Johnnys Rock Blogs
California Jam, Ontario, California 1978
In 1974, the first California Jam attracted a quarter of a million people and was...
Mississippi River Festival 1969 -1980
The Mississippi River Festival was a summer outdoor concert series held from 1969-1980 on the...
Aachen Open Air Pop Festival, West Germany, July 1970
The Aachen Open Air Pop Festival was a rock festival held at Hauptstadion in Aachen,...
Lyceum Easter Festival, London, April 1971
One of the UK music scene’s drivers was Tony Stratton-Smith who was both...
Reading Festival 1971
Reading Festival became the major yearly gathering of the UK's hairy hoards all...
New York Pop - Randall's Island's July 1970
1969 - The Year Of The Festival
1969 was The Year. More rock festivals were staged in 1969 than in any other....
Denver Pop Festival, Mile High Stadium, June 1969
Held between 27 - 29 June 1969, this festival went down in festival history as...
The First Isle Of Wight Festival 1968
There were three Isle of Wight festivals before it was revived in...
Laurel Pop Festival, Baltimore, Maryland, July 1969
The summer of 69 was dominated in festival history by Woodstock. It casts a long...
Toronto Rock n Roll Revival, Varsity Stadium 1969
The Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was a one-day fest held on September 13, 1969...
New Orleans Pop Festival, Labor Day, 1969
Happening just two weeks after Woodstock, and held at the Louisiana International Speedway, Prairieville, the...