Bickershaw . Lancashire .U.K.
Friday May 5th to Sunday May 7th 1972.

The Rouchon Collection . Donovan A staple of the festival circuit in this era , Donovan was almost guaranteed to be at least one of rhe major festivals, once agin I have no memory of seeing him, so I doubt I bothered to watch his set, a bit too laid back for a wet field.

All images © P and T Rouchon 1972

Photo Galleries Patrick and Thierry Rouchon traveled to the festival from their native France and took several hundred images of the event, they arrived early so we get to see the gradual transformation of the festival site from a relatively damp , tidy arena to a mud filled sodden sea of plastic and rubbish !!!!!

Children of God	Jesus Jellett	Entertainers	The village	Site early	Site late	The stage areas	Crowd
Country joe	Donovan	Grateful Dead	ISBand	J Kelly	Neophonic orchestra	New Riders	Stackridge ?

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Updated April 2023

• The Rouchon Collection : a wonderful, large collection of images from the festival from start to finish and which covers most aspects of the festival.
• The Site Today
• The Grateful Dead : Photos, setlist,tapes, transcript, eye witness reviews. Updated April 2023
• My own Bickershaw saga. Updated June 2021
• View from the mud :More eyewitness accounts from intrepid Bickershaw veterans. Updated with new photos June 2021
• The French Review new June 2021
• The intended programme and the artistic dropouts
• Mole Express- Bickershaw edition,includes site map New! Nov 2004
• Audience photographs from Roger Hutchinson -New! Jan 2002
• Pre festival publicity handout
• The Festival Runs at a Loss
• Scans of tickets . New Sept 22nd 2001
• Film stills from BC'S 8mm footage of Bickershaw !
• Festival programme        
• Frendz report      
• Festival Adverts in the press
• List of all artists who performed at the festival . Band personnel , known tapes and setlists . Updated Jan 2011
• Band photos : Wishbone Ash, Kinks, Family, Captain Beyond, New Riders, Country Joe, Donovan.
• Site Photographs
• More site photographs updated Nov 2004
• Captain Beefheart : Setlist, tapes, reviews, photos
• My encounter with Captain Beefheart at Bickershaw: by Charles Gee
• Photos of Captain Beyond at Bickershaw
• Bickershaw home

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Mothergrumble Magazine-article on Bickershaw and Lincoln 7 The Children Of God have a flickr page with 55 photos of their activities at the festival. new June 2021

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