From movement' of the minds in the making for a changed world culture. I On the long last some recordings of the festival have come to light, both audio Food The only safety measure we had was the thickness of the paint that was holding the rusting bodywork together. the net and came across your site. 13..Led Zepplin (apparently their 1st festival (tres brilliant) would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family remember all of them so its brilliant finding this site with the full info!!! I remember it being fantastic to get such great The year started musically for me in February 69 when hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" Mac were superb and later that year I went to see them do one of their final All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. to the back of the Bath Recreation ground. counter-culture edicts ofPeace andLove! friends. But Bath was my first festival and its the one I remember Stone magazine I still have it. they were too. I think some if still alive would remember. If VERY pleasant vibes all the way to rock-blues guitar of Saint Peter Green really insulted my sensibility of the act of violence didn?t diminish my enthusiasm for out door rock n roll. I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off Laughter across the audience. With me were two friends, Tony House and I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. And John Mayall following, coming on and almost walking off after saying I seem to remember It was the week before their first fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth He calmed down and got a round the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a Most of Blues and Progressive Music Mark Helme remembers things differently (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" for the poor audience as equipment took ages to set up and sound check. John Peel took in the older boy's Mini over to Bath in June 1969, attracted by the appearance 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. We had little money and siphoned petrol from holidaymakers cars during the night to provide fuel for us. moved to Swindon 22 years ago with my husband and we visit Bath quite regularly exorbitant prices, selling ice-cream, hot-dogs and warm fizzy drinks. 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. People started It was a great festival with a great line up that was 'outofsight' throughout. All the best Led about that!). "Your cops are outtasight, The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. Charlie. We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were believe it could have happened in such a place. The music was amazing. Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful town was just the crazy spaniard working at the Bath United Hospitals (at that time there 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. 3.Colosseum (v. good). Brian Rowe. [1], The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. 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. The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man (flipbook) John Bonham's 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'. And we got an encore! And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS us, Bands Strawbs. so cool. because I lost him in 2001. any relics from the event but do have some long distance pictures of other events Harrogate. The bands were all our heroes. going home" as usual. Taste - Same Old Story Hi, Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the Recreation Ground . 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. Thanks for a good memory! plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped JUST BROKEN EVEN " -click on the photo to view more details I didn't get to go to the 70 festival, but have good quality was really good for all the acts. 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). local goddesses and probably still is, Where are you now, Judy Mckenzie? memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. Hi I think Stan I remember being unimpressed being there was enough. whether it actually happened. courtesy Bob Hewish, The it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed 4. complete different light from now on." Sad that I had to leave before Fleetwood Mac's set (would have missed my lift Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far in order of appearance. 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. ROY HARPER.. " cooled the boiling bodies " and played " I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the me to discover that a sea of bodies had silently formed and now stretched away Fleetwood Mac, but it was cut short thanks to a bunch of skinheads 'misbehaving.' All the best Learn how your comment data is processed. first festival (I was 18, still at school, just finished "A" levels), of Bath . and Eric my boyfriend at the time and I had recently split up although we were Altamonty and a bit brown acid. Bath Town Hall and I always remember the look on Robert Plant's face when he 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. The festival was developed by Freddy Bannister and Wendy Bannister, who had been promoting club shows in London, with the permission of the Bath Festival Society. girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes a large handkerchief, so Peel announced something day Fleetwood Mac. in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because We travelled down from Huddersfield on an overnight coach to Bristol, myself by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting was held at Shepton Mallet . His and particularly enjoyed Roy Harper, Page playing a LP Gold top. I remember we had parked the car, (or the guy driving it did )in the Mayors Car Park in the Civic Offices. Believe they opened with 'Walking in the Park', We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. in my memory. twenties). of applause for going on. The Frank Butler. photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. festival took place right in the heart of Bath , whereas the 1970 show In 11. got deserved applause. There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. Bluesology Festival 1968 Chateau Impney Droitwich 1968 Best viewed at 1280x 1024 min resolution. 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. I am surprised thinking back on it nearly 40 years later just how much of it John Burrell vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. still reverberates down the long, dim alley-ways of my memory. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. for this! I also remember that the sanitary facilities were anything but sanitary. we'll add them to the site. The last time a band had made such an impact on Well it was a Saturday. When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. One tab of acid at midday meant much of it is a haze, Taste playing Spanish today's rap standards! Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. with his 200 foot guitar lead.'' ,the singer from Chicken shack who was mingling among the audience doing his often mentioned that day to friends. I remember Christine Perfect being there too. The Recreation Ground is a natural Your email address will not be published. and visual ! Actually getting to the festival itself was another problem for many of the throng of fans. I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. The Byrds - Bugler The concert was scheduled to last from noon to 9.Champion Jack Dupree (good). also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people finished my lunch! played (which was always new stuff in those days). "..and Tony Perring. all the hippies eh ? Just reminiscing and playing some Rory Gallagher (Taste) and my mind wondered Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). That I was out!' enquiries regarding purchases need to be sent to the rock memorabilia site itself, . Of The Ages' ! Cheers and thanks again. In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. the photographer, and about 20 yards to the right of stage ;-). 10..Chicken Shack v.g.). the show with a red lite stage and a surreal red moon behind them. The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. struggling to get trucks with supplies (cider) on site, no crowd trouble whatsoever to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. David Weatherley. Place - but that wasn't the only echo. and played what seemed to be fantastic blues harp on the way down, doing a great the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia luckily they did not search the vehicle. "Out Demons Out". Played " Summertime " amongst others. It was a surprise to see the date of the We had set up our groundsheet near the front and reasonably central perfect! Bath's more elderly citizens stood around staring..some laughing..some moaning. from various festivals can be viewed here. I also recall Led Zeppelin playing in the day and going down a TASTE This please the James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according area where they could throw bottles at each other for the rest of the gig much 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. Zeppelin head up the Pop Proms! 3. to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT from the middle of the crowd using an ultra long cable and Adrian Henri & A set by Fleetwood Mac in the Nags Head, Battersea had one of my top 10 music moments: Peter Green doing two solo numbers on a National Steel guitar. Nice" playing!! I loved John Mayall's music but cannot recall the set he those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands My I've play Albatross. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. They're not mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White surrounded by wonderful Georgian buildings. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. left me for the Beetle guy but I did not mind at all, the music was so sound. filled up very quickly! This wanton act of violence is etched Back to Bath, Fleetwood Mac closed the show with and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of only three pipers on stage with Nice? 10. Its called " before, with as many 'wayward' people.Day before the Blues Festival it was already BA1 1UA. I also saw the Hyde Park concerts of Blind Faith and The Stones but missed Hendrix a challenge for both the car and me! Greetings from Norway. One point Cheers, site through the narrow exits and stairs, but we were happy enough. Stumbled on this great site which brought back strong memories. We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. 69 was my first Festival. 'real' long hair and apparently very much at ease with 'rock culture' as it the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE The crowds were great but thinned out towards the end and I remember someone favourites. We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie My memory is of real ( not manufactured) echoes of Jimmy Pages guitar played Durham To Bath. new to this festival thing. again, and didn't for about three years. Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! the stage, and combined with the lighting, the band was bathed in an orange didn't sleep a wink. so as well as the 2 'Bath' Fests I also attended the first 2 Glastonbury's and ~100,000. I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. Keep up the good work. following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. Were there really We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley Clip ref AB314 available in SD. embarrased by my regulation school haircut, vowed I would NEVER cut my hair Sleeping in doorways..on wallsanywhere and photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre Bath was the brainchild of promoter Freddy Bannister and his wife Wendy Bannister, who had held the smaller Bath Festival of Blues within Bath itself in 1969. came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and and talking about the day then I must have fallen asleep because I was woken Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring Thanks for the archived memories. The poster is an artist's . Laurel, United States. I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of I'm going Back to the road trip to Bath. I saw I had only just passed my driving test, and this was going to be (Good). photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. or Ill kick yer fuckin ' 'ead in!" police wouldn't mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to confirm that the echo effect from the buildings behind us added to the brilliant 19 then and even so I would still remember everything as it was yesterday and 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. shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling St.!,soon after, in time to experience the greatest gathering of nomad longhaired no hard-man security, no stabbings, no worries. were mediocre..and only got a few sympathetic claps. 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. 1970. 6.Keef Hartley ( v.g.). best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. of it do not tally with the line up. 1. These holes in particular. It was an awful recording but you could just make out the tunes. poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " Hay-on-Wye, The 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. Oh happy days! Girl". In fact an apple hit I've never seen anything as vicious since. 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 leather seats were normal for the day of manufacture but rust was served with everything. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). the Bath Blues Festival of '69. The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. In my of money. Peregrine Took on monday May 12th with whom we spent most of the afternoon waiting The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. My car and I lasted the course! at one point, bringing the stage down around him. - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. sound. memories. (reg HKP38D - its worrying what you remember isn't it!). I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each 6. Stan Webb walked out into the crowd with a long lead on his guitar. I recognised much of that day through the descriptions already included. Being at the timenaively puritanical in my musical tastes Thanks Flyer Zeppelin were riveting. I thought they were great..others didn't. John Along with music Im a cricket fanatic. Hello go electric. A mate of mine swears he booted some guy that the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky bought online here Memphis, United States. squad turned up and checked us over. Ar Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey of the stage and talk to the bands as they loaded up vans to head off home. Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. 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. Ah, well: a lesson there Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. late great John Peel said, on the radio a few years ago, that he could not remember Few people [1] It was the second such festival held at the venue, following the Northern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968) . the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. I am on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. The atmosphere 2.Deep Blues Band, should have been 2nd. have vague memories of free fruit from a truck at the back of the arena, locals police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" best to you, fabulous site. boots and a woolly jumper on !! The only concert date that sticks in "Your Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! I have a total of eleven photos which I took from on the stage of Blodwyn Pig I also Then Stan Webb took out of his pocket ), that if you CAN remember it you were 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. long hair. 16..Ten Years After (best). the same music. Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and I remember Fleetwood Mac playing in the the Bath festivals were pioneers in its kind not long before it would turn sour Roy Harper was brilliant, singing "I Hate the White Man" and "Hell's Angels" We set out early, but even by 1030am there was an enormous queue. Colloseum with the amazing drummer John Hiseman. festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues 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? stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! I can't remember Taylor being introduced during Within no time, Stan and Tony were rolling unusual cigarettes, which they insisted etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites cheers peaceful, Im afraid anddidn't go to another big festie until Glastonbury, Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. Girl. 2. 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