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myLot reputation of 96/100. MichaelJay (924)   ranked 493 out of 8,288 in listening to music 4 years ago

I was there, were you?
The biggest attraction was Bob Dylan but here is the complete line-up:-

The Band
Blodwyn Pig
Blonde on Blonde
Bonzo Dog Doodah Band
Edgar Broughton Band
Joe Cocker
Aynsley Dunbar
Bob Dylan
Eclection
Family
Gary Farr
Fat Mattress
Julie Felix
Free
Gypsy
Richie Havens
Marsha Hunt and White Trash (yes, she was topless!)
Indo Jazz Fusions
Liverpool Scene
Mightybaby
The Moody Blues
The Nice
Tom Paxton
Pentangle
The Pretty Things
Third Ear Band
The Who

High spot for me (apart from Dylan, of course)was Tom Paxton who I hadn't heard before.
Motif of the whole event was a mighty inflatable gorilla with fairy wings.

Anyone else get to go?













 

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1. myLot reputation of 86/100. hiccup (8758)   4 years ago

That is one big line up there. That would have been vry neet to been there, some have all the luck dont they.


michsDogworlds (1)  3 years ago

This was a blast. 1969 had everyone that I like then playing and on the way down from St. Annes on Sea we stopped in London at Hyde Park for Brian's eulogy and Rollings Stone played free July 5th. Then on to Isle of Wight. Some of the players were just flying in from Woodstock shows, but they rocked hard into the night. A little rain but light, a show no one who saw it will forget. Bob Dylan and the Band were just great as was everyone.

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2. myLot reputation of 94/100. paid2write (4119)   ranked 1,928 out of 8,288 in listening to music   4 years ago

I was too young to go but I do remember most of those bands and performers. I lived in the north of England back then but now I am on the south coast and I can see the Isle of Wight from where I live.

During last year's festival, when the Rolling Stones were appearing there, I was watching a Stones tribute band performing at a free open air event in Southsea!

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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. newzealtralian (2732)   ranked 1,350 out of 8,288 in listening to music   4 years ago

Sorry, but the only 2 performers I know are Bob Dylan and The Who. I wasn't born in 1969 and I think my mum was only a wee thing at the time. lol.

Only reason I know of Bob Dylan is because my adoptive mum was really into him. The Who, well, I watch CSI who uses one of their songs as the theme song.

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