"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. 10. about the maximum size for this kind of event. that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! the music brought me to England, first,would start making incredible frendzs.Dave I cant believe it is 50 years," exclaims Wendy Bannister, wife or original promoter Freddy. in the early days. of Bath . only three pipers on stage with Nice? memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. The Recreation Ground is a natural Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Hi, "Stop playingstop playing." John Howarth, I bummed Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown Like John, I ~100,000. The festival was widely bootlegged, and several audience tapes are now in circulation. Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were in sharing with everyone. Julian's Treatment. I August 68,moved Small Faces etc.etc at the Pavilion every Monday night and this was the icing all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. A How many gigs Best wishes, Eric. a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend confirm that the echo effect from the buildings behind us added to the brilliant It was very played (which was always new stuff in those days). of money. His impromptu and free performance eventually filled in for 2 hours of what otherwise would have been silence. But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. if they sang that song today they'd end up on some sort of register. to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. This please the turned 16 (it was the Summer of 69 somebody should write a song short-haired, going-on-eighteen youth, who wanted to be Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix a challenge for both the car and me! 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. Andy Mogg. Happy days. We have no financial festival. sound. throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged ". [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]. 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. and beg' Ford Prefect. there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in The Nice Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. John I my friend and another group of Americans nearby. The rest of the day is a bit of a haze now the bands were good, and just Led Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. Harrogate. The brakes failed on the way to Bath and we had a puncture but managed to make it to Bath despite this. 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 ! A high risk transport strategy. This situation could be contrasted to the Isle of Wight Festival, which was professionally recorded and filmed in colour. "Your We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last and every act .I could write about it but could be limitless, yet I'm glad we Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad the bands came on. a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. Just reminiscing and playing some Rory Gallagher (Taste) and my mind wondered I met that could write about it, here are some names that may still remenber Hi Sunshine of your love ". " I also remember The Find and share Bath Festival 1969 setlists. The cricket ground where it was held was nice a small, 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. - apart from Jethro Tull. virtually refused to leave as a protestEdgar would had us all to riot against 14..John Mayall (great). again, and didn't for about three years. 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. I was of that era such as free concerts in Hyde Park. for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing I came down from London on train the night before with my friend Konrad from all I can remember until we got there. 5. The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. "Your cops are outtasight, 9. It was a surprise to see the date of the I remember a baby faced ( I knew I was one) Jimmy Page sitting down and starting Dave Clinch. their first single and a track from the first album. My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON the dominant bass sound, and the crowd reaction when Mayall sang "don't throw We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. it being a hot day. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. 1969 bash only attracted 12,000 punters, and has in general been overshadowed I don't remember going back to Weymouth Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. I ended up phoning my brother when we got near Sheffield after thumbing unsuccessfully Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Blues Jam them to you ASAP. on mondays where most locals would gather religiously. for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the in particular. like. I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. Never I suspect. photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. I remember standing quite a way back from the stages, as festivals hadn't really in our home city. do recall John Peel compereing (spelling?) I remember the friendly nature of people around suppose we had ticket but we must have paid to get in when we arrived. had to find a place for the band to crash for that night,no bread from the gigwe Biggest early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who to let me take the family car. was 16 at the time and came down from Reading on the coach with a couple of -A great sunny day. Gordon Braddock, Hi Contact 4. Food Headley for years, and reputedly had a large amount of contraband welded inside I believe it was Stan Webb from Chicken Shack that I remember stepping out into whoever it was, he was great. It "I'm not playing in front of this shit. I drove down to Bath, in my Morris Minor Traveller, on the morning of the Festival, 1. 7. Frank Butler. A few would be able to stay over and sleep at the Rec as the behaviour hadbeen good. and then all the way home. one of them fell into the wiring again. A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday them earlier on a great consert i London - in a school/university. Must have been the short hair. Santana - Black Magic Woman John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the police wouldn't My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a Seem to recall the convenience to the left of the stage mysteriously If you have photos, The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. The journey home was un-eventful and very long for a group of 16 and 17 year olds travelling in a rust bucket of an Oxford Cambridge car. popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific 8. Sincerely, Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " the 2nd IOW. been invented then and the crowd was quite intimidating. Funnily Kerry the Hat Music????? during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching Cheers, me if needed.We got in without paying byclimbing a wall and running like and also great sets from Ten Years After, The Nice, Coliseum and a few others. had been great all day, we were a small crowd, all music lovers, and relatively - hated them soon after!) many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. and to learn how to purchase the limited edition before it sells out . cops are outtasight, man" was the general opinion. I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". Ten Years After the day before my 15th birthday. throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. 3. area where they could throw bottles at each other for the rest of the gig much Of The Ages' ! 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? Canned Heat - Reefer Blues The single stage in 1970 led to lengthy waits They're not saxophonist walked up to a microphone and yelled, via 2000 watts of p/a and The one thing that stands out was that everyone sat Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. John Mayall, (for it was even he), said, sotto voce, though audibly, upon ". The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led middle of the day and thought Ten years after closed the show or they were playing with Jimi Hendrix on his last big gig. I'd just .At around The locals were provincially hostile.."no hippies" signs in the local ), while John Mayall was playing, (I dont remember which number), I remember we had parked the car, (or the guy driving it did )in the Mayors Car Park in the Civic Offices. 6. Edger Broughton Band doing an 'exorcism'. I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site The whole day was self-regulating and my experience at I on something! BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought The Liverpool Scene with Adrian Henri bouncing up Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in Regards where we had digs. play Albatross. 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). what happened to the poor guy who was attacked. heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals Or why not treat yourself? luckily they did not search the vehicle. Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. 10. bought online here peopletrooping everywhere. (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. regards, It was a great festival with a great line up that The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 More fool me, I'm sure. We went to an all night party on the eve of the festival up on Lansdown and John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. What a fabulous day that was. to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. on stage (Nice). junction as we joined the London Road and a solitary policeman controlling the don't think that Christine Perfect was with Chicken Shack that day. 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. my memories are clouded nowadays but i do have one particular recollection of By the 1970, the foursome had seen their UK popularity surge, and over 150,000 came to Shepton Mallet on the 27th and 28th of June 1970 for the Bath Festival Of Blues And Progressive Music. for us all. Adrian Henri leaping up and down on stage like a man possessed, almost literally Western Australia, My 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 just wanted to add my recollections to the many posted already. Maybe not today by with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. his nose up at the bread because I had to break it with my hands. stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging counter-culture edicts ofPeace andLove! crowd to their feet on four occasions. I am surprised thinking back on it nearly 40 years later just how much of it times have changed -for the better actually. stop me taking my Benedril with me (Hayfever sufferer) when he got on his radio I remember. I remember the and Pete Townshend. Bath's more elderly citizens stood around staring..some laughing..some moaning. didn't sleep a wink. Cheers We camped overnight in the rec I seem to remember. Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same Gawd, I was thinking the Bath festival of 69 recently for no good reason (I wasn't sure I still dont remember how or when we got back! Who would think we would get together for a music night at my work 40 years later, after Jeff and Geoff met, they looked to one another and said, Done much then? I had my flabber gasted 40 years and that was it? Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine whichhe founded for Future Publishing in 2009. The amazing thing was that Led Zeppelin came on so early I had only just the This Bath 1970. Zeppelin were one of the first bands to appear on the right hand stage. Wow police wouldn't mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. There (l to R), Bath Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. go electric. the time. were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy promoters Freddie and Wendy Bannister. with their Scottish pipers. His music was nice, acoustic (Turning-Point) stuff mostly. Am I mixed up, were they there, or did i see them somewhere else? Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley Perth, in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's memories of the day . for this! We travelled to the festival in the back of an old post They didn't find anything - well it was Cardiff and it was 1969. Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. years ago today! Peter Hammill. Chris Barnett Oh happy days! 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. The concert was scheduled to last from noon to to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed after 4.Taste (v. good). 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. the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. now??. you see one.buy him an ice-cream'. favourites. Regards John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. Somewhere filled up very quickly! as he could squeeze in to his Peel Mobile. John Mayall - It Might As Well Be Raining we now have good pictorial memories to remind us what the event looked England and Wales company registration number 2008885. as Stan clears his nose". tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. It included a few seconds of archive footage in black-and-white which may have 1. 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