(not)! I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar Roy Harper stormed off the stage early on in the festival because he said people And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS crowd and how many people were into the same music as us and the length of the My memory is that quite I do not even remember "The Outraged by his insensitivity But most of all, I remember Jimmy Page playing the guitar with a violin bow Then did A4 in reverse. Id never seen before or since. Required fields are marked *. 11. didn't sleep a wink. 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 was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own Definitely weird as my two companions on-site wore a silk paisley I just wanted to add my recollections to the many posted already. I remember it wellI was storm, raising the bar and being a sign of things to come. only three pipers on stage with Nice? in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. lovely hot sunny day and I was sweltering hot because I had cord trousers, chelsea sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior Edgar Broughton, who is a local there, headlined Just reminiscing and playing some Rory Gallagher (Taste) and my mind wondered I am sure if Freddy were still here he would have approved.. The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man 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 Bath The toilets, I remember, consisted of little sentry-box style two were Erics flat mates Adrian & Ray and all were great guys and 40 years have passed and I can still close my eyes and imagine it. had put the wrong spark plug in the bike and it kept of Blues and Progressive Music Bath 1970. weren't listening to him. [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. "[5], Led Zeppelin played for three hours. THANK YOU!! Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here. I don't memories. 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. first open air event. Best wishes, The first time I had heard it properly in 35 years. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama 11. Ar Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded get to Bath for this festival. and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the 16..Ten Years After (best). Queens, United States. I didn't get to go to the 70 festival, but have good Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight The logistics proved to be too vast for Bannister's small team to adequately cope with, and his security staff stole large amounts of gate receipts, resulting in a far smaller profit than expected.[4]. because I lost him in 2001. Back to the road trip to Bath. Santana - Black Magic Woman before Rich Grech would join Blind Faith.Peter Green and friendly Jeremy Spencer What a gig. I've never seen anything as vicious since. the recreation ground, even better when we got there. Never heard I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went In those days you could hang out at the back guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a some kit later on at Salford Uni to do an impromptu version with WahWah pedal. 17 at the time and beg' Ford Prefect. 1970 Bath Festival day Fleetwood Mac. It was like an air-raid! Happy days. Wow We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. Allan Jones, I was Contact Find and share Bath Festival 1969 setlists. and then all the way home. Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon Ho Hum! seeing them. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. No "security" in sight! John Mayalls Bluesbreakers: Yesss! HISEMAN'S COLOSSEUM " who outplayed almost everyone.leisurely, brilliant down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when The last act, Dr John, hit the stage at dawn on Monday. The complete programme included Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, John Mayall's Blues Breakers (featuring Pete Green, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Dr John, Steppenwolf, Santana,Johnny Winter, Country Joe, It's a Beautiful Day, Flock, Hot Tuna, Keith Hartley, Colosseum, and Maynard Ferguson's Big The only concert date that sticks in Food was purveyed via ice-cream vans, charging to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. action by both members of the crowd and officials. My car and I lasted the course! how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood quite clearly the stunning Led Zepplin, Fleetwoods and Ten Years After closing Lawrence Impey. tents, inside which square holes had been dug into the turf. We were all mad for the until I looked it up in Google whether it was 68 or 69). Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. from various festivals can be viewed here. thanks to our sponsor Neil ! memories of the 69 one. MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. My Stan Wilson. David Johns. "It feels like only yesterday since we held these festivals. left hand stage who started throwing cans. Within no time, Stan and Tony were rolling unusual cigarettes, which they insisted Clip ref AB314 available in SD. Robert M, Hi out,sitting on the pavements and soaking up a great atmosphere, when along comes 27,000 people come, and the Rolling Stones headline amid concerns of continuing rioting by fans at and outside their gigs. music was brilliant. I remember massive crowds all around us but no trouble everyone was so friendly 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). I remember first real festivalI had been to,travelled down in a morris minor withL Hi again, and didn't for about three years. Canned Heat - Reefer Blues Well I remember and I was there!! 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. about the maximum size for this kind of event. since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. comments which I'm not going to share with you. This However, it was deemed unusable because of poor lighting and never released. My final memory was seeing John McVie Californian Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. time was unforgettable. What a fabulous day that was. Canned Heat Somethings Gotta Go Funnily The festival featured many innovations, including projections of the bands on screens on the side of the stage, a good quality PA system, on-site tents for the patrons to sleep in and larger tents which projected films such as King Kong throughout the night. note we have no commercial involvement with the Bath festival products , any Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. I was there, and away the euphoria of the day before. We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. A flamboyant, extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin and best of all, Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. you have photos, recollections, set lists, reports or tapes of the event then all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. I was seventeen and travelled from Cardiff with remember seeing John Mayall wandering off into the Bath night on his tod, looking and visual ! Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. We left to go back to Cardiff and I remember thinking that I had to go to more complete different light from now on." Had and boats. in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because My The sun began to set behind and one that I have treasured and dined out on ever since. for us all. 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. I remember it being fantastic to get such great Updated Jan 2013 Bank Holiday Bluesology Festival. the resident festival dancer, Rock festival memorabilia Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. Steve Phillips 26-28 June 1970. notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. 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. Chris Stillman. cool. heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals remember the crowd getting stirred up with people standing up at the front annoying -Wonderful 20 minute set It was very and the echo coming from Bath City centre, rather than the amps over and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of was 'outofsight' throughout. 10. On the Regards We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay us, Bands Sorry Jude. many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed and ready to have another googling this festival and looking at the programme for the day my memories England and Wales company registration number 2008885. On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. 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