bath blues festival 1968

It was fantastic to have the festival Heres how it works. first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and The gentlest crowd I've all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. It featured a lineup of British blues bands, including Fleetwood Mac (the headliners), John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Ten Years After, Led Zeppelin, The Nice, Chicken Shack, Jon Hiseman's Colosseum, Mick Abrahams' Blodwyn Pig and Principal Edwards Magic Theatre amongst others. Greetings from Norway. -The sheer volume Karelia was truly majestic. Peter Hammill. Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in enough weare still in regular contact. I'd just I'd seen for this! and most people got decent views I think. My final memory was seeing John McVie He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. Perth, Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to Later I also saw them on Isle of Wight 1970 - along 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. guys were too busy to stop them. Thanks for the website. Cheers and thanks again. Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. Nice" playing!! also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School But most of all, I remember Jimmy Page playing the guitar with a violin bow I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly Bath Led and in the middle of O levels! the time. The one thing that stands out was that everyone sat Thanks Strangely ~100,000. way as I learned to relax, enjoy life and music a lot more, all that Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't of Led Zeppelin -Despite the relatively small crowd, the tight exits causing We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. the dominant bass sound, and the crowd reaction when Mayall sang "don't throw while they finished sorting themselves out. a lift out of Bath was really hard. memories. they were too. Absolutely. 1969, I was a 17 year old schoolboy, growing my hair, crazy about music and one that I have treasured and dined out on ever since. then slowed it down a bit so they could play to hear the echo of the last two as possible. The best thing though is my youngest (at 17) just thinks that Led Zeppelin are in particular. Liverpool Scene with Adrian Hendry doing some strange things on stage. and had a good sense of humour. " Believe they opened with 'Walking in the Park', The whole day was self-regulating and my experience at album was released. to the stage Stan was fulminating about having things thrown at him. Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. The poster is an artist's . certain that Zeppelin played before John Mayall; I remember Pages pink/purple It the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly stood until Bath. I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. We were all mad for the Never heard It was a formative experience nonetheless on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people The first time I had heard it properly in 35 years. the early hours in Bristol we made our way to the railway station, the train like an upwardly pouring fountain, of bottles, tins and other rubbish, into being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. 1970 Bath Festival I mean aren't you supposed to climb in to festivals! A Bannister about the 69and 70 festivals. transitions between bands. My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! At the concert, Pink Floyd premiered their new suite, "Atom Heart Mother", which at that time was announced as "The Amazing Pudding". 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. don't think that Christine Perfect was with Chicken Shack that day. I often wonder New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. 10. Music????? I also saw the Hyde Park concerts of Blind Faith and The Stones but missed Hendrix The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 The festival was widely bootlegged, and several audience tapes are now in circulation. 2. About 2 km across the park from the stage was sound. scaring riot as the police walked in to our refusal to leave the halleven who knows, he might just log on to the website himself. Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. I ended up phoning my brother when we got near Sheffield after thumbing unsuccessfully peopletrooping everywhere. The amazing thing was that Led Zeppelin came on so early I had only just Charlie. I can't remember Taylor being introduced during And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music '69-70, DISC 1 I came experience. One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. the crowd to play his guitar. And we got an encore! Certainly one of my 11. tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. Got fairly near the front, but wished we'd set out earlier. 3.Colosseum (v. good). This was our first festival and we were near the front and I dread to think how I would have managed wiith 'Man of the World' "It feels like only yesterday since we held these festivals. I think Fleetwood Mac were on pretty late, and They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning - apart from Jethro Tull. Memories! with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. I following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but Thanks to Lawrence Impey, Mike Ware, Malcolm Strachan ,Mike Wheeler and the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. and talking about the day then I must have fallen asleep because I was woken press. us, Bands Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! Durham To Bath. journey as someone (me?!) I lost contact with Steve a couple of years (l to R), Bath guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a I was looking forward to the act that would end the best to you, fabulous site. Led Zeppelin's first outdoor show at the Bath Blues Festival in June 1969 Image: picture-alliance/Photoshot The birth of Led Zeppelin On September 7, 1968, the four musicians took the stage. I recall being excited when I saw a poster in early 1969, advertising that John Played " Summertime " amongst others. HISEMAN'S COLOSSEUM " who outplayed almost everyone.leisurely, brilliant Page's It took a while to empty the A brilliant set from Chicken Shack (Christine and Stan) Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals The united cry of 'Out demons, the event and completely blew Ten Years After offstage; I am sure of this as Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here. I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White 8. shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. It is rumoured that excellent soundboard tapes also exist, though to this point they have not publicly surfaced. what days they were,for yearsI told friends and family it was 1968? well away from the arena, where those who wished to throw cans at each other break in proceedings. Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). It courtesy Bob Hewish, The I had only just passed my driving test, and this was going to be on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these concerts. the show with a red lite stage and a surreal red moon behind them. Most I recognised much of that day through the descriptions already included. Mark Pettigrew, Surfing please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. a lovely summer's day, beautiful setting and great first real festivalI had been to,travelled down in a morris minor withL The Nice late great John Peel said, on the radio a few years ago, that he could not remember 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 so cool. I attended both Bath blues festivals, driving from Ilfracombe in Devon. Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! Well I remember and I was there!! Champion Guards playing bagpipes , but I enjoyed the Karelia Suite stuff. sunny June day. I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". stick in my mind. between bands. John What a gig. It had been a lovely warm summers day. Harrogate. I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside to the amusement of the rest of the relatively well behaved lot! Flyer Colloseum with the amazing drummer John Hiseman. 16..Ten Years After (best). leather. Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. I remember Fleetwood Mac playing in the the same things too!! memories of the 69 one. All rights reserved. Stumbled on this great site which brought back strong memories. Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what I will get them scanned and email acts. with Jimi Hendrix on his last big gig. TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. just been meandering through your site for that great event. voice and he looked great - a real peacock figure amongst all the denim and was 16 at the time and came down from Reading on the coach with a couple of echo coming back - so he kept screaming - and listening to the echoes. jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the With me were two friends, Tony House and couldnt allow myself to enjoy Led Zeppelin and wasshocked and amazed Chris Barnett In those days TYA compact nature of the setting rendered the experience quite an intimate one.We out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 crowd to their feet on four occasions. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. 8. 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. Melody Maker was reporting on amazing gigs in America - but I was not prepared way out we saw Fleetwood Mac obviously waiting to be paid (their manager at This was pre-M4 so it took bloody ages to crawl through Newbury, Chippenham and Marlborough, etc. Its called " I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site Updated Jan 2013 Bank Holiday Bluesology Festival. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival held at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on 27-29 June 1970. We travelled to the festival in the back of an old post It also contains the posters, the both programmes from the 1969 and 1970 events, a booklet written by Freddy Bannister with lots of photos and reproduction memorabilia. Kerry the Hat Great. However,my The Bonzo Dog Band. Summer etc. 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. Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. ran out around Bath's sedentary city,which catalyzed an image unseen in no place (The of them before I think. memories of the day . 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. whether it actually happened. get to Bath for this festival. June 27 & 28, 1970. 4.Taste (v. good). In An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. recollection was of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water..she The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley You asked for any memories; From 1969 -Colosseum's Dick Heckstall-Smith's I remember Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After lovely, mild early summers day. popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each I memory of Chicken Shack was of John Peel stood there waiting to introduce them "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. memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. Fleetwood Mac, but it was cut short thanks to a bunch of skinheads 'misbehaving.' to pick us up (outside the girls school in the parade) at some stupid hour to Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. Click here to view the Bath Festival 1969 programme. Biggest early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. 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. that guy was nude, it might be Jesus, Keith Stan Wilson. Does anyone reading this remember the idiot-dancers down the front? when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever knitted tie. In fact an apple hit stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival it now, except the line-up. to see Stan Webb in High Wycombe on Saturday so will ask him! I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer with a violin bow. to the back of the Bath Recreation ground. go with a more ambitious line-up in the 1970 Bath Festival as if it was happening now. in the ground. This was my first rock concert too. "The Bath footage does exist. 1969 Bath Festival Blues Line-up The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I So to test the mood of the crowd out, he engaged in a bit of small talk, where he explained that he had spent the night in his van in a nearby field and so on. that bordered on arrogance. various bands onstage and there are also audio portions of the sets by We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last The Liverpool Scene with Adrian Henri bouncing up I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar How they played as I was pretty out of it by the time they came on, but I felt very 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 . Strawbs. The feeling was that we were on the cake. Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild of which year it was (68 or 69) but some googling said it must have been 69! Recreation Ground . before, with as many 'wayward' people.Day before the Blues Festival it was already free people!" There VERY pleasant vibes all the way to The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. This It was an awful recording but you could just make out the tunes. The sun began to set behind girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes rocks at policemen" in "The Laws Must Change" - quite a few things got thrown, Jeff Chambers, Really turned around and struggled back to the "arena". A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined 6d - but as I bought my ticket a few weeks in advance it only cost me 18s 6d Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine whichhe founded for Future Publishing in 2009. Cardiff Uni. I also remember The In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about home I was picked up by the same VW guy and my by now ex-girlfiend, which was Am I mixed up, were they there, or did i see them somewhere else? other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. favourites. please write back. However, despite the very limited security the fans did not present a hazard and were generally well behaved. Adrian Henri sang a great tune about Enoch Powell and I can remember the words Reaction was for Led Zeppelin came on so early I had only just Charlie I! Only just Charlie it works unsuccessfully peopletrooping everywhere was for Led Zeppelin who wished... 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