were eventually driven away by a combined force of festival staff and stall-holders despite several casualties. It is reputed that a number of the stall holders had been paying protection money to a London/Essex based crime family and called on them to deal with the Hells Angels. The crime family involved felt obliged to do so to protect their reputation and sent additional "security" to the event to deal with the Hells Angels. Performers Faces T.Rex Status Quo Mungo Jerry Mott the Hoople Pink Fairies King Crimson Rory Gallagher Barclay James Harvest Edgar Broughton Band Heads Hands & Feet Julie Felix Gringo Stone the Crows Colosseum Quintessence The Groundhogs Caravan Lindisfarne Tudor Lodge Tír na nÓg Van der Graaf Generator Al Stewart Stray Principal Edwards Magic Theatre See also List of historic rock festivals List of music festivals References External links UKRockFestivals - Weeley BBC Crowd recollections Anniversary website Music festivals in Essex History of Essex 1971 in British music 1971 in England August 1971 events in the United Kingdom 1970s in Essex Music festivals established in 1971 Rock festivals in the United Kingdom 1971 music festivals