Instead I listened to the radio all weekend and dreamed. No groovy babies were born. On Friday night Iron Butterfly encouraged the crowd to bring down the fence which they did. He is still performing today (somewhat mellowed since then) and lives in Austin, TX. (very tall) and also stuck my head in the speakers ! My girlfriend/future wife and our best friends went and they told me all about the festival. Miles definitely did not play Atlantic City. Thanks for your comment. God I wish there was visual documentation of this monumental musical event! Being a little inebriated most of the time, I remember only bits and pieces of it at age 19. We crossed the border and headed east towards Toronto. To see the Airplane and CCR alone made it worthwhile. I was standing about 20 feet from them while Crosby was screaming this is a f-n 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. The festival was hosted and promoted by Tony Lawrence, a New York night club singer. 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. James Head, Great article, & good to see something on this AMAZING weekend! Everyone comes together to participate in the multiple fun-filled activities that are hosted within the community. Lake City, MI. Gave me one of the bags which must have weighed a few pounds. Have fun! I was there and I was told about another bigger festival coming up in a few weeks in upper New York state, but I wasnt given a name. He is formerly the editor of Goldmine, CMJ and Relix magazines, has written for dozens of other publications and has authored liner notes for more than 80 CDs. ROCK ON!!!!!!!! Capacity. Wheatland Music Festival - September 9-11. I often tell people that it was probably better than Woodstock, because many of the same people were there, and the sound system worked, plus I had a seat with some protection form the rain. Thanks, Randy Borresen. [2] Many Canadian rock fans were turned back at border crossings and were unable to attend. On the third night, Winters played, then Vanilla Fudge played followed by Janis Joplin. By the way, they were quite good. I might be the Penny youre writing about, since I was there at the time with my boyfriend Bruce. As we pulled back onto the highway, the troopers had their lights still flashing and followed us for a while. Interest in the Texas International Pop Festival remained years after the event. 10 AM - 3 PM. Never dampened the spirits! Every dollar helps. I was 17, then. All three bands came out on stage and jammed. . Then walked off stage. [1] There was heavy security at the festival, [2] and the stage the acts performed on was created by Buckminster Fuller. No foxy hippie girls got naked and went skinny dipping. Held in Harlem at Mount Morris (now Marcus Garvey) Park, it was a self-consciously urban affair, a concert series rather than a one-off, and already in its third year. Forty nine years eleven months ago I was asked to be Security Chief at Palm Beach Pop Fest. But I went to this with a friend from the Associated Press and got a birds eye view. It actually took place in Hamilton Township at the Atlantic City Race Course. Total attendance of about 45,000. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, "The Forgotten Goose Lake Festival: August 7, 1970", "Goose Lake Ready for Festival: 60,000 Expected for Rock Concert", "Goose Lake memories: Why Michigan's most important rock fest remains an obscure footnote in rock history", "Forty years ago this weekend, more than 200,000 young people gathered for the Goose Lake International Music Festival (With video)", Detroit Metro Times article on Goose Lake Festival, JTV "True Story" documentary on Goose Lake Festival, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goose_Lake_International_Music_Festival&oldid=1118232222, This page was last edited on 25 October 2022, at 20:56. I didnt like their set all that much. 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 . 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!. Contact Grass Lake Traffic Jam'In on Messenger. Tickets cost 18/6. I do have a t-shirt with the poster on front but its a recent one. Grass Roots, Cuff Links, Mel & Tim 12/31/1969 Detroit, MI, Eastown Theater Savage Grace, Head Over Heels, Bobby Franklin Insanity Legend: . Go figure. Jeff, in your description, noting no camping took place. One of my most cherished memories. hot pink Janis mooned right at me. B. Im pretty sure that Little Richard closed the festival though, with Janis sitting in. While the Woodstock Music and Art Fair is the most famous of music festivals, few realize that it was just one of dozens in 1969 and that many of the same Woodstock artists performed at those others.. And Joni Mitchell didnt write a song about it even if she did play at AC Pop (briefly; see below), unlike Woodstock. I didnt know about a lot of these that summer. . I have some 8mm footage thats not great but Id have to dig it out. TICKETS & INFO. 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.. And Santana and Chicago, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, FZ and the Mothers, Janice..Everyone!!!! It was so Wow. she wasnt booed off stage; she was ignored off stage because people couldnt hear her acoustic set (solo piano/vocals)i was very close to the stage when she went on and i could hardly hear her myselfunfortunately for her, she was scheduled during a part of the day with a lot of very loud bands and her sound just got lost. Kept me awake for nearly a day during which I managed to find the New York State Turnpike going north, approaching a roll of toll booths and picking the line that was empty and blasting through it without slowing down. Just the right sized crowd, and needless to say the music was over the top !!!! After she didnt come back is when I remember the crowd booing. My memories are of great shows by Santanta, CTA, CCR and the Chambers Bros. No- Hendrix was not there. I was there and will never forget it.. Inna godda davita went on for hours it seemed with streamers of toilet paper flying .I had a front seat to the show , I was there & have told many people that it was the Woodstock prequel but better due to the amazing lineup of artists, and most people think I am crazy because it has been largely lost to the dustbin of history. 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. Anniversary coming up. 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. Well not really because it didnt happen. The Festival will officially begin Friday June 6 and Saturday June 7, 1969 with three daytime concerts and two evening concerts all in the Overton Park Shell, culminating with the W.C. Remember it all like yesterday! street vendors and fireworks, live music, artisan booths, food trucks, lake activities, and so much more! I was a bit nave and didnt know I should have gotten there a day or two early. It could be almost as rare as the Altamont poster. The guy who has slides needs to dig them up and share, man, share!! Ditto for the Moody Blues. Why cant we play?. I missed one on ebay last week one of the best ones Ive ever seen too. I remember all this like it was yeaterday. Long live the 60s! [10] The district attorney obtained an injunction barring any other public shows at the park. 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. B.B. Biff Rose MCd. It didnt close the Interstate due to people trying to get to the fest. Had a great time. in Grass Lake, MI. King), as well as one legendary founding father of rock n roll (an electrifying Little Richard). Its been a long time but what I recall was that Joni Mitchell followed Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth and they rocked out. B. I (we ) were so blessed to live in these times and to have these experiences. I remember when Zappa and the Mothers of Invention were performing the man in the yellow raincost. More than 25,000 young people from all over Canada and the Pacific Northwest rocked their way through the holiday weekend here peacefully. I know, because I was there. This is an aerial photo of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival held on 600 acres of cow pasture leased from a farmer at White Lake in Bethel, Sullivan County, N.Y., in Aug. 1969. 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) That said, we had a fabulous weekend, one of many fabulous weekends (and weekdays) of one memorable year, thanks to one memorable relationship that ended for all those reasons that first loves end. I was disappointed that she left the stage though. Woodstock performers: Where are they now? So the story goes. If you change your mind, you can easily unsubscribe. The appearance of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band was not publicly known in advance. A great festival! What a night. Billed as "3 Days of Peace and Music," the epic event become synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s. This epic festival is looked on fondly by an entire generation and became a legend of US counter-culture. 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". On the second day the battle between gatecrashers outside the stadium and the police suddenly affected those inside. The performers that stand out to me now, after all these years, were Dr. John and the Nite Trippers, Frank Zappa, the Airplane, and Iron Butterfly. But nothing was as bad as the foretellers of doom had predicted. [Vancouver Sun], San Jose State University football practice field. Johnny Winter did play, Rollin and Tumblin for one. The bands played. I also have to say it was the first time that I got to see a Latin,Jazz, rock band called Santana what a great show, one time in my young life age 14 I will never forget! Yeah but that was some instrumental. The Texas festival was held only two weeks after the legendary Woodstock festival in Woodstock, New York. It was just as hot out as it was at Woodstock that weekend. RM 2GA89M4 - Saugerties, New York. Santanas Soul Sacrifice, Janis and Little Richard, CCR, The Airplane the list goes on. Cool festival! Byron Ga 1970 Atlanta 2nd Pop Festival was the best .. Jimi Hendrix was at peak. 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. What a great time. 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