Pink Floyd
Bath Festival, June 27, 1970
Posters & Handbills
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1a) Bath British Festival poster #1
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Printing Information: Black text on a brown background, with a blue border.
Poster Size: 19 7/16" x 14 9/16"
Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music that was held at the Bath Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on June 27-28, 1970. This poster was distributed throughout Britain to advertise the event. This poster advertises that trains will be available from Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, and London, to take people to the festival.
Pink Floyd performed at the festival on June 27, 1970. They performed the following songs:
Green is the Colour & Careful With That Axe Eugene, A Saucerful of Secrets, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, The Amazing Pudding (aka Atom Heart Mother) with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the John Aldiss Choir.
1b) Bath British Festival poster #2
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Printing Information: Black text on a white background, with a blue border.
Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music that was held at the Bath Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on June 27-28, 1970. This poster was distributed to various colleges throughout Britain to advertise the event. This poster advertises that trains will be available from Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, and London, to take people to the festival.
Pink Floyd performed at the festival on June 27, 1970.
1c) Bath British College poster #3
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Printing Information: Black text on a white background, with a green border.
Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music that was held at the Bath Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England on June 27-28, 1970. This poster was distributed to various colleges throughout Britain to advertise the event. This poster advertises that trains will be available from Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, and London, to take people to the festival.
Pink Floyd performed at the festival on June 27, 1970.
1d) Bath OOOZDESIGN poster
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Poster Design: poster design by OOOZDESIGN 01-722-7083.
Poster Size: 30 15/16" x 21"
PT: .0048"
Notes: An art poster by OOOZDESIGN for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970.
Pink Floyd performed at the festival on June 27, 1970.
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1c1) Bannister poster reprint:
Size: 30" x 20"
Note: An authorized reprint was done by the promoter of the festival, Freddie Bannister in 1998. The reprint was a limited edition of 750 posters that were all signed and numbered by Bannister.
At the bottom of the poster it says: "Reprint 1998."
A subsequent copy of this reprint was issued in a signed, numbered edition of 100.
1e) Bath Festival window poster
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Size: 10" x 8"
Notes: A small window poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. Pink Floyd performed at the festival on June 27, 1970.
2a) Bath Festival handbill
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Size: 10 1/4" x 8 3/16"
HT: .0075"
Notes: A handbill for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. Pink Floyd performed at the festival on June 27, 1970.
On the back of the handbill is information about trains to the event, camping sites, car parking and catering arrangements.
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2b) Bath Festival General Information Sheet
Size: 8" x 5 15/16"
HT: .0051"
Notes: Issued with the handbill was a General Information Sheet about the festival.
3a1) Bath Festival, alternate poster #1 (band listing)
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Poster Size: 30" x 20"
Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. The poster lists the names of the performers.
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3a2) Bannister poster reprint:
Note: An authorized reprint was done by the Bannisters in 2019.
This reprint was a limited edition of 100 posters that were signed by Wendy Bannister and Henrietta Bannister, in memory of Freddy Bannister who passed away on August 11, 2019.
3b1) Bath Festival, alternate poster #2 (man with guitar)
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. The poster is red with an artist rendering of a guitar player.
The art on this poster is not original to this poster (see below).
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3b2) Alternate poster #2 with ticket outlet strip
Notes: A copy of this poster has been found with a ticket outlet strip glued to the bottom of the poster. This indicates that this poster was used at some point as a pre-concert poster to advertise the festival.
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3b3) Shoreditch College 1968 poster
Notes: The poster for the Valedictory Ball at Shoreditch College on June 21, 1968.
The art on this poster was reused for the Bath Festival alternate poster #2.
This is not a Pink Floyd poster.
3c1) Bath Festival, alternate poster #3 (almond tree)
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Printing Information: Black text with an almond tree and green leaves.
Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. The poster is almond / green with an artist rendering of a tree.
3c2) Bath Festival, alternate poster #3 (light brown tree)
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Printing Information: Black text with a light brown tree and green leaves.
Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. The poster is light brown / green with an artist rendering of a tree.
3c3) Bath Festival, alternate poster #3 (dark brown tree)
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It's a Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band / Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Moody Blues, Byrds, Rock, Santana, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Country Joe, Hot Tuna.
Printing Information: Black text with a dark brown tree and green leaves.
Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. The poster is dark brown / green with an artist rendering of a tree.
3d) Bath Festival, alternate poster design #4 (woman in clouds)
Date & Venue: Bath Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 27-28, 1970
Bands: None listed.
Poster Size: 30" x 20"
Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. The poster is an artist's drawing of a woman.
No performers are listed on the poster.
This poster is believed to be a commemorative poster that was sold at the festival.
