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Below you will find the personnel and incomplete setlists of most of the bands who played at Bickershaw . Where possible personnel have been checked against Pete Frame's excellent Rock Family Tree book, which I can thoroughly recommend to lovers of rock music of the 60-80's. |
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Setlists. I have scoured the internet and I cannot find setlists of any other bands than the Dead , The Kinks , Captain Beyond, Captain Beefheart , New Riders and portions of Donovan and Country Joe's sets. These are available because they were recorded from the audience. There may be other tapes circulating, but you really have to search for them .What details I have are from articles or setlists that these bands would have played in 1972. Recently, sketchy details of the existence of tapes by Stackridge and the Incredible String band have been confirmed although I have yet to hear either of these . If you can help with set lists or providing recordings of the shows. Contact email FRIDAY Joe's
Lights Lightshow
for the festival. Staircase
Tom McMasters and friends
Stackridge Andy Davis - Keyboards,
Guitar, Vocals Observers remember these numbers being played: Slark, Let There Be Lids, and Purple Spaceships Over Yatton. Hawkwind.
Confirmation of a tape of Hawkwind's set in in existance received in April 2003 , however, it appears that both this and the Wishbone Ash set have been erased by the tapers brother ! Johnathon Kelly Cursed Anna's Stare. Wishbone Ash
Dr John .
SATURDAY. Brotherhood of Breath.
Maynard Ferguson Band.
Mike Westbrook Band.
Linda Lewis. Hampstead Way. Jasmine Junkie. Incredible String Band
Donovan
Captain Beyond.
Sam Apple pie Pancho Barnes -Lead guitar. Snake ( ex dirty legs ) Johnson ? Slide /second guitar Lee Baxter Hayes Jnr ? drums Sam "Tomcat " Sampson- vocals /harmonica Dog Renny ? bass ( and ex-tea taster ) Cheech & Chong.
Family. Roger Chapman-vocals and mike stand destruction. Charlie Whitney - Guitar. Poly Palmer-keys/vibes John Whetton -bass, vocal. Rob Townsend.-drums. Weavers Answer. Good News Bad News Looking for set list. The Kinks.
The Flaming Groovies.
looking for full set
list. A recording exists of Jumping Jack Flash ,
quality good . Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band.
Looking for rest of setlist. I'm sure there would have been an encore after Spitball , I am convinced that the band played Big Eyed Beans as the encore , although a number of shows finish with Spitball in 1972 . .3 separate recordings
exist of either the whole or part of the set, quality varies. Pacific , Gas & Electric. No mention of PGE 's set in any reviews , its entirely possible that they did not play, or they played so late none of rhe reviewers stayed up to watch them.
Sunday May 7th Haydock Brass Band Stars and Stripes Neophonic Symphony Orchestra No details available Brinsley Schwarz. Ian Gomm--Guitar /vocal Nick Lowe- bass /vocal Bob Andrews -Keys/vocal Brinsley Schwarz - Guitar/vocal. Billy Rankin - Drums. Looking for setlist. Country Joe McDonald.
New Riders of the Purple Sage.
The Grateful Dead.
(order of some tracks in set one and start set two uncertain ) |
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If you can help with set lists or providing recordings of the shows. Contact email
The following footage of the festival may exist in Granadas vaults and has now probably been included in the OZIT DVD Of the festival
5-03-1972
Site for pop festival at Bickershaw near Wigan. Stage in process of erection. Large marquees set up. Lorries driving across rather swampy site. Interviews with early arrivals who are helping on the site and who have come from abroad. They are having difficulties in finding sleeping accommodation. Interview with member of organising committee, Stephanie Hughes who is in charge of site facilities - foot, first aid, sleeping quarter's etc.5-04-1972
Preparations going ahead for the Bickershaw pop festival. Hippies walking about in village - entering village shop, squatting outside, eating etc. Two days before the festival, it is estimated that about 5,000 people have already arrived. Camp site in fields, where some of them are sleeping. Police active around village, chatting at street corners - some mounted on motorcycles. Interview with one of the organisers about the general behaviour of the people who have arrived, which up to the moment is extremely good.5/05/1972
Jane Hewland and Tony Sutcliffe report from the Bickershaw Pop Festival near Leigh, Lancashire. General shots over arena and tents, fans in sleeping bags. Fans arriving walking down Bickershaw Lane outside the site and across fields. Interview with fans - `Why did you come?' and interview with Mr Garner a spokesman for the festival about facilities and finances. Good example of evasive answers when asked about a marsh on the site being fenced off.5-08-1972
Bickershaw Pop Festival. Tony Sutcliffe and Jane Hewland report on the last day of the Bickershaw Pop Festival. Interviews with wet and muddy pop fans, Jerry Garcia, leader of the Grateful Dead, a star attraction, Jeremy Beadle, the festivals Public Relations man. Country Joe McDonald singing `Sweet Lorraine' and a group playing on stage. Fans tramping through mud, dancing and clapping. General stage shots. Hells Angels watching bands, aerial shots of sites. Fans in corrugated iron tents - some people rolling and smoking joints, (Marijuana cigarettes). Food concession stalls, flags flying over tents. Street Theatre groups performing in centre of crowd - walking back to their base behind the stage. (trims 1200')5-11-1972
Site of Bickershaw Pop Festival - covered in rubbish, plastic bags, paper, bear cans etc. Youths pile up rubbish and burn it - this four days after the festival ended.
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Updated May 2023
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