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June 28th 1969.

Colosseum.

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Photo Malcolm Strachan ©

    Colosseum sax player Dick Heckstall Smith blows up a storm at the 1969 Bath Festival. The band were to play a classic set at the 1970 festival.

Keys : Dave Greenslade.

Drums: John Hiseman

Sax : Dick Heckstall Smith

Bass :Tony Reeves

Guitar : James Litherland

If you have photos, recollections, set lists, newspaper reports  or tapes of the event then email me and I'll add them to the site. 
 

A limited edition of reprints of the 1969 and 1970 Bath festival posters can be bought online here
www.rockmusicposters.com
Rock festival memorabilia from various festivals can be viewed here

The pages below will eventually feature set lists, band line ups, press reports and recollections of the performances as well as links to other sites on the web as they become available. Thanks to Derek Manuel for his recollections of many of the acts and for prompting me to get the ball rolling after months of prevarication.


Contents
 

If you have photos, recollections, set lists, newspaper reports or tapes of the event then email us and we'll add them to the site. Contact email

Bands in order of appearance.(l to R)
Just Before Dawn.
Colosseum
Roy Harper.
Keef Hartley.
Edgar Broughton
Liverpool Scene. 
Champion Jack Dupree.
Chicken Shack. 
Blodwyn Pig  
The Nice
Led Zeppelin
Taste

John Mayall

Bands listed below most probably did not perform

 
Babylon 

Group Therapy.

Principal Edwards Magic Theatre. 

Bath 69 reviews

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