Bickershaw Festival1972
since
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About
The Bickershaw Festival was a one-off event held from 5 to 7 May 1972 on a farm site in Lancashire near Wigan, England. Co-organised by Jeremy Beadle, it brought together the Grateful Dead, Captain Beefheart, Hawkwind and The Kinks for an audience facing constant rain and a site turned to mud. Remembered chiefly for the Grateful Dead's marathon set, the festival was never repeated.
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Bickershaw, near Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Past editions
1972May 5–7, 197215 artists
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