It could be almost as rare as the Altamont poster. The festival lost money, but was generally considered a success by those who attended. Click here for the 2022 events schedule Click here to be a . Then walked off stage. The Atlantic City Pop Festival isn't as well known as that "other" classic rock event that took place that summer. The participation of the White Panther Party and the affiliated Serve the People (STP) Coalition added some "street credibility" to the event. It was Lennons first-ever public rock performance without one or more of the Beatles since meeting Paul McCartney in 1957. She seemed very uninterested in performing. street vendors and fireworks, live music, artisan booths, food trucks, lake activities, and so much more! 10 AM - 3 PM. The Woodstock Festival, held in August 1969, was a watershed moment in the 1960s counterculture movement.Expecting 50,000 attendees for a three-day music concert, the event instead drew an . Hahaha! Had a great time. Awesome show!! He was on the left stage where Joplin performed. That definitely did not happen at the Atlantic City Pop Festival, although Little RIchard did join Janis onstage, I was there and handed out free watermelon . December 3, 2022 | 8:00 AM-8:00 PM. Billed as An exhibition for young people the Fair was used as an opportunity for companies to market their products to young people. I could not imagine Joni Mitchell dreaming about Bomber Jet Planes Turning into Butterflies over the Jersey Shore , but regardless, it must have been a real blast for everyone lucky enough to go. Back then it wasnt a cliche song and I think they were the only group there that had a current Top Ten hit on AM radio, which was the standard then. The Goose Lake International Music Festival was the creation of Richard Songer, who in his mid-30s in 1970 bought about 350 acres of farmland to create Goose Lake Park, a "place for the young . Mark your calendars (and prep your lift tickets) for the free Thursday Kickoff Show, at the base of Palisades Ski Resort in the Plaza, followed by a weekend of music, brews, and mountains with bluegrass and . However, she still did a slow number, and the crowd got super noisy again, so she walked off for good. I was 16 years old in 1969. We were sitting in gridlock not movin. 60,000. 51 1969 Festivals +1. [2] Many Canadian rock fans were turned back at border crossings and were unable to attend. I did regret not seeing the Who, but since I had seen them live a few times already, I didnt feel completely cheated out of the experience. News articles at the time often referred to the festival as Louisiana's version of the Woodstock Music and . Of course, linguistically anyway, Atlantic City does not conjure the same mystical /surreal qualities of Woodstock. In May 1969, three months before Woodstock, Gibb and Wright . Paul Manson passed away on the last day of 2015, spending an even 60 years on the planet. Savoy Brown, Joe Cocker[3] and Alice Cooper[5] were announced acts that did not perform due to contractual problems. Your e-mail address will not be published. B.B. I remember it as he was upset because he felt that all everyone wanted to hear was his satire, which he did do a bit of. Marie Krolikowski. at 7pm on The Rock Station 97.7fm (WLER - Butler, PA), and as a way to showcase the incredible talent featured on this show in a "Live" setting for music lovers of all genres to enjoy. That was it other than many hours of amazing classic music. 'Enjoying the MeadowGrass Music Festival' Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative. It . Handy concert will be on advance sale at many Memphis locations ($2.50 to $5.00). 1970. Have fun! No groovy babies were born. One of my most cherished memories. Santana was new to me. We camped just outside the racetrack gate on the lawn next to the Garden State Parkway. WHAT IS TRAFFIC JAM'IN? Not only are there no official recordings, there are very few photos! 8/22/1969 Nashville, TN, Centennial Park, WMAK Nashville Music Festival 8/23/1969 Los Angeles, CA, Century Plaza, Capitol Convention Chicago 8/28/1969 . The festival will take place March 31-April 2nd, 2023, at Palisades Tahoe. The Goose Lake International Music Festival was held August 7-9, 1970 at Goose Lake Park, in Leoni, Michigan. I was there all day Sunday. It was a great weekend and all of these people whod made all of these friends over the weekend could be heard calling out See you at Woodstock as they parted. When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. I remember Joni Mitchell walking off the stage. Little Richard captured the crowd. James Brown was among those who appeared Sunday afternoon, followed in the evening by Johnny Winter, Herbie Hancock, B. The Woodstock Music Festival began on August 15, 1969 in Bethel, New York. A shout out to the gang who shared those wonderous 3 days with me Squid, Weed, Geez, Cindy, and beautiful Sonny (Sonya). I was disappointed that she left the stage though. Couple rest on the grass at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Bethel, NY, August 15, 1969. I have to say I always wondered who the girl with the multi colored face was on the poster and why the hell they ruined a beautiful face with such an bad design. Byron Ga 1970 Atlanta 2nd Pop Festival was the best .. Jimi Hendrix was at peak. Great stuff. 1969 near White Lake a hamlet of Bethel, New York. [9] Jackson County sheriff Charles Southworth estimated that "75% of the youths were on drugs"[9], Extensive newspaper coverage concentrated on the open drug sales and use at the festival. CC BY-SA 4.0. We hitched a ride with a chicken farmer to the race track. The weekend of the AC Pop Festival, I was in Basic Training at Ft. Bragg. Yes, thats exactly how I remember her set. I didnt stay the whole weekend, but it was really amazing. On the second day the battle between gatecrashers outside the stadium and the police suddenly affected those inside. I mean the Atlantic City Pop Festival. I particularly remember Joe Cockers performance what a trip. I was there. The Texas festival was held only two weeks after the legendary Woodstock festival in Woodstock, New York. It was jammed with people. Crosby, Stills & Nash were originally on the lineup but ended up as a no-show, Nash supposedly had polyps on tonsils (but sang at Woodstock two weeks later). Approximately 100,000 people attended. King, Chuck Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Mongo Santamaria, and David Ruffin. Also other data will not be shared with third person. Required fields are marked *. I was 14 and my dad took me and my younger brother, on the condition that I promise not to go to Woodstock. Other than that it was a great three days. Is it a 5K run & 5K walk? : . The show featured Iron Butterfly, King Crimson (Robin Fripp and Greg Lake), Jefferson Airplane, Rotary Connection (Minnie Ripperton), PG&E, Rolling Stones, Vanilla Fudge, Janis Joplin and Her Full Tilt Boogie Band, Johnny Winters, and others. What a great time. All copyrighted materials included within the Handbook of Texas Online are in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. We had tickets, but it was so crowded that we could not get down to the seats where my friends were who had come earlier that day. So yeah for 50 minuets he played an incredible set of progressive rock. Okay, so its been 50+years now. Go figure. Hey Jeff,I was definitely there and have lots of photos in which I was looking for Iron Butterfly, but could not find. According to the sources, Led Zeppelin stole the show. I proudly display it with other memorabilia I have from that era. I was there and she walked off the stage for sure. All Rights reserved. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. The few of us who did this festival and then did Woodstock had a rude shock coming.we went from the best organized rock festival in the era to one of if not the worst one two weeks later. I remember it was in the woods not sure if it was a real campground. We looked at each other and said why drive hours in this rain- it is raining so hard lets just party here at the house, exactly what we did. I can find very little about the festival other than it did actually happen. For many, Memorial Day Weekend signifies the kick-off to summer. We then walked the last 10 or so miles, all of which took about 12 hours. As we pulled back onto the highway, the troopers had their lights still flashing and followed us for a while. I had never heard of them. When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. Though it was free, it, like the famous Woodstock festival, organizers did not intend it to be so. Weird how everyone remembers Woodstock instead: must be the much-shown film. The best song was procul harem doing crucifixion lane and the AUM singer jumped off the stage as their set ended. I saw them one other time, opening for Creedence at Fillmore East. We called it Tranquility Base as the festival was 12 days after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. I was 17, then. A journalist from the Sacramento Bee in 1969 reported that the air was hazy with marijuana smoke that was mixed with the dust kicked up by thousands of sandal-wearing youths. She wrote the song and Crosby, Stills, and Nash made a hit of it. Instead I listened to the radio all weekend and dreamed. Sept. 1. Page transparency See more. When they led them all to the front entrance the leader, a guy carrying an American flag with a peace flag on the staff below it, stepped up and called to the security people at the front Were coming in!. We camped very close by. Come visit the village of Grass Lake! Zappa gave the crowd the finger after most of his songs. Yes! May 4, 2022. As in the booing business exaggerated. Nobody chased me but I soon got mixed up and ended up near the detroit-windsor border where I picked up a hitchhiker wearing Army fatigues. I thought it was 4 songs and as a Canadian who already loved her music, tI was heratbroken. The festival was extensively advertised through radio and newspapers and was promoted at Woodstock. Where Woodstock stuck largely to classic rock and folk artists, AC Pop augmented that basic foundation with acts from the worlds of jazz (Hugh Masekela), soul (Booker T. and the MGs) and blues (B.B. Select from premium Woodstock Music & Art Festival 1969 of the highest quality. The seats emptied into the concourses and onto the field. I definitely remember Jimi Hendrix playing Star Spangled Banner with Janis Joplin onstage.Wild day! Page created - June 21, 2012. After The Doors played, Led Zeppelincame on. And Santana and Chicago, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, FZ and the Mothers, Janice..Everyone!!!! I was hopelessly hooked on the rock music scene from coast to coast and almost every one of my icons was there. "40,000 people jammed the banks of Lake Amador to sunbathe, drink wine, smoke marijuana and listen to an all-star roster of musicians at the Gold Rush Rock Music Festival. Sold $ 170.00 FD 81 Youngbloods Mad River Victor Moscoso 1967 Avalon Ballroom Concert Poster . Absolutely one of the best weekends of my life! I went on Saturday and saw Butterfield, BB, the Byrds and get thisBooker T. & the MGs. The Doors were billed as the headliner for the third day. Is it a car show? The Aldergrove Beach Rock Festival took place in 1969 and attracted about 30,000 people at a time when outdoor concerts were still a rarity and the prospect of so many young hippies gathered in . The security guy tried to explain that if they didnt have tickets they couldnt get in and the guy interrupted him to say No, you dont understand, We here he pointed to the many many people who had gathered dont havent any tickets and were coming in or were wrecking your fucking turnstiles. The security guy could be seen getting on a phone and I was never certain whether this was a direct response to this challenge or an unrelated act, but the very tall vehicle gate to the right side of the turnstiles opened up and the whole crowd ran in behind this guy with the flags. With a combination of shifting wind and re-thrown canisters, tear gas suddenly swept over the crowd. She was still pretty unknown and was upset that the audience wasnt really listening to her. Had to walk home in the middle of the night as no one would give me a ride. They were great. Yea, it totally blew me away. A bunch of my friends and I rented a Ryder box truck and headed down to Atlantic City from Connecticut. He asked that they please move out, because if someone happened to fry themselves he would have to stop playing for a few minutes while they fixed the short. I came expecting to see the Chambers Brothers and Time was tremendous and well done. It seems she was placed in the rotation directly after Mother Earth featuring Tracy Nelson and the crowd wasnt ready to hear her mild act. Amazingly, they just shook their heads then let us move on. The festivals 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul and rock music and audiences. Johnny Winter did play, Rollin and Tumblin for one. I was there and it was so much better than Woodstock,in retrospect because it was manageable,we bought water for 9 dollars a bottle.Got to met Paul Butterfield.Did they announce about Woodstock ? Do you remember Janis mooning us? Not fair putting Joni on after Tracy Nelson blew us away singing Down So Long. The initial attitude of the "young, hip police force"[2] toward the fans in attendance was to "leave them alone", at least when they were inside the festival grounds. TICKETS & INFO. On the third night, Winters played, then Vanilla Fudge played followed by Janis Joplin. Progressive music was just not her thing though so we wound up leaving before the Jefferson Airplane had even finished. One night there was a break in from some non-paying fans the Iron Butterfly Army, that came through the fence opposite the stage and marched across the inner field and melded into the stage crowd. Largemouth bass, northern pike and tiger musky can be found in the shallow weedy area along the North shore and in the southern arm of the lake. RM2EHXXY5 - Woodstock Music & Art Fair Presents An Aquarian Exposition in White Lake, N.Y. 3 Days of Peace & Music August 15, 16, 17 1969 poster for the legendary music festival designed by Arnold Skolnick featuring a white dove resting on a guitar neck. I can still remember her black limo coming down the racetrack to pick her up. Rented a room in AC but never used it. Anniversary coming up. James Head, Santana Jefferson Airplane Janis Little Richard loved every minute Beg to disagree about one thing we had a contact high all weekend. He opened the bag which had about 2 bushels of grass wrapped in smaller bags and nothing else. Save big when you register early. Events happening in Grass Valley, CA. Joe Cocker was even more animated than at Woodstock The Byrds played without Crosby. I was working the summer in AC. add topic- . There is also a Winter Market with Seasonal Keepers vendors, food trucks, fire . If I remember correctly, she followed Procol Harum , with Robin Trower . God I wish there was visual documentation of this monumental musical event! I played in an area band called Colorless Rainbow and had to be the best summer of my life! Remus, MI. This was the 2nd year for the festival, with the first, the Newport Pop Festival, had been held in Costa Mesa, CA. B. I camped also with three other car loads of my fraternity friends who talked me into going 2 weeks before I was being drafted into the army. 3 of us, my drummer, his brother & I, made it from Pittsburgh to A.C. for this to this day, still 3 of the most amazing days of my life! 1969 Buffalo, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim. I didnt like their set all that much. My absolute favorite musician at the time was Janis and I snuck round back of the stage when she was waiting to perform. I was there with a few friends. Varsity Stadium, at the University of Toronto, John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band wEric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White, Dorothy Morrison & the Edwin Hawkins Singers, Livingston Gym, Denison University (Granville, OH), Altamont Speedway in northern CA between Tracy and Livermore. I saw a kids bicycle and Hey I had to do what I had to do. Great memories that summer! played their entire 1st album, introducing 16-year-old drummer Mike Shrieve to the world!, as did Chicago Transit Authority, whom most hadnt yet heard of. The northeastern basin is deep and harbors nice smallmouth bass and occasional walleye. The festival there had wooden fences that didnt hold up well when masses of people pushed their way in. About Grass Lake. A great festival! Atlantic City, emceed by singer-songwriter Biff Rose, also hosted several quirky acts that never journeyed north two weekends later: a still somewhat unknown Dr. John in his guise as the Night Tripper; the avant-garde Lothar and the Hand People. 3 day Rock Festival 1969. 200,000. [9] Michigan attorney general Frank J. Kelley said "I think we have seen the first and last rock concert of that size in Michigan".[9]. Go on a Cookie Tour all around the Village or visit the lighted Fairy Forest. I dont remember Winter but Ill take your word for it. But Johnny Winters would have played (AGAIN) that year! [9] The festival took place at the time of the 25th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and peace groups publicized an anti-nuclear weapons message during the event. Your father is not quite correct. He left behind a legion of friends across . After she didnt come back is when I remember the crowd booing. [1969-07-28 NYT Johnny Winter]. Saturdays schedule mixed jazz acts such as Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck with others including John Mayall and Sly & the Family Stone. Ive never even seen anyone mention that before, let alone any documentation. On Friday night Iron Butterfly encouraged the crowd to bring down the fence which they did. As I heard it, we had some 250,000 people at A.C. Racetrack, & the going question by Day 3 was, Are you going to Woodstock? Everyone who did likely brought someone & almost doubled the crowd! Just the right sized crowd, and needless to say the music was over the top !!!! Masters of ceremonies were Teegarden & Van Winkle, who also performed. Over 20,000 attended. 2015-2021 Copyright Best Classic Bands. Find Woodstock Music & Art Festival 1969 stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Really fantastic. And a buton. Lang was . . I guess neither of us were the adventurous type. Thanks for your comment. It was the only performance photo I took, unfortunately. It was the embodiment of the free spirit of the 1960s. [5], The rotating stage was a success. Anyway, the best festival I have ever been to. I was able to work, catch a bus enjoy some great music and get back to go work. The organizers would not let them play. This the 8mm film that w. I do remember some Kat in some kind of Indian garb in the stands on some acid who was gonna jump off but said he wasnt that f***ked up! To be ONE with 70,000 on their feet waving the Peace sign for Janis was unforgettable. Santanas Soul Sacrifice, Janis and Little Richard, CCR, The Airplane the list goes on. But everyone was good. Youre right Jeff. Is your name Mark? The Goose Lake International Music Festival held August 79, 1970 in Leoni Township, Michigan, "was one of the largest music events of its era",[1] and featured many of the top rock music bands of the period. In the evening both CCR and Jefferson Airplane played by the speakers werent working and John Fogerty was ramming his guitar them and the sound didnt improve. We crossed the border and headed east towards Toronto. Cool festival! After he retrieved his long duffle bag from the back seat I reached over to close the door and he said wait, this is for you. And yes, I still have my tickets stubs from Days 2 & 3 a little wrinkled, & Priceless! I waited and waited and they never showed.so disappointed! First time I saw real raw hippies and they struck me as pretty weird. Thanks. It was the only time The Doors and Led Zeppelin were on the same bill. Oh those good ole days. At any rate it shows what a gentleman he was for humouring me so many years later. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Summer of Soul (.Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised): Directed by Questlove. Santana was unknown at the time and just blew me away. [4] The festival was known for widespread, openly visible drug sales[4] and public nudity. (Related: 'Michigan's Woodstock' transformed Goose Lake . As it was held at a horse racing track, AC Pop undeniably put out a very different vibe than that of Woodstock. July 25, 26, & 27, 1969 State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI. At least though I had seen a few songs at AC. I remember seeing these 5, in this order. I was there too. Total attendance of about 45,000. And Janis said she would sing to stop the rain, and it did stop. Johnny Winter was present but did not perform as his equipment did not show up in time. According to the NYT, on July 6 The Newport Jazz Festival was invadedby several hundred young people who broke down a section of the 10-foot wooden fence surrounding Festival Field and engaged in a rock throwing battle with security guards. NYT Newport Jazz report. When they broke into Time Has Come Today, I nearly lost mind. The first band was still fading out when the other band came on! Activities, Vendors, and More! No further rock festivals took place at Goose Lake. Just an amazingly great time. Learn how your comment data is processed. Slept at the race track. As a matter of fact, the festival is so obscured in history that there remains some doubt as to who actually did and didnt perform. It had been many years since I paid any attention to the music scene but it brought back memories. Here are the ones Ive found. So, kind of like the Laura Nyro scenario at Monterey, right?? He thanked me for my interest and told me that it had been one of his most enjoyable weekends. My girlfriend, Arlene and I went and slept at her Bubbies house in Atlantic City. As others have noted, there was camping there and it was a colorful scene. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Lovegrass Music Festival is a completely FREE event! Others have noted, there was camping there and it did stop coast to coast almost. 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