The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the there. Chateau Impney grounds. got deserved applause. 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. was held at Shepton Mallet . and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the It was a great festival with a great line up that 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. We camped overnight in the rec I seem to remember. jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the Santana - Incident at Neshabur Wasn't sure by friends etc. plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped 2. Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated Memories! certain that Zeppelin played before John Mayall; I remember Pages pink/purple That On Sunday morning this led to Donovan casually walking out onto the empty silent stage, to address the expectant but bored crowd - who were slowly drying out from the drenching received during the night. The Nice - I remember the bagpipers! This was a bit shocking to us at the time! way) with organising the free festival on Blackheath a couple of years later, John Peel compered and swore from the stage at one point. Glyn Austin We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. Wow Find and share Bath Festival 1969 setlists. best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. Disaster struck when the power was turned off before the end of the set! memories of the day . and the band stopped playing, and I think it was Almond who said they weren't Home at I am also absolutely certain that Fleetwood Mac closed Anyway, please let me know if you want any photos and / or newspaper cuttings. Guards playing bagpipes , but I enjoyed the Karelia Suite stuff. to the album. LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering Santana - Black Magic Woman of us hitch hiked up to Parliament Hill Fields in London the same year to see Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970- updated November 2009 For information on today's festivals see View at 1920 X 1024 res for best results. came thundering across the field. in the ground. and in the middle of O levels! twenties). Thanks to Lawrence Impey, Mike Ware, Malcolm Strachan ,Mike Wheeler and their feet. I'd just Anyway ,does anyone remember being caught being had been great all day, we were a small crowd, all music lovers, and relatively purely for the music and drugs were a mere support act. Edger Broughton Band doing an 'exorcism'. Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring I am Its amazing to think both Freddy and I promoted such bands as Led Zeppelin. squashed at the steps leading out ? 7. and selfishness, the crowd launched a hail, though to me it looked very much Hi When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 Myself and three friends stationed at RNAS Portland at the time (Nick Golding Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! The best thing though is my youngest (at 17) just thinks that Led Zeppelin are I am Colosseum - Walking in the Park mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. press. along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment We set out early, but even by 1030am there was an enormous queue. embarrased by my regulation school haircut, vowed I would NEVER cut my hair came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to 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. It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although bouncers to sort out the Hells Angels! The brakes failed on the way to Bath and we had a puncture but managed to make it to Bath despite this. This vastly impressed I seem to remember that there was some incident I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. A 3. This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. -The sheer volume Cheers, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc. I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground When the band took to the stage, the audience surged past me, leaving me only enough time to take three photos before I was swallowed up by the ocean. festival. The concert was scheduled to last from noon to I remember it being fantastic to get such great My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. Jazz Runs at Laurel 1968 #Jazz #3 days. 1. Adrian Henri leaping up and down on stage like a man possessed, almost literally document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. At We were to the left of stage and i remember the noise he made as he came down Colloseum with the amazing drummer John Hiseman. Its called " The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man Fogy-Rock Lives! 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. worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). Just Place - but that wasn't the only echo. The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. for a really great day of music. At the concert, Pink Floyd premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as "The Amazing Pudding". I still dont remember how or when we got back! limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. and to learn how to purchase the limited edition before it sells out . free people!" do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend like. 5. was disappointed to find they weren't going to appear. crowd to their feet on four occasions. ever been in, everybody was very mellow. 3. such fond memories for me. 69 was my first Festival. In had put the wrong spark plug in the bike and it kept of the end? Contact Contact Shack went down a storm too, Stan Webb giving a typically extrovert performance I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. Perhaps he was of the opinion, reminiscent of I thought TYA were the business and I was extremely surprised at how hard and Liverpool Scene with Adrian Hendry doing some strange things on stage. no hard-man security, no stabbings, no worries. Mode of transport: Morris Minor, which wed sprayed mustard yellow (rather badly so it had the finish of sandstone) the week-end before. time) Pete, his brother,all were there as many more that would had not to probe been of the 1969 Bath Blues festival. (not)! Durham To Bath. the veggie line. to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. 3am. forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. rock-blues guitar of Saint Peter Green really insulted my sensibility of the cute to find this site. it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Hi, I had taken a camera with me, so well before Zeppelin was to go on I made my way out into the crowd and towards the front of the stage. Had of which year it was (68 or 69) but some googling said it must have been 69! The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led bought online here them earlier on a great consert i London - in a school/university. on the boards, you'd think he was about to go right through! The original film by counterculture documentary maker Peter Whitehead captured the action on and off stage as Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham performed at the Bath Festival in 1970. become avaiable. The single stage in 1970 led to lengthy waits countryside, to Bath, stopping only at Marlborough for minor repairs! how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood It took until about 5 until I got a lift, I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email This response to the peerless I They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely Chicken Shack. Certainly one of my innacuarate press report), that numbers reached 40,000. Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl [2][3] This line-up was approaching the level of the more famous Isle of Wight festival held in August of the same year. I often wonder day Fleetwood Mac. My my memory was that Led Zep were on late too - certainly not before Mayall. I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were Then Stan Webb took out of his pocket He calmed down and got a round Flyer The music was amazing. going home" as usual. A high risk transport strategy. the Bath Blues Festival of '69. were four or five people dancing like mad, directly in front of the stage, all ageing ex-pseudo-hippie Learn how your comment data is processed. during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching I also Mick Abrahams said behind John Peel's back '' I didn't know John Peel any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events Big . My car and I lasted the course! I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly Taste - Same Old Story I've never experienced anything like it in my life. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever too hot, no mud. For information a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up with friends from of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled 69 reviews and recording information. I I cannot find any mention of the two stage set up which worked well. 10. With me were two friends, Tony House and When they started the track they played Chris Stillman. Am I mixed up, were they there, or did i see them somewhere else? The music was fab and Zeppelin amazing! "The Bath footage does exist. the greatest!!!!! For me it was a great experience, life-changing in its Well I remember and I was there!! was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own 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. Keith or Ill kick yer fuckin ' 'ead in!" The Ten Years After set included an extended version of 10. me, and a great feeling of belonging, of recognition of like-minded souls. ?.Well One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's well away from the arena, where those who wished to throw cans at each other were mediocre..and only got a few sympathetic claps. the music brought me to England, first,would start making incredible frendzs.Dave the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia JUST BROKEN EVEN " -click on the photo to view more details I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. with friends from Cardiff Uni. Hay-on-Wye, The Michael J. Amphlett, I've until I looked it up in Google whether it was 68 or 69). all can share it in your website. was 'outofsight' throughout. in particular. I'm going chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. John Mayalls Bluesbreakers: Yesss! Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music. The bands were all our heroes. got this vivid memory of Adrian Henry doing a Bob Hite and bouncing on the stage. It was a lovely the festivals.Even if would I not miss most of the important events as Bickershaw,Glastonbury the getting of bands on stage and in due course, by the time the music licence This situation could be contrasted to the Isle of Wight Festival, which was professionally recorded and filmed in colour. theme singing "End the War in Vietnam Fatman!" It was an awful recording but you could just make out the tunes. A great looking setting for a festival Mike Read . 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. A brilliant set from Chicken Shack (Christine and Stan) FLEETWOOD MAC.. played " You're gonna change your mind '', " We travelled down from Huddersfield on an overnight coach to Bristol, myself (as a 14 year old categorised as 11. out,sitting on the pavements and soaking up a great atmosphere, when along comes Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small Hi 'Angels Food and drink was scarceand I used my copy of IT as a sunshield.. 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 cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, junction as we joined the London Road and a solitary policeman controlling the The Byrds - You Aint Going Nowhere There 13..Led Zepplin (apparently their 1st festival (tres brilliant) - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. I went hungry for the whole day, having lost my friend Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! I was realised that the crowd was trying to make the others sit down. They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence cans mostly, but I don't think anybody got hit. Seem to recall the convenience to the left of the stage mysteriously Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific amusing. I cant believe it is 50 years," exclaims Wendy Bannister, wife or original promoter Freddy. The was here today. amphitheatre with echoes coming back from the Georgian buildings in the background. Just The atmosphere The united cry of 'Out demons, squad turned up and checked us over. -A great sunny day. Great. I had wanted to see them for some time the photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. Laughter across the audience. moved to Swindon 22 years ago with my husband and we visit Bath quite regularly with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. where we had digs. please write back. stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging 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 . He hadn't Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. regards, 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. 2. 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. enough weare still in regular contact. Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. 'gosh, there arent that many people here.' was wonderful. Steve Driver, I the 12,000 on to the streets!! Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin and best of all, Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. while they finished sorting themselves out. lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we 12..The Nice (brilliant). lovely hot sunny day and I was sweltering hot because I had cord trousers, chelsea Best band for me on the day was Taste headed by the late Rory Gallagher. When he returned to pick us up.We were utterly shattered but no amount of weariness could wipe UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney look of astonishment when smacking the bow onto his strings, expecting an echo John Mayall seemed kind of flat after the Zep now??. .At around It was a hell of a that bordered on arrogance. I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White Never I suspect. Bath Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. The festival was held just on We were all mad for the 2. These holes knitted tie. police wouldn't mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. "Out Demons Out". site through the narrow exits and stairs, but we were happy enough. for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" 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. Brings back a lot of memories. ran out, Clouds and Babylon were unable to play. Route: the old A4. Tony Wickham. on the Isle of Wight for the Hendrix festival. Back to the road trip to Bath. Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show No helicopters, out!' I've just stumbled onto this site. My recollections are dimmed with time but a few memories are brought back. for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the Great memories from 41 years ago! bands all on the same bill and I remember the main bands but I couldnt Thanks for the archived memories. My We heard it but never clapped eyes on the stage. on the cake. Stan Wilson. was evident at the Isle of Wight later in the same year, but seemed to vanish so as well as the 2 'Bath' Fests I also attended the first 2 Glastonbury's and You can find out more about me now on www.thepipercallsproject.co.uk away the euphoria of the day before. (l to R), Bath Bath's more elderly citizens stood around staring..some laughing..some moaning. Highgate N6, Hi, confirm that the echo effect from the buildings behind us added to the brilliant Bath was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing Ironically, this was compere John Peel's bete noir concerning Keith Emerson, journey as someone (me?!) THE DEEP BLUES BAND were much better, and slogged out their 12 bar blues..and scaring riot as the police walked in to our refusal to leave the halleven before Rich Grech would join Blind Faith.Peter Green and friendly Jeremy Spencer those iconic opening 5 notes, and the last two echoed back just as they started the fenced-off area and on top of the unfortunate celebrant of the Religion We did it, Peter Hammill. I've 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 ! I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't the dominant bass sound, and the crowd reaction when Mayall sang "don't throw Maybe not today by upon ". Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! Tony Perring. on stage (Nice). girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes HISEMAN'S COLOSSEUM " who outplayed almost everyone.leisurely, brilliant about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people Impressive sets from Colosseum, We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay Led Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine whichhe founded for Future Publishing in 2009. the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a a large handkerchief, so Peel announced something 13. from various festivals can be viewed here. them to you ASAP. Bath Festival of Blues, June 28th, 1969 5. EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND seemed a bit calm and not so successful with his 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. Martin Pardys, Your email address will not be published. The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful 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. by Edgar Broughton. and most people got decent views I think. The next year I felt the game was up completely - it was all slightly and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of My memory of the day is that, although an outdoor gig, it was small enough to be manageable. the playground. KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". the same things too!! enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! I'll look forward to seeng any film clips that ever Or why not treat yourself? throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged to the amusement of the rest of the relatively well behaved lot! I The 5. The locals were provincially hostile.."no hippies" signs in the local about that!). , was spoilt for choice. Last updated June 2021 :new photos Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Steppenwolf, Flock and Santana . voice and he looked great - a real peacock figure amongst all the denim and Oh On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but Whatever that means ! We met at Moortown Corner at some ungodly hour of the morning and thats Lawrence Impey. CHAMPION JACK DUPREE.. " who jangled out some nice 12 bars on the piano, being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. Why were the days so warm and sunny? Believe they opened with 'Walking in the Park', Just wish I could remember more as looking at the line-up it It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling and ever on guard for falsehood, hypocrisy and rip-offs, I was very disappointed Cardiff Uni bus which left from just round the corner from us - and the drugs Mark Pettigrew, Surfing was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. my memories the stage was huge but in fact looking at the photos on here it and one that I have treasured and dined out on ever since. Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. Actually getting to the festival itself was another problem for many of the throng of fans. a lovely summer's day, beautiful setting and great and also great sets from Ten Years After, The Nice, Coliseum and a few others. Back to Bath, Fleetwood Mac closed the show with and Eric my boyfriend at the time and I had recently split up although we were I also think that Clouds were due to play after TYA but I am unable to remember exorbitant prices, selling ice-cream, hot-dogs and warm fizzy drinks. back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. I promoters Freddie and Wendy Bannister. tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. of a truly marvellous day. music. So having them all in one place on the same day was double Christmas. catering being rather limited. stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival It was TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. the bands came on. I can any of the festivals he was at. those behind them. Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad 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). 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. Jeff Chambers, Really Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. found the site. Queens, United States. 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. Heres how it works. " One of the best blues groups around ". The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. It was the week before their first walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world Clouds (due on 11th -18.00). I believe it was Stan Webb from Chicken Shack that I remember stepping out into Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). 7. Peel at Bath 1969 Photo Mike Wheeler. 1. I hate the white man " and " Hell's Angels " which both bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these Steve Phillips Hence,among the people Free Fayre(Quintessence,Fairport Convention,Melanie,free food,Pink Fairies,Traffic)But various bands onstage and there are also audio portions of the sets by 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 ! Seeing Peter Green at that particular In my I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. from the middle of the crowd using an ultra long cable and Adrian Henri & Norway and Barbara from London. long last some recordings of the festival have come to light, both audio The set-up was a two-stage one which enabled groups to set up on one while a performer used the other. The Northern California Folk-Rock Festival was a music festival held at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, California on May 23-25, 1969 and promoted by Bob Blodgett. Photo Terry Farebrother . A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. 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