Saturday, 16 May 2026

Bands I saw

Whilst studying at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, 1968-1971, I was able to see many performances usually for less than £1 a ticket.  I was also fortunate to be able to attend many "pop festivals" such as The Isle of White, Weeley Festival, Lincoln Festival,  where mulstiple bands performed.  These are just some of the ones I remember:

It started with Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger:  Tyrannasaurus Rex, Fleetwood Mac, Joe Cocker, Cream, Free, Bob Marley, Janice Joplin, The Doors, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, Donovan, Grace Slick, Jefferson Airplane, The Incredible String Band, Third Ear Band, Principle Edwards Magic Theatre, Soft Machine, The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, John Martin, Jimi Hendrix, The Edgar Broughton Band, Country Joe and the Fish, The Nice, Pretty Things, Blodwyn Pig, Richie Havens, The Faces, Mungo Jerry, Mott the Hoople, Pink Fairies, Barclay James Harvest, Caravan, Van der Graaf Generator, Colosseum, The Groundhogs, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Da Band, Tom Paxton, Pentangle, Marsha Hunt, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Ten Years After, Tiny Tim, Curved Air, Procul Harem, Steve Miller Band, Miles Davis, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Buffy Sainte- Marie, Nico, Ginger Baker, Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, Sandy Denny, Led Zeppalin, Hawkwind, The Eagles, Paul McCartney, The Band, The Who, Al Stewart, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, The Stranglers, Blondie, Burning Spear, Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse, UB40, Misty in Roots, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Little Feat, Cher, Bruce Springston, Canned Heat, Quintessence, Captain Beefheart, Chicken Shack, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Dr Feelgood, Family, Foreigner, The Hollies, Lou Reed, Supetramp, Aswad, Tangerine Dream, Gong, Van Morrison, Wishbone Ash, The Four Stanleys.

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