What happened at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival?

But the weekend of June 16–18, 1967 was the first time it was used to showcase rock music. The festival launched the careers of many who played there, making some of them into stars virtually overnight, including Janis Joplin, Laura Nyro, Canned Heat, Otis Redding, Steve Miller, and Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar.

Is there still a Monterey Pop Festival?

“With the possibility of doing something at Monterey, at the same place as the jazz festival, it just seemed like a validation to us.” Exactly 50 years later, the festival will be celebrated with a new event, again called the Monterey International Pop Festival, and held at the fairgrounds from June 16 to 18.

Did the Grateful Dead play at Monterey Pop?

The Grateful Dead screwed the pooch at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. It was dreadful. Even Phil Lesh, the co-founding bassist, admitted to Rolling Stone magazine several years ago that the Dead’s performance at Monterey Pop stunk. “We have a tradition of blowing the big ones,” Lesh said.

When was the Monterey International Pop Music Festival?

The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. The festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Who and Ravi Shankar,…

When did Jimi Hendrix play at Monterey Pop Festival?

Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones introduced the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Monterey Pop Festival on the evening of Sunday, June 18.

What was the most famous rock festival of the 1960’s?

FAMOUS ROCK FESTIVALS of the 1960’s. Monterey International Pop Festival. Monterey, CA. 16th-18th Jan 1967. 50,000 attended. Acts included:The Mamas & the Papas, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Canned Heat, Laura Nyro, Buffalo, Springfield, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Ravi Shankar, Booker T.

Who was the first band to play at Monterey?

The song ‘Monterey’, by Eric Burdon and the Animals, (who played on the first day of the festival) was written about their experience, and mentions several other bands/individuals who were there. It was released in November, 1967 (five months later.)