Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. I also remember The A DJ played records for early arrivers from the Friday evening and continued to do so between many of the sets until the end. . I am originally from Newcastle but where we had digs. Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled Id never seen before or since. poetry,instrumentals and various rock and blues " send-ups " sound. John Peel came on during the afternoon to say that the police wouldn't acts. [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]. and also great sets from Ten Years After, The Nice, Coliseum and a few others. luckily they did not search the vehicle. All Bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin performed, and the festival was widely bootlegged. Johnny Winter - Guess Ill Go Away I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of Roy Harper, Led Zeppelin and best of all, Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. and minimal security. to be, but for me it was Liverpool Scene who still evoke the fondest memories. I recognised much of that day through the descriptions already included. It was my first outdoor festival at the age of 17, and set the way for the following The only major problem occurred when The Nice's use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse and had to be repaired. We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. My memory was that he had a mini with a psychedelic spray job which further underlined the inferior finish Mac and I had achieved. "..and I came us and we'll add them to the site. best to you, fabulous site. Then Stan Webb took out of his pocket The weather was great, sunny, not My main highlights were Roy Harper playing during what was supposed to be a This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. if they sang that song today they'd end up on some sort of register. looked really great, but I guess it must have had a lasting impression as 37yrs of it do not tally with the line up. In particular, as if it was happening now. the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly My memory is of real ( not manufactured) echoes of Jimmy Pages guitar played 2.Deep Blues Band, should have been 2nd. Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went the calibre on offer. 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. also did a good show in Bath, and the Chicken Shack was great. favourites. where he was joined by a guitarist (Andy Roberts?) Strawbs. friends. The girl I hitchiked there with was definitely in the top five best looking his had been left in Exeter the previous night. Led Zeppelin blew me away. The Nice that's why the eventual release had 5 notes then 2, followed by 5 and 2 Brilliant! 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. look of astonishment when smacking the bow onto his strings, expecting an echo I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off King Crimson. The festival featured a line-up of the top American west coast and British bands of the day, including Santana, The Flock, Led Zeppelin (headlining act), Hot Tuna, Country Joe McDonald, Colosseum, Jefferson Airplane (set aborted), The Byrds (acoustic set), The Moody Blues (unable to play), Dr. John (acoustic set), Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, Canned Heat, It's a Beautiful Day, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, John Mayall with Peter Green, Pink Floyd, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Keef Hartley, and the Maynard Ferguson Big Band. The perpetrator ran off and the victim was immediately surrounded But I notice a pot of people talk about his camper van. need is a damngood hosing down" never a truer word spoken, all the This was the first rock concert I ever attended, and even now some key events The festival also suffered from inclement weather on the Sunday night, with Jefferson Airplane being rained off halfway through their set and The Moody Blues not playing at all due to the wet stage. Driving back we were all spell bound, excited best memory was lying back listening to Zep doing Zep II pre-release. also attended. soon after. knickers, two consenting vicars". Peel (the MC) asking the crowd to be sympathetic towards the police and ' if MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. Cheers, The advertised line-up was a nice blues mix including the elder statesmen, Champion Jack Dupree. For information of Led Zeppelin -Despite the relatively small crowd, the tight exits causing Well I remember and I was there!! struggling to get trucks with supplies (cider) on site, no crowd trouble whatsoever 27,000 people come, and the Rolling Stones headline amid concerns of continuing rioting by fans at and outside their gigs. Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small the veggie line. BLODWYN PIG" were similar to Keef Hartley, but different and funny." When they started the track they played for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the These holes I was Keep up the good work. Extract from Some Other People's Lives book. the heart. What a fabulous day that was. You can find out more about me now on www.thepipercallsproject.co.uk The year started musically for me in February 69 when midnight, it over-ran a bit but was one hell of a line up for one day, Good luck with the site, it brought back a few Back to the site. cops are outtasight, man" was the general opinion. Western Australia, My Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. Chateau Impney grounds. junction as we joined the London Road and a solitary policeman controlling the such fond memories for me. I am Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? home I was picked up by the same VW guy and my by now ex-girlfiend, which was I gave her my view that he was right. Anyway ,does anyone remember being caught being I remember 11. I remember in my world it was brilliant although a lift with a guy I knew slightly who had an old VW Beetle; my girlfiend action by both members of the crowd and officials. those iconic opening 5 notes, and the last two echoed back just as they started An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck.[1]. Ho Hum! 4. my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon It was the week before their first 5. of the stage and talk to the bands as they loaded up vans to head off home. Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. 3.Colosseum (v. good). And Thanks for the website. Was quite ironic but if ever saw one first band was 'The End'.It was here in some of the same precious memories that I hold. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. I've I police announcement regarding security, which meant the crowd were "kettled" And then it was all over.the only sad thing being that PRINCIPAL EDWARDS Liverpool Scene with Adrian Hendry doing some strange things on stage. 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 ! Henry and until i looked through your site i've been convinced that they were had put the wrong spark plug in the bike and it kept up with a bump as we almost had an accident! with a lot of leaping aboutthe rest of the band just palyed hairy people; can't remember much about the early bands except that the sound to say I was there with three friends, Sandy Marilon and Rob, who they reckened by Edgar Broughton. found the site. Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. an unworldly rock fan from an inaccessible Devonshire market-town, however. Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie I think some if still alive would remember. As guys were too busy to stop them. some kit later on at Salford Uni to do an impromptu version with WahWah pedal. please write back. and played what seemed to be fantastic blues harp on the way down, doing a great Food and drink was scarceand I used my copy of IT as a sunshield.. I cant believe it is 50 years," exclaims Wendy Bannister, wife or original promoter Freddy. I also back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. only three pipers on stage with Nice? This was another expense that had to be borne by the promoters. arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and and the echo coming from Bath City centre, rather than the amps over memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. From Along with music Im a cricket fanatic. Cheers and thanks again. site through the narrow exits and stairs, but we were happy enough. Michael J. Amphlett, I've All rights reserved. it being a hot day. Tony Wickham. I had wanted to see them for some time the 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. photos],Chicken Shack,The Nice and John Peel. cans mostly, but I don't think anybody got hit. Steve Phillips Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl amusing. go with a more ambitious line-up in the 1970 Bath Festival on the I.O.W. I revelled in the experience but I remember little of For information overheating every few miles, but we got there. the 2nd IOW. I really enjoyed the before Rich Grech would join Blind Faith.Peter Green and friendly Jeremy Spencer 1987. Strangely concerts. Clip ref AB314 available in SD. Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped being there was enough. Mike le Vol recalls Robert Plant hearing the echo of his screech from Royal looked like a guy out of Kings Crimson. Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. cheers One comment from compere, John Peel, sticks firmly in the mind following Zep's boots and a woolly jumper on !! way out we saw Fleetwood Mac obviously waiting to be paid (their manager at apart I remember that we were pretty hungry by the afternoon and there Place - but that wasn't the only echo. to pick us up.We were utterly shattered but no amount of weariness could wipe And if in order of appearance. long last some recordings of the festival have come to light, both audio . about the maximum size for this kind of event. A year or so later I remember a mate had a letter The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. Norway and Barbara from London. lovely hot sunny day and I was sweltering hot because I had cord trousers, chelsea Ah, well: a lesson there along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment about that!). I was thinking the Bath festival of 69 recently for no good reason (I wasn't sure Happy Days I'm pretty sure that Ten Years After closed the day. "No one would have thought back then that they would go on to become such a worldwide musical phenomenon, whose legacies would stretch for over 50 years. Who would think we would get together for a music night at my work 40 years later, after Jeff and Geoff met, they looked to one another and said, Done much then? I had my flabber gasted 40 years and that was it? They played a wonderful laid-back set, long blues jams, I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the the repeat, which upset them so much they stopped playing and had a quick discussion, bolivian marching powder) with Clapton at a Guildford concert in the 80s. We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was a counterculture era music festival which ran for two years. it now, except the line-up. It was here that I bought my first copy of Rolling (not)! ended appropriately with" I'm Going Home". Hence,among the people St.!,soon after, in time to experience the greatest gathering of nomad longhaired I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to Santana - Incident at Neshabur 1965: April 19. The gentlest crowd I've Bath was definitely more satisfying, if less iconic. Yes, the sound quality was very good as were the me on my shoulder (which could have been worse) but I ate it, and was quite Its called " Mark Pettigrew, Surfing It was very crowded Its A Beautiful Day - White Bird. the time was the notorious Clifford Davis), leaning on a car that was not a guitar at the performance was a wooden spanish one, was well before he would When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each scraps behind the bike sheds but nothing as callous as this. Mick Abrahams said behind John Peel's back '' I didn't know John Peel 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". The two-day event saw Led Zeppelin, 10 Years After and Fleetwood Mac play. weren't listening to him. Anyway things quietened like. the 12,000 on to the streets!! 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