It could be almost as rare as the Altamont poster. ROCK ON!!!!!!!! It had been many years since I paid any attention to the music scene but it brought back memories. Among the bands playing were:BB King, The Band, Santana, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Johnny Winter, Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Sweetwater, Vanilla Fudge, Hugh Masakela, Amboy Dukes, The Turtles, Biff Rose, Tony Joe White, and Celebration. But no one had recorded the music. As in the booing business exaggerated. To see the Airplane and CCR alone made it worthwhile. Still have my peace pin purchased at the festival for $5. Ive done a separate blog entries for each one and festival title is a link you can find out more them. Thanks for writing about this festival. I was working the summer in AC. One of the most iconic events in Colorado Springs during that weekend is the annual MeadowGrass Music Festival. I was REALLY looking forward to her singing and was so disappointed when she walked off (though she did so understandably as the crowd noise was almost unbearable at that moment) that it was the first thing I thought of for years when thinking about this concert. Save big when you register early. And yes, I still have my tickets stubs from Days 2 & 3 a little wrinkled, & Priceless! I proudly display it with other memorabilia I have from that era. 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. Farm Block - August 5-7. If the fence had been up on Saturday there may have been injuries with the crush of people that would have likely occurred with people trying to get out of the stands onto the field to get away from the tear gas. Anyway, the best festival I have ever been to. I couldnt convince anyone else to go but I really had to do it. I have some 8mm footage thats not great but Id have to dig it out. Almost got run over in my sleeping bag when people started driving across the grass to avoid the stalled traffic. 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. October 11, 1969: Tullivers Brain, Taste, Cubys Blues Band, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Livin Blues, Deep Purple, Amon Duul II, The Nice, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Ekseption, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Xhol Caravan, Hardin & York. In May 1969, three months before Woodstock, Gibb and Wright . Winters jammed with the guitar players and scatted with Janis. Nobody said Woodstock. The Market is located within the new Pavilion at Grass Lake Community Events Park, 120 Brown Street, (next to the Car Wash) in downtown Grass Lake. during the concert, I saw a guy walk up to a Cop and ask for a light for his joint. The Turtles / Spanky And Our Gang Frank Zappa was upset and played a 50 instrumental. It became a legendary event largely owing to the participation of Bob Dylan who had spent the previous three years in semi-retirement following a motorcycle accident. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texas-international-pop-festival-1969. Camped out nearby and remember the relief with the fire trucks doused the crowd to the oppressive heat. One thing for sure is that it all ended on the evening of Sunday, August 3, 1969, with Janis Joplin joining Little Richard onstage for a memorably rockin finale. My Aunt and Uncle had a place in Chelsea, so I crashed at their beach house for the weekend, Or should I say, THE Weekend. From a 2009 Palm Beach Post article:Then-Palm Beach County Sheriff Bill Heidtman vowed to make life miserable for the free-loving, pot-smoking, anti-establishment youngsters who were coming to the Palm Beach Pop Festival. I was never aware of this festival prior to this article. First time I saw real raw hippies and they struck me as pretty weird. Freddies Lake, more commonly known as the Hidden Lakes. Rt 206 to Rt 9 south. What a way to celebrate!) Sold $ 170.00 FD 81 Youngbloods Mad River Victor Moscoso 1967 Avalon Ballroom Concert Poster . No, Im not talking about Woodstock, although that one wasnt bad either. Kev Nichols & Blue Tuesday. Great performances and you could wander between the grandstand and the track area in front of the stage to get a closer look every once in a while. Crosby was a disruptive force in the band . Nearly 30 years later I happened to be in a Johannesburg bar when Richie Havens and his accompianist turned up unannounced and played a set. So did Joni Mitchell, who famously skipped the Upstate New York gig, although she probably wished shed passed on this one too: After singing a few tunes, Mitchell complained that no one was listening to her and walked offstage in tears, never to return. They were great. Not only are there no official recordings, there are very few photos! In August 1969, a groundbreaking rock festival took place, one of the best ever, witnessed by many thousands of people and featuring an amazing cast of diverse bands. Billed as "3 Days of Peace and Music," the epic event become synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Also, my future wife (who I hadnt met yet) got stuck in the traffic going to Woodstock and turned around and went home. The Doors were billed as the headliner for the third day. Great times and some of my friends then went to Woodstock and I wanted to go but that was the weekend I was inducted. On the other hand, I got to see Frank Zappa and The Mothers, and the band who replaced CSN and Y turned out to be a great discovery for me the Chambers Brothers! What you need to know. So we watched some of the performances from afar and some on the TV screens in the grand stand. The New York Times, which the year before had become the first mainstream newspaper to hire a full-time rock critic, initially sent just one reporter to cover the festival in August . I was there with a friend! [10] The district attorney obtained an injunction barring any other public shows at the park. I was there with a few friends. Fantastic weekend. I wish now I had gone. It is true that it took place on August 15, 16 and 17, 1969, and on August 18, because the music continued until that Monday morning, which actually turned the three-day festival into a four-day festival. The cops were chasing a guy dressed in a Santa Claus suit. That concert was fantastic! Stayed 36 hours but ran out of brain cells. Just an amazingly great time. Because I wasnt supposed to be there( I was 17 and grounded) I didnt make Woodstock. My girlfriend and I were in Atlantic City that weekend, along with another couple, Bruce and Penny. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News. Paul Manson passed away on the last day of 2015, spending an even 60 years on the planet. Bob the bear Hite and Canned Heat always a great band live! He made his way int othe infield next to the stage and exposed himself. Weird how everyone remembers Woodstock instead: must be the much-shown film. As it happened, they never got further than the great Thruway Jam, so its just as well I didnt ride along. But lucky me, I did get to see the other decade defining event. (I missed the one flight out to go see LefZeppelen @ Torontos ROCKPILE [stayed 4 Hendrix]. Performers: Grateful Dead, Joe South, NRBQ, The Nervous System, Jane and the Electric Jive Wire, Rhinoceros, Muddy Waters, Sun Country, Sweetwater, Johnny Winter, Youngbloods, The Echo, and Aum. (C) Can you confirm what commenters, and I, remember: The Who played, though not listed on Program or showing up on semi-official Playlists? A shout out to the gang who shared those wonderous 3 days with me Squid, Weed, Geez, Cindy, and beautiful Sonny (Sonya). Im English was working at Shelburne Hotel on the Boardwalk and one of the guys had a car. No further rock festivals took place at Goose Lake. Listen on Spotify: Playlist inc. Joni leaving the stage, I dont remember who she followed but I do remember it was not a good slot for her that day. I (we ) were so blessed to live in these times and to have these experiences. This the 8mm film that w. Joni didnt feel loved and walked off the stage. At least though I had seen a few songs at AC. No one mentioned Miles Davis. We'll send you a couple of emails per month, filled with fascinating history facts that you can share with your friends. Second was Woodstock,which ended 53 years ago today. B. Based on your name.T.O. Some Virginia musicians I knew played there. It was the only time The Doors and Led Zeppelin were on the same bill. I camped there as well as hundreds of others. Saw two people I went to school with . Attendance at the festival remains unknown, but is estimated between 120,000 and 150,000. Of course, linguistically anyway, Atlantic City does not conjure the same mystical /surreal qualities of Woodstock. The festival will take place March 31-April 2nd, 2023, at Palisades Tahoe. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022. The festival attracted approximately 150,000. Thats exactly what happened my husband and I were there too. One of my favorite BCB articles yet. With a budget of only $120,000, the promoters booked twenty-six of the biggest names in blues, rock-and-roll, and psychedelic rock. The cops and security had a hard time getting to the infield, then he ran around in circles as they chased him, much to the amusement of the crowd. I have slides of it! WHAT IS TRAFFIC JAM'IN? I left Memphis and hitchhiked back to New Jersey where I picked up a few things from my parents home and headed to Greenwich Village and then to the Newport Jazz Festival. I had never heard of them. Woodstock performers: Where are they now? Related: Woodstock performers: Where are they now? Two weeks later I and some of the same friends went up to Woodstock with even less success. He opened the bag which had about 2 bushels of grass wrapped in smaller bags and nothing else. CSN were billed on the marquee, but sadly for all, didnt show. I have told many people about AC FESTIVAL not a single person ever heard of it. The festival . Mr. Tamarkin, your article brings back memories of this incredible concert that I had nearly forgotten. My buddy brought a 16mm camera. Can anyone else remember any other bands that played on Sunday. 1969 near White Lake a hamlet of Bethel, New York. Highest place ever. A band from Michigan, Grand Funk Railroad, was allowed to perform only after the members agreed to play free and pay their own expenses. Festival will be held at the Grass Lake Community Events Park; 5K Run / Walk will be held Friday, July 8th (Register here)Car Show will be held Saturday, July 9th from 12PM to 4PM (Registration is $5) Aside from its two popular US events in Vegas and Orlando, this fairytale carnival experience has also visited Puerto Rico, Mexico and the UK. . But it definitely happened. I was there. : . The musical acts were not paid much to perform; Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin were paid the most$10,000 each. The Chambers Brothers, 5th Dimension, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, The Staple Singers, and Sly & the Family Stone. The Texas festival was held only two weeks after the legendary Woodstock festival in . Actually, Joni was improperly put in mid-afternoon after some rock bands. Related: Listings for 100s of upcoming classic rock festivals. I was there all 3 days and as a drummer I was in heaven. Music was first rate. I thought it was great, except that we had to wait until after noon for the gates to open for each day. July 8 - 9, 2023 . Announcer Chip Monck should be credited with calming the crowd that day as the tear gas came into the stadium. Yes, I remember Aum being pretty great too. Unfortunately, Iron Butterfly were not the greatest musicians (the only song they could play was Inna-Gada-Da-Vida). The TSHA makes every effort to conform to the principles of fair use and to comply with copyright law. My first and most favorite pop/rock festival experience. Thanks. Tickets for the W.C. Funny thing is, the story goes that she was on her way to Woodstock but couldnt get there. Still have their record, but admittedly they were better live. I was disappointed that she left the stage though. Od roku 1983 do revoluce se zajmm o vemon dostupnou alternativn scnu. The reason is that they actually were once called Santana Blues Band. Something happened, I dont know what but I remember him getting angry. I stayed mostly by the stage. They even let us tent camp on the track greenspace overnight. They surveyed the lot of us then asked, You havent got any marijuana in, there do you? Oh no, sirs! Isnt it weird how so many of us who were there remember so little detail about it? 'Enjoying the MeadowGrass Music Festival' Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative. 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. Then people booed. I remember Joni Mitchell walking off the stage. Procol Harum kind of made up for it. After asking around and auditioning musicians, Kantner and Balin . B.B. Fishing: Grass Lake has an abundance of angling opportunities. I remember all this like it was yeaterday. It was the only time The Doors and Led Zeppelin were on the same bill. It was fabulous music! Every penny counts! Summer of Soul (.Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised): Directed by Questlove. Janis Joplin, Sam and Dave, Sly and the Family Stone, Santana, Canned Heat, the Grass Roots, B. I dont remember Winter but Ill take your word for it. 3 thoughts on "1969 Midwest Rock Festival" Julie says: August 9, 2019 at 8:07 am . I've done a separate blog entries for each one and festival title is a link you can find out more them. It actually took place in Hamilton Township at the Atlantic City Race Course. We hitched a ride with a chicken farmer to the race track. Little Richard captured the crowd. Oh those good ole days. Its kind of like The Festival of Hope a great music festival but almost unknown except to the lucky ones like myself who were there. "It was the festival of no sleep," Baton Rouge native Paul Waguespack says. OK, I was just out of the Army and didnt go to Woodstock because I had to drive to California to go to school. The mic shorted out and she yelled motherfucker. I didnt know about a lot of these that summer. 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. (Photo by Owen Franken/Corbis via Getty Images) It was a 3 day event that captured the spirit of the times: Woodstock. me 15 him 16. I drove to Woodstock from Vt in my 61 Beetle which I had painted up with poster paint, done by the kids in the local rec program I was running that summer. Between 1966 and 1975 they had a series of major hits, most notably "Let's Live for Today", "Midnight . When Zappa ventured into some jazz-tinged material that was unfamiliar to many of us, some of the crowd sitting near by us got pretty rowdy and booed him. 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