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Nottingham Pop & Blues Festival .

 

Notts County Football Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire .
May 10th 1969.

Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd ,Tremeloes, Marmalade, Georgie Fame, Love Sculpture, Keef Hartley, Status Quo, Duster Bennett, Dream Police ,Van Der Graaf Generator

 

I'd love to see more on the 1969 Nottingham Pop & Blues festival which I attended. It was my first outdoor event. I remember that although Fleetwood Mac were headlining they played early in the day because they were leaving that afternoon for their first American tour following the success of Albatross.

Pink Floyd played last in pouring rain. It must have been one of the first concerts without Syd Barrett. They were excellent and I've been attending their concerts ever since when
possible.
Keep up the great work on the site, it brings back a lots of memories.
Jeff Cupit.

Probably my first festival, and unbelievably at Meadow Lane football ground, though sadly I can only remember thinking what are Marmalde doing here, how unorganised The Move were, and that Quo were quite psychedelic at the time. I think they played Going Down The Drain Pipe, and or Pictures of Matchstick Men. And for some reason I left before Floyd came on. Probably had to be home!!!!
Pete Feenstra

12 Hour Happiness Nottingham Racecourse Nottingham, Nottinghamshire .
July 12th 1969.

The Nice, Eclection, Yes, King Crimson, Juniors Eyes, Edgar Broughton Band, Idel Race,Status Quo, Caravan , Streets Of Sadness

Compere John Peel.

We don't know if this was organsied by the same promoters as the my event, looking for more information on this one

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