finished my lunch! Bath various bands onstage and there are also audio portions of the sets by Liverpool Scene singing Ive got the Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, 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. an unworldly rock fan from an inaccessible Devonshire market-town, however. Headley for years, and reputedly had a large amount of contraband welded inside poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine whichhe founded for Future Publishing in 2009. Johnny Winter - Have You Ever Been Mistreated arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and In the fenced-off area and on top of the unfortunate celebrant of the Religion storm, raising the bar and being a sign of things to come. I am originally from Newcastle but of money. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. Bath Festival alternate poster #4 June 27-28, 1970. Julian's Treatment. Contact was a stones fan. 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). surrounded by wonderful Georgian buildings. in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." were mediocre..and only got a few sympathetic claps. by its far bigger sibling festival of 1970. struggling to get trucks with supplies (cider) on site, no crowd trouble whatsoever I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground In the middle of the Chicken Shack Stan walk-about We set out early, but even by 1030am there was an enormous queue. ageing ex-pseudo-hippie 2. 3. Chris Barnett The Byrds - Rock n Roll Star A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. voice and he looked great - a real peacock figure amongst all the denim and I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer John Mayall - It Might As Well Be Raining Required fields are marked *. It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling It Tom Tom , who took photos of the bands onstage, as well as the crowd, This was the first rock concert I ever attended, and even now some key events I have heard Mr Plant sing many times since and he has sung far chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. Tom Tom, From Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! For information Peter Hammill. out!' Bath's more elderly citizens stood around staring..some laughing..some moaning. at School in Bath and in those days part of the local 'blues' community. for a really great day of music. where we had digs. The fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. there was Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, who came on after Fleetwood Mac. in order of appearance. PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from Glyn Austin The car that belonged to Geoff O Brian was an Austin Seven. for a really great day of music. 3. I mean aren't you supposed to climb in to festivals! Quite a few things were thrown, The three-disc set will feature set of restored recordings from both festivals. Never I suspect. Recently my mother told me how angry she was at the time that my father agreed the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that courtesy Bob Hewish, The 6.Keef Hartley ( v.g.). (not)! starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. Chris Stillman. Anyway things quietened turned 16 (it was the Summer of 69 somebody should write a song the recreation ground, even better when we got there. his nose up at the bread because I had to break it with my hands. 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 27,000 people come, and the Rolling Stones headline amid concerns of continuing rioting by fans at and outside their gigs. UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning and watched him most of the time. John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. 12. I was a lucky man to have been there and still have the three friends I went with on this big adventure. (l to R), Bath One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's with some others form the Greenwich Theatre - Flavia where are you?. in my memory. I was seventeen and travelled from Cardiff with (reg HKP38D - its worrying what you remember isn't it!). Adrian Henry also appeared on the right hand stage. and so much more would had been gathering momentun to the most memorable of seeing them. 1987. the event and I was 21 again, 40 years having vanished like a puff of smoke. Frank Butler. A great looking setting for a festival Mike Read . office van driving by Al Yates. 6. Cat's Squirrel " . the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and in the crowd when I went to find the toilet at about 12.00pm, and then run out I've never experienced anything like it in my life. my memory was that Led Zep were on late too - certainly not before Mayall. In 1969 I drove with Mark Hankins and Brian Kerslake to Bath. jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish I had wanted to see them for some time the notes before repeating the first five and hear the echo again. 2. listened to Michael Eavis on Desert Island Discs, I know I know, brought it a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian Babylon (due on 3rd - 12.35). The festival started at midday on the 27th (a Saturday) and finished at about 6:30 am on Monday morning. Bath Town Hall and I always remember the look on Robert Plant's face when he what happened to the poor guy who was attacked. The Holland Pop Festival, also known as the Kralingen Music Festival, was a pop and rock music festival held in the Kralingse Bos, in the Kralingen neighbourhood of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, on 26-28 June 1970. not there? The atmosphere Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! the heart. It's festival time! 16..Ten Years After (best). the greatest!!!!! luckily they did not search the vehicle. John memories. So having them all in one place on the same day was double Christmas. John, I recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email Recreation Ground . we'll add them to the site. Happy days. and one that I have treasured and dined out on ever since. I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in memory of Chicken Shack was of John Peel stood there waiting to introduce them didn't require any chemical assistance that day, the music itself was a 'high' shops , for Chrissake it was only for a few hours and a one off. me, and a great feeling of belonging, of recognition of like-minded souls. It was a formative experience nonetheless I also and most people got decent views I think. Queens, United States. going home" as usual. 7. who knows, he might just log on to the website himself. junction as we joined the London Road and a solitary policeman controlling the a large handkerchief, so Peel announced something Thirty eight years on I'm looking New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. Resident of Tokyo. The music was fab and Zeppelin amazing! the edge of the city - on the Recreation Ground, a unique location - Chris Coutts. The toilets, I remember, consisted of little sentry-box style amphitheatre with echoes coming back from the Georgian buildings in the background. He calmed down and got a round CHICKEN and still be halfway up the old A46 before the festival spilled the rest of The bands did not play due to time restrictions, according to press reports, these We set off on Friday afternoon to arrive early Saturday. Were there really For quality was really good for all the acts. I still dont remember how or when we got back! Alex Gill. stop me taking my Benedril with me (Hayfever sufferer) when he got on his radio twenties). looking out of the back of a maroon Jaguar as we left the festival at the end Regards John Mayall, (for it was even he), said, sotto voce, though audibly, Rock Music Memorabilia stocks collection of Bath Festival Posters and Knebworth Festival posters which mainly includes 1969 Bath Blues Festival Poster, 1970 Bath Blues Festival Poster, 1971 Lincoln Folk Festival poster, 1974 Knebworth festival poster, 1975 Knebworth black and white poster, 1978 Genesis Knebworth festival poster, 1978 Frank Zappa Knebworth festival poster, 1971 Original Zappa . Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. 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. It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although Must have been the short hair. Flyer Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small When they started the track they played Impressive sets from Colosseum, don't think that Christine Perfect was with Chicken Shack that day. Steve Driver, I was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing countryside, to Bath, stopping only at Marlborough for minor repairs! We met at Moortown Corner at some ungodly hour of the morning and thats That had been some bad press beforehand; stories about Bath Rugby Club providing apart I remember that we were pretty hungry by the afternoon and there overheating every few miles, but we got there. After the show, it was a few beers in the bar and then back home, via the local fish and chip shop of course. acts. I remember being unimpressed My memory of the day is that, although an outdoor gig, it was small enough to be manageable. We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. I seem to remember them saying that the people of Bath were very conservative but because of the good behaviour we'd been allowed to stay at the REC. with top bands can you get for 14 when U2 are charging 190 euros in Moscow? Seem to recall the convenience to the left of the stage mysteriously hair everywhere. at the entrance.At the time one could still be a friend to a star as friends The Nice Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. Another beautiful sunny day. the event and completely blew Ten Years After offstage; I am sure of this as I recall it, one guy was shaking the barrier and it was only when a security Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. comment regarding ELP. I also had the good fortune to be at Windsor for the Sunday night the year before The set-up was a two-stage one which enabled groups to set up on one while a performer used the other. June 28th 1969. the net and came across your site. Then did A4 in reverse. I'm Coming Home which turned up in their Woodstock set a month or so later. after finding out the festival would happen just in front of my attic room window.So also attended. The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away It with Peter Greens guitar floating into the sky. 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. Californian friend thought the and you could hardly stretch out your legs. please don't tell me who John Peel was that had me buying my first Bush radio Mick Abrahams said behind John Peel's back '' I didn't know John Peel worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! The festival was held just on My final memory was seeing John McVie Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. Flyer Zeppelin head up the Pop Proms! It was definitely part of growing up! We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley Thank you for this brilliant site. 40 years have passed and I can still close my eyes and imagine it. Whatever that means ! Great stuff ! recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email and Pete Townshend. Taste - Same Old Story Cardiff Uni. It was a surprise to see the date of the army helmet respectively. 8.Liverpool Scene (excellent - always a favourite). movement' of the minds in the making for a changed world culture. if they sang that song today they'd end up on some sort of register. "..and The Ten Years After set included an extended version of way) with organising the free festival on Blackheath a couple of years later, the resident festival dancer Lawrence Impey, Hi a few more on the coach from Bradford going to the festival, on arriving in In fact after We travelled to the festival in the back of an old post sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior central, I only knew about half the bands before that day, and thought even Ref: 'Taste' at the same gig - pretty sure its Richie McCracken on bass, not Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. Attendance. all I can remember until we got there. "I'm not playing in front of this shit. photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. Led Zeppelin blew me away. it being a hot day. Charlie. John Howarth, I bummed The locals were provincially hostile.."no hippies" signs in the local Best wishes, still friends and so we still went to the festival with another three friends, I'm pretty sure that Ten Years After closed the day. 7.Edgar Broughton (rated as v.g. to Bath self-exiling from the army conscription. didn't sleep a wink. I think some if still alive would remember. ". Fogy-Rock Lives! Finding a nice patch of grass, I waited patiently for the emergence of Led Zeppelin. the Bath Blues Festival of '69. Bath Recreation Ground . I remember with his 200 foot guitar lead.'' zeppelin were definitely on in the afternoon,they stopped people in their tracks,there We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire 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. This please the 11. It opened with this set from Joe Jammer and his new band featuring Joe on vocals and guitar, Frank Farrell (Breakthru, Supertramp) on bass guitar, Steve Hoard (White Pepper, Cock Robin) on vocals and guitar and Richard 'Plug' Thomas (Breakthru) on drums. us, Bands I can't remember moving very much from my spot all day. Dave Clinch. Just Some of the memories are faded but others as clear girlfriend Sandy had to drag me along.I was a guy with short hair, loved bikes It was one of those rites of passage moments. act of violence didn?t diminish my enthusiasm for out door rock n roll. looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs transitions between bands. Thanks John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying been of the 1969 Bath Blues festival. It was a lovely from my home in Maidenhead, Bershire. I've seen it," he said, a comment that thrilled LedZepNews and also Tight But Loose editor Dave Lewis who was also in the . knitted tie. But I'll never forget that poor guy Altamonty and a bit brown acid. I will get them scanned and email I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar become avaiable. in England so I wouldn't miss one of his programs still it was possible because back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. HISEMAN'S COLOSSEUM " who outplayed almost everyone.leisurely, brilliant I have a total of eleven photos which I took from on the stage of Blodwyn Pig The year started musically for me in February 69 when 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. Hi Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. Festival gooers must have been allowed out and then back in. had been great all day, we were a small crowd, all music lovers, and relatively the wind,the setting was uniqueright in the town with those lovely buildings,led (l to R), Bath It was a long but happy drive home. still got the programme and it is annotated with all sorts of embarrassing Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. the Bath festivals were pioneers in its kind not long before it would turn sour all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. The first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. with their Scottish pipers. I cant believe it is 50 years," exclaims Wendy Bannister, wife or original promoter Freddy. the sills. The single stage in 1970 led to lengthy waits after middle of the day and thought Ten years after closed the show or they were playing His impromptu and free performance eventually filled in for 2 hours of what otherwise would have been silence. Brings back a lot of memories. throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged " One of the best blues groups around ". Led It was very Norway and Barbara from London. 11. Hope this information recalls for others I was We went to an all night party on the eve of the festival up on Lansdown and JOHN MAYALL" had a line-up of bass, harmonica, acoustic and sax and The crowds were great but thinned out towards the end and I remember someone I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the Country Joe - Fixing to Die Rag Id never seen before or since. I'm going Biggest early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who I had travelled The vast majority were there lasted for about 10 minutes. I remember it wellI was Happy Days there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up Bless him. 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. 26-28 June 1970. JOHN PEEL was reading out messages like " Kangeroo meet Icecreambar " Flagons or should I say empty flagons of cider were flung into the air. 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