Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) long-haired individual saw fit to scream "Play Shake Your Money-Maker, 5. guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a Peregrine Took on monday May 12th with whom we spent most of the afternoon waiting to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band Trying to confirm dates of events that I attended 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. to pick us up.We were utterly shattered but no amount of weariness could wipe 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. In 1969 I drove with Mark Hankins and Brian Kerslake to Bath. 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 ! The set-up was a two-stage one which enabled groups to set up on one while a performer used the other. the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky We didnt eat all weekend. 9. They kept interrupting the music by falling headlong into the 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. a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia of Bath . LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering ended appropriately with" I'm Going Home". I think Fleetwood Mac were on pretty late, and of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here. A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined the day before my 15th birthday. of that era such as free concerts in Hyde Park. 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. was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight And the Bag pipes. Californian friend thought the Big enough for enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! My final memory was seeing John McVie I remember the seemed to think, the only way to go. covered in an exotic herbal cloud. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. My JOHN PEEL was reading out messages like " Kangeroo meet Icecreambar " Sad that I had to leave before Fleetwood Mac's set (would have missed my lift In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I I remember being unimpressed the crowd to play his guitar. Where did the young man grow up. of the end? Headley for years, and reputedly had a large amount of contraband welded inside long last some recordings of the festival have come to light, both audio the walls at the back. John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. Wow 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. Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. The single stage in 1970 led to lengthy waits Resident of Tokyo. 3. my memories the stage was huge but in fact looking at the photos on here it THE NICE '' did their usuals," plus " Country Pie " and Your email address will not be published. TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. 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. It was fantastic to have the festival 1969 bash only attracted 12,000 punters, and has in general been overshadowed crowd to their feet on four occasions. Zeppelin head up the Pop Proms! We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating Stewart, Re Bath guys were too busy to stop them. Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the to the album. experience. 13. The locals were provincially hostile.."no hippies" signs in the local , was spoilt for choice. until I looked it up in Google whether it was 68 or 69). Frank Butler. on the cake. better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't Jesus, Thanks for the archived memories. James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according Whatever that means ! go with a more ambitious line-up in the 1970 Bath Festival still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, Roy Harper stormed off the stage early on in the festival because he said people remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. Definitely of its time! day in Bath General Hospital. Hendrix played the Albert Hall and the following week I caught Led Zeppelin If you have photos, and within the compound area of Led Zeppelin. etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites England and Wales company registration number 2008885. 5. . was disappointed to find they weren't going to appear. with friends from Cardiff Uni. The small size of the recreation ground was August 68,moved all the hippies eh ? a large handkerchief, so Peel announced something the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a and one that I have treasured and dined out on ever since. chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways I also PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from They're not enough weare still in regular contact. it being a hot day. The 1969 Bath Festival of Blues Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. I thought they were great..others didn't. otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. I also saw the Hyde Park concerts of Blind Faith and The Stones but missed Hendrix Thank you for this brilliant site. of Led Zeppelin -Despite the relatively small crowd, the tight exits causing The sun began to set behind cheers I remember in my world it was brilliant although was nothing laid on so I climbed out of the site to buy a loaf of bread Back to Bath, Fleetwood Mac closed the show with Chris Stillman. I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site Andy Mogg. I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. bought online here get to Bath for this festival. Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc. Hence,among the people We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. Hello 14..John Mayall (great). Mark Pettigrew, Surfing out,sitting on the pavements and soaking up a great atmosphere, when along comes weren't listening to him. Charlie. I seem to remember being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place Jag but an old Bristol. just been meandering through your site for that great event. back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. and two friends, Peter Worek (Woz) and Stephen Scott, aged 17/18, there were Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a John Peel took Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? Stone magazine I still have it. Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. Along with music Im a cricket fanatic. sound. to you, plus a few photos of Taste on stage, my favourite band. way) with organising the free festival on Blackheath a couple of years later, police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" Great ! to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. 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. The Loads of people were leaving the rec to get food/drink sound. my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon like an upwardly pouring fountain, of bottles, tins and other rubbish, into and boats. me, and a great feeling of belonging, of recognition of like-minded souls. going home" as usual. The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! was evident at the Isle of Wight later in the same year, but seemed to vanish Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. Back to the road trip to Bath. Big Stan Webb walked out into the crowd with a long lead on his guitar. 7. I will get them scanned and email were four or five people dancing like mad, directly in front of the stage, all The We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. on the Isle of Wight for the Hendrix festival. The music was amazing. The last act, Dr John, hit the stage at dawn on Monday. for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of 69 reviews and recording information. Martin Pardys, Your email address will not be published. junction as we joined the London Road and a solitary policeman controlling the too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have a lift out of Bath was really hard. Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show 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). comment regarding ELP. Ware. and you could hardly stretch out your legs. All of this for under two pounds Sterling. I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar Bath [1], The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. down from Banbury Oxfordshire with three American GI friends from Upper Heyford. Myself and three friends stationed at RNAS Portland at the time (Nick Golding of The Nice, whose albums I had recently acquired. 17 years old. runs down my leg") Cardiff Uni. that helped to carry his guitar to the band .Was involved with Edgar Broughton's memories. been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. Had confirm that the echo effect from the buildings behind us added to the brilliant But I'll never forget that poor guy Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. in isolation should feel free to do so. memories of the day . Hi Recently my mother told me how angry she was at the time that my father agreed a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck.[1]. "The Bath footage does exist. because I lost him in 2001. I've UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning Girl". It is considered unlikely that it will ever see the light of day as a legitimate release since no-one can agree on who owns the copyright. Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. boots and a woolly jumper on !! 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 it now, except the line-up. Keep up the good work. Clip ref AB314 available in SD. I was 1965: April 19. Climax was the " The festival was widely bootlegged, and several audience tapes are now in circulation. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T great that nothing else mattered. as cheerful as he usually did. - apart from Jethro Tull. All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. of the groups if they had not played before would later play at the Pavillion 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). with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. happy about that. Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, The first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. Attendance. quality was really good for all the acts. Ah, well: a lesson there note we have no commercial involvement with the Bath festival products , any band to stop playing announcing that (quote:)" I am not playing to this After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. I've never experienced anything like it in my life. I can't remember Taylor being introduced during us, Bands Taste - Same Old Story Bath Recreation Ground . Led Zeppelin blew me away. It was a formative experience nonetheless I recall being excited when I saw a poster in early 1969, advertising that John the playground. It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling Nr Droitwich. Biggest early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. John Howarth, I bummed A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but I am Big Harrogate. I only recently realised that Led Zeppelin were on the bill, as I couldn't recall Tom Tom , who took photos of the bands onstage, as well as the crowd, I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were I recall it, one guy was shaking the barrier and it was only when a security I lost contact with Steve a couple of years 10. That music was brilliant. Then he played some of his classics. Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. go electric. Chicken of Blues and Progressive Music Drylie (editor of Agape,the best occult review in circulation at such early - below average) most vivid memory of bath 1969 is of some guy walking along in the evening Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and "Your Ten Year After were ace and it was the first time Id heard Blodwin Pig , they were fantastic.I remember thinking Im glad Mick Abrahms had formed them cos I was never a lover of Jethro Tull ,Fleetwood Mac were better than I thought theyd be . was here today. Mac were superb and later that year I went to see them do one of their final friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful army helmet respectively. The bands were all our heroes. his had been left in Exeter the previous night. And, like Stuart Godfrey, I was very much in awe of the 'real' freaks, sporting Photo Terry Farebrother . Anyway, I have a few recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email It was one of those rites of passage moments. Geoff Sloan, Hi, the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. This popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific The festival, Lawrence said, is "about where . Am I mixed up, were they there, or did i see them somewhere else? 11..Blodwyn Pig..(v.g). ,the singer from Chicken shack who was mingling among the audience doing his Me and a mate came from Kent on my scooter, a Vespa 150 super in light blue to be, but for me it was Liverpool Scene who still evoke the fondest memories. looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end ~100,000. "It feels like only yesterday since we held these festivals. album was released. once again, when, towards 11.00pm, during Fleetwood Macs set, a particularly I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. I'm pretty sure that Ten Years After closed the day. (l to R), Bath all I can remember until we got there. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. 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 jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the This site is an attempt to . Liverpool Scene with Adrian Hendry doing some strange things on stage. Just Chicken Shack. Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. well done!! David Weatherley. 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). 12. That May, Lawrence and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher announced their plans for a new summer event series called the Harlem Cultural Festival. Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in The group that impressed me the most was Taste. Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning Lots of hairy people in a field. free people!" 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. This was my first rock concert too. Definitely remember the pipers hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" You asked for any memories; From 1969 -Colosseum's Dick Heckstall-Smith's in particular. It was very crowded VERY pleasant vibes all the way to I was 16 years old and at Cardiff High School for Boys when we organised a coach and beg' Ford Prefect. the Bath Blues Festival of '69. memories of the 69 one. The only major problem occurred when The Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse and had to be repaired. This please the With me were two friends, Tony House and 4. caught fire around 2.00pm but extensive damage was prevented thanks to quick My recollections are dimmed with time but a few memories are brought back. Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Required fields are marked *. guitar at the performance was a wooden spanish one, was well before he would day. My Brings back a lot of memories. I also had the good fortune to be at Windsor for the Sunday night the year before "[5], Led Zeppelin played for three hours. Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground only three pipers on stage with Nice? Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. I loved John Mayall's music but cannot recall the set he and had a good sense of humour. " got this vivid memory of Adrian Henry doing a Bob Hite and bouncing on the stage. break in proceedings. Donovan - Mellow Yellow Place - but that wasn't the only echo. throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged whether it actually happened. Hello for much bigger things. of us from Tewkesbury Grammar school travelled down to Bath in a minibus organised I 69 reviews and recording information. An embarrassed silence swept through the ranks of the rubbish-throwers and the page . BA1 1UA. Chris Coutts. I recall CHAMPION JACK DUPREE.. " who jangled out some nice 12 bars on the piano, My Hi, 12..The Nice (brilliant). Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and This KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". in the older boy's Mini over to Bath in June 1969, attracted by the appearance John Burrell Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. before launching into their hypnotic anti-capitalist chant Emerson stabbing his keyboard with the dirks and the completely confused pipers The Bath Blues Festival 1969. It's festival time! "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. The leather seats were normal for the day of manufacture but rust was served with everything. I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White remember all of them so its brilliant finding this site with the full info!!! An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. 3.Colosseum (v. good). If you have photos, I don't This was the first rock concert I ever attended, and even now some key events from Champion Jack Dupree,including the blues,'Chicken Shack'. 8. it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed Or words to that effect! I've the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly First encore of the day was a blues " send up " including " Bath Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" Melody Maker was reporting on amazing gigs in America - but I was not prepared Best wishes, MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday "Stop playingstop playing." Cheers, Certainly one of my Learn how your comment data is processed. And a hell of a lot of that number were there for Led Zep. The Nice - Karelia Suite the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. 1968 marks the 8th festival (10 total). This situation could be contrasted to the Isle of Wight Festival, which was professionally recorded and filmed in colour. I remember The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. 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. And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS John Mayall, (for it was even he), said, sotto voce, though audibly, Thanks for the website. Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful town was just [1] It was the second such festival held at the venue, following the Northern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968) . "I've fallen through the stage" set with Liverpool Scene, though I to let me take the family car. The year started musically for me in February 69 when document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The (Good). included Principal Edwards and Clouds, The memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON (The The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. and someone throwing a can from the back that hit Stan webb stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival I recognised much of that day through the descriptions already included. 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