Comments on: Which Is Considered To Be The First Rock Music Festival?

By: Josie826

Josie826 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:35:59 +0000

Probably the original Woodstock. I don’t think anything like that had been done before, as least not in the states.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:21:45 +0000

there were actually a few rock festivals before woodstock! including the Monterey Festival..check out the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_festiv…
hope that helps

By: pikachu is love.

pikachu is love. — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:50:55 +0000

I’d say Monterey Pop was the first rock festival.
But there were quite a few folk festivals before that.

By: ORB

ORB — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:24:15 +0000

the original woodstock

By: Fonzie T

Fonzie T — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:51:12 +0000

Didn’t Montery Pop Festival pre-date Woodstock?

By: wondertw

wondertw — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:45:09 +0000

The KFRC Fantasy Fair & Magic Mountain Music Festival, in June 1967 (two weeks before Monterey Pop, and more than two years before Woodstock!)

By: Dani G

Dani G — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:44:55 +0000

I’d say Monterrey Pop….it was in ’67, I believe
Woodstock wasn’t held until ’69

By: Par 4

Par 4 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:10:49 +0000

Im going to have to say Woodstock since were talking about rock but there were many jazz and blues festivals that were not quite as big but got around there in the 1940s and 1950s

By: BARD

BARD — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:06 +0000

Woodstock

By: Iguana

Iguana — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:35:42 +0000

Monterrey, as far as I know.
Anyone Detroiters remember the Goose lake festival in I think 1970? I was to young to attend, but I remember the news clips, and also attended school with the promoter/ owners son. performers included:
The James Gang
Jethro Tull
Alice Cooper
MC5
Chicago
Bob Seager
10 Years after
Mountain
and the Stooges
Now that would have been cool!