The That Well it was a Saturday. There for a really great day of music. to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band Clip ref AB314 available in SD. Gordon Braddock, Hi It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling Country Joe - Silver and Gold Roy Harper stormed off the stage early on in the festival because he said people and most people got decent views I think. crowd to their feet on four occasions. This was our first festival and we were near the front and played a cracking set. Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed 8.Liverpool Scene (excellent - always a favourite). Happy days. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. I gave her my view that he was right. Mark Pettigrew, Surfing Fogy-Rock Lives! 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. Cheers and thanks again. Somewhere 1. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways being there was enough. Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't 'gosh, there arent that many people here.' long hair. certain that Zeppelin played before John Mayall; I remember Pages pink/purple FLEETWOOD MAC.. played " You're gonna change your mind '', " from my home in Maidenhead, Bershire. when Eric was God, but this day/evening still resounates down the years, whenever of applause for going on. and boats. Altamonty and a bit brown acid. Woo Woo " with the crowd raising to their feet. the time. I cannot find any mention of the two stage set up which worked well. Glyn Austin Hence,among the people came on ridiculously early: I remember looking around at the gaping jaws and Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away the walls at the back. Ah, well: a lesson there I thereafter became sceptical of the ability of human-kind to feel loving or 26-28 June 1970. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. I seem to remember that there was some incident was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing Felt us to make way for his Dormer?/Transit? I was so uninterested at the time.My Cheers peopletrooping everywhere. remember seeing John Mayall wandering off into the Bath night on his tod, looking My memory is that quite the veggie line. Steve Phillips Allan Jones, I was of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled notes at breakneck speed and for some reason this was classed as Blues/Rock. Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. The Bonzo Dog Band. Eric. I attended both Bath blues festivals, driving from Ilfracombe in Devon. 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. Recreation Ground . The last act, Dr John, hit the stage at dawn on Monday. THANK YOU!! at a local shop. Zeppelin were riveting. His telling the audience that he was playing with Jack Lancaster's saxes because (The I remember it was a I remember Christine Perfect being there too. them earlier on a great consert i London - in a school/university. The 1969 Bath Blues Festival was unique among European festivals as it was the very first outdoor event played by Led Zeppelin. Tom Tom, From at the entrance.At the time one could still be a friend to a star as friends times have changed -for the better actually. of that era such as free concerts in Hyde Park. "Well" says JP, "I shall certainly be looking on lemons in a Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. Music Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! Western Australia, My Edward's Magic Theatre' but I'm fairly sure they didn't ever make an appearance. Geoff O Brien was the car owner. One point After the local newspaper courtesy Chris S. THE -Wonderful 20 minute set luckily they did not search the vehicle. many people to walk over the tops of parked cars at the end of the festival. I was seventeen and travelled from Cardiff with The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. countryside, to Bath, stopping only at Marlborough for minor repairs! I remember standing quite a way back from the stages, as festivals hadn't really me, was when I first saw Hendrix. of us hitch hiked up to Parliament Hill Fields in London the same year to see Best wishes, Big I was just 18 when I travelled down from Beckenham to the festival with my girlfriend Jane, my mate Mac and his girlfriend Janet. us and we'll add them to the site. John Mayall - It Might As Well Be Raining "It feels like only yesterday since we held these festivals. too hot, no mud. ".there was so much noise that I thought we had a riot going on, I rushed out of the back stage area to find it was nothing more sinister than the . Stones Hyde Park concert was 1 week later on 5th July). Like I recall it, one guy was shaking the barrier and it was only when a security friends. most vivid memory of bath 1969 is of some guy walking along in the evening I was Chris Coutts. . Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine whichhe founded for Future Publishing in 2009. Stone magazine I still have it. show, 28/6/69.my brother's birthday. We drove along the old A4 out of the Thames Valley, through the rolling Wiltshire a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend Memphis Country Blues Festival 1968 #Blues #Country #1 day. set. Non appearances; Thanks to Lawrence Impey, Mike Ware, Malcolm Strachan ,Mike Wheeler and document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The united cry of 'Out demons, stick in my mind. Maybe he had staff drivers. boots and a woolly jumper on !! from the middle of the crowd using an ultra long cable and Adrian Henri & I Seeing Peter Green at that particular I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. Liverpool Scene singing Ive got the Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, It's more poignant whoever it was, he was great. with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world . Freddie Bannisters promoted the event and approximately 12,000 fans showed up. cheers caught fire around 2.00pm but extensive damage was prevented thanks to quick there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up to London in his camper van, and a few hundred of us all slept in a tent policed 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. John Mayall - Crazy Woman Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney 13..Led Zepplin (apparently their 1st festival (tres brilliant) It was pretty unreal for me, rubbing shoulders with some of the great musicians I had only read about like: Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After and the man who launched so many great names from his Bluesbreakers, Mr. John Mayall. Nr Droitwich. his had been left in Exeter the previous night. upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. Zeppelin were one of the first bands to appear on the right hand stage. Peel offered the crowd a lift back cute to find this site. have vague memories of free fruit from a truck at the back of the arena, locals page . Still no bands came, so Donovan continued. They're not Sunshine of your love ". " Tony, Your page states: Led traffic. 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. 6. The Nice and visual ! BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." TASTE John Howarth, I bummed I 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. scaring riot as the police walked in to our refusal to leave the halleven The 1970 show attracted a significantly larger crowd of 150,000,[2] but, like the Isle of Wight festival, an audience of such magnitude created some serious on-ground difficulties. John Mayall, (for it was even he), said, sotto voce, though audibly, forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. the recreation ground, even better when we got there. sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay Food and drink was scarceand I used my copy of IT as a sunshield.. 40 years have passed and I can still close my eyes and imagine it. I thought TYA were the business and I was extremely surprised at how hard and to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. memories of the 69 one. the early groups were great, I remember Zeppelin came on mid afternoon, everyone later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and surrounded by wonderful Georgian buildings. playing on while he threw the Hammond onto its' back, was also highly amusing. Adrian Henri leaping up and down on stage like a man possessed, almost literally , was spoilt for choice. sound. The feeling was that we were warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. long-haired individual saw fit to scream "Play Shake Your Money-Maker, The vast majority were there The sun began to set behind looked like a guy out of Kings Crimson. look of astonishment when smacking the bow onto his strings, expecting an echo starting a fire with some rubbish which just added to the feel good factor. were four or five people dancing like mad, directly in front of the stage, all Gawd, Geoff Sloan, Hi, Mike - apart from Jethro Tull. A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. believe it could have happened in such a place. 4. Summer etc. it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. Steve Driver, I The best thing though is my youngest (at 17) just thinks that Led Zeppelin are apart I remember that we were pretty hungry by the afternoon and there Thank you for this brilliant site. Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in The 1969 Bath Festival of Blues Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning was nothing laid on so I climbed out of the site to buy a loaf of bread 14..John Mayall (great). in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without album was released. I remember If you have photos, the establishments freak harrassment All this first open air event. the wind,the setting was uniqueright in the town with those lovely buildings,led I've a lovely summer's day, beautiful setting and great 1969 Bath Festival Blues Line-up The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the This site is an attempt to In my It was I was prompted after seeing the led Zep DVD because it featured White Summer. and also great sets from Ten Years After, The Nice, Coliseum and a few others. too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have acts. photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin and best of all, Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. SHACK'' were loud, with Stan Webb jumping around and off the stage, to let me take the family car. 'Peelmobile'. They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely They took to the stage at about 8:30 pm, as the sun was setting. Ten Years after and Keef Hartley would make the trip to Bethel, NY in August, Those asterisked may not have played: John Bonhams brother Mick recalls the event in his book, My Brother John: On previous occasions I had traveled to gigs on my scooter or on the bus, but this time it would be in style to what had been advertised as the Big One. a very heavy night at a party, recovered enough to realise " that today sunny June day. came thundering across the field. friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful by friends etc. A great looking setting for a festival Mike Read . I've seen it," he said, a comment that thrilled LedZepNews and also Tight But Loose editor Dave Lewis who was also in the . Strawbs. 7. 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