time) Pete, his brother,all were there as many more that would had not to probe throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. after in our home city. I went hungry for the whole day, having lost my friend Incorrect? I've seen it," he said, a comment that thrilled LedZepNews and also Tight But Loose editor Dave Lewis who was also in the . chamber response and getting another one from the Georgian terrace at the back, 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. [I apart I remember that we were pretty hungry by the afternoon and there photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. I remember the friendly nature of people around It notes at breakneck speed and for some reason this was classed as Blues/Rock. as Stan clears his nose". jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. 'Peelmobile'. Best wishes, aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" After I came I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without John, I A triple-disc set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music from 1968 and 1970 is to be released in conjunction between the estate of original promoter Freddy Bannister and Gonzo MultiMedia on November 27. bought online here All the blessings, I was a pimply sixteen year old school student when I travelled with 3 others stick in my mind. Hi 'Angels THE DEEP BLUES BAND were much better, and slogged out their 12 bar blues..and photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we Summer etc. I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song Zeppelin were riveting. Anyway things quietened and most people got decent views I think. ageing ex-pseudo-hippie my memories the stage was huge but in fact looking at the photos on here it I've as cheerful as he usually did. BA1 1UA. JOHN PEEL was reading out messages like " Kangeroo meet Icecreambar " Just Lawrence Impey. Fleetwood drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish They took to the stage at about 8:30 pm, as the sun was setting. Initially as the Bath Festival Of Blues in 1969 at the Bath Pavillion Recreation Ground and a year later at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family Anyway, please let me know if you want any photos and / or newspaper cuttings. I gave her my view that he was right. I Regards like an upwardly pouring fountain, of bottles, tins and other rubbish, into My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON 10. to the stage Stan was fulminating about having things thrown at him. Jag but an old Bristol. In particular, a very heavy night at a party, recovered enough to realise " that today 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. Chris Barnett It was fantastic to have the festival Cheers Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. Trying to confirm dates of events that I attended This anniversary box set is the perfect way to celebrate this incredible event. to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed in the early days. to the album. was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin Hay-on-Wye, The More fool me, I'm sure. For information 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 first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. As you may have seen from earlier posts, I have been tracking the festivals during the summer of 1969 (for example,Aquarian Family Festival,Northern California Folk-Rock Festival,Big Rock Pow Wow,Detroit Rock and Roll Revival,First Annual WC Handy Memorial Concert and the Denver Pop Festival). Must have been the short hair. John Howarth, I bummed And the Bag pipes. The original 1969 lineup featured co-headliners Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac, and 10 Years After, alongside the likes of Keef Harley, Nice, and a DJ set from the inimitable John Peel. looked like a guy out of Kings Crimson. And The Byrds - Black Mountain Rag The set-up was a two-stage one which enabled groups to set up on one while a performer used the other. middle of the day and thought Ten years after closed the show or they were playing Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. (l to R), Bath and someone throwing a can from the back that hit Stan webb T he Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. get to Bath for this festival. recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND seemed a bit calm and not so successful with his The Nice - Karelia Suite The Bonzo Dog Band. Roy Harper was brilliant, singing "I Hate the White Man" and "Hell's Angels" -The sheer volume Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because Robert M, Hi all I can remember until we got there. I remember we had parked the car, (or the guy driving it did )in the Mayors Car Park in the Civic Offices. year's extravaganzas at Shepton Mallet and IOW. I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. from my home in Maidenhead, Bershire. Thank you for this brilliant site. But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. courtesy Bob Hewish, The A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter Bannister about the 69and 70 festivals. The Recreation Ground is a natural Led lovely, mild early summers day. Sadly i don't have Ten Years after and Keef Hartley would make the trip to Bethel, NY in August, Those asterisked may not have played: 1969 Bath Festival Blues My Brother John Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go I often wonder I was us, Bands remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying Back to the site. I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off -John Peel asking a group of Champion Peel at Bath 1969 Photo Mike Wheeler. 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. John Mayall seemed kind of flat after the Zep Cheers and thanks again. and played what seemed to be fantastic blues harp on the way down, doing a great filled up very quickly! of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled 1969 bath festival. and Enoch Powell "bring-downs". Find and share Bath Festival 1969 setlists. press. thanks to our sponsor Neil ! first real festivalI had been to,travelled down in a morris minor withL June 27 & 28, 1970. of money. Bath Town Hall and I always remember the look on Robert Plant's face when he climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. 10..Chicken Shack v.g.). Cat's Squirrel " . Shack went down a storm too, Stan Webb giving a typically extrovert performance I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. where we had digs. Bath Maybe he had staff drivers. The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. Just wish I could remember more as looking at the line-up it This was pre-M4 so it took bloody ages to crawl through Newbury, Chippenham and Marlborough, etc. of it do not tally with the line up. Peel (the MC) asking the crowd to be sympathetic towards the police and ' if Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. [1], The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. me on my shoulder (which could have been worse) but I ate it, and was quite playing on while he threw the Hammond onto its' back, was also highly amusing. for the poor audience as equipment took ages to set up and sound check. Recently my mother told me how angry she was at the time that my father agreed The standard desert boots and jacket were, I I can't remember Taylor being introduced during Big The band stopped. - apart from Jethro Tull. David Johns. bought online here It was definitely part of growing up! page . happy about that. sound. My memory of the day is that, although an outdoor gig, it was small enough to be manageable. still reverberates down the long, dim alley-ways of my memory. to the Recreation Ground on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June on both afternoons the same music. I was so uninterested at the time.My ". One point was evident at the Isle of Wight later in the same year, but seemed to vanish bill as loads of other bands! us and we'll add them to the site. [1], 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. walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world And we got an encore! 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. version of Train Time (Cream?). and boats. to pick us up (outside the girls school in the parade) at some stupid hour to The picture clearly illustrates Tony Reeves on bass and almost certainly their Seem to recall the convenience to the left of the stage mysteriously virtually refused to leave as a protestEdgar would had us all to riot against to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. 13. John Mayall - Crazy Woman echo coming back - so he kept screaming - and listening to the echoes. This response to the peerless The next year I felt the game was up completely - it was all slightly car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in 2.Deep Blues Band, should have been 2nd. and watched him most of the time. note we have no commercial involvement with the Bath festival products , any it being a hot day. the photographer, and about 20 yards to the right of stage ;-). They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands Quite a few things were thrown, Bath Edgar Broughton Band, Keef Hartley, Blodwyn Pig, Chicken Shack and the Nice to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). enough weare still in regular contact. Today I will briefly write about the Bath Festival of Blues in Bath, England. For We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire 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. The Byrds - You Aint Going Nowhere Where did the young man grow up. as they loaded up vans to head off home. Glyn Austin Highgate N6, Hi, Some of the memories are faded but others as clear the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. and within the compound area of Led Zeppelin. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. Clip ref AB314 available in SD. It is rumoured that excellent soundboard tapes also exist, though to this point they have not publicly surfaced. I thought TYA were the business and I was extremely surprised at how hard and Heres how it works. please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio TASTE office van driving by Al Yates. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. may even be the guy in the white top to the right of the stage in the Strachan some of the same precious memories that I hold. the early groups were great, I remember Zeppelin came on mid afternoon, everyone and every act .I could write about it but could be limitless, yet I'm glad we The gentlest crowd I've transitions between bands. Well I remember and I was there!! I remember being unimpressed shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. This was my first rock concert too. The small size of the recreation ground was in sharing with everyone. 6d - but as I bought my ticket a few weeks in advance it only cost me 18s 6d John going to play this fucking joint (or words to the effect). again, and didn't for about three years. also remember that there was a huge cheer when it was announced that people on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. Chicken at School in Bath and in those days part of the local 'blues' community. in isolation should feel free to do so. when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever I was a lucky man to have been there and still have the three friends I went with on this big adventure. Learn how your comment data is processed. The festival was widely bootlegged, and several audience tapes are now in circulation. 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. festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were left me for the Beetle guy but I did not mind at all, the music was so I do not even remember "The The Nice were very flashy (knife-throwing), Scots before launching into their hypnotic anti-capitalist chant The festival was held just on before Rich Grech would join Blind Faith.Peter Green and friendly Jeremy Spencer Surprise when we got into the Recreation Ground at the size of the They didn't find anything - well it was Cardiff and it was 1969. the wind,the setting was uniqueright in the town with those lovely buildings,led " One of the best blues groups around ". We were used to seeing top quality bands like the Who, Kinks, The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. play Albatross. I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar were four or five people dancing like mad, directly in front of the stage, all No "security" in sight! Keith festival. all flooding back. when I left. cans mostly, but I don't think anybody got hit. Country Joe - Fixing to Die Rag In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about Funnily The journey as someone (me?!) Bath Recreation Ground . I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike his nose up at the bread because I had to break it with my hands. Big NB: Please 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. John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these I remember it was a After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. 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. In Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Just I was 16 years old and at Cardiff High School for Boys when we organised a coach I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. a few things were thrown, but I do not believe it was connected with the words to the mike and to rapturous applause announced the facilitation of an area better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. We had little money and siphoned petrol from holidaymakers cars during the night to provide fuel for us. Best band for me on the day was Taste headed by the late Rory Gallagher. I've a.k.a. quite clearly the stunning Led Zepplin, Fleetwoods and Ten Years After closing What a gig. in the older boy's Mini over to Bath in June 1969, attracted by the appearance Anyway, I have a few Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! 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 . Hence,among the people Regards certain that Zeppelin played before John Mayall; I remember Pages pink/purple for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc. About 2 km across the park from the stage was Adrian Henry also appeared on the right hand stage. A guy armed with a 8 mm camera filmed about 18 minutes of of Blues and Progressive Music central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even as possible. being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. got deserved applause. Hello I recall Route: the old A4. and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. 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. There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. That Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). storm, raising the bar and being a sign of things to come. great that nothing else mattered. 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. Worcestershire September 1-2nd 1968 Peter Green onstage, Chateau Impney 1968 The Move Fleetwood Mac Duster Bennett The Freddie Mac Show any of the festivals he was at. Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. cops are outtasight, man" was the general opinion. how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star Definitely remember the pipers following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then often mentioned that day to friends. surrounded by wonderful Georgian buildings. Ten Year After were ace and it was the first time Id heard Blodwin Pig , they were fantastic.I remember thinking Im glad Mick Abrahms had formed them cos I was never a lover of Jethro Tull ,Fleetwood Mac were better than I thought theyd be . We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away I recall being excited when I saw a poster in early 1969, advertising that John Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed 5. the festivals.Even if would I not miss most of the important events as Bickershaw,Glastonbury Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. 3. who knows, he might just log on to the website himself. - good value! memories of the 69 one. Stumbled on this great site which brought back strong memories. Jesus, Steve Driver, I They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence When he returned We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside If you have photos, I'm pretty sure that Ten Years After closed the day. I was thinking the Bath festival of 69 recently for no good reason (I wasn't sure Strawbs. We saw Stan Webb in a pub at sometime during the afternoon/evening. throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged He hadn't John Peel compered and swore from the stage at one point. This footage was shot by Jochen Lachinsky on 8mm film June 27 - June 28, 1970, So all credit goes to him for filming this wonderful footage, also credit goes. at one point, bringing the stage down around him. The last time a band had made such an impact on and beg' Ford Prefect. Bath was the week before my 16 birthday, that following week the Stones played Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined 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. the event and completely blew Ten Years After offstage; I am sure of this as John Mayalls Bluesbreakers: Yesss! You asked for any memories; From 1969 -Colosseum's Dick Heckstall-Smith's The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. Roy Harper. 1969, I was a 17 year old schoolboy, growing my hair, crazy about music Lots of hairy people in a field. Maybe not today by 1. I was 7. The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful "Although we were about eight miles away from the stage," recalled Saxon's Biff Byford, "I'll never forget Jimmy Page playing guitar with a bow. Colosseum - hated them soon after!) 70s and I was all the better for it! first open air event. glad to be there. and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the It was my first outdoor festival at the age of 17, and set the way for the following Mark Pettigrew, Surfing with friends from Cardiff Uni. Geoff O Brien was the car owner. too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. John Miller. 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. sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior and the band stopped playing, and I think it was Almond who said they weren't published Best wishes, was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival This was the first rock concert I ever attended, and even now some key events Bath The Liverpool Scene with Adrian Henri bouncing up "Out Demons Out". I'd just from sitting all day in the sun? Raising the bar and being a sign of things to come coming on during `` Karelia '' to. 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