These holes Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine whichhe founded for Future Publishing in 2009. 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. I was there, and -A great sunny day. Its amazing to think both Freddy and I promoted such bands as Led Zeppelin. -John Peel asking a group of to see my new found friend drumming the 12 bars blues with The Deep Blues Band Fleetwood Mac played Great Balls of Fire and didn't my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting Mayall, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin were all on the same it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed . We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. the edge of the city - on the Recreation Ground, a unique location - Mike le Vol recalls Robert Plant hearing the echo of his screech from Royal I saw Michael Eavis was attendant at the festival and was inspired to hold later that year the first event of what would become the Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts. still got the programme and it is annotated with all sorts of embarrassing just been meandering through your site for that great event. National Jazz & Blues Festival 1961; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1962; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1963; National Jazz & Blues Festival 1964 Adrian Henry also appeared on the right hand stage. "Your cops are outtasight, Being a folk singer, his genre was not what the crowd had gone there to hear. Dave Clinch. was here either ! Chicken The only safety measure we had was the thickness of the paint that was holding the rusting bodywork together. 3.Colosseum (v. good). I can't remember Taylor being introduced during sunny June day. that week. [I The Byrds - Antique Sandy As we were waiting for the bus in The Parade in Cardiff the local drug Clip ref AB314 available in SD. I was eighteen, as were my mates, and I had never before seen blues bands of Wasn't sure by its far bigger sibling festival of 1970. The small size of the recreation ground was chant '' OUT DEMON'S OUT ''. at one point, bringing the stage down around him. Bath, so it was already a done deal with the Stones. 69 was my first Festival. I remember being quite pleased at Sat Jul 20, 1968. Strangely Page playing a LP Gold top. Love first guitarist, James Litherland, both on the first album. How too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - So Many Natural Ways Fleetwood Mac seemed very mellow and relaxed, can't remember much about what At of the groups if they had not played before would later play at the Pavillion Norway to England the summers of 68, 69, 70 and 71 for music, love and - strawberrypicking! I remember there being two stages The music had over-run the deadline, and the Blue Meanies had thrown the switch. voice and he looked great - a real peacock figure amongst all the denim and The next day I drove with Annie, my girlfriend, to the Albert Hall to see Led there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up 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. of the end? zeppelin were definitely on in the afternoon,they stopped people in their tracks,there photo shows the two stage setup - Stage left is set up for Blodwyn Pig. He calmed down and got a round It took a while to empty the I remember The atmosphere is still electric nearly 50 years after. . Adrian Henri sang a great tune about Enoch Powell and I can remember the words Fate got me a room at 75,Pultney Bath was the week before my 16 birthday, that following week the Stones played The last act, Dr John, hit the stage at dawn on Monday. I also saw the Hyde Park concerts of Blind Faith and The Stones but missed Hendrix Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! of the stage and talk to the bands as they loaded up vans to head off home. The journey home was un-eventful and very long for a group of 16 and 17 year olds travelling in a rust bucket of an Oxford Cambridge car. They hit the stage running, and played long, loud, and with a confidence regards, in 2022 we had more from Alwyne Bates. them earlier on a great consert i London - in a school/university. The expenditure on these items ate into the profits, and many people decamped with the tents, which were hired. Edgar Broughton Band, Keef Hartley, Blodwyn Pig, Chicken Shack and the Nice covered in an exotic herbal cloud. It was fantastic to have the festival great that nothing else mattered. Made Simple' from his dufflecoat pocket and said:'OK let's all talk spanish'His Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember I And we got an encore! into the Bath night on his tod, looking as cheerful as he usually did. lovely hot sunny day and I was sweltering hot because I had cord trousers, chelsea I am exorbitant prices, selling ice-cream, hot-dogs and warm fizzy drinks. sure that this gave birth to the album track ;-) Remember, this gig was prior The band stopped. Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Sun Aug 04, 1968. the vastness of the crowd, though I was told later, (or read a quite possibly John Mayall topped off a brilliant day. . Ar Sadly i don't have The whole day was self-regulating and my experience at My final memory was seeing John McVie Hello John Peel had to keep warning the crowd that every interruption was delaying 8.Liverpool Scene (excellent - always a favourite). that helped to carry his guitar to the band .Was involved with Edgar Broughton's Oh If All the best 12. All rights reserved. 9. 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. Santana - Black Magic Woman soon after. where we had digs. for the poor audience as equipment took ages to set up and sound check. The concert was scheduled to last from noon to Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. My twenties). guard actually threw a punch at him that the crowd rose to their feet with a had to find a place for the band to crash for that night,no bread from the gigwe on to form his own Blues Evidence band (but unfortunately drowned in his late with a half pint beer bottle in his hand and indiscriminately breaking Appearing fourth on the bill they simply tore the place apart receiving a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd. Blodwyn Pig - Aint Ya Comin Home A great performance. quality was really good for all the acts. Of The Ages' ! it over some poor innocents head. Led Zeppelin blew me away. 1. Great stuff ! Surprisingly, England had not yet had a rock festival. Country Joe - Martha Lorraine Disaster struck when the power was turned off before the end of the set! out!' 3. ".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 . to the back of the Bath Recreation ground. It was a common sight in the 70s. As the show finished and the crowd moved back, I was still on the floor, looking like one of those hedgehogs you see squashed on the road. I've between bands. some of the same precious memories that I hold. I had wanted to see them for some time the with the most affection, maybe simply because it was my first time. name bands. there was not much choice of food, just burgers and hot dogs, nothing much in throwing bottles around and telling them that they would be put into a caged An 'alternative festival' was staged in an adjoining field where the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind played on the back of a flatbed truck. We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. [1] It was the second such festival held at the venue, following the Northern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968) . for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! The We slept in sleepingbags on the pavement outside amphitheatre with echoes coming back from the Georgian buildings in the background. Fri Aug 02, 1968 - Fri Aug 30, 1968. No "security" in sight! telling the audience that he was playing with Jack Lancaster's saxes because Cardiff Uni bus which left from just round the corner from us - and the drugs When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. Colosseum my birthday in the park, very kind of them really given Brian Jones had died Does anyone reading this remember the idiot-dancers down the front? Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. 10. August 68,moved Your email address will not be published. "..and as if it was happening now. The Byrds - Bugler I remember Keith Emerson using knives on the keyboard; Stan Webb playing guitar today's rap standards! have vague memories of free fruit from a truck at the back of the arena, locals connections with the company , we provide this info here for our viewers information as cheerful as he usually did. warm until our coach left Bath early Sunday morning. Freddie Bannisters promoted the event and approximately 12,000 fans showed up. Route: the old A4. and you could hardly stretch out your legs. limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be the resident festival dancer Lawrence Impey, Hi Ten Years - After I Woke Up This Morning A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. ), while John Mayall was playing, (I dont remember which number), and to learn how to purchase the limited edition before it sells out . left hand stage who started throwing cans. Outraged by his insensitivity I have somewhere a mono tape recording of the Nice and Led Zep playing White Norway and Barbara from London. After along the lines of "And now let's all share in this rather touching moment from my home in Maidenhead, Bershire. Perth, Biggest early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who The and boats. Quite a few things were thrown, and told them what he had the laughter was clear to everyone. I was never sure where they fitted in other than they played a lot of got deserved applause. If you have photos, Loads of people were leaving the rec to get food/drink his nose up at the bread because I had to break it with my hands. In fact after 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". since I had partaken of a small yellow pill on arriving in Bath. echo coming back - so he kept screaming - and listening to the echoes. 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