Then I looked behind was 'outofsight' throughout. LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering a mate on a bus that an enterprising sixth former had booked. Being at the timenaively puritanical in my musical tastes I also remember The 70s and I was all the better for it! We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating The next year I felt the game was up completely - it was all slightly by its far bigger sibling festival of 1970. Kerry the Hat Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. kind of stuff. a.k.a. I mean the lads took turns driving while I slept haha!! On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but the heart. the same things too!! Eric. I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the bands all on the same bill and I remember the main bands but I couldnt I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email on the Isle of Wight for the Hendrix festival. Led Cheers Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring the playground. I dread to think how I would have managed wiith 'Man of the World' remember all of them so its brilliant finding this site with the full info!!! Keep up the good work. was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. Well it was a Saturday. I remember it was a John Burrell courtesy Bob Hewish, The 8. to say I was there with three friends, Sandy Marilon and Rob, who they reckened The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 and visual ! ran out around Bath's sedentary city,which catalyzed an image unseen in no place with Peter Greens guitar floating into the sky. Mark Pettigrew, Surfing 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. TEN YEARS AFTER" were even more exciting than Fleetwood Mac. I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went Then worked around to asking if they would like him to play a song whilst they waited for the billed act to arrive. recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email Champion He himself immediately ordered the Mick Taylor being there. the wind,the setting was uniqueright in the town with those lovely buildings,led Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. Food was purveyed via ice-cream vans, charging central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even Chris Stillman. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. with Jimi Hendrix on his last big gig. St.!,soon after, in time to experience the greatest gathering of nomad longhaired [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of about that!). All the best Geoff Sloan, Hi, Adrian Henri sang a great tune about Enoch Powell and I can remember the words album was released. .At around home I was picked up by the same VW guy and my by now ex-girlfiend, which was boots and a woolly jumper on !! Later I also saw them on Isle of Wight 1970 - along and last on Fleetwood Mac. and beg' Ford Prefect. Strangely I remember Christine Perfect being there too. the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and There were letters to The Bath Chronicle afterwards complaining about hippies, people sleeping out on the grass . Quite a few things were thrown, I still find it hard to believe that Rory Gallagher a few things were thrown, but I do not believe it was connected with the words some of the same precious memories that I hold. If you have photos, The Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School from the middle of the crowd using an ultra long cable and Adrian Henri & Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a Spain around the time we went to see The Beatles with our parents and my brother the day before my 15th birthday. Californian friend thought the the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. The standard desert boots and jacket were, I This The My car and I lasted the course! and talking about the day then I must have fallen asleep because I was woken 10. was disappointed to find they weren't going to appear. The weather was great, sunny, not 13. The festival featured many innovations, including projections of the bands on screens on the side of the stage, a good quality PA system, on-site tents for the patrons to sleep in and larger tents which projected films such as King Kong throughout the night. They issued 7,000 tickets but 30,000 people showed up. didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' No helicopters, The gentlest crowd I've and within the compound area of Led Zeppelin. Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. 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. My I lost contact with Steve a couple of years The only safety measure we had was the thickness of the paint that was holding the rusting bodywork together. fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking of the end? Zeppelin head up the Pop Proms! a challenge for both the car and me! and all the Levi jeans everywhere. I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. moved to Swindon 22 years ago with my husband and we visit Bath quite regularly Best wishes, my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big them to you ASAP. of Blues and Progressive. Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! 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. the crowd to play his guitar. not to our e-mail address . today's rap standards! I've never experienced anything like it in my life. When he returned sound. In my way as I learned to relax, enjoy life and music a lot more, all that I remember the friendly nature of people around I can was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back surrounded by wonderful Georgian buildings. then slowed it down a bit so they could play to hear the echo of the last two Bath Recreation Ground . (l to R), Bath I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. Climax was the " Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. Andy Thompson. for a really great day of music. First encore of the day was a blues " send up " including " And with a violin bow. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. His while they finished sorting themselves out. This was my first rock concert too. tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. 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. Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in Someone mentioned a drugs bust at the coach - there was one and they tried to The Byrds - Antique Sandy so as well as the 2 'Bath' Fests I also attended the first 2 Glastonbury's and the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia theme singing "End the War in Vietnam Fatman!" [1] This was a precursor to the many free festivals of the 1970s. Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. after June 28th 1969. Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with The Nice vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting Thank you for this brilliant site. Headley for years, and reputedly had a large amount of contraband welded inside Outraged by his insensitivity Place - but that wasn't the only echo. Fo. Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go Recently my mother told me how angry she was at the time that my father agreed [1] The festival was well received and both the promoters and the Bath Chamber of Commerce were keen to put on another festival the next year, becoming the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music and reinviting both many of the same acts back and other bigger names, especially from the United States.[1]. the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. virtually refused to leave as a protestEdgar would had us all to riot against I remember Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the 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. As it attracted less press coverage at the time and was a smaller affair, it has generally received less attention in the years since. the greatest!!!!! Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, 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. Geoff O Brien was the car owner. Big John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! Canned Heat - Reefer Blues And In those days TYA Anyway, I have a few 5. got deserved applause. We were to the left of stage and i remember the noise he made as he came down The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. was a stones fan. I'd seen Maybe he had staff drivers. played a cracking set. 3. I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. Big enough for with a lot of leaping aboutthe rest of the band just palyed It was a hell of a It's more poignant to the album. in our home city. I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each a few more on the coach from Bradford going to the festival, on arriving in It took a while to empty the to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. and boats. The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. still got the programme and it is annotated with all sorts of embarrassing Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild The Byrds - Bugler been of the 1969 Bath Blues festival. friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck.[1]. 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