Festival No. 0001535 · Est. 1971
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- Venue
- Weeley 1971
- City
- Clacton-On-Sea, UK
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About the artists
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Al Stewart was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 5 September 1945. Plays baroque pop, contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock, pop rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock. -
Argent formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1969. Plays hard rock, pop rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Barclay James Harvest formed in Oldham, United Kingdom, in 1966. Plays art rock, crossover prog, folk rock, pop rock, progressive pop, progressive rock, psychedelic pop, symphonic prog.
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Caravan formed in Canterbury, United Kingdom, in January 1968. Plays canterbury scene, progressive rock.
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Colosseum formed in 1968. Plays blues rock, jazz rock, progressive rock.
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Curved Air formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1970. Plays folk rock, progressive rock.
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Dave Edmunds was born in Cardiff, United Kingdom, on 15 April 1944. Plays blues rock, pop rock, power pop, pub rock, rock, rock and roll, rockabilly, roots rock.
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Edgar Broughton Band formed in Warwick, United Kingdom, in 1968, and split up in 2010, after 42 years. Plays acid rock, blues rock, heavy psych, progressive rock, psychedelic rock.
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Fusion Orchestra formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1969, and split up on 4 May 1975, after 6 years.
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Gnidrolog formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1969, and split up in 1999, after 30 years. Plays progressive rock, symphonic prog.
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Groundhogs formed in New Cross, United Kingdom, in 1963, and split up in 2014, after 51 years. Plays blues, blues rock, british blues, hard rock, heavy psych, rock.
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Juicy Lucy formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1969. Plays blues rock.
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King Crimson formed in London, United Kingdom, on 30 November 1968, and split up in 2021, after 52 years. Plays art rock, avant-garde, avant-prog, classic rock, experimental rock, free improvisation, jazz, jazz fusion.
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Mott the Hoople formed in Hereford, United Kingdom, in 1969, and split up in 1974, after 5 years. Plays country rock, folk rock, glam rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock.
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Mungo Jerry formed in Ashford, United Kingdom, in 1970. Plays blues rock, boogie rock, folk pop, pop, pop rock, swamp rock.
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On formed in 1997.
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Pink Fairies formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1970, and split up in 1988, after 18 years. Plays acid rock, garage rock, hard rock, heavy psych, proto-punk, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Quintessence formed in Notting Hill, United Kingdom, in April 1969, and split up in 1975, after 5 years. Plays jam band, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, raga rock.
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Rory Gallagher was born in County Donegal, Ireland, on 2 March 1948, and died on 14 June 1995, aged 47. Plays blues, blues rock, folk, hard rock, rock.
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Status Quo formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1967. Plays boogie rock, classic rock, hard rock, pop rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Steve Tilston was born on 6 March 1950.
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Stone The Crows formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1969, and split up in 1973, after 4 years. Plays blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, progressive rock, rock.
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T. Rex formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1967, and split up on 16 September 1977, after 10 years. Plays folk rock, glam rock, pop rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, rock.
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The Faces formed in Hamburg, Germany.
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Third Ear Band formed in 1968, and split up in 1993, after 25 years. Plays free folk, progressive folk.
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Tir na nOg formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969. Plays chamber folk, contemporary folk, folk rock, psychedelic folk.
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Van Der Graaf Generator formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1967, and split up in July 1978, after 11 years. Plays art rock, classic rock, experimental rock, progressive, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock.