Saw Beefheart at Bickershaw in 72

 

 ….. one f those experiences you never forget ROCK FORMATIONS

The colliery owners at the Hyde Lane inquest
Were represented by Radcliffe Ellis, from Wigan

The closest railway station
To the Bickershaw Festival
When it rained

It was where I saw Beefheart, Van
Morrison, parts of the Grateful Dead
Country Joe, and The Kinks. Caught

A cold. A painful ear infection

Tripped, imperfectly. Setting out

I’d assumed I might seduce someone
But failed. I imagine it was the weather

I sat sodden and damply miserable
Trying to separate hallucination from reality

Radcliffe Ellis

Suggested the reason
For the disaster was geology

Safety was irrelevant
It would have happened anyway

Donovan followed Hawkwind
Stacia kept her clothes on

 

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Steven Taylor
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2 Responses to Saw Beefheart at Bickershaw in 72

    1. The perfect mud bath. But great acts.

      Comment by Mr Andrew T Price on 26 July, 2024 at 8:17 am
    2. Yes I was in Bickershow in 72
      I saw them al. And I Greatful dead whom play for seven hours.
      Great Time.
      Christer Linde

      Comment by Christer Circle Linde on 28 July, 2024 at 7:32 am

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