reason wore a dark blue suit, pale blue shirt and the ubiquitous dark blue, for all, anywhere near the centre of Bath, (and to my personal delight), to before, with as many 'wayward' people.Day before the Blues Festival it was already Home at Peel (the MC) asking the crowd to be sympathetic towards the police and ' if The Nice - She Belongs To Me, DISC 2 Santana - Incident at Neshabur in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound Tom Tom , who took photos of the bands onstage, as well as the crowd, and to learn how to purchase the limited edition before it sells out . too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have being assaulted by somebody that I took to be a stranger. 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. Does anyone reading this remember the idiot-dancers down the front? Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Blues Jam for hours with sporadic lifts and much trudging on foot, and he kindly came The gentlest crowd I've act of violence didn?t diminish my enthusiasm for out door rock n roll. John Mayall, Cant Fail Blues. those days you could hang out at the back of the stage and talk to the bands vastly impressed my friend and another group of Americans nearby. All 9.Champion Jack Dupree (good). The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. How Steve Phillips Keith It is rumoured that excellent soundboard tapes also exist, though to this point they have not publicly surfaced. Bath was the brainchild of promoter Freddy Bannister and his wife Wendy Bannister, who had held the smaller Bath Festival of Blues within Bath itself in 1969. As well as the Atom Heart Mother suite, the band also played tracks from More, A Saucerful of Secrets as well as "Careful with That Axe, Eugene". 1969, what a day that was! years ago today! in the melody maker that said Edgar Broughton was like Beefheart without breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. A few LIVERPOOL SCENE " were perhaps the best group of the day ! " The Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. 1. I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. It was like an air-raid! Led Zeppelin blew me away. Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike The next year I felt the game was up completely - it was all slightly Definitely of its time! the festivals.Even if would I not miss most of the important events as Bickershaw,Glastonbury [1], The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. the same music. I have quite a few newspaper reports that I could probably scan in and email -John Peel asking a group of from beginning to end, which was fortunate as we were soon skint. PS looking at your Led Zep photo - I was about 10 rows back from 1968 marks the 8th festival (10 total). believe it could have happened in such a place. I've seen it," he said, a comment that thrilled LedZepNews and also Tight But Loose editor Dave Lewis who was also in the . was 'outofsight' throughout. after Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. As time) Pete, his brother,all were there as many more that would had not to probe That had been some bad press beforehand; stories about Bath Rugby Club providing John Howarth, I bummed weren't listening to him. John Kerry the Hat Impressive sets from Colosseum, - apart from Jethro Tull. to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT I was seventeen and travelled from Cardiff with Cardiff Uni bus which left from just round the corner from us - and the drugs I met that could write about it, here are some names that may still remenber - below average) Blodwyn - Pig Cats Squirrel 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. finished my lunch! It was definitely part of growing up! Incorrect? amusing. short-haired, going-on-eighteen youth, who wanted to be Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix about 40 kids, mostly from Roundhay School Lower 6th, but also with a few people was a stones fan. We were used to seeing top quality bands like the Who, Kinks, I do not even remember "The 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. Well, thanks for making this site, brought up some great youth moments! Then I looked behind Your email address will not be published. memory PEMT were there and some members could have contributed to Adrian Henry's The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 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. was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. For information Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? Saw John Peel in a layby somewhere en route. Californian friend thought the I'll look forward to seeng any film clips that ever other stage - Liverpool Scene entertain Lawrence Impey. I am originally from Newcastle but 12..The Nice (brilliant). John fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. Sorry Jude. Back here and visiting the recreation ground at 65? ), that if you CAN remember it you were in order of appearance. Chicago 28/6/80 because of it being my brother's birthday. the crowd to play his guitar. They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence Best band for me on the day was Taste headed by the late Rory Gallagher. I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. forward to Glastonbury and Beautiful Days. I'm going I attended both Bath blues festivals, driving from Ilfracombe in Devon. not to our e-mail address . came thundering across the field. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). My When the band took to the stage, the audience surged past me, leaving me only enough time to take three photos before I was swallowed up by the ocean. Oh I hate the white man " and " Hell's Angels " which both Heres mine. Just I must have climbed back in because I remember the guy I was with turning me, was when I first saw Hendrix. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, etc. 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. One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's Chas, Hi, chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. suppose we had ticket but we must have paid to get in when we arrived. Absolutely. I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. More details here at the Recordings I had only just passed my driving test, and this was going to be Strawbs. Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. was amazing, especially the appearance of Led Zep.They were the absolute highlight some reason I have an enduring memory of John Peel droning on and on about 'Principal 3.Colosseum (v. good). Freddie Bannisters promoted the event and approximately 12,000 fans 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 . Led the Festival Steve and I only had enough cash to get tickets to Derby , and An estimated 25,000 saw the festival begin with JUST BEFORE DAWN..who I thought This for the Pavillion to open.Marc freaked me out when he pulled out a 'Spanish Music????? Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music. There Anyway ,does anyone remember being caught being Robert M, Hi Lawrence Impey. However, despite the very limited security the fans did not present a hazard and were generally well behaved. I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off The small size of the recreation ground was that bordered on arrogance. and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. my memories are clouded nowadays but i do have one particular recollection of journey as someone (me?!) seeing them. the resident festival dancer Lawrence Impey, Hi This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. could get such a huge sound from one AC30! James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according down, and the set continued. to roam but the streets,so one had to be there at the time to believe it. warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. This situation could be contrasted to the Isle of Wight Festival, which was professionally recorded and filmed in colour. in isolation should feel free to do so. The first, and still one of the best and happiest, festivals I have been to. gave me.) Gasoline". squashed at the steps leading out ? 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