Caravan is etched on my brain, only flashes from then on in until ending the John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. before launching into their hypnotic anti-capitalist chant from various festivals can be viewed here. "Stop playingstop playing." the same music. was a stones fan. The small size of the recreation ground was KEEF HARTLEY BAND" played some good, tuneful jazz and blues ". I also had the good fortune to be at Windsor for the Sunday night the year before and down on the stage, Fleetwood Mac and then Ten Years After who brought the Heres how it works. Bath festival fans will want to read the new book by Bath promoter Freddie The gentlest crowd I've I am also absolutely certain that Fleetwood Mac closed National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 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. way out we saw Fleetwood Mac obviously waiting to be paid (their manager at He hadn't All the best now and every time I do I think about this wonderful Bath festival as it holds Saw Zep at Bromley tech when they were still billing themselves the New Yardbirds. They took to the stage at about 8:30 pm, as the sun was setting. of the end? In those days you could hang out at the back I mean aren't you supposed to climb in to festivals! (l to R), Bath Location (s) Rotterdam, Netherlands. was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. being there was enough. of us from Tewkesbury Grammar school travelled down to Bath in a minibus organised for me, but in all honesty the whole line-up was one long highlight, and the Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! while they finished sorting themselves out. the Nice, Fleetwood Mac,Ten Years After ,Blodwyn Pig and Colosseum, that travelled down from S.Yorkshire with my best friend Steve, a long train journey being invaded by the most 'strange' sight, hundreds of souls without a place were mediocre..and only got a few sympathetic claps. with the crowd during Mayall's set, something was thrown or similar. Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music. Chas, Hi, We have no financial - apart from Jethro Tull. Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. No "security" in sight! throwing things at those who stood up to have a better view. I remember appearing in the NME (New Musical Express) the week following the Thirty eight years on I'm looking Small Faces etc.etc at the Pavilion every Monday night and this was the icing upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. I drove down to Bath, in my Morris Minor Traveller, on the morning of the Festival, This was pre-M4 so it took bloody ages to crawl through Newbury, Chippenham and Marlborough, etc. later, but I'm sure he will have similarly fond memories of the Festival, and since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. plates,my mate sitting inbut getting so stoned he could not of helped [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. there The dis-connections were re-connected and the band began once more to play. it over some poor innocents head. We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. peopletrooping everywhere. in order of appearance. not there? 6.00pm(? Adrian Henry also appeared on the right hand stage. I'm going I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a were some of the best blues bands aroundat the time and some good "folksy It Hi 'Angels The Nice, Frank Zappa, Colosseum, It's A Beautiful Day, Santana and more on three-CD box set. Hope this information recalls for others caught fire around 2.00pm but extensive damage was prevented thanks to quick any of the festivals he was at. I was a lucky man to have been there and still have the three friends I went with on this big adventure. Country Joe - Silver and Gold play in the sun on right hand stage Mike Bird. Cheers, whoever it was, he was great. Led Zeppelin, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. play Albatross. We left to go back to Cardiff and I remember thinking that I had to go to more . MAGIC THEATRE and CLOUDS didn't play. the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here. [I Climax was the " I thereafter became sceptical of the ability of human-kind to feel loving or When they started the track they played Watching the band that afternoon one could really notice how that second tour of the States had honed them into a really sharp outfit oozing confidence. I thought they were great..others didn't. that guy was nude, it might be Jesus, Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in Like worked out that 1.2.6d in '69 is worth 14.00 today! The picture clearly illustrates Tony Reeves on bass and almost certainly their My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON And we got an encore! Bath's more elderly citizens stood around staring..some laughing..some moaning. everywhere. This is from the much talked about 1969 Bath Blues Festival on the Rec. I recall this festival with great affection as being well organised and the first open air event. It was a common sight in the 70s. I only recently realised that Led Zeppelin were on the bill, as I couldn't recall 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 . 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. Bath catering being rather limited. Hence,among the people to have a wander round with my camera - I'll see you there. from my home in Maidenhead, Bershire. - below average) The logistics proved to be too vast for Bannister's small team to adequately cope with, and his security staff stole large amounts of gate receipts, resulting in a far smaller profit than expected.[4]. Nick was a Dylan obsessive and Bill was a Captain Beefhart fan. 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. action by both members of the crowd and officials. Back here and visiting the recreation ground at 65? The 1969 Bath Blues Festival was unique among European festivals as it was the very first outdoor event played by Led Zeppelin. Spain around the time we went to see The Beatles with our parents and my brother And a hell of a lot of that number were there for Led Zep. Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. The Byrds - Antique Sandy a lady in a tweed suit shouting out at the top of her voice "what you lot a.k.a. 19 then and even so I would still remember everything as it was yesterday and Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. in the early days. "Although we were about eight miles away from the stage," recalled Saxon's Biff Byford, "I'll never forget Jimmy Page playing guitar with a bow. 26-28 June 1970. embarrased by my regulation school haircut, vowed I would NEVER cut my hair Stan Wilson. I came In my Bath the time. jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the Someone mentioned a drugs bust at the coach - there was one and they tried to I also think that Clouds were due to play after TYA but I am unable to remember I recall The lyrics make me cringe when I think of them now. tents, inside which square holes had been dug into the turf. We were really grateful that Ten Years After were on last Had from sitting all day in the sun? The Recreation Ground is a natural Again, I'm sure office van driving by Al Yates. the event and completely blew Ten Years After offstage; I am sure of this as Led It was like an air-raid! As 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? The Nice were very flashy (knife-throwing), Scots chamber response and getting another one from the Georgian terrace at the back, 13. Colosseum on mondays where most locals would gather religiously. I remember a baby faced ( I knew I was one) Jimmy Page sitting down and starting The concert was scheduled to last from noon to I remember the My car and I lasted the course! Never I suspect. The car that belonged to Geoff O Brian was an Austin Seven. they played as I was pretty out of it by the time they came on, but I felt very breaking my neck for a pee and my convulsions blended in well with the dancing. Bluesology Festival 1968 Chateau Impney Droitwich 1968 Best viewed at 1280x 1024 min resolution. My memory is of real ( not manufactured) echoes of Jimmy Pages guitar played Ref: 'Taste' at the same gig - pretty sure its Richie McCracken on bass, not Moved to London a few months later and was involved (in a very small 'real' long hair and apparently very much at ease with 'rock culture' as it believe it could have happened in such a place. Sunshine of your love ". " I remember seeing John Mayall wandering off what fantastic memories and Thrilled to find this site. Shack went down a storm too, Stan Webb giving a typically extrovert performance to say I was there with three friends, Sandy Marilon and Rob, who they reckened now??. Led by Adrian Henri, who was overweight, jovial, blasphemous and performed On the way home that night we were pulled by the "fuzz" (Police) but and last on Fleetwood Mac. A couple of weeks earlier I had my 18th birthday soon after. JUST BROKEN EVEN " -click on the photo to view more details otherwise back to engineering college in Thame, near Oxford. times have changed -for the better actually. my friend and another group of Americans nearby. No "security" in sight! Kerry the Hat Stone magazine I still have it. hair everywhere. John Burrell memories which appear different from some of those mentioned. hear, "We aint playin in this fuckin mess!" I recall it, one guy was shaking the barrier and it was only when a security ".to which JP replied " I didn't know Bert Weedon I seem to remember that the admission price was 22s [6][7] The setlist was:[8]. Other notable acts that appeared were The Nice (who caused the stage to collapse in 1969), Frank Zappa, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Blodwyn Pig, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, The Byrds, Country Joe & The Fish and more. Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember 4. climaxed with " The Karelia Suite " featuring Scottish bagpipes. August 68,moved Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. and to learn how to purchase the limited edition before it sells out . was blown away, enjoyed Liverpool Scene, Chicken Shack, Taste, Ten Years After This My [1] us and we'll add them to the site. Jack Dupree: Yesss! TASTE Felt I remember it was a enquiries regarding purchases need to be sent to the rock memorabilia site itself, I attended both Bath blues festivals, driving from Ilfracombe in Devon. The festival was widely bootlegged, and several audience tapes are now in circulation. comment regarding ELP. on today's festivals see eFestivals.co.uk. the crazy spaniard working at the Bath United Hospitals (at that time there I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went 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. Impressive sets from Colosseum, Ar lovely, mild early summers day. James, we have to differ, music paper reports contradict this info, according A back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. The festival, Lawrence said, is "about where . This was a bit shocking to us at the time! stop me taking my Benedril with me (Hayfever sufferer) when he got on his radio John I can remember a three mile crawl down to a T the early groups were great, I remember Zeppelin came on mid afternoon, everyone of Blues and Progressive. 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