The Atlantic City Pop Festival took place in 1969 on August 1, 2 and 3rd at the Atlantic City race track, two weeks before Woodstock Festival. It actually took place in Hamilton Township at the Atlantic City Race Course.[1] There was heavy security at the festival,[2] and the stage the acts performed on was created by Buckminster Fuller.[3] A ticket for the entire 3-day weekend was $15.00 to see all of the performers listed. Attended by some 100,000+ people.
Performers
The festival featured the following performers:
- Aum
- Booker T. & the M.G.'s
- Tim Buckley
- Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- The Byrds
- Canned Heat
- The Chambers Brothers
- Chicago (as the Chicago Transit Authority)
- Joe Cocker
- The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Crosby, Stills & Nash (billed, but did not perform)
- Cass Elliot
- Iron Butterfly
- Jefferson Airplane
- Dr. John the Night Tripper
- Janis Joplin
- B.B. King
- Lighthouse
- Little Richard
- Looking Glass
- Lothar and the Hand People
- Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Hugh Masekela
- Buddy Miles
- Joni Mitchell
- The Mothers of Invention
- Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth
- Procol Harum
- Buddy Rich
- Biff Rose
- Santana
- Sir Douglas Quintet
- Three Dog Night
- The American Dream
- Johnny Winter (billed, but did not perform)
Highlights
Lineup changes:
- The Moody Blues were scheduled but the band did not appear.
- Blues guitarist Johnny Winter was present but unable to perform because of equipment trouble.
- Janis Joplin and Mama Cass introduced Santana as their favorite band; this was their first appearance on the East Coast.
See also
References
- ^ "1969 Atlantic City Pop Festival". RetroPhilly.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ "Atlantic City Pop Festival Intro". Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ "Look Back: 1969's Atlantic City Pop Festival | Waltz Through Time | News & Views | Atlantic City Weekly". Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.