A legal battle with local councillors led to the event being given the title "the festival they could not stop". The festival was badly affected by heavy rain and muddy conditions. Organisers claimed they made a financial loss on the event and it was never repeated.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Date
Fri May 26, 1972 - Mon May 29, 1972
Map
Tupholme Hall
Bardney
England
England
AlsoKnownAs
Bardney Pop Festival
Organized by
Years active
1972
Founded by
Stanley Baker & Lord Harlech
Arts & Acts
- Akido
- Al Matthews
- Alexis Korner
- Anne Briggs
- Atomic Rooster
- Average White Band
- Bitch
- Boys of the Lough
- Brewers Droop
- Bridget St. John
- Buddy Miles
- Budgie
- Byzantium
- C.O.B.
- Capability Brown
- Colin Scott
- Curtis Maldoon
- Demmick and Armstrong
- Derek Brimstone
- Doctor Ross
- Don McLean
- Faces
- Focus
- Genesis
- Gnidrolog
- Good Habit
- Hamish Imlach
- Harvey Andrews
- Heads Hands and Feet
- Helen Reddy
- Humble Pie
- J.S.D. Band
- Jackson Heights
- Jade Warrior
- Joe Cocker
- Jonathan Kelly
- Jonesy
- Lindisfarne
- Locomotive GT
- Magic Carpet
- Mahatma Kane Jeeves
- Mark Ashton
- Mick Softley
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Morgan
- Natural Acoustic Band
- Nazareth
- Patto
- Persuasions
- Rory Gallagher
- Roxy Music
- Sha Na Na
- Silvo and Moses
- Skin Alley
- Slade
- Sleaze Band
- Smith Perkins Smith
- Spencer Davis
- Spreadeagle
- Status Quo
- Stone the Crows
- Sunrise
- Sutherland Brothers
- Tea and Sympathy
- The Beach Boys
- The Incredible String Band
- Vinegar Joe
- Walrus
- Wishbone Ash
- Strawbs
Helen Reddy did not perform, replaced by Rory Gallagher.
3 stage(s)
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Location
The Tupholme Hall was demolished in 1976.