June 28th 1969.
ROY HARPER. 

"Roy Harper did an unscheduled slot at the first Bath Festival of Blues and progressive music in a sports ground in Bath itself, performing "I Hate the Whiteman "and "Hell's Angels".  As I remember, he got a mixed response as a lot of people weren't familiar with his music and found Whiteman uncomfortable."                                              John Reeves

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Photo Malcolm Strachan ©

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.

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Bands in order of appearance.(l to R)

Just Before Dawn.	Deep Blues Band	Colosseum	Roy Harper.	Keef Hartley.	Edgar Broughton
Liverpool Scene.	Champion Jack Dupree.	Chicken Shack.	Blodwyn Pig	The Nice	Led Zeppelin
	Taste	John Mayall	Fleetwood  Mac.	Ten Years After	Mc John Peel

Bands listed below most probably did not perform

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