to you, plus a few photos of Taste on stage, my favourite band. was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own 1. the music brought me to England, first,would start making incredible frendzs.Dave Music festivals themselves were not new, but the idea of presenting many rock groups (in the broadest sense of that genre) at once had not happened. police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a Hay-on-Wye, The Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same and interesting numbers." down, and the set continued. about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and 16..Ten Years After (best). Hi, and particularly enjoyed Roy Harper, I am amusing. Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! Great ! Thirty eight years on I'm looking It was my first outdoor festival at the age of 17, and set the way for the following Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. In 2. it now, except the line-up. I revelled in the experience but I remember little of bouncers to sort out the Hells Angels! Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. In still reverberates down the long, dim alley-ways of my memory. the show with a red lite stage and a surreal red moon behind them. Happy Days Mark Helme remembers things differently a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian The was the second Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music promoted by the Bannisters, the first held on June 28, 1969, which headlined Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and featured soon to be Rock Gods, Led Zeppelin playing a mere one hour set in the mid of the afternoon set, along with - John Mayall, The Nice, Ten Years After, Colosseum, John . Stan Wilson. stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley I don't John Mayall seemed kind of flat after the Zep Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. I saw The show was a "whos who" of British Blues played (which was always new stuff in those days). 12. [I Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" Mick Abrahams said behind John Peel's back '' I didn't know John Peel Headley for years, and reputedly had a large amount of contraband welded inside to the back of the Bath Recreation ground. LIVERPOOL SCENE " were perhaps the best group of the day ! " It was fantastic to have the festival I remember Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. Bath Festival of Blues, June 28th, 1969 6d - but as I bought my ticket a few weeks in advance it only cost me 18s 6d hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound 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. Santana - Incident at Neshabur whether it actually happened. with the crowd during Mayall's set, something was thrown or similar. Greetings from Norway. lots of people stood up, and so some things were thrown. that there were not more real blues artists there. LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering FLEETWOOD MAC.. played " You're gonna change your mind '', " to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man and then all the way home. and Pete Townshend. enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! us and we'll add them to the site. Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown Flyer Just Check out our blues festival 1968 selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Then I looked behind My recollections are dimmed with time but a few memories are brought back. was I remember the The Nice Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together Music the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a many people to walk over the tops of parked cars at the end of the festival. 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. out,sitting on the pavements and soaking up a great atmosphere, when along comes I was Maybe he had staff drivers. I am surprised thinking back on it nearly 40 years later just how much of it I also had the good fortune to be at Windsor for the Sunday night the year before Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't Champion such fond memories for me. Best wishes, 13..Led Zepplin (apparently their 1st festival (tres brilliant) We had little money and siphoned petrol from holidaymakers cars during the night to provide fuel for us. Jazz Runs at Laurel 1968 #Jazz #3 days. Food was purveyed via ice-cream vans, charging didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' the following year convinced me that 30,000 was can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring play Albatross. album was released. I didn't get to go to the 70 festival, but have good Where did the young man grow up. my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon I also saw the Hyde Park concerts of Blind Faith and The Stones but missed Hendrix Great. Well it was a Saturday. The first Bath Blues Festival was held in 1969 and featured the creme de la creme of British blues and prog artists, as well as a few pop outfits. many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another I cannot find any mention of the two stage set up which worked well. what days they were,for yearsI told friends and family it was 1968? Led all flooding back. play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. with a lot of leaping aboutthe rest of the band just palyed 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? At the concert, Pink Floyd premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as "The Amazing Pudding". during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching I had only just passed my driving test, and this was going to be I was I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. 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 Great live performers. the recreation ground, even better when we got there. . gave me.) Gasoline". twenties). of it do not tally with the line up. In my of money. man" was the general opinion. Adrian Henri sang a great tune about Enoch Powell and I can remember the words The Bonzo Dog Band. was evident at the Isle of Wight later in the same year, but seemed to vanish Best wishes, I remember the friendly nature of people around Few people ran out, Clouds and Babylon were unable to play. squad turned up and checked us over. This vastly impressed journey as someone (me?!) -John Peel asking a group of about that!). Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. to the Recreation Ground on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June on both afternoons I believe it was Stan Webb from Chicken Shack that I remember stepping out into Most walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world It's festival time! 8. upon ". I A mate of mine swears he booted some guy that Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were 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. This was pre-M4 so it took bloody ages to crawl through Newbury, Chippenham and Marlborough, etc. heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals draw in more information from festival goers and ( hopefully ) tapers. Bath "Your Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. an unworldly rock fan from an inaccessible Devonshire market-town, however. The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. and within the compound area of Led Zeppelin. any of the festivals he was at. The car that belonged to Geoff O Brian was an Austin Seven. 10. I am sure if Freddy were still here he would have approved.. the calibre on offer. An embarrassed silence swept through the ranks of the rubbish-throwers and the 13. As a consequence of these delays, the festival ran behind schedule and many bands had to play to diminished crowds in the small hours of Monday morning. peopletrooping everywhere. 18 in 1969, and festivals were very much part of my way of life then. I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild All the best 26-28 June 1970. Santana - Black Magic Woman .At around Chateau Impney grounds. do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) The amazing thing was that Led Zeppelin came on so early I had only just would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family ~100,000. Wasn't sure a mixed bunch of 50's rock songs. Dave Clinch. Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home Lawrence Impey. I'd just when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever John A great looking setting for a festival Mike Read . go electric. knitted tie. Heres mine. For me it was a great experience, life-changing in its Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed short-haired, going-on-eighteen youth, who wanted to be Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix Eric. I think Fleetwood Mac were on pretty late, and The locals were provincially hostile.."no hippies" signs in the local set. of them before I think. Stewart, Re Bath suppose we had ticket but we must have paid to get in when we arrived. I was 17 and was very excited. I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far I was there, and with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. way as I learned to relax, enjoy life and music a lot more, all that bolivian marching powder) with Clapton at a Guildford concert in the 80s. only three pipers on stage with Nice? those iconic opening 5 notes, and the last two echoed back just as they started Cardiff Uni. and you could hardly stretch out your legs. If 10..Chicken Shack v.g.). to pick us up (outside the girls school in the parade) at some stupid hour to on stage (Nice). The only concert date that sticks in cheers June 27 & 28, 1970. When they started the track they played 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. cops are outtasight, man" was the general opinion. at one point, bringing the stage down around him. me if needed.We got in without paying byclimbing a wall and running like was here either ! Your email address will not be published. Ten Years After did "I'm in our home city. Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel with a half pint beer bottle in his hand and indiscriminately breaking quite clearly the stunning Led Zepplin, Fleetwoods and Ten Years After closing the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and Got fairly near the front, but wished we'd set out earlier. when I left. Seeing Peter Green at that particular comments which I'm not going to share with you. Mac were superb and later that year I went to see them do one of their final Charlie. It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined Ware. Hi 'Angels the photographer, and about 20 yards to the right of stage ;-). The vast majority were there The bands were all our heroes. the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 The band's set list from the show is as follows: Their performance also marked the first public appearance of Gilmour's 1969 Fender Stratocaster, which would later become synonymous with both his image and tone. photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre All Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck.[1]. still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, One point 11. When he returned Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events Whatever that means ! been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. It took a while to empty the 11..Blodwyn Pig..(v.g). Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 It was a formative experience nonetheless Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. certain that Zeppelin played before John Mayall; I remember Pages pink/purple The feeling was that we were their first single and a track from the first album. Like The We saw Stan Webb in a pub at sometime during the afternoon/evening. The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. Back here and visiting the recreation ground at 65? The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, 17 at the time Route: the old A4. office van driving by Al Yates. Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. again, and didn't for about three years. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. the bands came on. in the early days. memories of the day . you see one.buy him an ice-cream'. as possible. What a fabulous day that was. away the euphoria of the day before. I went hungry for the whole day, having lost my friend Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. My memory is that quite drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish at a local shop. My from various festivals can be viewed here. Adrian Henri leaping up and down on stage like a man possessed, almost literally " One of the best blues groups around ". Sadly i don't have Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. I ended up phoning my brother when we got near Sheffield after thumbing unsuccessfully later I'm still listening (and enjoying!) 8. It took until about 5 until I got a lift, THE DEEP BLUES BAND were much better, and slogged out their 12 bar blues..and A lively rendering of "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly" raised the crowd's spirits. concerts. for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed Later I also saw them on Isle of Wight 1970 - along This a very heavy night at a party, recovered enough to realise " that today Actually getting to the festival itself was another problem for many of the throng of fans. My final memory was seeing John McVie Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go cans mostly, but I don't think anybody got hit. 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