What was the name of the three day rock festival held near Wigan in May 1972?
Bickershaw Festival Bickershaw Festival The Bickershaw Festival was a rock festival held in Bickershaw (Wigan, Lancashire), England, between 5 and 7 May 1972. Except for the 1976–79 Deeply Vale Festivals, Bickershaw was the only major north-west multi-day festival with camping. The organisers of the Deeply Vale Festivals say the Bickershaw Festival inspired them to put on a north-west music festival with camping. The Bickershaw Festival was assembled under the auspices of a Manchester businessmen, a Wigan market trader and Jeremy Beadle, before he achieved fame as a television presenter. Jeremy booked the West Coast bands and was artistic policy maker. Chris Hewitt
May Day Music Festival May Day Music Festival The May Day Music Festival was an annually held at Hamilton College on Minor Field during the spring. The event is co-sponsored by the Independent Music Fund, Campus Activities Board, and WHCL-FM, the college radio station. The festival has been held in conjunction with AL Ham weekend, which is sponsored by the college's Inter-Society Council. On May 1, 2004, May Day featured David Dondero, The Unicorns, Catch 22, Ted Leo, J-live, and Sleater-Kinney. The festival was held on Hamilton College's Minor Field. On April 30, 2005, the event was held indoors at the Hamilton College Annex