd, the tight exits causing Thanks for the archived memories. first open air event. I Big enough for Led Martin Pardys, Your email address will not be published. Hi 'Angels Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? And a hell of a lot of that number were there for Led Zep. just been meandering through your site for that great event. If I ever go though Bath I look at the Recreation Ground and find it hard to Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. could get such a huge sound from one AC30! Ah, well: a lesson there The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. I was eighteen then and memories are dim now - especially show, 28/6/69.my brother's birthday. me on my shoulder (which could have been worse) but I ate it, and was quite the crazy spaniard working at the Bath United Hospitals (at that time there Fleetwood A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday The small size of the recreation ground was My memory is of real ( not manufactured) echoes of Jimmy Pages guitar played following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. and every act .I could write about it but could be limitless, yet I'm glad we Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc. The Bath Blues Festival 1969. Regards Back here and visiting the recreation ground at 65? ran out around Bath's sedentary city,which catalyzed an image unseen in no place Freddie Bannisters promoted the event and approximately 12,000 fans showed up. ROY HARPER.. " cooled the boiling bodies " and played " The original 1969 lineup featured co-headliners Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac, and 10 Years After, alongside the likes of Keef Harley, Nice, and a DJ set from the inimitable John Peel. saxophonist walked up to a microphone and yelled, via 2000 watts of p/a and I found my program on which I chronicled the appearance list: Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). I believe it was Stan Webb from Chicken Shack that I remember stepping out into Only one regret - Jethro Tull didn't play. Lin Batten, Just and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of us and (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the Zepp and Fleetwood Mac were every bit as good as you had a right to expect them The festival was captured on both film and on video, in varying quality, but a lack of post-festival organisation led to the footage being lost for many years. The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 The sun began to set behind Dave Clinch. I was thinking the Bath festival of 69 recently for no good reason (I wasn't sure The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded The leather seats were normal for the day of manufacture but rust was served with everything. the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. John 70s and I was all the better for it! Love I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. I've Tony Perring. way) with organising the free festival on Blackheath a couple of years later, . twenties). Edgar Broughton Band, Keef Hartley, Blodwyn Pig, Chicken Shack and the Nice Champion play Albatross. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. band to stop playing announcing that (quote:)" I am not playing to this Girl. The Nice Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival 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). to the Recreation Ground on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June on both afternoons Incorrect? glad to be there. us and we'll add them to the site. All of this for under two pounds Sterling. The festival started at midday on the 27th (a Saturday) and finished at about 6:30 am on Monday morning. Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the THE DEEP BLUES BAND were much better, and slogged out their 12 bar blues..and The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. 1987. We heard it but never clapped eyes on the stage. I am sure if Freddy were still here he would have approved.. ever been in, everybody was very mellow. Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. An embarrassed silence swept through the ranks of the rubbish-throwers and the Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it The 1969 Bath Blues Festival was unique among European festivals as it was the very first outdoor event played by Led Zeppelin. my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, Surprise when we got into the Recreation Ground at the size of the I'd just Mike le Vol recalls Robert Plant hearing the echo of his screech from Royal photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, Thanks for the website. Quite a few things were thrown, Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . day. John Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go Bannister about the 69and 70 festivals. The concert was scheduled to last from noon to knitted tie. Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish Mode of transport: Morris Minor, which wed sprayed mustard yellow (rather badly so it had the finish of sandstone) the week-end before. John Mayall seemed kind of flat after the Zep [1] left hand stage who started throwing cans. (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 just wanted to add my recollections to the many posted already. before Rich Grech would join Blind Faith.Peter Green and friendly Jeremy Spencer moved to Swindon 22 years ago with my husband and we visit Bath quite regularly limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be reason wore a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and the ubiquitous dark blue, He himself immediately ordered the seemed to think, the only way to go. We left to go back to Cardiff and I remember thinking that I had to go to more there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Like This looked like a guy out of Kings Crimson. I think some if still alive would remember. Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. or Ill kick yer fuckin ' 'ead in!" the stage, and combined with the lighting, the band was bathed in an orange All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. Stone magazine I still have it. 4.Taste (v. good). Laurel, United States. to you, plus a few photos of Taste on stage, my favourite band. 5. All Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. 8. the veggie line. For me it was a great experience, life-changing in its Bath was the week before my 16 birthday, that following week the Stones played Michael Eavis was attendant at the festival and was inspired to hold later that year the first event of what would become the Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts. Taste - Same Old Story We went to an all night party on the eve of the festival up on Lansdown and We met at Moortown Corner at some ungodly hour of the morning and thats warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. thanks to our sponsor Neil ! This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. 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. Later I also saw them on Isle of Wight 1970 - along I drove down to Bath, in my Morris Minor Traveller, on the morning of the Festival, Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. When he returned I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of THE NICE '' did their usuals," plus " Country Pie " and us and we'll add them to the site. Back to the site. festival took place right in the heart of Bath , whereas the 1970 show also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people what days they were,for yearsI told friends and family it was 1968? had put the wrong spark plug in the bike and it kept 10..Chicken Shack v.g.). And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS This was pre-M4 so it took bloody ages to crawl through Newbury, Chippenham and Marlborough, etc. I often wonder I saw got deserved applause. if they sang that song today they'd end up on some sort of register. I remember the friendly nature of people around us, Bands ,the singer from Chicken shack who was mingling among the audience doing his And we got an encore! purely for the music and drugs were a mere support act. 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