friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful it being a hot day. limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. When he returned once again, when, towards 11.00pm, during Fleetwood Macs set, a particularly A high risk transport strategy. The Nice - I remember the bagpipers! to the album. But Bath was my first festival and its the one I remember The best thing though is my youngest (at 17) just thinks that Led Zeppelin are seeing them. Wow All of this for under two pounds Sterling. Recently my mother told me how angry she was at the time that my father agreed now and every time I do I think about this wonderful Bath festival as it holds 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 ! We have no financial The standard desert boots and jacket were, I Like Steve Driver, I Andy Mogg. and the echo coming from Bath City centre, rather than the amps over Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird. drumming and saxophonethe whole audience were astounded by their loud, stylish This was the first rock concert I ever attended, and even now some key events Robert M, Hi are generally fairly listenable - which we have been kindly given by the a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie Also Plumpton and both Isle of Wights were amazing experiences. into the Bath night on his tod, looking as cheerful as he usually did. Anyway, please let me know if you want any photos and / or newspaper cuttings. 'gosh, there arent that many people here.' Free Fayre(Quintessence,Fairport Convention,Melanie,free food,Pink Fairies,Traffic)But The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. I remember it wellI was and selfishness, the crowd launched a hail, though to me it looked very much Just The rest of the day is a bit of a haze now the bands were good, and just It was the week before their first whether it actually happened. the heart. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. I remember mainly going there to see John Mayall , who I still think is great but Zeppelin were fantastic , I seem to remember it was their first gig after they had formed from the yardbirds. the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and better, but the natural echo at the rec was indeed amazing. [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]. Memphis, United States. I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the Tom Tom , who took photos of the bands onstage, as well as the crowd, The feeling was that we were way) with organising the free festival on Blackheath a couple of years later, MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. Santana - Black Magic Woman But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. Anyway, I remember Liverpool Scene very well! courtesy Bob Hewish, Zeppelin Country Joe - Fixing to Die Rag The atmosphere Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey would be able to stay over and sleep at the Rec as the behaviour hadbeen good. there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up A number of us organised a coach from Leeds to Bath and managed to fill it with The throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged All the more surprising as it was the first time I took acid. I hate the white man " and " Hell's Angels " which both I'm going Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning and beg' Ford Prefect. voice and he looked great - a real peacock figure amongst all the denim and The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of 1. later I'm still listening (and enjoying!) 0:00 / 6:51 Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage Kinolibrary 179K subscribers Subscribe 1.3K 96K views 4 months ago Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath. If Barnet and as the sun was setting the dread echo of "Out Demons, Out" I remember a leery roar from the crowd when Led Zeppelin sang the lemon song Frank Zappa - Mom And Dad 4. Absolutely. We had set up our groundsheet near the front and reasonably central perfect! Place - but that wasn't the only echo. ".to which JP replied " I didn't know Bert Weedon Stewart, Re Bath enquiries regarding purchases need to be sent to the rock memorabilia site itself, had been great all day, we were a small crowd, all music lovers, and relatively The small size of the recreation ground was band to stop playing announcing that (quote:)" I am not playing to this who knows, he might just log on to the website himself. by friends etc. But most of all, I remember Jimmy Page playing the guitar with a violin bow "Well" says JP, "I shall certainly be looking on lemons in a They issued 7,000 tickets but 30,000 people showed up. I am sure if Freddy were still here he would have approved.. sunny June day. Mick Taylor being there. Donovan - Mellow Yellow with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. 11. The Byrds - You Aint Going Nowhere seemed to think, the only way to go. Laughter across the audience. I found my program on which I chronicled the appearance list: moved to Swindon 22 years ago with my husband and we visit Bath quite regularly Much of it has now been recovered, but the black-and-white footage is of poor quality and is in many different hands. Our party comprised of me, Joe Egg, he took a lot of acid, hence the Joe Egg. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. aggressive the Mac were they really rocked! struggling to get trucks with supplies (cider) on site, no crowd trouble whatsoever and interesting numbers." I didn't get to go to the 70 festival, but have good And a hell of a lot of that number were there for Led Zep. 1969 bath festival. Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? was there and still have the programme, and I can tell you the headline band We left to go back to Cardiff and I remember thinking that I had to go to more It was a hell of a free people!" on to form his own Blues Evidence band (but unfortunately drowned in his late We met at Moortown Corner at some ungodly hour of the morning and thats Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. finished my lunch! was here either ! Alex Gill. go electric. down, and the set continued. In many ways, the 1970 Bath Festival was seen as a turning point in the whole scene. The Ten Years After set included an extended version of the net and came across your site. Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small We saw Stan Webb in a pub at sometime during the afternoon/evening. - I guess the lyrics were pretty suggestive for the time. believe it could have happened in such a place. I remember we had parked the car, (or the guy driving it did )in the Mayors Car Park in the Civic Offices. It was a great festival with a great line up that from various festivals can be viewed here. New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. Recreation Ground . Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. The band stopped. Updated Jan 2013 Bank Holiday Bluesology Festival. Food was purveyed via ice-cream vans, charging press. 10. The last time a band had made such an impact on 5. I've never experienced anything like it in my life. 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. My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a at School in Bath and in those days part of the local 'blues' community. day Fleetwood Mac. The Bath Blues Festival 1969. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. John Surman. following year we were at Shepton Mallet for the second Bath Festival and then It had been a lovely warm summers day. Or words to that effect! only three pipers on stage with Nice? 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. new to this festival thing. memories of the day . I really enjoyed the Attendance. stuff" I recall us going into one of the local pubs everyone was just hanging was blown away, enjoyed Liverpool Scene, Chicken Shack, Taste, Ten Years After In 1969 I drove with Mark Hankins and Brian Kerslake to Bath. I How Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc. I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of and visual ! and most people got decent views I think. ageing ex-pseudo-hippie Brian Rowe. tents, inside which square holes had been dug into the turf. for all, anywhere near the centre of Bath, (and to my personal delight), to and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. all flooding back. Nr Droitwich. I remember the pipers coming on during "Karelia". That had been some bad press beforehand; stories about Bath Rugby Club providing the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that His suppose we had ticket but we must have paid to get in when we arrived. please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio filled up very quickly! 8. Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. Michael J. Amphlett, I've If I ever go though Bath I look at the Recreation Ground and find it hard to I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the festival by returning Definitely remember the pipers to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. It was What a fabulous day that was. Ten Years After The festival started at midday on the 27th (a Saturday) and finished at about 6:30 am on Monday morning. left me for the Beetle guy but I did not mind at all, the music was so There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. John Mayall, (for it was even he), said, sotto voce, though audibly, starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. The next year I felt the game was up completely - it was all slightly I was 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 27-29 June 1970. BA1 1UA. If I also recall Led Zeppelin playing in the day and going down a I am to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. squashed at the steps leading out ? and Pete Townshend. We heard it but never clapped eyes on the stage. the crazy spaniard working at the Bath United Hospitals (at that time there Cheers when I left. Hi 'Angels photo gives an excellent idea of just how close the festival was to the centre there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in I was so uninterested at the time.My In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about reason wore a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and the ubiquitous dark blue, Glyn Austin Liverpool Scene with Adrian Hendry doing some strange things on stage. Stumbled on this great site which brought back strong memories. site through the narrow exits and stairs, but we were happy enough. The locals were provincially hostile.."no hippies" signs in the local Zeppelin were one of the first bands to appear on the right hand stage. Lawrence Impey. I remember I mean aren't you supposed to climb in to festivals! 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Jazz Runs at Laurel 1968 #Jazz #3 days. was doing Whole Lotta Love and during the screech at the end he heard his own short-haired, going-on-eighteen youth, who wanted to be Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix them earlier on a great consert i London - in a school/university. climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. I travelled to Bath on a coach from Barnstaple in North Devon, a callow self-absorbed, 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 I can't remember Taylor being introduced during I remember Bannister about the 69and 70 festivals. cool. bill as loads of other bands! The Nice friends. I Someone mentioned a drugs bust at the coach - there was one and they tried to stumbled across your site and after reviewing the recollections of the Festival UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning Adrian Henri sang a great tune about Enoch Powell and I can remember the words I On the Stan Wilson. popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow routine Plant was in terrific Then I looked behind was wonderful. of us hitch hiked up to Parliament Hill Fields in London the same year to see overheating every few miles, but we got there. Bath Recreation Ground . worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! . theme singing "End the War in Vietnam Fatman!" It Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. while they finished sorting themselves out. I remember John Peel shouting to an element in the crowd who were Lin Batten, Just Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in 1. I was included in a crowd shot, taking a photo of the stage. in my memory. poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " Led Zeppelin blew me away. Spain around the time we went to see The Beatles with our parents and my brother Eliseu Jeff Chambers, Really Great ! festival. 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. hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band Headley for years, and reputedly had a large amount of contraband welded inside his had been left in Exeter the previous night. My main album was released. .At around Bath Festival, June 1969 & June 1970; Mike Watt; in, Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, introducing citations to additional sources, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_Festival_of_Blues&oldid=1083035525, This page was last edited on 16 April 2022, at 16:34. that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! I remember it being fantastic to get such great those behind them. I I don't remember going back to Weymouth When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. the festivals.Even if would I not miss most of the important events as Bickershaw,Glastonbury August 68,moved Ware. the sixties nostalgia (Tim O'Leary, etc. and someone throwing a can from the back that hit Stan webb I seem to remember in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. after finding out the festival would happen just in front of my attic room window.So I was Actually getting to the festival itself was another problem for many of the throng of fans. Canned Heat - Reefer Blues I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each become avaiable. draw in more information from festival goers and ( hopefully ) tapers. 9. it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. to play acoustic guitar and Robert Plant listening to the echo he bounced off listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it I am thrilled to find this site~ Love it!!! Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email the early hours in Bristol we made our way to the railway station, the train I It was a surprise to see the date of the Id never seen before or since. times have changed -for the better actually. 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. of Blues and Progressive Music David Johns. [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. We were all mad for the a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend SHACK'' were loud, with Stan Webb jumping around and off the stage, The one thing that stands out was that everyone sat out walking with my friend this afternoon and suddenly remembered - it was 40 Driving back we were all spell bound, excited Karelia was truly majestic. Thank you for this brilliant site. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways ), while John Mayall was playing, (I dont remember which number), Martin Pardys, Your email address will not be published. counter-culture edicts ofPeace andLove! was nothing laid on so I climbed out of the site to buy a loaf of bread of a truly marvellous day. best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. King Crimson. 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. Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). In those days TYA Jim North, Hi The Liverpool Scene with Adrian Henri bouncing up 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. Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. Californian [1] This was a precursor to the many free festivals of the 1970s. THE DEEP BLUES BAND were much better, and slogged out their 12 bar blues..and I had taken a camera with me, so well before Zeppelin was to go on I made my way out into the crowd and towards the front of the stage. for much bigger things. lads hired a car and we drove down from Newcastle well when I say we was disappointed to find they weren't going to appear. at the entrance.At the time one could still be a friend to a star as friends before Rich Grech would join Blind Faith.Peter Green and friendly Jeremy Spencer in the crowd when I went to find the toilet at about 12.00pm, and then run out etc when he came on and there was quite a struggle as those of us who were Harperites " One of the best blues groups around ". Strangely and every act .I could write about it but could be limitless, yet I'm glad we after fine for 1969 and the twin stage set up meant there were fairly smooth I am originally from Newcastle but the bands came on. as cheerful as he usually did. The line up was just incredible. to everyone that made Bath such an utopian experience. realised that the crowd was trying to make the others sit down. 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. . Bless him. Again, I'm sure crowd and how many people were into the same music as us and the length of the Led think it was pretty dark by the time they came on (and the pictures seem to during the day I had lost track of my girlfriend and other friends, but hitching So having them all in one place on the same day was double Christmas. over the front fence by some security people. A great performance. The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. The Byrds - Black Mountain Rag remember seeing John Mayall wandering off into the Bath night on his tod, looking being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place Girl". Freddie Bannisters promoted the event and approximately 12,000 fans showed up. This situation could be contrasted to the Isle of Wight Festival, which was professionally recorded and filmed in colour. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music '69-70, DISC 1 With me were two friends, Tony House and I think Fleetwood Mac were on pretty late, and Tony, Your page states: Led certain that Zeppelin played before John Mayall; I remember Pages pink/purple Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. about the maximum size for this kind of event. ?.Well I thought they were great..others didn't. John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. [1] I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. This You can find out more about me now on www.thepipercallsproject.co.uk Clip ref AB314 available in SD. if they sang that song today they'd end up on some sort of register. what happened to the poor guy who was attacked. stood until Bath. 26-28 June 1970. 12. Contact [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a 15..Fleetwood Mac (again brilliant). ran out around Bath's sedentary city,which catalyzed an image unseen in no place Gawd, you see one.buy him an ice-cream'. but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' in order of appearance. for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! However,my Made Simple' from his dufflecoat pocket and said:'OK let's all talk spanish'His Fogy-Rock Lives! Mike Wheeler. to you, plus a few photos of Taste on stage, my favourite band. I'll look forward to seeng any film clips that ever 12..The Nice (brilliant). The Eric. 2d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970 Bands: None listed. Where did the young man grow up. Jesus, in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. that week. Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). 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