I collect sixties posters and this one is truly rare. TICKETS & INFO. Not only are there no official recordings, there are very few photos! Went into town to get more Drambuie where it was forbidden to be on the boardwalk without a shirt and shoes. He threatened to herd alligators toward the crowd, gathered on a grassy field at the Palm Beach International Raceway. In May 1969, three months before Woodstock, Gibb and Wright . The Doors were billed as the headliner for the third day. Never dampened the spirits! [7] Tom Wright, who was responsible for staging and logistics at the festival, including design of the revolving stage, reported that it had gone off "virtually hitch free". RM 2GA89M4 - Saugerties, New York. . Two weeks later I and some of the same friends went up to Woodstock with even less success. Well not really because it didnt happen. Instead I listened to the radio all weekend and dreamed. The Woodstock Festival (a.k.a. The Electric Factory people had much experience putting on music & did a great job. Various bootleg albums were released from live recordings of the performances, and decades later, bootlegs surfaced as sale items on the Internet. Of course, linguistically anyway, Atlantic City does not conjure the same mystical /surreal qualities of Woodstock. I came expecting to see the Chambers Brothers and Time was tremendous and well done. Sky River Festival 1969 AOR 3.8 "Mud People" Event Poster I was 17, then. 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. Only shaky, amateur-shot 8mm silent-film clips are found on YouTube. He decided before returning to England to leave the Beatles permanently. The lead guitarists name is Wayne Ceballos. Still have their record, but admittedly they were better live. Performers: White Fox, Snowrabbit, Deacon John and the Electric Soul Train, Whizbang, Axis, Sweetwater, Lee Michaels, Oliver, Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys, Spiral Staircase, Its A Beautiful Day, Country Joe and the Fish, Byrds, Youngbloods, Canned Heat, Pot Liquor, Chicago (Transit Authority), Tyrannosaurus Rex, Santana, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. [6], John Laycock of the Windsor Star praised the festival, writing that "The Organization Men of Goose Lake have resurrected the spirit of Woodstock without the discomforts" and that "the giant amphitheatre was superbly equipped." Kept running into people from the neighborhood in Brooklyn. CSN did show up at the last minute. I was there with my cousin. It had been many years since I paid any attention to the music scene but it brought back memories. Crosby was a disruptive force in the band . Great reading the article & 44 comments above. Approximately 100,000 people attended. The cops were chasing a guy dressed in a Santa Claus suit. Grass Lake is Jackson county's fastest growing community. TICKETS . The cops that pulled us over somewhere in NY thought so too. My first and most favorite pop/rock festival experience. I remember Janet. As we pulled back onto the highway, the troopers had their lights still flashing and followed us for a while. The Moody Blues were scheduled but werent there. It was an awesome weekend. I was there too. Initially, police and local authorities were concerned about drug usage and traffic problems on nearby Interstate 35. Crosby was long gone from The Byrds by 1969. [6], National and international acts performing at the festival included Faces featuring Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Chicago, Ten Years After, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Mountain, John Sebastian, the James Gang featuring Joe Walsh, The Flock and The Litter.[1][2][5][7][8]. came on. Related: Listings for 100s of upcoming classic rock festivals. Questlove. The festival will take place March 31-April 2nd, 2023, at Palisades Tahoe. Tickets for the W.C. Previous Post Beatles Say Legalize Grass Next Post 1969 Seattle Pop Festival. On Sunday, after all possible tickets had been sold, the promoter announced from the stage that he was declaring it a free festival. Learn how your comment data is processed. Almost got run over in my sleeping bag when people started driving across the grass to avoid the stalled traffic. It was just as hot out as it was at Woodstock that weekend. Sponsors About Gallery Car Show Music 5K Vendors Contact . Wheatland Music Festival - September 9-11. The Texas festival was held only two weeks after the legendary Woodstock festival in Woodstock, New York. Talk of law suits against Valley State College seeking liability for property damage was bandied about, and, eventually, an ordinance was presented to the City Council that sought greater authority to control such events as the Devonshire Downs Newport 69 Pop Music Festival.. during the concert, I saw a guy walk up to a Cop and ask for a light for his joint. No one mentioned Miles Davis. Nobody said Woodstock. Afterwards, the announcer said, Johnny wants it, Janis wants it, and the Fudge wants one. Saw two people I went to school with . Grass Lake 119 North Lake Street Grass Lake, MI 49240. The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane.' I remember a lot of woo woo sounds and not what I considered real music at the time. Interest in the Texas International Pop Festival remained years after the event. 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. The articles first sentence states that hippies and some of the not-so-hip took to the hills during the Memorial Day weekend to follow the Sunrise to Sunset Rock Festival as it moved from Marysville to this tiny King County community, scene of a piano drop last April. Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival. Every dollar helps. I remember it raining while Janis was performing and she stepped into a puddle and got shocked. 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. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. I dont remember a whole lot of details about that weekend, except not getting a lot of sleep and having the climb the chainlink fence to get ineven though Id bought tickets, theyd been stolen. 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 unusual in the wide variety of musical acts it attracted and in its atmosphere. The musical acts were not paid much to perform; Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin were paid the most$10,000 each. We had the best time of our lives. [3] Guessing you meant Tim Buckley. Sir Douglas Quintet, Santana, The Mothers Of Invention, Janis Joplin, Little Richard. I went with girlfriend from Cape Cod on a 175 Bridgestone motorcycle and we arrived and camped on the grounds for two nights. The organizers would not let them play. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. I mean the Atlantic City Pop Festival. Johnny Winter was advertised to play, but never made it. I called my friends to come and get me so I could go too, but they had better sense and kept me from ruining my life and going AWOL. As I was having a fag outside on the sidewalk he came through the door and I mentioned that I had heard him in AC. In front of us was Jeff Buckley! [8] Rod Stewart enjoyed his Friday night performance so much that he stayed to watch Alvin Lee perform with Ten Years After the following night.[8]. The Festival was at a drag strip outside of West Palm Beach. It was one of the best years. We went by motorcycle but I recall the pileup of cars at AC International in Pomonawe got through it simply because we were on cycles. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Lovegrass Music Festival is a completely FREE event! For many years, thePhun City rock festival held at Ecclesden Common near Worthing, England from 24 July to 26 July 1970 was considered the first large-scale free festival in the UK. BTW, Santana was announced as the Santana Blues Band , not Santa Ana. Had a ball. B.B. Astrologers, painters, artists, craftsmen, and leather workers; sellers of incense, T-shirts, jewelry, and candles; and food vendors all peddled their wares. Outside of Michigan maybe no-one has ever heard of Goose Lake, but it was A Big Deal. Remember he jumped off stage and landed on his back Santana was new to me. Thanks for your comment. And yes, I still have my tickets stubs from Days 2 & 3 a little wrinkled, & Priceless! [10] The district attorney obtained an injunction barring any other public shows at the park. . Bull Frog Lake Rock Festival was held July 4,5,6,1969 at Bull Frog Lake Trailer Park Oregon City, Oregon. Also, there was this one: the Cambridge Midsummer Pop Festival a year earlier and it was organized as a free festival from the beginning. No foxy hippie girls got naked and went skinny dipping. We came late because she was was working that night at the Dairy Barn in Woodbury Heights so we only saw a couple of bands. The mic shorted out and she yelled motherfucker. [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]. The Chambers Brothers, 5th Dimension, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, The Staple Singers, and Sly & the Family Stone. I had come down from our seats to the stage area at night for Janis Joplin and stayed for Little Richard who closed out Saturday night (80% sure about the night). Some bad voodoo there. Your email address will not be published. and finally, the last festival of the 1960s. I was there as well, probably more great Bands played there in 3 days than any other festival ever. The dates were August 1-3, 1969, and it took place at the Atlantic City Race Track, just outside of the old-school resort town on the Jersey shore (this was well before the casino era). 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. Remus, MI. Also, there was a trememdous amount of trash in the racetrack building under the seats. Auction inside Grass Lake Depot; Craft show; Food trucks; Live Music; Petting zoo; Car show * Experience Jackson is not responsible for errors or omissions in the event information. The Woodstock Music Festival began on August 15, 1969 in Bethel, New York. Ticket prices were $6 per day, or $15 for all three days (Fri, Sat, Sun). Goose Lake Park was built on 390 acres of land,[4] with a budget of $1 million, and was billed as the "world's first permanent festival site". Very impressive lineup and in some ways superior to Woodstock (*I would take Little Richard over Sha-Na-Na or Jeff Buckley over John Sebastian any day)Kind of frustrating to know that all of those artists were in this neck of the woods then but did not get up north to Bethel N.Y. Zappa at Woodstock wouldve change everything, I think. TICKETS & INFO. He left behind a wife, son, daughter in-law and grand-daughter. No further rock festivals took place at Goose Lake. He thanked me for my interest and told me that it had been one of his most enjoyable weekends. The promoters created a "carnival-like" atmosphere that featured booths catering to "flower-children." Absolutely one of the best weekends of my life! That concert was fantastic! LSD festivals! With Dorinda Drake, Barbara Bland-Acosta, Darryl Lewis, Ethel Beatty. I was there. (after the Tulalip Indian Reservation in Marysville, WA cancelled). I dont remember Winter but Ill take your word for it. Being a little inebriated most of the time, I remember only bits and pieces of it at age 19. Procol Harem played Thus Sprach Zarathustra w a live Moog synth unheard of at the time! Mr. Tamarkin- (A) Yes, Little Richard closed w/ Shake, Baby, Shake, and whole crowd shook on way out, all the way to Turnpikes or Bridges. I was disappointed that she left the stage though. It was Lennons first-ever public rock performance without one or more of the Beatles since meeting Paul McCartney in 1957. Its NO wonder why Woodstock became so huge. Harvey (The Snake) Mandel - guitar. I think folks would have calmed down given a little time. It also pinpoints a time frame relative to Woodstock. Page created - June 21, 2012. It looked groovy. 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 ? What a time that was! 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