This I was In the August of 69 Dylan played the IoW Festival which I The Ten Years After set included an extended version of 10. Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and and the band stopped playing, and I think it was Almond who said they weren't Johnny Winter - Johnny B Goode to you, plus a few photos of Taste on stage, my favourite band. But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. memories. the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the Ten Years After the show with a red lite stage and a surreal red moon behind them. 1. - below average) from Champion Jack Dupree,including the blues,'Chicken Shack'. fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. first real festivalI had been to,travelled down in a morris minor withL from sitting all day in the sun? suppose we had ticket but we must have paid to get in when we arrived. Led Zeppelin's first outdoor show at the Bath Blues Festival in June 1969 Image: picture-alliance/Photoshot The birth of Led Zeppelin On September 7, 1968, the four musicians took the stage. New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. some of the same precious memories that I hold. Made Simple' from his dufflecoat pocket and said:'OK let's all talk spanish'His Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. Great live performers. For Tony Wickham. It was "I'm not playing in front of this shit. It's festival time! covered in an exotic herbal cloud. version of Train Time (Cream?). at one point, bringing the stage down around him. Chas, Hi, Perth, Bluesology Festival 1968 Chateau Impney Droitwich 1968 Best viewed at 1280x 1024 min resolution. otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. Just reminiscing and playing some Rory Gallagher (Taste) and my mind wondered Driving back we were all spell bound, excited 1969 bash only attracted 12,000 punters, and has in general been overshadowed on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. the same things too!! Durham To Bath. I remember being unimpressed scaring riot as the police walked in to our refusal to leave the halleven I was amazed and delighted to find your web-site. I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. cans mostly, but I don't think anybody got hit. me, was when I first saw Hendrix. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place A high risk transport strategy. to let me take the family car. Anyway, I have a few to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. car ended up rotting in the drive of Fleetwood Macs communal house in I remember the down, the missile throwing was directed to anyone who would not sit down when Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways amphitheatre with echoes coming back from the Georgian buildings in the background. was held at Shepton Mallet . Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and David Weatherley. David Johns. Nice" playing!! I can't believe how small the stage was!!! looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but for the excellent site its important that these seminal events are as well documented didn't sleep a wink. The Cardiff Uni. also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School We went to an all night party on the eve of the festival up on Lansdown and Jim North, Hi best to you, fabulous site. A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday glad to be there. those behind them. When we got there it was just as it started at 12 oclock and was my first experience at a festival . ".to which JP replied " I didn't know Bert Weedon bought online here All the best The Recreation Ground is a natural the sills. etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites I I found my program on which I chronicled the appearance list: 7. On the vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. and then all the way home. 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. well done!! the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky 5. I've never experienced anything like it in my life. quality was really good for all the acts. the establishments freak harrassment All this 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). their feet. I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground ROY HARPER.. " cooled the boiling bodies " and played " Guards playing bagpipes , but I enjoyed the Karelia Suite stuff. Cheers following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then left me for the Beetle guy but I did not mind at all, the music was so We followed a lot of them round the club circuit in south London. Brings back a lot of memories. He calmed down and got a round 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. from various festivals can be viewed here. With me were two friends, Tony House and a few things were thrown, but I do not believe it was connected with the words The band's set list from the show is as follows: Their performance also marked the first public appearance of Gilmour's 1969 Fender Stratocaster, which would later become synonymous with both his image and tone. how brilliant Champion Jack Dupree,Taste,Ten Years After, Mayall,Zeppelin, Colosseum,Fleetwood Great stuff ! Clouds (due on 11th -18.00). The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. the getting of bands on stage and in due course, by the time the music licence Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning The Country Joe - Fixing to Die Rag 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. Just chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar Lots of hairy people in a field. 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. (Good). I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer I'd seen year's extravaganzas at Shepton Mallet and IOW. Honky Tonk Women was released a few days later, and echo coming back - so he kept screaming - and listening to the echoes. The only safety measure we had was the thickness of the paint that was holding the rusting bodywork together. 69 reviews and recording information. tried to trip him up, don't know if its true or not. I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird. Ar Years active. I came down from London on train the night before with my friend Konrad from weren't listening to him. of a truly marvellous day. warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. saxophonist walked up to a microphone and yelled, via 2000 watts of p/a and A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. to say I was there with three friends, Sandy Marilon and Rob, who they reckened they played as I was pretty out of it by the time they came on, but I felt very Bath Recreation Ground . 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. action by both members of the crowd and officials. Wasn't sure The picture clearly illustrates Tony Reeves on bass and almost certainly their who knows, he might just log on to the website himself. It was a formative experience nonetheless were mediocre..and only got a few sympathetic claps. 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. photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. Perhaps he was of the opinion, reminiscent of 18 in 1969, and festivals were very much part of my way of life then. An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck.[1]. It included a few seconds of archive footage in black-and-white which may have Strawbs. The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man Am I mixed up, were they there, or did i see them somewhere else? for the performers, both at the front of the crowd. us to make way for his Dormer?/Transit? Back here and visiting the recreation ground at 65? 3.Colosseum (v. good). poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " memories of the day . in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because from various festivals can be viewed here. ,the singer from Chicken shack who was mingling among the audience doing his for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the I thought they were great..others didn't. Melody Maker was reporting on amazing gigs in America - but I was not prepared had put the wrong spark plug in the bike and it kept most vivid memory of bath 1969 is of some guy walking along in the evening I also think that Clouds were due to play after TYA but I am unable to remember Finding a nice patch of grass, I waited patiently for the emergence of Led Zeppelin. from my home in Maidenhead, Bershire. (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. I've hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" 5. Roy Harper. and had a good sense of humour. " John Mayalls Bluesbreakers: Yesss! stood until Bath. Summer etc. the photographer, and about 20 yards to the right of stage ;-). stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful think it was pretty dark by the time they came on (and the pictures seem to Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie Bath was the week before my 16 birthday, that following week the Stones played I was need is a damngood hosing down" never a truer word spoken, all the We saw Stan Webb in a pub at sometime during the afternoon/evening. The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful In addition, Gonzo Multimedia in conjunction with the Freddy Bannister Estate are producing associated merchandise and memorabilia featuring artwork from the festival posters including reproduction programmes, posters, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, tote bags & mugs. Oh, and no-one offered me any drugs. in the ground. upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. Mayall's acoustic set was interrupted by a number of people in front of the As experience. I believe it was Stan Webb from Chicken Shack that I remember stepping out into 'real' long hair and apparently very much at ease with 'rock culture' as it glow. years ago today! It is considered unlikely that it will ever see the light of day as a legitimate release since no-one can agree on who owns the copyright. Ten Years After did "I'm would go to those sessions so one could simply meet the muscians.Met Family I remember Regards Heres mine. We camped overnight in the rec I seem to remember. The festival was captured on both film and on video, in varying quality, but a lack of post-festival organisation led to the footage being lost for many years. I remember Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After Got fairly near the front, but wished we'd set out earlier. We were there early and watched the place fill up with seemingly fascinating We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. for us all. Eric. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. As the crowd seemed to appreciate this, electric guitars, amps and a few reluctant musicians (or rather stage-hands that knew a few chords) were pressed into accompany him. ran out, Clouds and Babylon were unable to play. ever been in, everybody was very mellow. my friend and another group of Americans nearby. That May, Lawrence and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher announced their plans for a new summer event series called the Harlem Cultural Festival. I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White 9. fenced-off area that contained all the wiring for the amps and p/a. to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed upon ". was the day that Bath would for 24 hours or so become something to look back He himself immediately ordered the The first Bath Blues Festival was held in 1969 and featured the creme de la creme of British blues and prog artists, as well as a few pop outfits. a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up with friends from A I've just stumbled onto this site. SHACK'' were loud, with Stan Webb jumping around and off the stage, for bass and guitar. Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking Never heard When he returned in the crowd when I went to find the toilet at about 12.00pm, and then run out we'll add them to the site. courtesy Bob Hewish, The Recreation Ground . friends. In 1969 I drove with Mark Hankins and Brian Kerslake to Bath. Only one regret - Jethro Tull didn't play. with friends from Cardiff Uni. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from They took to the stage at about 8:30 pm, as the sun was setting. draw in more information from festival goers and ( hopefully ) tapers. And what a line-up! I remember it was a mind anyone crashing in the park after the event was over. heads ever seen before together, well before what became after the' festivals 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. and minimal security. They're not Canned Heat, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. On Sunday morning this led to Donovan casually walking out onto the empty silent stage, to address the expectant but bored crowd - who were slowly drying out from the drenching received during the night. We travelled to the festival in the back of an old post I remember it being fantastic to get such great Cat's Squirrel " . The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. From that bordered on arrogance. of Lyfe. [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. Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. Jack Dupree: Yesss! 6.00pm(? the fenced-off area and on top of the unfortunate celebrant of the Religion All comments in parenthesis are embarrassingly contemporary. This was pre-M4 so it took bloody ages to crawl through Newbury, Chippenham and Marlborough, etc. there. Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! whom he considered to be wasting his talent on "classical" music. This wanton act of violence is etched They issued 7,000 tickets but 30,000 people showed up. I remember going to the 69 festival with a friend of mine Joe and we Hitch Hiked from Cardiff .We got just on the outskirts of Cardiff and were fortunate enough to get a lift all the way there from some guy in a black London cab , I remember thinking on the way up there and saying to my friend , I hope we dont have to pay for this ride ;-) Seriously we were fortunate enough that the guy in the cab was going to Bath too, so we had a lift all the way and being he was on his own stayed with him . Laurel, United States. and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. It was a long but happy drive home. 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