Save my name, e-mail and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Promoters Freddy and Wendy Bannister tell the tale. But all the bands just mixed in together, playing darts, and we had a bar going as well. extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined for much
The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce. Following a smaller edition on June 28, 1969 within the city of Bath, U.K., featuring Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin, among others, the organizers held the second one at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on June 27-29, 1970, where Pink Floyd, Santana, and others appeared, along with the returning Led Zeppelin.
Lovely stories of how she was from Bath and her first job was with DC Thompson in Scotland and how she loved writing. early: I remember looking around at
They had four brawny bagpipers, just for the Bath show, and when they came on and started marching around, the stage started collapsing! The historical walks that Kirsten Bowes used to run. bits of film of Zep from the 1969 festival give us more hope that audio I well remember a performance of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast in the Bath Pavilion in June 1972. BA1 1UA. A very hot evening (late 1980’s), Mozart wind quartet in the Assembly Rooms. And then they promptly took over our security in front of the stage and started beating people up. No photos for this show yet. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event.
Stimmhorn. was The phenomenon of the outdoor rock festival continued to grow but the Bannisters, disillusioned by their experiences in 1970, only put on one more, low-key oneday event in Lincoln, in 1971, before temporarily retiring from promotion. There was no guarantee anyone would turn up at all. They all had to pay.
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Tour: An amazing event. Here’s the poster for the band’s December 16, 1968 performance: The box set can include a T-shirt featuring the poster design for the 1970 Bath Festival: This photograph, taken by Barry Plummer of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival in 1970, is included: A reproduction poster for the 1970 festival is one option for the set: This T-shirt featuring the poster for the 1969 festival is available: This photograph of Jimmy Page performing at the 1970 Bath Festival is included: The fiftieth anniversary box set can be purchased from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £119.95.
A new box set has been released by Rock Music Memorabilia to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Bath Festivals, a series of festivals in the UK run by music promoter Freddy Bannister.
to use these rare photos of the band at Bath, Led Zeppelin were one of Led Zeppelin and 50 years later Robert Plant I just had it in a satchel.
Or you can take the money and go.” So they took it and went. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, Led Zeppelin onstage at the Bath Festival, 1969, (Image credit: Michael Putland / Getty Images).
Receive news and offers from our other brands? Recreation Ground . I am sure that this gave birth to the album Zep tracks we will review them here. Flyer After a two and a half year layoff, 2018 prompted me to update as we had a number of new images coming in one after another from Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. We’ve loved reading your responses, step back in time below. 17 June 1967. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event. Stimmhorn at The Bath Festival It was a magic evening which increased my growing passion for the music of Schubert.
- and listening to the echoes. It was such a relaxed time, I’d ride over somebody’s legs and they’d apologise to me! The band were a late addition to the event, replacing Jeff Beck. That dance and The Roman Rendezvous were great times in Bath. A flamboyant, About The town was also taken by surprise. Almost exactly twenty years later – in June 1992, Lady Walton was present for a performance of the same work in Birmingham by the CBSO and she kindly signed my score as well. Bath Big We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. Seeing Led Zeppelin at the festival in 1969 with my husband to be. 1969 Bath blues festival, setlists, reviews. The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce.
. ", I hitch hiked over to Bath from Frome. I wouldn’t have dreamt to take them on. The dressing rooms and loos were all in place, so it worked out really well. By Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store! [{"parent":{"title":"Get on the list! They knocked down the gates just like that and walked in. What an utter treat, blew me away when I was least expecting it.
of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water.....she gave me....) Remember her telling us that the scene in Noughts and Crosses when Callum gets challenged on the train for not having the right ticket was a real life experience of her own as a teenager… that has stayed with me.
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Led Zeppelin made their first UK festival appearance in 1969 at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1969. An amazing event. I actually had a chat with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant backstage.
UK Summer 1969 The venue was great and the staff were super friendly and I really appreciated how hard they worked to keep everyone safe and hydrated as it was a very hot day.
You can buy the second box set from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £54.95.
The bill had expanded from a primarily British affair to a fully fledged transatlantic line-up. The first box set has been produced in a set of 250 and covers the Bath Festivals of 1969 and 1970, which both featured performances by Led Zeppelin, as well as later Knebworth festivals. Felt so privileged to have seen her. I still have the programme as well as the first poster illustrated on this page ! I saw them again at the 1970 Shepton Mallet Bath Blues Festival, I recorded them, but sadly the tape ended up knackered, the quality was bad and the cross wind made the sound fluctuate. Your email address will not be published. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? The Recreation Ground and Pavilion was in a lovely setting in the centre of Bath and on a warm summer's afternoon I couldn't think of anywhere I would rather be, along with 12,000 other people. And we had it all booked in a day. I attended the fabulous music festival finale weekend with my daughters and had such a brilliant time. The most extraordinarily different music it was ever my privilege to witness at The Bath Festival. WB: All the bands’ fees were much higher for the second festival because we were now competing with the Isle of Wight and we wanted the biggest names. Now everyone's desperate to see them play again, but 40 years ago it was just a decent gig with a good band at a sensible price, and it didn't matter if you only caught half the set.
Watch Def Leppard play 3 gigs on 3 continents in 24 hours to set a world record, AC/DC share teaser video for new single Shot In The Dark, Ritchie Blackmore brings Christmas cheer with festive new EP, This beautiful new Queen photo book is a glorious reminder of rock at its most majestic, Songhoy Blues deliver 2020's most joyous album with the essential Optimisme. And there were all these ‘revolutionary’ hippies from France there stirring things up.
Meeting Sir William and Lady Walton (l to R), Bath “Otherwise,” I said, “I’ve got two or three hundred stewards here,” there were like 40 or 50 Hell’s Angels there, “and I’ve got a team together and we’ll come and sort you out and we’ll sort your bikes out as well, and there’s going to be war here. us and we'll add them to the site. ","field_newsletter_id":"9697319","field_label_list_id":"5720","field_display_rates":"0","field_preview_mode":"false","field_lbox_height":"","field_lbox_width":"","field_toaster_timeout":"60000","field_toaster_position":"From Top","field_turnkey_height":"1000","field_mailing_list_params_toast":"&autoreply=no","field_mailing_list_params_se":"&autoreply=no"}}]. A late evening performance of Handel opera a few years ago, complete with model ships fighting a sea battle in the Great Bath of the Roman Baths, all lit by torchlight. I’ll give you money.”. Mozart at the Assembly Rooms The audience listened politely and it was fun. early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who came on ridiculously Terry Pratchet, Cornelia Funke and Emma Kirkby So many happy memories of different aspects of the festivals.
I asked for autographs, Jimmy asked a girl who they had just signed for to borrow her pen, she refused which prompted a reply of "bitch" from them both, they told me when I found a pen to go into the 'Pavillion' where the bands were getting hospitality , I said there was no way that I would be let in, so I never did get their autographs , but I did get a memory of meeting and a quick chat.
I used a borrowed bicycle to go around to the various gates and collect the cash, then take it back to the Pavilion to count it.
Sir William Walton himself was present and graciously signed my score. The chamber of commerce thought it was great for Bath because it brought in all this money, but they were worried about that many people descending on the centre – and they were probably right. The band performed again at the Bath Festival the following year, again on June 28. But check back soon! Of course, at the centre of all of these festivals have been audiences.
the gaping jaws and popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow A war time reader read the news. Yehudi Menuhin was Artistic Director and he and some of his family and friends held a Schubertiad, a reenactment of an evening Schubert would have enjoyed with his friends paying his music.
The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce. Following a smaller edition on June 28, 1969 within the city of Bath, U.K., featuring Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin, among others, the organizers held the second one at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on June 27-29, 1970, where Pink Floyd, Santana, and others appeared, along with the returning Led Zeppelin.
Lovely stories of how she was from Bath and her first job was with DC Thompson in Scotland and how she loved writing. early: I remember looking around at
They had four brawny bagpipers, just for the Bath show, and when they came on and started marching around, the stage started collapsing! The historical walks that Kirsten Bowes used to run. bits of film of Zep from the 1969 festival give us more hope that audio I well remember a performance of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast in the Bath Pavilion in June 1972. BA1 1UA. A very hot evening (late 1980’s), Mozart wind quartet in the Assembly Rooms. And then they promptly took over our security in front of the stage and started beating people up. No photos for this show yet. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event.
Stimmhorn. was The phenomenon of the outdoor rock festival continued to grow but the Bannisters, disillusioned by their experiences in 1970, only put on one more, low-key oneday event in Lincoln, in 1971, before temporarily retiring from promotion. There was no guarantee anyone would turn up at all. They all had to pay.
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Tour: An amazing event. Here’s the poster for the band’s December 16, 1968 performance: The box set can include a T-shirt featuring the poster design for the 1970 Bath Festival: This photograph, taken by Barry Plummer of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival in 1970, is included: A reproduction poster for the 1970 festival is one option for the set: This T-shirt featuring the poster for the 1969 festival is available: This photograph of Jimmy Page performing at the 1970 Bath Festival is included: The fiftieth anniversary box set can be purchased from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £119.95.
A new box set has been released by Rock Music Memorabilia to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Bath Festivals, a series of festivals in the UK run by music promoter Freddy Bannister.
to use these rare photos of the band at Bath, Led Zeppelin were one of Led Zeppelin and 50 years later Robert Plant I just had it in a satchel.
Or you can take the money and go.” So they took it and went. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, Led Zeppelin onstage at the Bath Festival, 1969, (Image credit: Michael Putland / Getty Images).
Receive news and offers from our other brands? Recreation Ground . I am sure that this gave birth to the album Zep tracks we will review them here. Flyer After a two and a half year layoff, 2018 prompted me to update as we had a number of new images coming in one after another from Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. We’ve loved reading your responses, step back in time below. 17 June 1967. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event. Stimmhorn at The Bath Festival It was a magic evening which increased my growing passion for the music of Schubert.
- and listening to the echoes. It was such a relaxed time, I’d ride over somebody’s legs and they’d apologise to me! The band were a late addition to the event, replacing Jeff Beck. That dance and The Roman Rendezvous were great times in Bath. A flamboyant, About The town was also taken by surprise. Almost exactly twenty years later – in June 1992, Lady Walton was present for a performance of the same work in Birmingham by the CBSO and she kindly signed my score as well. Bath Big We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. Seeing Led Zeppelin at the festival in 1969 with my husband to be. 1969 Bath blues festival, setlists, reviews. The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce.
. ", I hitch hiked over to Bath from Frome. I wouldn’t have dreamt to take them on. The dressing rooms and loos were all in place, so it worked out really well. By Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store! [{"parent":{"title":"Get on the list! They knocked down the gates just like that and walked in. What an utter treat, blew me away when I was least expecting it.
of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water.....she gave me....) Remember her telling us that the scene in Noughts and Crosses when Callum gets challenged on the train for not having the right ticket was a real life experience of her own as a teenager… that has stayed with me.
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Led Zeppelin made their first UK festival appearance in 1969 at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1969. An amazing event. I actually had a chat with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant backstage.
UK Summer 1969 The venue was great and the staff were super friendly and I really appreciated how hard they worked to keep everyone safe and hydrated as it was a very hot day.
You can buy the second box set from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £54.95.
The bill had expanded from a primarily British affair to a fully fledged transatlantic line-up. The first box set has been produced in a set of 250 and covers the Bath Festivals of 1969 and 1970, which both featured performances by Led Zeppelin, as well as later Knebworth festivals. Felt so privileged to have seen her. I still have the programme as well as the first poster illustrated on this page ! I saw them again at the 1970 Shepton Mallet Bath Blues Festival, I recorded them, but sadly the tape ended up knackered, the quality was bad and the cross wind made the sound fluctuate. Your email address will not be published. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? The Recreation Ground and Pavilion was in a lovely setting in the centre of Bath and on a warm summer's afternoon I couldn't think of anywhere I would rather be, along with 12,000 other people. And we had it all booked in a day. I attended the fabulous music festival finale weekend with my daughters and had such a brilliant time. The most extraordinarily different music it was ever my privilege to witness at The Bath Festival. WB: All the bands’ fees were much higher for the second festival because we were now competing with the Isle of Wight and we wanted the biggest names. Now everyone's desperate to see them play again, but 40 years ago it was just a decent gig with a good band at a sensible price, and it didn't matter if you only caught half the set.
Watch Def Leppard play 3 gigs on 3 continents in 24 hours to set a world record, AC/DC share teaser video for new single Shot In The Dark, Ritchie Blackmore brings Christmas cheer with festive new EP, This beautiful new Queen photo book is a glorious reminder of rock at its most majestic, Songhoy Blues deliver 2020's most joyous album with the essential Optimisme. And there were all these ‘revolutionary’ hippies from France there stirring things up.
Meeting Sir William and Lady Walton (l to R), Bath “Otherwise,” I said, “I’ve got two or three hundred stewards here,” there were like 40 or 50 Hell’s Angels there, “and I’ve got a team together and we’ll come and sort you out and we’ll sort your bikes out as well, and there’s going to be war here. us and we'll add them to the site. ","field_newsletter_id":"9697319","field_label_list_id":"5720","field_display_rates":"0","field_preview_mode":"false","field_lbox_height":"","field_lbox_width":"","field_toaster_timeout":"60000","field_toaster_position":"From Top","field_turnkey_height":"1000","field_mailing_list_params_toast":"&autoreply=no","field_mailing_list_params_se":"&autoreply=no"}}]. A late evening performance of Handel opera a few years ago, complete with model ships fighting a sea battle in the Great Bath of the Roman Baths, all lit by torchlight. I’ll give you money.”. Mozart at the Assembly Rooms The audience listened politely and it was fun. early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who came on ridiculously Terry Pratchet, Cornelia Funke and Emma Kirkby So many happy memories of different aspects of the festivals.
I asked for autographs, Jimmy asked a girl who they had just signed for to borrow her pen, she refused which prompted a reply of "bitch" from them both, they told me when I found a pen to go into the 'Pavillion' where the bands were getting hospitality , I said there was no way that I would be let in, so I never did get their autographs , but I did get a memory of meeting and a quick chat.
I used a borrowed bicycle to go around to the various gates and collect the cash, then take it back to the Pavilion to count it.
Sir William Walton himself was present and graciously signed my score. The chamber of commerce thought it was great for Bath because it brought in all this money, but they were worried about that many people descending on the centre – and they were probably right. The band performed again at the Bath Festival the following year, again on June 28. But check back soon! Of course, at the centre of all of these festivals have been audiences.
the gaping jaws and popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow A war time reader read the news. Yehudi Menuhin was Artistic Director and he and some of his family and friends held a Schubertiad, a reenactment of an evening Schubert would have enjoyed with his friends paying his music.
The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce. Following a smaller edition on June 28, 1969 within the city of Bath, U.K., featuring Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin, among others, the organizers held the second one at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on June 27-29, 1970, where Pink Floyd, Santana, and others appeared, along with the returning Led Zeppelin.
Lovely stories of how she was from Bath and her first job was with DC Thompson in Scotland and how she loved writing. early: I remember looking around at
They had four brawny bagpipers, just for the Bath show, and when they came on and started marching around, the stage started collapsing! The historical walks that Kirsten Bowes used to run. bits of film of Zep from the 1969 festival give us more hope that audio I well remember a performance of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast in the Bath Pavilion in June 1972. BA1 1UA. A very hot evening (late 1980’s), Mozart wind quartet in the Assembly Rooms. And then they promptly took over our security in front of the stage and started beating people up. No photos for this show yet. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event.
Stimmhorn. was The phenomenon of the outdoor rock festival continued to grow but the Bannisters, disillusioned by their experiences in 1970, only put on one more, low-key oneday event in Lincoln, in 1971, before temporarily retiring from promotion. There was no guarantee anyone would turn up at all. They all had to pay.
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Tour: An amazing event. Here’s the poster for the band’s December 16, 1968 performance: The box set can include a T-shirt featuring the poster design for the 1970 Bath Festival: This photograph, taken by Barry Plummer of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival in 1970, is included: A reproduction poster for the 1970 festival is one option for the set: This T-shirt featuring the poster for the 1969 festival is available: This photograph of Jimmy Page performing at the 1970 Bath Festival is included: The fiftieth anniversary box set can be purchased from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £119.95.
A new box set has been released by Rock Music Memorabilia to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Bath Festivals, a series of festivals in the UK run by music promoter Freddy Bannister.
to use these rare photos of the band at Bath, Led Zeppelin were one of Led Zeppelin and 50 years later Robert Plant I just had it in a satchel.
Or you can take the money and go.” So they took it and went. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, Led Zeppelin onstage at the Bath Festival, 1969, (Image credit: Michael Putland / Getty Images).
Receive news and offers from our other brands? Recreation Ground . I am sure that this gave birth to the album Zep tracks we will review them here. Flyer After a two and a half year layoff, 2018 prompted me to update as we had a number of new images coming in one after another from Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. We’ve loved reading your responses, step back in time below. 17 June 1967. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event. Stimmhorn at The Bath Festival It was a magic evening which increased my growing passion for the music of Schubert.
- and listening to the echoes. It was such a relaxed time, I’d ride over somebody’s legs and they’d apologise to me! The band were a late addition to the event, replacing Jeff Beck. That dance and The Roman Rendezvous were great times in Bath. A flamboyant, About The town was also taken by surprise. Almost exactly twenty years later – in June 1992, Lady Walton was present for a performance of the same work in Birmingham by the CBSO and she kindly signed my score as well. Bath Big We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. Seeing Led Zeppelin at the festival in 1969 with my husband to be. 1969 Bath blues festival, setlists, reviews. The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce.
. ", I hitch hiked over to Bath from Frome. I wouldn’t have dreamt to take them on. The dressing rooms and loos were all in place, so it worked out really well. By Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store! [{"parent":{"title":"Get on the list! They knocked down the gates just like that and walked in. What an utter treat, blew me away when I was least expecting it.
of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water.....she gave me....) Remember her telling us that the scene in Noughts and Crosses when Callum gets challenged on the train for not having the right ticket was a real life experience of her own as a teenager… that has stayed with me.
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Led Zeppelin made their first UK festival appearance in 1969 at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1969. An amazing event. I actually had a chat with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant backstage.
UK Summer 1969 The venue was great and the staff were super friendly and I really appreciated how hard they worked to keep everyone safe and hydrated as it was a very hot day.
You can buy the second box set from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £54.95.
The bill had expanded from a primarily British affair to a fully fledged transatlantic line-up. The first box set has been produced in a set of 250 and covers the Bath Festivals of 1969 and 1970, which both featured performances by Led Zeppelin, as well as later Knebworth festivals. Felt so privileged to have seen her. I still have the programme as well as the first poster illustrated on this page ! I saw them again at the 1970 Shepton Mallet Bath Blues Festival, I recorded them, but sadly the tape ended up knackered, the quality was bad and the cross wind made the sound fluctuate. Your email address will not be published. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? The Recreation Ground and Pavilion was in a lovely setting in the centre of Bath and on a warm summer's afternoon I couldn't think of anywhere I would rather be, along with 12,000 other people. And we had it all booked in a day. I attended the fabulous music festival finale weekend with my daughters and had such a brilliant time. The most extraordinarily different music it was ever my privilege to witness at The Bath Festival. WB: All the bands’ fees were much higher for the second festival because we were now competing with the Isle of Wight and we wanted the biggest names. Now everyone's desperate to see them play again, but 40 years ago it was just a decent gig with a good band at a sensible price, and it didn't matter if you only caught half the set.
Watch Def Leppard play 3 gigs on 3 continents in 24 hours to set a world record, AC/DC share teaser video for new single Shot In The Dark, Ritchie Blackmore brings Christmas cheer with festive new EP, This beautiful new Queen photo book is a glorious reminder of rock at its most majestic, Songhoy Blues deliver 2020's most joyous album with the essential Optimisme. And there were all these ‘revolutionary’ hippies from France there stirring things up.
Meeting Sir William and Lady Walton (l to R), Bath “Otherwise,” I said, “I’ve got two or three hundred stewards here,” there were like 40 or 50 Hell’s Angels there, “and I’ve got a team together and we’ll come and sort you out and we’ll sort your bikes out as well, and there’s going to be war here. us and we'll add them to the site. ","field_newsletter_id":"9697319","field_label_list_id":"5720","field_display_rates":"0","field_preview_mode":"false","field_lbox_height":"","field_lbox_width":"","field_toaster_timeout":"60000","field_toaster_position":"From Top","field_turnkey_height":"1000","field_mailing_list_params_toast":"&autoreply=no","field_mailing_list_params_se":"&autoreply=no"}}]. A late evening performance of Handel opera a few years ago, complete with model ships fighting a sea battle in the Great Bath of the Roman Baths, all lit by torchlight. I’ll give you money.”. Mozart at the Assembly Rooms The audience listened politely and it was fun. early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who came on ridiculously Terry Pratchet, Cornelia Funke and Emma Kirkby So many happy memories of different aspects of the festivals.
I asked for autographs, Jimmy asked a girl who they had just signed for to borrow her pen, she refused which prompted a reply of "bitch" from them both, they told me when I found a pen to go into the 'Pavillion' where the bands were getting hospitality , I said there was no way that I would be let in, so I never did get their autographs , but I did get a memory of meeting and a quick chat.
I used a borrowed bicycle to go around to the various gates and collect the cash, then take it back to the Pavilion to count it.
Sir William Walton himself was present and graciously signed my score. The chamber of commerce thought it was great for Bath because it brought in all this money, but they were worried about that many people descending on the centre – and they were probably right. The band performed again at the Bath Festival the following year, again on June 28. But check back soon! Of course, at the centre of all of these festivals have been audiences.
the gaping jaws and popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow A war time reader read the news. Yehudi Menuhin was Artistic Director and he and some of his family and friends held a Schubertiad, a reenactment of an evening Schubert would have enjoyed with his friends paying his music.
The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce. Following a smaller edition on June 28, 1969 within the city of Bath, U.K., featuring Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin, among others, the organizers held the second one at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on June 27-29, 1970, where Pink Floyd, Santana, and others appeared, along with the returning Led Zeppelin.
Lovely stories of how she was from Bath and her first job was with DC Thompson in Scotland and how she loved writing. early: I remember looking around at
They had four brawny bagpipers, just for the Bath show, and when they came on and started marching around, the stage started collapsing! The historical walks that Kirsten Bowes used to run. bits of film of Zep from the 1969 festival give us more hope that audio I well remember a performance of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast in the Bath Pavilion in June 1972. BA1 1UA. A very hot evening (late 1980’s), Mozart wind quartet in the Assembly Rooms. And then they promptly took over our security in front of the stage and started beating people up. No photos for this show yet. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event.
Stimmhorn. was The phenomenon of the outdoor rock festival continued to grow but the Bannisters, disillusioned by their experiences in 1970, only put on one more, low-key oneday event in Lincoln, in 1971, before temporarily retiring from promotion. There was no guarantee anyone would turn up at all. They all had to pay.
Please refresh the page and try again.
Tour: An amazing event. Here’s the poster for the band’s December 16, 1968 performance: The box set can include a T-shirt featuring the poster design for the 1970 Bath Festival: This photograph, taken by Barry Plummer of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival in 1970, is included: A reproduction poster for the 1970 festival is one option for the set: This T-shirt featuring the poster for the 1969 festival is available: This photograph of Jimmy Page performing at the 1970 Bath Festival is included: The fiftieth anniversary box set can be purchased from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £119.95.
A new box set has been released by Rock Music Memorabilia to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Bath Festivals, a series of festivals in the UK run by music promoter Freddy Bannister.
to use these rare photos of the band at Bath, Led Zeppelin were one of Led Zeppelin and 50 years later Robert Plant I just had it in a satchel.
Or you can take the money and go.” So they took it and went. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, Led Zeppelin onstage at the Bath Festival, 1969, (Image credit: Michael Putland / Getty Images).
Receive news and offers from our other brands? Recreation Ground . I am sure that this gave birth to the album Zep tracks we will review them here. Flyer After a two and a half year layoff, 2018 prompted me to update as we had a number of new images coming in one after another from Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. We’ve loved reading your responses, step back in time below. 17 June 1967. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event. Stimmhorn at The Bath Festival It was a magic evening which increased my growing passion for the music of Schubert.
- and listening to the echoes. It was such a relaxed time, I’d ride over somebody’s legs and they’d apologise to me! The band were a late addition to the event, replacing Jeff Beck. That dance and The Roman Rendezvous were great times in Bath. A flamboyant, About The town was also taken by surprise. Almost exactly twenty years later – in June 1992, Lady Walton was present for a performance of the same work in Birmingham by the CBSO and she kindly signed my score as well. Bath Big We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. Seeing Led Zeppelin at the festival in 1969 with my husband to be. 1969 Bath blues festival, setlists, reviews. The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce.
. ", I hitch hiked over to Bath from Frome. I wouldn’t have dreamt to take them on. The dressing rooms and loos were all in place, so it worked out really well. By Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store! [{"parent":{"title":"Get on the list! They knocked down the gates just like that and walked in. What an utter treat, blew me away when I was least expecting it.
of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water.....she gave me....) Remember her telling us that the scene in Noughts and Crosses when Callum gets challenged on the train for not having the right ticket was a real life experience of her own as a teenager… that has stayed with me.
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Led Zeppelin made their first UK festival appearance in 1969 at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1969. An amazing event. I actually had a chat with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant backstage.
UK Summer 1969 The venue was great and the staff were super friendly and I really appreciated how hard they worked to keep everyone safe and hydrated as it was a very hot day.
You can buy the second box set from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £54.95.
The bill had expanded from a primarily British affair to a fully fledged transatlantic line-up. The first box set has been produced in a set of 250 and covers the Bath Festivals of 1969 and 1970, which both featured performances by Led Zeppelin, as well as later Knebworth festivals. Felt so privileged to have seen her. I still have the programme as well as the first poster illustrated on this page ! I saw them again at the 1970 Shepton Mallet Bath Blues Festival, I recorded them, but sadly the tape ended up knackered, the quality was bad and the cross wind made the sound fluctuate. Your email address will not be published. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? The Recreation Ground and Pavilion was in a lovely setting in the centre of Bath and on a warm summer's afternoon I couldn't think of anywhere I would rather be, along with 12,000 other people. And we had it all booked in a day. I attended the fabulous music festival finale weekend with my daughters and had such a brilliant time. The most extraordinarily different music it was ever my privilege to witness at The Bath Festival. WB: All the bands’ fees were much higher for the second festival because we were now competing with the Isle of Wight and we wanted the biggest names. Now everyone's desperate to see them play again, but 40 years ago it was just a decent gig with a good band at a sensible price, and it didn't matter if you only caught half the set.
Watch Def Leppard play 3 gigs on 3 continents in 24 hours to set a world record, AC/DC share teaser video for new single Shot In The Dark, Ritchie Blackmore brings Christmas cheer with festive new EP, This beautiful new Queen photo book is a glorious reminder of rock at its most majestic, Songhoy Blues deliver 2020's most joyous album with the essential Optimisme. And there were all these ‘revolutionary’ hippies from France there stirring things up.
Meeting Sir William and Lady Walton (l to R), Bath “Otherwise,” I said, “I’ve got two or three hundred stewards here,” there were like 40 or 50 Hell’s Angels there, “and I’ve got a team together and we’ll come and sort you out and we’ll sort your bikes out as well, and there’s going to be war here. us and we'll add them to the site. ","field_newsletter_id":"9697319","field_label_list_id":"5720","field_display_rates":"0","field_preview_mode":"false","field_lbox_height":"","field_lbox_width":"","field_toaster_timeout":"60000","field_toaster_position":"From Top","field_turnkey_height":"1000","field_mailing_list_params_toast":"&autoreply=no","field_mailing_list_params_se":"&autoreply=no"}}]. A late evening performance of Handel opera a few years ago, complete with model ships fighting a sea battle in the Great Bath of the Roman Baths, all lit by torchlight. I’ll give you money.”. Mozart at the Assembly Rooms The audience listened politely and it was fun. early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who came on ridiculously Terry Pratchet, Cornelia Funke and Emma Kirkby So many happy memories of different aspects of the festivals.
I asked for autographs, Jimmy asked a girl who they had just signed for to borrow her pen, she refused which prompted a reply of "bitch" from them both, they told me when I found a pen to go into the 'Pavillion' where the bands were getting hospitality , I said there was no way that I would be let in, so I never did get their autographs , but I did get a memory of meeting and a quick chat.
I used a borrowed bicycle to go around to the various gates and collect the cash, then take it back to the Pavilion to count it.
Sir William Walton himself was present and graciously signed my score. The chamber of commerce thought it was great for Bath because it brought in all this money, but they were worried about that many people descending on the centre – and they were probably right. The band performed again at the Bath Festival the following year, again on June 28. But check back soon! Of course, at the centre of all of these festivals have been audiences.
the gaping jaws and popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow A war time reader read the news. Yehudi Menuhin was Artistic Director and he and some of his family and friends held a Schubertiad, a reenactment of an evening Schubert would have enjoyed with his friends paying his music.
The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce. Following a smaller edition on June 28, 1969 within the city of Bath, U.K., featuring Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin, among others, the organizers held the second one at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on June 27-29, 1970, where Pink Floyd, Santana, and others appeared, along with the returning Led Zeppelin.
Lovely stories of how she was from Bath and her first job was with DC Thompson in Scotland and how she loved writing. early: I remember looking around at
They had four brawny bagpipers, just for the Bath show, and when they came on and started marching around, the stage started collapsing! The historical walks that Kirsten Bowes used to run. bits of film of Zep from the 1969 festival give us more hope that audio I well remember a performance of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast in the Bath Pavilion in June 1972. BA1 1UA. A very hot evening (late 1980’s), Mozart wind quartet in the Assembly Rooms. And then they promptly took over our security in front of the stage and started beating people up. No photos for this show yet. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event.
Stimmhorn. was The phenomenon of the outdoor rock festival continued to grow but the Bannisters, disillusioned by their experiences in 1970, only put on one more, low-key oneday event in Lincoln, in 1971, before temporarily retiring from promotion. There was no guarantee anyone would turn up at all. They all had to pay.
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Tour: An amazing event. Here’s the poster for the band’s December 16, 1968 performance: The box set can include a T-shirt featuring the poster design for the 1970 Bath Festival: This photograph, taken by Barry Plummer of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival in 1970, is included: A reproduction poster for the 1970 festival is one option for the set: This T-shirt featuring the poster for the 1969 festival is available: This photograph of Jimmy Page performing at the 1970 Bath Festival is included: The fiftieth anniversary box set can be purchased from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £119.95.
A new box set has been released by Rock Music Memorabilia to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Bath Festivals, a series of festivals in the UK run by music promoter Freddy Bannister.
to use these rare photos of the band at Bath, Led Zeppelin were one of Led Zeppelin and 50 years later Robert Plant I just had it in a satchel.
Or you can take the money and go.” So they took it and went. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, Led Zeppelin onstage at the Bath Festival, 1969, (Image credit: Michael Putland / Getty Images).
Receive news and offers from our other brands? Recreation Ground . I am sure that this gave birth to the album Zep tracks we will review them here. Flyer After a two and a half year layoff, 2018 prompted me to update as we had a number of new images coming in one after another from Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. We’ve loved reading your responses, step back in time below. 17 June 1967. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event. Stimmhorn at The Bath Festival It was a magic evening which increased my growing passion for the music of Schubert.
- and listening to the echoes. It was such a relaxed time, I’d ride over somebody’s legs and they’d apologise to me! The band were a late addition to the event, replacing Jeff Beck. That dance and The Roman Rendezvous were great times in Bath. A flamboyant, About The town was also taken by surprise. Almost exactly twenty years later – in June 1992, Lady Walton was present for a performance of the same work in Birmingham by the CBSO and she kindly signed my score as well. Bath Big We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. Seeing Led Zeppelin at the festival in 1969 with my husband to be. 1969 Bath blues festival, setlists, reviews. The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce.
. ", I hitch hiked over to Bath from Frome. I wouldn’t have dreamt to take them on. The dressing rooms and loos were all in place, so it worked out really well. By Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store! [{"parent":{"title":"Get on the list! They knocked down the gates just like that and walked in. What an utter treat, blew me away when I was least expecting it.
of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water.....she gave me....) Remember her telling us that the scene in Noughts and Crosses when Callum gets challenged on the train for not having the right ticket was a real life experience of her own as a teenager… that has stayed with me.
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Led Zeppelin made their first UK festival appearance in 1969 at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1969. An amazing event. I actually had a chat with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant backstage.
UK Summer 1969 The venue was great and the staff were super friendly and I really appreciated how hard they worked to keep everyone safe and hydrated as it was a very hot day.
You can buy the second box set from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £54.95.
The bill had expanded from a primarily British affair to a fully fledged transatlantic line-up. The first box set has been produced in a set of 250 and covers the Bath Festivals of 1969 and 1970, which both featured performances by Led Zeppelin, as well as later Knebworth festivals. Felt so privileged to have seen her. I still have the programme as well as the first poster illustrated on this page ! I saw them again at the 1970 Shepton Mallet Bath Blues Festival, I recorded them, but sadly the tape ended up knackered, the quality was bad and the cross wind made the sound fluctuate. Your email address will not be published. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? The Recreation Ground and Pavilion was in a lovely setting in the centre of Bath and on a warm summer's afternoon I couldn't think of anywhere I would rather be, along with 12,000 other people. And we had it all booked in a day. I attended the fabulous music festival finale weekend with my daughters and had such a brilliant time. The most extraordinarily different music it was ever my privilege to witness at The Bath Festival. WB: All the bands’ fees were much higher for the second festival because we were now competing with the Isle of Wight and we wanted the biggest names. Now everyone's desperate to see them play again, but 40 years ago it was just a decent gig with a good band at a sensible price, and it didn't matter if you only caught half the set.
Watch Def Leppard play 3 gigs on 3 continents in 24 hours to set a world record, AC/DC share teaser video for new single Shot In The Dark, Ritchie Blackmore brings Christmas cheer with festive new EP, This beautiful new Queen photo book is a glorious reminder of rock at its most majestic, Songhoy Blues deliver 2020's most joyous album with the essential Optimisme. And there were all these ‘revolutionary’ hippies from France there stirring things up.
Meeting Sir William and Lady Walton (l to R), Bath “Otherwise,” I said, “I’ve got two or three hundred stewards here,” there were like 40 or 50 Hell’s Angels there, “and I’ve got a team together and we’ll come and sort you out and we’ll sort your bikes out as well, and there’s going to be war here. us and we'll add them to the site. ","field_newsletter_id":"9697319","field_label_list_id":"5720","field_display_rates":"0","field_preview_mode":"false","field_lbox_height":"","field_lbox_width":"","field_toaster_timeout":"60000","field_toaster_position":"From Top","field_turnkey_height":"1000","field_mailing_list_params_toast":"&autoreply=no","field_mailing_list_params_se":"&autoreply=no"}}]. A late evening performance of Handel opera a few years ago, complete with model ships fighting a sea battle in the Great Bath of the Roman Baths, all lit by torchlight. I’ll give you money.”. Mozart at the Assembly Rooms The audience listened politely and it was fun. early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who came on ridiculously Terry Pratchet, Cornelia Funke and Emma Kirkby So many happy memories of different aspects of the festivals.
I asked for autographs, Jimmy asked a girl who they had just signed for to borrow her pen, she refused which prompted a reply of "bitch" from them both, they told me when I found a pen to go into the 'Pavillion' where the bands were getting hospitality , I said there was no way that I would be let in, so I never did get their autographs , but I did get a memory of meeting and a quick chat.
I used a borrowed bicycle to go around to the various gates and collect the cash, then take it back to the Pavilion to count it.
Sir William Walton himself was present and graciously signed my score. The chamber of commerce thought it was great for Bath because it brought in all this money, but they were worried about that many people descending on the centre – and they were probably right. The band performed again at the Bath Festival the following year, again on June 28. But check back soon! Of course, at the centre of all of these festivals have been audiences.
the gaping jaws and popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow A war time reader read the news. Yehudi Menuhin was Artistic Director and he and some of his family and friends held a Schubertiad, a reenactment of an evening Schubert would have enjoyed with his friends paying his music.
Nobody, not least the promotors themselves, knew what they had let themselves in for… We had also become very friendly with Bill Thompson, who managed the Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead. Our first time at the festival last year, we enjoyed every second but our favourite moment was seeing Van Morrison perform. I don’t want you here, I want you to leave.
Save my name, e-mail and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Promoters Freddy and Wendy Bannister tell the tale. But all the bands just mixed in together, playing darts, and we had a bar going as well. extravagant performance - it was clear they were destined for much
The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce. Following a smaller edition on June 28, 1969 within the city of Bath, U.K., featuring Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin, among others, the organizers held the second one at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on June 27-29, 1970, where Pink Floyd, Santana, and others appeared, along with the returning Led Zeppelin.
Lovely stories of how she was from Bath and her first job was with DC Thompson in Scotland and how she loved writing. early: I remember looking around at
They had four brawny bagpipers, just for the Bath show, and when they came on and started marching around, the stage started collapsing! The historical walks that Kirsten Bowes used to run. bits of film of Zep from the 1969 festival give us more hope that audio I well remember a performance of Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast in the Bath Pavilion in June 1972. BA1 1UA. A very hot evening (late 1980’s), Mozart wind quartet in the Assembly Rooms. And then they promptly took over our security in front of the stage and started beating people up. No photos for this show yet. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event.
Stimmhorn. was The phenomenon of the outdoor rock festival continued to grow but the Bannisters, disillusioned by their experiences in 1970, only put on one more, low-key oneday event in Lincoln, in 1971, before temporarily retiring from promotion. There was no guarantee anyone would turn up at all. They all had to pay.
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Tour: An amazing event. Here’s the poster for the band’s December 16, 1968 performance: The box set can include a T-shirt featuring the poster design for the 1970 Bath Festival: This photograph, taken by Barry Plummer of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival in 1970, is included: A reproduction poster for the 1970 festival is one option for the set: This T-shirt featuring the poster for the 1969 festival is available: This photograph of Jimmy Page performing at the 1970 Bath Festival is included: The fiftieth anniversary box set can be purchased from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £119.95.
A new box set has been released by Rock Music Memorabilia to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Bath Festivals, a series of festivals in the UK run by music promoter Freddy Bannister.
to use these rare photos of the band at Bath, Led Zeppelin were one of Led Zeppelin and 50 years later Robert Plant I just had it in a satchel.
Or you can take the money and go.” So they took it and went. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, Led Zeppelin onstage at the Bath Festival, 1969, (Image credit: Michael Putland / Getty Images).
Receive news and offers from our other brands? Recreation Ground . I am sure that this gave birth to the album Zep tracks we will review them here. Flyer After a two and a half year layoff, 2018 prompted me to update as we had a number of new images coming in one after another from Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. We’ve loved reading your responses, step back in time below. 17 June 1967. Led Zeppelin were originally due to be paid £200 for the performance, but their manager Peter Grant increased their fee to £250 a few days before the event. Stimmhorn at The Bath Festival It was a magic evening which increased my growing passion for the music of Schubert.
- and listening to the echoes. It was such a relaxed time, I’d ride over somebody’s legs and they’d apologise to me! The band were a late addition to the event, replacing Jeff Beck. That dance and The Roman Rendezvous were great times in Bath. A flamboyant, About The town was also taken by surprise. Almost exactly twenty years later – in June 1992, Lady Walton was present for a performance of the same work in Birmingham by the CBSO and she kindly signed my score as well. Bath Big We drove down during the morning meeting up with Jimmy, Robert, and John Paul in the backstage bar. Seeing Led Zeppelin at the festival in 1969 with my husband to be. 1969 Bath blues festival, setlists, reviews. The highlight was the song for soprano, piano and clarinet “Shepherd on the Rock” performed by Anne Pashley, Thea King and Joel Ryce.
. ", I hitch hiked over to Bath from Frome. I wouldn’t have dreamt to take them on. The dressing rooms and loos were all in place, so it worked out really well. By Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store! [{"parent":{"title":"Get on the list! They knocked down the gates just like that and walked in. What an utter treat, blew me away when I was least expecting it.
of their brilliant take of ("I asked her for water.....she gave me....) Remember her telling us that the scene in Noughts and Crosses when Callum gets challenged on the train for not having the right ticket was a real life experience of her own as a teenager… that has stayed with me.
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Led Zeppelin made their first UK festival appearance in 1969 at the Bath Festival of Blues on June 28, 1969. An amazing event. I actually had a chat with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant backstage.
UK Summer 1969 The venue was great and the staff were super friendly and I really appreciated how hard they worked to keep everyone safe and hydrated as it was a very hot day.
You can buy the second box set from the Rock Music Memorabilia website for £54.95.
The bill had expanded from a primarily British affair to a fully fledged transatlantic line-up. The first box set has been produced in a set of 250 and covers the Bath Festivals of 1969 and 1970, which both featured performances by Led Zeppelin, as well as later Knebworth festivals. Felt so privileged to have seen her. I still have the programme as well as the first poster illustrated on this page ! I saw them again at the 1970 Shepton Mallet Bath Blues Festival, I recorded them, but sadly the tape ended up knackered, the quality was bad and the cross wind made the sound fluctuate. Your email address will not be published. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? The Recreation Ground and Pavilion was in a lovely setting in the centre of Bath and on a warm summer's afternoon I couldn't think of anywhere I would rather be, along with 12,000 other people. And we had it all booked in a day. I attended the fabulous music festival finale weekend with my daughters and had such a brilliant time. The most extraordinarily different music it was ever my privilege to witness at The Bath Festival. WB: All the bands’ fees were much higher for the second festival because we were now competing with the Isle of Wight and we wanted the biggest names. Now everyone's desperate to see them play again, but 40 years ago it was just a decent gig with a good band at a sensible price, and it didn't matter if you only caught half the set.
Watch Def Leppard play 3 gigs on 3 continents in 24 hours to set a world record, AC/DC share teaser video for new single Shot In The Dark, Ritchie Blackmore brings Christmas cheer with festive new EP, This beautiful new Queen photo book is a glorious reminder of rock at its most majestic, Songhoy Blues deliver 2020's most joyous album with the essential Optimisme. And there were all these ‘revolutionary’ hippies from France there stirring things up.
Meeting Sir William and Lady Walton (l to R), Bath “Otherwise,” I said, “I’ve got two or three hundred stewards here,” there were like 40 or 50 Hell’s Angels there, “and I’ve got a team together and we’ll come and sort you out and we’ll sort your bikes out as well, and there’s going to be war here. us and we'll add them to the site. ","field_newsletter_id":"9697319","field_label_list_id":"5720","field_display_rates":"0","field_preview_mode":"false","field_lbox_height":"","field_lbox_width":"","field_toaster_timeout":"60000","field_toaster_position":"From Top","field_turnkey_height":"1000","field_mailing_list_params_toast":"&autoreply=no","field_mailing_list_params_se":"&autoreply=no"}}]. A late evening performance of Handel opera a few years ago, complete with model ships fighting a sea battle in the Great Bath of the Roman Baths, all lit by torchlight. I’ll give you money.”. Mozart at the Assembly Rooms The audience listened politely and it was fun. early crowd reaction was for Led Zeppelin who came on ridiculously Terry Pratchet, Cornelia Funke and Emma Kirkby So many happy memories of different aspects of the festivals.
I asked for autographs, Jimmy asked a girl who they had just signed for to borrow her pen, she refused which prompted a reply of "bitch" from them both, they told me when I found a pen to go into the 'Pavillion' where the bands were getting hospitality , I said there was no way that I would be let in, so I never did get their autographs , but I did get a memory of meeting and a quick chat.
I used a borrowed bicycle to go around to the various gates and collect the cash, then take it back to the Pavilion to count it.
Sir William Walton himself was present and graciously signed my score. The chamber of commerce thought it was great for Bath because it brought in all this money, but they were worried about that many people descending on the centre – and they were probably right. The band performed again at the Bath Festival the following year, again on June 28. But check back soon! Of course, at the centre of all of these festivals have been audiences.
the gaping jaws and popping eyes as Jimmy Page did his violin bow A war time reader read the news. Yehudi Menuhin was Artistic Director and he and some of his family and friends held a Schubertiad, a reenactment of an evening Schubert would have enjoyed with his friends paying his music.
