The Archive.

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R.I.P KEN KESEY-1935-2001

Being a history ( of sorts ) of commercial Rock festivals of the United Kingdom , from 1961 to 1975 and of the Free Festivals of the United Kingdom , from 1970-1985.

including :

The Festivals Fast links

Feature artists Fast links

The 14 Hour Technicolour Dream 1967 ( New !.) The Free Festivals- 1970-1985 ( update April 2002) National Jazz and Blues Festival 61-75 Woburn 67 Woburn 68 Bath Festivals 69-70 Isle Of Wight Festivals 1968-70 Krumlin Festival 1970 Hollywood Music Festival 1970 Hyde Park Free concerts -68-71 Glastonbury 71 Festival Weeley festival 1971 Crystal Palace Garden Party Bickershaw festival 72 Great Western Festival 72 Windsor free festival 72-75 Buxton Festivals 72-75 Knebworth 74-75 Phun City plus WomAdelaide Festivals 92-2001. Blackbushe 78 ( Kevin Shewans site )

Australian Deadheads home pages Grateful Dead in Egypt Grateful Dead in Europe Grateful Dead photo galleries and trade lists Widespread Panic in Australia Fairport Convention in Australia Richard Thompson In Australia Captain Beefheart Miles Davis Afro Celt Sound System Bill Evans Bob Dylan Eliza Carthy Waterson Carthy Incredible String Band Robyn Hitchcock Pink Floyd Vivian Stanshall Ken Kesey- Australian and UK exploits photos, interviews, set lists, links, reviews.

    The above links are fast links to the major parts of the site. However, more complete menus are to be found at the contents section which also contain extensive photogalleries with many exclusive pictures, mostly from Australian shows.

    To more thoroughly explore the Archive, follow the links below . If you get lost anywhere just click to go back to the main menu , this link is on almost all the pages on the site. 

• Regular visitors should check out the latest updates April 11th 2002.
• Updates for the past six months here
• New visitors would be advised to explore the contents list below.
• New projects - We are seeking any information about the free festivals held in the UK between 1970 -85 , such as Stonehenge , Watchfield, Deeply Vale, Trentishoe, etc please contact us if you have anything we can use on the site.

• Any comments and contributions are welcome and valued. Please feel free to contact us by e-mail gwshark@senet.com.au . We try to reply to all messages, but sometimes it takes a while.

About the Archive.
    The Archive aims to eventually provide as much information as possible about all the major UK festivals, Free festivals and outdoor concerts from 1960 to 1985 , as well as providing information on many of the groups who performed at the festivals. The only way that this can happen is if we get help from those of you who have memories, articles , photos and recordings of the events, so please , get in touch with us if you can help.
    To prove that we are not completely stuck in a time warp , in addition to the older stuff, the site also features sections about more modern festivals , such as Womad and has some archival information about tours of Australia by various artists , mostly in the folk , blues and  jazz arena. We also have provided many photos of featured artists and links to other sites where appropriate.

Can you help trace these films ?

    Have you ever heard of a film production company called GENTLE GHOST ? They were the company who filmed the 1970 Bath Festival .The footage has disappeared , if you have any idea of its whereabouts , or info on Gentle Ghost ,contact me .

Likewise , if you know the wherabouts of the film stock of the Phun City festival , Future /Now Films will be eternally grateful to you . they are after the footage of the MC5 for a documentary in production

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