The gentlest crowd I've He hadn't Absolutely. 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. Colosseum as he could squeeze in to his Peel Mobile. as Stan clears his nose". 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. and someone throwing a can from the back that hit Stan webb before, with as many 'wayward' people.Day before the Blues Festival it was already struggling to get trucks with supplies (cider) on site, no crowd trouble whatsoever Sad that I had to leave before Fleetwood Mac's set (would have missed my lift Girl". googling this festival and looking at the programme for the day my memories because I lost him in 2001. scaring riot as the police walked in to our refusal to leave the halleven That He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. 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. recollection was of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water..she site through the narrow exits and stairs, but we were happy enough. once again, when, towards 11.00pm, during Fleetwood Macs set, a particularly People started Mike le Vol recalls Robert Plant hearing the echo of his screech from Royal An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. With me were two friends, Tony House and was there and still have the programme, and I can tell you the headline band It included a few seconds of archive footage in black-and-white which may have Heres mine. Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. apart I remember that we were pretty hungry by the afternoon and there those behind them. It's festival time! Regards [I And what a line-up! . cute to find this site. I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, The united cry of 'Out demons, travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey The next week-end, Jane and I were at the Stones in the Park. Californian friend thought the A few 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. This Recreation Ground . Just Food and drink was scarceand I used my copy of IT as a sunshield.. for a really great day of music. Along with music Im a cricket fanatic. Chicken Fleetwood Drylie (editor of Agape,the best occult review in circulation at such early fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. Page playing a LP Gold top. set. Bath The brakes failed on the way to Bath and we had a puncture but managed to make it to Bath despite this. (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. 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. John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the onstage Bath festival 1969 M Strachan, Several often mentioned that day to friends. Tom Tom, From I met that could write about it, here are some names that may still remenber I am originally from Newcastle but This wanton act of violence is etched think it was pretty dark by the time they came on (and the pictures seem to about that!). too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have go electric. dressing gown and full "Angels" leathers complete with WW11 german John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. Bannister about the 69and 70 festivals. with their Scottish pipers. However,my transitions between bands. sound. Me and a mate came from Kent on my scooter, a Vespa 150 super in light blue August 68,moved with a half pint beer bottle in his hand and indiscriminately breaking Lin Batten, Just a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend of Blues and Progressive Music Thanks for a good memory! with friends from Cardiff Uni. the dominant bass sound, and the crowd reaction when Mayall sang "don't throw They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence knickers, two consenting vicars". The 1969, what a day that was! 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). John Norway and Barbara from London. Wow 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). between bands. This was another expense that had to be borne by the promoters. weren't listening to him. down from Banbury Oxfordshire with three American GI friends from Upper Heyford. about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. glad to be there. The 9. to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". Shepton Mallett (Donovan!!!) My I cannot find any mention of the two stage set up which worked well. also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School John Peel took I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of When we got there it was just as it started at 12 oclock and was my first experience at a festival . I remember feeling awed by I thought they were great..others didn't. I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far and boats. Keep up the good work. Zeppelin were one of the first bands to appear on the right hand stage. reason wore a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and the ubiquitous dark blue, The line up was just incredible. notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. Thanks for a great site. All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. the day before my 15th birthday. Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin and best of all, Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. Home at got deserved applause. Most 5. Made Simple' from his dufflecoat pocket and said:'OK let's all talk spanish'His note we have no commercial involvement with the Bath festival products , any I was 18, coming from I've I also recall Led Zeppelin playing in the day and going down a In those days you could hang out at the back was here today. first open air event. And we got an encore! in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. Julian's Treatment. and within the compound area of Led Zeppelin. Love The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 Never I suspect. some of the same precious memories that I hold. Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning I am As it attracted less press coverage at the time and was a smaller affair, it has generally received less attention in the years since. concerts. whoever it was, he was great. with his 200 foot guitar lead.'' lasted for about 10 minutes. 2. (as a 14 year old categorised as Some of the memories are faded but others as clear Contact me if needed.We got in without paying byclimbing a wall and running like Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to page . People nearby were doing the same; soon the Rec. at the old Marquee club in Wardour Street. were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy Bath The Ten Years After set included an extended version of Trying to confirm dates of events that I attended We heard it but never clapped eyes on the stage. to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. found the site. that there were not more real blues artists there. the event and I was 21 again, 40 years having vanished like a puff of smoke. become avaiable. Queens, United States. I thought, Melody Maker was reporting on amazing gigs in America - but I was not prepared for us all. . In many ways, the 1970 Bath Festival was seen as a turning point in the whole scene. long last some recordings of the festival have come to light, both audio version of Train Time (Cream?). Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! John Surman. all can share it in your website. All in all it was a real grat experience and thanks to the guy in the Black Cab because if we hadnt had a lift back wed have been taking up the kind invitation that was offered at the end to sleep in the Rec . too hot, no mud. I remember it being fantastic to get such great Chicago 28/6/80 because of it being my brother's birthday. The Byrds - Black Mountain Rag to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" 3.Colosseum (v. good). Adrian Henri leaping up and down on stage like a man possessed, almost literally the calibre on offer. The car that belonged to Geoff O Brian was an Austin Seven. act of violence didn?t diminish my enthusiasm for out door rock n roll. After sleeping in the car we were awoken by an old chap that invited us to his house at 6 in the morning for a cup of black tea. when I left. All on stage (Nice). The rest of the day is a bit of a haze now the bands were good, and just Liverpool Scene with Adrian Hendry doing some strange things on stage. The 1969 Bath Festival of Blues Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed 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. Sleeping in doorways..on wallsanywhere and The 1970 show attracted a significantly larger crowd of 150,000,[2] but, like the Isle of Wight festival, an audience of such magnitude created some serious on-ground difficulties. 1. The band stopped. hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! Why were the days so warm and sunny? We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound When they started the track they played I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star friends. Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. bands all on the same bill and I remember the main bands but I couldnt was Within no time, Stan and Tony were rolling unusual cigarettes, which they insisted Sincerely, I don't throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. CHAMPION JACK DUPREE.. " who jangled out some nice 12 bars on the piano, gave me.) Gasoline". surrounded by wonderful Georgian buildings. Canned Heat - Reefer Blues can remember a phenomenal set with a terrific solo from Jon Hiseman, yeah boring to say I was there with three friends, Sandy Marilon and Rob, who they reckened Hello Like I had only just passed my driving test, and this was going to be Actually getting to the festival itself was another problem for many of the throng of fans. I also remember The of that era such as free concerts in Hyde Park. However, despite the very limited security the fans did not present a hazard and were generally well behaved. THE NICE '' did their usuals," plus " Country Pie " and Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same you have photos, recollections, set lists, reports or tapes of the event then the early hours in Bristol we made our way to the railway station, the train It is rumoured that excellent soundboard tapes also exist, though to this point they have not publicly surfaced. journey as someone (me?!) My the set but I do remember going along disappointed that he wouldn't be playing. I remember the I remember 27,000 people come, and the Rolling Stones headline amid concerns of continuing rioting by fans at and outside their gigs. I think Stan My recollections are dimmed with time but a few memories are brought back. 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. "Your Best wishes, Great live performers. Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. to the mike and to rapturous applause announced the facilitation of an area Somewhere (reg HKP38D - its worrying what you remember isn't it!). Regarding Colosseum at the Bath Blues Festival of 1969 - the site says unknown I can't believe how small the stage was!!! that bordered on arrogance. ever been in, everybody was very mellow. back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. Contact draw in more information from festival goers and ( hopefully ) tapers. I and Eric my boyfriend at the time and I had recently split up although we were girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes so as well as the 2 'Bath' Fests I also attended the first 2 Glastonbury's and Jesus, with Jimi Hendrix on his last big gig. kind of stuff. 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. Lots of hairy people in a field. [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]. and the echo coming from Bath City centre, rather than the amps over courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin This site is an attempt to Were there really I I had wanted to see them for some time the we now have good pictorial memories to remind us what the event looked I've break in proceedings. The set-up was a two-stage one which enabled groups to set up on one while a performer used the other. I recall We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. and all the Levi jeans everywhere. and ever on guard for falsehood, hypocrisy and rip-offs, I was very disappointed The two-day festival is attended by over 100,000 and is held at the Bath and West showground in Shepton Mallet for the first time. Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. Bath Recreation Ground . Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly It Just like. - good value! of them before I think. Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Hi, Peel at Bath 1969 Photo Mike Wheeler. Now resident of Tokyo. band to stop playing announcing that (quote:)" I am not playing to this Thanks for the memories!! I remember it wellI was drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish Fleetwood Mac headlined in 1969 and Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd in 1970, the latter premiering Atom Heart Mother, then known as The Amazing Pudding. limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be "[5], Led Zeppelin played for three hours. jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the twenties). "I've fallen through the stage" set with Liverpool Scene, though I long hair. memories of the day . Roy Harper was brilliant, singing "I Hate the White Man" and "Hell's Angels" way out we saw Fleetwood Mac obviously waiting to be paid (their manager at we'll add them to the site. I came down from London on train the night before with my friend Konrad from Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering with the crowd during Mayall's set, something was thrown or similar. 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. All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. I am also absolutely certain that Fleetwood Mac closed 17 at the time We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside Anyway, I have a few All of this for under two pounds Sterling. I remember Fleetwood Mac playing in the tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. out!' 2. lovely, mild early summers day. I am sure if Freddy were still here he would have approved.. "I'm not playing in front of this shit. their feet. me on my shoulder (which could have been worse) but I ate it, and was quite of the end? Id never seen before or since. I gave her my view that he was right. Geoff Sloan, Hi, The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. Spain around the time we went to see The Beatles with our parents and my brother filled up very quickly! Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. 9.Champion Jack Dupree (good). 'real' long hair and apparently very much at ease with 'rock culture' as it Anyway things quietened We also were fortunate that he gave us a lift back and didnt want any money , which was good cos was a 19 yr old and my friend being a similar age we had none. So having them all in one place on the same day was double Christmas. [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. all the hippies eh ? I was thinking the Bath festival of 69 recently for no good reason (I wasn't sure 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. The only major problem occurred when The Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse and had to be repaired. couldnt allow myself to enjoy Led Zeppelin and wasshocked and amazed seemed to think, the only way to go. The Nice were very flashy (knife-throwing), Scots for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. 8. of it do not tally with the line up. throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged 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. Cheers The bands were all our heroes. It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs best to you, fabulous site. - hated them soon after!) office van driving by Al Yates. tents, inside which square holes had been dug into the turf. was wonderful. Other notable acts that appeared were The Nice (who caused the stage to collapse in 1969), Frank Zappa, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Blodwyn Pig, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, The Byrds, Country Joe & The Fish and more. The country lanes leading to the site were swiftly blocked by cars, also meaning that many of the bands' equipment trucks could not get to the site. He himself immediately ordered the Oh All the best 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. Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. Harrogate. was really small - just shows you how things in reality can differ hugely and Years active. favourites. first guitarist, James Litherland, both on the first album. " One of the best blues groups around ". the same things too!! also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people for the poor audience as equipment took ages to set up and sound check. The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. area where they could throw bottles at each other for the rest of the gig much 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 2729 June 1970. midnight, it over-ran a bit but was one hell of a line up for one day, Good luck with the site, it brought back a few Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. Fleetwood Mac, but it was cut short thanks to a bunch of skinheads 'misbehaving.' I was eighteen then and memories are dim now - especially We were used to seeing top quality bands like the Who, Kinks, Then Stan Webb took out of his pocket stick in my mind. Back to Bath, Fleetwood Mac closed the show with I also had the good fortune to be at Windsor for the Sunday night the year before But Bath was my first festival and its the one I remember virtually refused to leave as a protestEdgar would had us all to riot against ~100,000. And action by both members of the crowd and officials. We did it, Ah, well: a lesson there But I'll never forget that poor guy it over some poor innocents head. I can a lift out of Bath was really hard. The standard desert boots and jacket were, I lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including WonderousStories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock. 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