Canned Heat & Ten Years After in Wuppertal

Canned Heat is an American blues-rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by Alan Wilson and Bob Hite. Rooted in electric blues and boogie, the group is known for “On the Road Again,” “Going Up the Country” and its version of “Let’s Work Together,” as well as the album Boogie with Canned Heat. Canned Heat appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and performed at Woodstock in 1969. The band followed those appearances by playing the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, then documented another major festival performance on Live at Montreux 1973, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Ten Years After are a British blues-rock band formed in Nottingham in 1966 by Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Ric Lee and Chick Churchill. Alvin Lee’s rapid guitar work became central to the group’s sound, heard on albums including Ssssh, Cricklewood Green and A Space in Time. Their best-known songs include “I’m Going Home,” “Love Like a Man” and “I’d Love to Change the World.” Woodstock in 1969 gave Ten Years After their best-known live document when “I’m Going Home” appeared in the festival film. The band followed that appearance with another major festival performance at the Isle of Wight in 1970, while sustained touring took them through theatres and arenas in Britain, Europe and the United States. After separating in the 1970s, the original quartet reunited for a performance at Reading Festival in 1983.