1970 Pink Floyd Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music UK
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The 1970 Pink Floyd Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music UK Tour Book is a rare and collectible item. The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music was held at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, on June 27-29, 1970. Pink Floyd headlined the festival on Saturday, June 27, 1970.
At the concert, Pink Floyd premiered their new suite, “Atom Heart Mother”, which at that time was announced as “The Amazing Pudding”. The performance featured a complete brass band and 12 strong choir, and took place at 3 am, due to major delays. As well as the Atom Heart Mother suite, the band also played tracks from More, A Saucerful of Secrets as well as “Careful with That Axe, Eugene”. The band’s set list from the show is as follows:
“Green Is the Colour” (Waters)
“Careful with That Axe, Eugene” (Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason)
“A Saucerful of Secrets” (Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason)
“Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” (Waters)
“The Amazing Pudding” (also known as “Atom Heart Mother”) (Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason, Geesin)
Their performance also marked the first public appearance of Gilmour’s 1969 Fender Stratocaster, which would later become synonymous with both his image and tone.
