Best music festival attended.

GT49er

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Gloucester

• May 28, 2016

• #41

Graham2 said:

Well yes the Bath Festival in June 1970
Fantastic lineup - Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Zapppa and the Mothers, Canned Heat, Johnny Winter with the great Rick Derringer in his band, Donovan, Steppenwolf, Moody Blues and the Byrds plus the under rated Its a Beautiful Day. To see those bands in one place at the time was awesome. Anyone else there?

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Yep, I was! Bloody fantastic. I was so skinny back then I shared a single sleeping bag with my girl-friend (that and a polythene sheet over us when it rained - that was it, that was all we had!)

 

Hiney

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• May 28, 2016

• #42

happypig said:

Reading in 1978 was quite an eye-opener for a 15 year old.
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I went to that one, and the following year.

Sham69 were brilliantly chaotic

 

Pevenseagull

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• May 28, 2016

• #43

Stat Brother said:

I'm sure I went to some great Glastonbury's, after Battle of the Beanfield and before gentrification, but:-

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instantly came to mind with some great memories.

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Went there,.did.that
Don't remember much about Sunday

 

Pevenseagull

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• May 28, 2016

• #44

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/history/history-1990/

That was a fun few days

Galaxie 500, Pale Saints and Lush were the first 3 bands on the pyramid stage, after that it/I got a bit messy and rounded off the weekend having a proper punch up with someone who was trying to nick my stuff. Marvellous scenes.

 

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Stat Brother

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West west west Sussex

• May 28, 2016

• #45

Pevenseagull said:

Went there,.did.that
Don't remember much about Sunday

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Somewhat abstractly my main memory of the Sunday was Pop Will Eat Itself.

I happened to look up as saw an apple, Cox's Orange Pippin, (I s*** you not) beautifully arching through the cloudless blue sky, towards the stage.
Following it's trajectory I watched it smash into the side of the bass players head.
I don't think he even noticed.

I was by no means down the front, it was one hell of a throw.

 

maltaseagull

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Zabbar- Malta

• May 28, 2016

• #46

Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970

So many amazing bands.

 

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soistes

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• May 28, 2016

• #47

This was my first festival (1971): T Rex, King Crimson, the Faces and many many more...
http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/weeley-festival.html
http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/weeley-festival-prog.html

As a 16 year old, just after my O-levels, it was a life changing experience. 100,000-plus there, only one stage, no separate camping (we just slept in the field in front of the stage), security by Hells' Angels, completely out of control. The music was 24 hours around the clock (it started at midnight...)