The Bickershaw Festival 1972

[@andydixon2980]

Interesting to see the young organiser talking to the camera was Jeremy Beadle.

[@bernmahan1162]

"I've heard of yoghurt" - priceless!

[@Paul-rt4ix]

😂😂😂😂

[@darenclarke1453]

GREAT piece of film !!! I watched as a kid the festival being built up going to it and then the week after brought down many Memories !!!! THANK YOU

[@berniarmstrong]

Brilliant restoration work. I was at the festival and it made a lasting impression on me. Whenever I have been sleeping in less than perfect circumstances I remind myself that I survived three nights at Bickershaw in the mud and the rain. 😁 The music was glorious and the sense of comradeship among the soaking wet festival goers was priceless. Even if there were some "sharks" selling curry powder in resin as Moroccan gold 😜

[@barbararocca5561]

i remember getting a taxi from manchester and the driver had a huge german shepherd in the front of the cab for protection

[@berniarmstrong]

@@barbararocca5561 Protection from us peaceful hippies.. Sigh...

[@Cameraman61]

Interesting to see a young Jeremy Beadle!

[@Tmuk2]

I was just going to post this! As I was watching the interview I was thinking "I recognise that voice...."

[@misstrekfreak]

Yes I was there. I loved the music but jeez the conditions were grim.

[@robertlester1956]

I went to this concert back in 72, it was brilliant even better I lived at the time about 1mile from here..✌🏼

[@johnprice8742]

I was there as well, good times … saw the Grateful Dead of course !

[@derekrobinson2324]

I was there Beefheart and Stackridge were outstanding

[@hashburystumble8808]

Even the rainstorm on Friday night didn't dampen our spirit.

[@Ratsotone]

Bickershaw was my first festival, I went to quite a few more after that, but Bickershaw remains the coldest and wettest out of them all, most of the time we were cold, wet and hungry, but it didn't matter, we still had a great time and it was an experience I'll never forget, there was just so many colourful characters there, and merging with the crowd was all a part of the experience...but those toilets...ohhh man, I kept putting off using them until Sunday morning, then I had to go, but improvising on toilet paper was a nightmare, I can strongly recommend never using damp discarded crisp packets and cigarette boxes as a replacement

[@GregGNP]

Thank you for sharing your story. Wow interesting 👍

[@misstrekfreak]

Hi, 😂😂😂 Amazing music but thanks for reminder of the other stuff. And they called those cesspits “toilets” 😱😱😱. Hey we survived it though 👍🏻

[@Ratsotone]

@@misstrekfreak Me and my mate hitchhiked down there from North Yorkshire, it took us just over 24 hrs to arrive at the site after spending the night at the side of the motorway and dodging the cops, and we did plan to hitch back, but we were so cold and wet, we said fk it and got the train back...but great times, and better than the $hit we face now

[@stevenlepine1883]

Went here with John Wilkinson,great weekend , wet and muddy good sounds nice people.I read shortly after,the festival was nicknamed Bickerswim! well titled

[@manuman27]

I was there with my friend Steve Moreton, great week end despite the rain

[@MrMjp58]

I wish there was some footage of Clitheroe Festival from '73. Maybe it's best to just keep it in the memory.

[@a34rwl]

'I've heard of yoghurt..'

[@9997-g4g]

I was there in 72.No one ever mentions the Kinks getting boo'ed off after Davies sang Lola with a gay accent.It started on the right of the crowd and went across to the left side everyone going booo,oo.There were more the 60,000,it was reported 200,000 because people broke through the fences.I used the paper sleeping bags that were given for free.

[@midgehaus]

Do you remember the Hawkwind set and the huge fans they put on the stage to blow the black they lit out into the crowd

[@9997-g4g]

@@midgehaus Absolutely,we thought pink Floyd was going to be there.Remember country Joe?Wishbone ash was my fav as a kid.Great memories.

[@colinsbane]

Don't remember that. I remember Ray was pissed and having a good time. I remember the organ was out of tune and he and the keyboard player attacked it and turned it over. One of the stage crew complained and the keyboards guy carried on playing the grand piano. I remember it was a great set and I doubt if I booed, but fuck the people who did.

[@9997-g4g]

@@colinsbane Agreed! Looking at the video you can see the plywood scaffold that held the PA.I was on the right scaffold looking at the stage.Along comes Dr Hook[the guy with the patch over his eye] dressed as a pirate telling everyone to get off,which no one did.

[@stix9567]

@@9997-g4g wishbone was also a fav as a kid from brooklyn

[@LISAFERGUSON-s3u]

I was told that The Grateful Dead couldn't go on because of rain and how wet everything was at that point for their electric instruments, so Maynard ferguson who had his jazz big band with almost no electrics said he would go on to fill some time and when he did the clouds parted and the sun came out and Maynard passed it to Jerry. This isn't listed in anything as it was impromptu...Did anyone recall this?

[@jono1457-qd9ft]

Ask Elvis Costello. Apparently it was the Dead's set that convinced him to start a band.

[@davidsmith6355]

great bit of film, love it! So what was the line up for this gig?

[@neilgregory3506]

Grateful dead, the kinks, Donovan, Dr, John were the main acts

[@smithpm81]

any footage of hawkwind?

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

I split when the rain started. Yes, I’m a wimp. Anyway, I had tix for two Lyceum shows.

[@josephwright6154]

I was there

[@jono1457-qd9ft]

Let's have a big hand for Jeremy Beadle.

[@celestialteapot309]

'l have heard of yoghurt,

[@tiffanywhite9361]

We're bickershaw ?

[@GregGNP]

Please read the description.

[@leonskum.5682]

Between Leigh and Wigan.

[@ann7459]

Wigan

[@stephenallison1522]

A total flop in the sea of mud for three days.