Bickershaw Festival

May 5 - 7, 1972 (53 years ago)

Bickershaw Wigan, Lancashire

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Band Line-up

Cheech & Chong

Brinsley Schwarz

Pacific Gas & Electric

Maynard Ferguson's Big Band

Chris MGregor's Brotherhood of Breath

Sam Apple Pie

Mike Westbrook

Dr. John

Hawkwind

Wishbone Ash

Donovan

Family

Flamin' Groovies

Linda Lewis

The Incredible String Band

The Kinks

Country Joe McDonald

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Jonathan Kelly

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Captain Beyond

Grateful Dead

Concert Details

Date:: Friday, May 05, 1972 – Sunday, May 07, 1972
Venue:: Bickershaw
Location:: Wigan, Lancashire
Notes:: Grateful Dead setlist:
Set 1:
Truckin'
Sugaree
Mr. Charlie
Beat It on Down the Line
He's Gone
Chinatown Shuffle
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Black-Throated Wind
Next Time You See Me
Playing in the Band
Tennessee Jed
Good Lovin'
Casey Jones
Set II:
Greatest Story Ever Told
Big Boss Man
Ramble On Rose
Jack Straw
Dark Star
Drums
The Other One
Sing Me Back Home
Sugar Magnolia
Turn On Your Love Light
Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad
Not Fade Away
Encore:
One More Saturday Night

Band Genres

Psychedelic Rock	14 bands
Psychedelic Rock: Pacific Gas & Electric Dr. John Hawkwind Wishbone Ash Donovan Family Flamin' Groovies The Incredible String Band The Kinks Country Joe McDonald New Riders of the Purple Sage Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Captain Beyond Grateful Dead
Rock	14 bands
Rock: Cheech & Chong Brinsley Schwarz Pacific Gas & Electric Hawkwind Wishbone Ash Donovan Family Flamin' Groovies The Kinks Country Joe McDonald New Riders of the Purple Sage Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Captain Beyond Grateful Dead
Classic Rock	13 bands
Classic Rock: Brinsley Schwarz Pacific Gas & Electric Sam Apple Pie Dr. John Hawkwind Wishbone Ash Donovan Family The Kinks Country Joe McDonald New Riders of the Purple Sage Captain Beyond Grateful Dead
Folk Rock	11 bands
Folk Rock: Brinsley Schwarz Dr. John Donovan Flamin' Groovies The Incredible String Band The Kinks Country Joe McDonald New Riders of the Purple Sage Jonathan Kelly Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Grateful Dead
Blues Rock	8 bands
Blues Rock: Pacific Gas & Electric Sam Apple Pie Dr. John Wishbone Ash New Riders of the Purple Sage Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Captain Beyond Grateful Dead
Art Rock	7 bands
Art Rock: Hawkwind Wishbone Ash Donovan Family The Kinks Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Captain Beyond
Folk	7 bands
Folk: Dr. John Donovan Linda Lewis The Incredible String Band Country Joe McDonald New Riders of the Purple Sage Jonathan Kelly
Psychedelic	7 bands
Psychedelic: Sam Apple Pie Hawkwind Donovan The Incredible String Band New Riders of the Purple Sage Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Grateful Dead
Singer-Songwriter	7 bands
Singer-Songwriter: Dr. John Donovan Linda Lewis The Incredible String Band The Kinks New Riders of the Purple Sage Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Acid Rock	6 bands
Acid Rock: Sam Apple Pie Hawkwind The Incredible String Band Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Captain Beyond Grateful Dead
Country Rock	6 bands
Country Rock: Brinsley Schwarz Dr. John Donovan Flamin' Groovies New Riders of the Purple Sage Grateful Dead
Roots Rock	6 bands
Roots Rock: Brinsley Schwarz Dr. John Donovan Flamin' Groovies New Riders of the Purple Sage Grateful Dead
British	6 bands
British: Sam Apple Pie Mike Westbrook Hawkwind Wishbone Ash Family The Kinks
Progressive Rock	5 bands
Progressive Rock: Hawkwind Wishbone Ash Family Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Captain Beyond
Proto-Punk	5 bands
Proto-Punk: Brinsley Schwarz Hawkwind Flamin' Groovies The Kinks Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Protopunk	4 bands
Protopunk: Hawkwind Flamin' Groovies The Kinks Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
British Blues	3 bands
British Blues: Wishbone Ash Donovan Captain Beyond
Experimental	3 bands
Experimental: Hawkwind The Incredible String Band Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Hard Rock	3 bands
Hard Rock: Hawkwind Wishbone Ash Captain Beyond
Jazz	3 bands
Jazz: Maynard Ferguson's Big Band Mike Westbrook Dr. John