DaveC
Blue Crack Addict
Of the two great festivals (some people would argue Altamont, but I doubt many of those would think it was 'great') of the 60's rock/pop scene, which would you have preferred to go to?
MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL
June 16-18, 1967
Monterey, CA
Performers:
June 16
The Association
The Paupers
Lou Rawls
Beverly
Johnny Rivers
Eric Burdon & The Animals
Simon & Garfunkel
June 17
Canned Heat
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Country Joe & The Fish
Al Kooper
The Butterfield Blues Band
Quicksilver Messenger Service
The Steve Miller Band
The Electric Flag
Moby Grape
Hugh Masekela
The Byrds
The Butterfield Blues Band
Laura Nyro
Jefferson Airplane
Booker T & The MG's (with the Mar-Keys)
Otis Redding
June 18
Ravi Shankar
The Blues Project
Big Brother & The Holding Company
The Group With No Name
Buffalo Springfield
The Who
The Grateful Dead
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Scott McKenzie
The Mamas & The Papas
Monterey is usually identified as the beginning of the "Summer of Love", and also is associated with the breakthrough performances of Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane.
WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL
August 15-18, 1969
Bethel, NY
August 15
Richie Havens
Country Joe MacDonald
John B Sebastian
Swami Satchadinanda
Bert Sommer
Sweetwater
Tim Hardin
Ravi Shankar
Melanie
Arlo Guthrie
Joan Baez
August 16
Quill
Keef Hartley
Santana
Mountain
Canned Heat
The Incredible String Band
The Grateful Dead
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Janis Joplin
Sly & The Family Stone
The Who
Jefferson Airplane
August 17
Joe Cocker
Max Yasgur
Country Joe & The Fish
Ten Years After
The Band
Blood Sweet and Tears
Johnny Winter
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
August 18
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sha-Na-Na
Jimi Hendrix
Given the choice to go back in time and be at ONE of these festivals, which would you choose? Or maybe some other?
MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL
June 16-18, 1967
Monterey, CA
Performers:
June 16
The Association
The Paupers
Lou Rawls
Beverly
Johnny Rivers
Eric Burdon & The Animals
Simon & Garfunkel
June 17
Canned Heat
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Country Joe & The Fish
Al Kooper
The Butterfield Blues Band
Quicksilver Messenger Service
The Steve Miller Band
The Electric Flag
Moby Grape
Hugh Masekela
The Byrds
The Butterfield Blues Band
Laura Nyro
Jefferson Airplane
Booker T & The MG's (with the Mar-Keys)
Otis Redding
June 18
Ravi Shankar
The Blues Project
Big Brother & The Holding Company
The Group With No Name
Buffalo Springfield
The Who
The Grateful Dead
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Scott McKenzie
The Mamas & The Papas
Monterey is usually identified as the beginning of the "Summer of Love", and also is associated with the breakthrough performances of Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane.
WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL
August 15-18, 1969
Bethel, NY
August 15
Richie Havens
Country Joe MacDonald
John B Sebastian
Swami Satchadinanda
Bert Sommer
Sweetwater
Tim Hardin
Ravi Shankar
Melanie
Arlo Guthrie
Joan Baez
August 16
Quill
Keef Hartley
Santana
Mountain
Canned Heat
The Incredible String Band
The Grateful Dead
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Janis Joplin
Sly & The Family Stone
The Who
Jefferson Airplane
August 17
Joe Cocker
Max Yasgur
Country Joe & The Fish
Ten Years After
The Band
Blood Sweet and Tears
Johnny Winter
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
August 18
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sha-Na-Na
Jimi Hendrix
Given the choice to go back in time and be at ONE of these festivals, which would you choose? Or maybe some other?