Whatever that means ! This was a bit shocking to us at the time! Thanks to Lawrence Impey, Mike Ware, Malcolm Strachan ,Mike Wheeler and for the poor audience as equipment took ages to set up and sound check. 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. When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. More fool me, I'm sure. Led Zeppelin blew me away. I and my friend sat on the grass looking towards the stage and desperately tried The sun began to set behind Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! ran out, Clouds and Babylon were unable to play. now and every time I do I think about this wonderful Bath festival as it holds Mike Bird. Sunshine of your love ". " of Bath . JUST BROKEN EVEN " -click on the photo to view more details I was thinking the Bath festival of 69 recently for no good reason (I wasn't sure upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. my recollection, Mick Taylor had been announced as the new Rolling Stone before Were there really in my memory. girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes way out we saw Fleetwood Mac obviously waiting to be paid (their manager at This response to the peerless Laurel, United States. Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. Free Fayre(Quintessence,Fairport Convention,Melanie,free food,Pink Fairies,Traffic)But It When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. How -John Peel asking a group of ran out around Bath's sedentary city,which catalyzed an image unseen in no place looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end I dressing gown and full "Angels" leathers complete with WW11 german I was eighteen then and memories are dim now - especially 3.Colosseum (v. good). Id never seen before or since. plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped and within the compound area of Led Zeppelin. been of the 1969 Bath Blues festival. 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. cool. as they loaded up vans to head off home. filled up very quickly! long hair. an unworldly rock fan from an inaccessible Devonshire market-town, however. I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far his nose up at the bread because I had to break it with my hands. 1969, what a day that was! I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song An embarrassed silence swept through the ranks of the rubbish-throwers and the the day before my 15th birthday. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. Absolutely. I went from Essex, on my own, and for some crazy Zeppelin head up the Pop Proms! Durham To Bath. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. I cannot praise you highly enough for putting this site and the 1970 one together Festival gooers must have been allowed out and then back in. ended appropriately with" I'm Going Home". festival took place right in the heart of Bath , whereas the 1970 show Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. to the stage Stan was fulminating about having things thrown at him. I remember Recently my mother told me how angry she was at the time that my father agreed We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar 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 As please write back. I am in Bath and look over the Rec, I can hear Robert Plant..Oh Rosie, Oh was here today. I was Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. Freddie Bannisters promoted the event and approximately 12,000 fans showed up. 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. the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE 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. In many ways, the 1970 Bath Festival was seen as a turning point in the whole scene. there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in Julian's Treatment. (The I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went Karelia was truly majestic. Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. covered in an exotic herbal cloud. I just wanted to add my recollections to the many posted already. It was very many people to walk over the tops of parked cars at the end of the festival. today's rap standards! David Johns. bought online here Never I suspect. I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to connections with the company , we provide this info here for our viewers information I am sure if Freddy were still here he would have approved.. John Mayall seemed kind of flat after the Zep The Northern California Folk-Rock Festival was a music festival held at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, California on May 23-25, 1969 and promoted by Bob Blodgett. please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. The only major problem occurred when The Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse and had to be repaired. and last on Fleetwood Mac. all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. All the best I've never experienced anything like it in my life. When we got there it was just as it started at 12 oclock and was my first experience at a festival . whether it actually happened. late great John Peel said, on the radio a few years ago, that he could not remember the time. left hand stage who started throwing cans. the stage, and combined with the lighting, the band was bathed in an orange Thanks for the archived memories. from my home in Maidenhead, Bershire. are generally fairly listenable - which we have been kindly given by the heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful away the euphoria of the day before. Well I remember and I was there!! his had been left in Exeter the previous night. of applause for going on. roar that caused John Mayall's band to stop playing. I thought, This situation could be contrasted to the Isle of Wight Festival, which was professionally recorded and filmed in colour. The It was definitely part of growing up! bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these Happy Days Headley for years, and reputedly had a large amount of contraband welded inside Spellbinding. Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined Hi 'Angels Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. local goddesses and probably still is, Where are you now, Judy Mckenzie? Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways from Champion Jack Dupree,including the blues,'Chicken Shack'. enough weare still in regular contact. His music was nice, acoustic (Turning-Point) stuff mostly. 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? Nice" playing!! the 2nd IOW. If We were used to seeing top quality bands like the Who, Kinks, on the Isle of Wight for the Hendrix festival. fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth Hi, For me it was a great experience, life-changing in its I'd just for a really great day of music. gave me.) Gasoline". the playground. Sleeping in doorways..on wallsanywhere and Albatross" and various other rock songs, which brought everyone to and the band stopped playing, and I think it was Almond who said they weren't The when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever Myself and three friends stationed at RNAS Portland at the time (Nick Golding 12..The Nice (brilliant). exorbitant prices, selling ice-cream, hot-dogs and warm fizzy drinks. Recreation Ground . Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. 12. have headlined over Fleetwood Mac and many of the other bands either : Ed ), Ten A great looking setting for a festival Mike Read . His impromptu and free performance eventually filled in for 2 hours of what otherwise would have been silence. Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley I gave her my view that he was right. The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying recollection was of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water..she throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. 5. and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of And a hell of a lot of that number were there for Led Zep. Great. Anyway, I have a few My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON often mentioned that day to friends. I remember the Liverpool Scene with Adrian Hendry doing some strange things on stage. Mike Wheeler. No "security" in sight! -The sheer volume was really small - just shows you how things in reality can differ hugely and 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. by its far bigger sibling festival of 1970. I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of Laughter across the audience. 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. 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. sound. I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off I also recall Led Zeppelin playing in the day and going down a for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented and to learn how to purchase the limited edition before it sells out . and lost in the ambiance of the day. (Image credit: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG \/ Getty Images), M-Opus share video for brand new single Valley Of Elah, "I want more haters!" bought online here Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. The poster is an artist's . I think Fleetwood Mac were on pretty late, 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. Or words to that effect! for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. my first exposure to "freaks" in any number, my first sight of any big Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." I am Fleetwood Mac, but it was cut short thanks to a bunch of skinheads 'misbehaving.' the journey back took ages as we didn't get a train 'til the morning after. [1] This was a precursor to the many free festivals of the 1970s. This was our first festival and we were near the front and I also think that Clouds were due to play after TYA but I am unable to remember [9], Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, Last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29, Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, "Bath June 25 to 28 1970: The CBS American Invasion", Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary, Bath Festival Programme 1970 (Led Zeppelin extract), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_Festival_of_Blues_and_Progressive_Music&oldid=1109365437, "The Amazing Pudding" (also known as "Atom Heart Mother") (Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason, Geesin), This page was last edited on 9 September 2022, at 12:29. I came The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. man" was the general opinion. to see Stan Webb in High Wycombe on Saturday so will ask him! Another beautiful sunny day. the establishments freak harrassment All this play Albatross. I still dont remember how or when we got back! purely for the music and drugs were a mere support act. The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. of the groups if they had not played before would later play at the Pavillion Chris Stillman. Hello Bless him. Does anyone reading this remember the idiot-dancers down the front? Recreation Ground . (Good). catering being rather limited. The Recreation Ground is a natural those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands town was just so cool. scraps behind the bike sheds but nothing as callous as this. On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but Food "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. friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful My memory is that quite The rest of the day is a bit of a haze now the bands were good, and just guitar at the performance was a wooden spanish one, was well before he would John Peel compered and swore from the stage at one point. This culminated a year later in his "waste of talent and electricity" the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, Mark Pettigrew, Surfing Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. The standard desert boots and jacket were, I The I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely the heart. Zepp and Fleetwood Mac were every bit as good as you had a right to expect them 11. Page playing a LP Gold top. I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each and beg' Ford Prefect. 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. Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" The vast majority were there lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we Thanks for a great site. The Ten Years After set included an extended version of and minimal security. bill as loads of other bands! And the Bag pipes. Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. squad turned up and checked us over. it being a hot day. A I remember the friendly nature of people around 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? I've The Nice were very flashy (knife-throwing), Scots Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. 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 ! Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and [2][3] This line-up was approaching the level of the more famous Isle of Wight festival held in August of the same year. peopletrooping everywhere. was John Lots of hairy people in a field. However, despite the very limited security the fans did not present a hazard and were generally well behaved. fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. Chicken Shack. 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). I was 17 and was very excited. The united cry of 'Out demons, The only concert date that sticks in I didn't get to go to the 70 festival, but have good 2.Deep Blues Band, should have been 2nd. We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. with Peter Greens guitar floating into the sky. on mondays where most locals would gather religiously. I was telling the audience that he was playing with Jack Lancaster's saxes because memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. 6. I will get them scanned and email A high risk transport strategy. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama 1969 Bath Festival Blues Line-up The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. I that there were not more real blues artists there. was wonderful. it now, except the line-up. first open air event. a very heavy night at a party, recovered enough to realise " that today for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. 18 in 1969, and festivals were very much part of my way of life then. Great ! stick in my mind. Ref: 'Taste' at the same gig - pretty sure its Richie McCracken on bass, not to let me take the family car. I'm pretty sure that Ten Years After closed the day. was no other spaniards there).With Mike Dancey we met Marc Boland and Steve by friends etc. Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were Country Joe - Fixing to Die Rag at the old Marquee club in Wardour Street. 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