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Pacific Pop Festival, Stockton, CA May 1969

This was a typical one-day festival put on by the University of the Pacific, whose...

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Gold Rush Festival, Amador, California 1969

Now, here we have a festival that registered high on the Severely Groovy...

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Superball Fest 1971: Open Air Celebration II Minnesota.

This was a one day gig held on Saturday July 24, 1971 at...

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Los Angeles Pop Festival December 1968

The Los Angeles Pop Festival was held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on December...

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Canada Jam, Ontario 1978

Canada Jam was held at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, about 100...

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Hollywood Music Festival, Staffordshire, 1970

No, not that Hollywood. This is the one in Staffordshire, England which was about as...
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Ann Arbor Blues Festival, University of Michigan 1969

Though not as widely celebrated as other music festivals of its era, the...

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The Big Sur Folk Festival, September 1969

If you’ve ever been to Big Sur, California, it is a very far-out place up...

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US Festival San Bernadino, California 1982

In 1982, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hatched an ambitious and very expensive musical plan and...
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Detroit Love-In, Belle Island Park 1967

This is significant as a social event, much less so as a musical...

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The Return of the Detroit Rock & Roll Revival 1971

As you’ll know if you’ve been reading a lot of my blogs, Detroit and Michigan...

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The Great Western Festival, Lincoln 1972

In January 1972, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Underwood, a 33 year old colonel, going on 103,...

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