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Newport Pop Festival - Any Old Timers?

by Steve
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Jeff Overley, a reporter with the OC Register, says he's working on a story about the 40th anniversary of the Newport Pop Festival. He send me a note asking if any OCThen readers ever visited a previous NPF event.
Hi Steve ... I'm a reporter with the Register, and I'm working on a story about the 40th anniversary of the Newport Pop Festival. I came across a commenter on your website who mentioned attending, so was curious if you might know of anyone else who was at the show....Any help would be awesome, please feel free to drop me a line any time ... Best ...
Give him a ring if you'd like to see your name in print...

Jeff Overley
The Orange County Register
joverley@ocregister.com
714-445-6683
714-932-1221 (Cell)

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4 Comments:

  • I graduated from high school in Kettering, Ohio the day Bobby Kennedy was killed in L.A.in 1968. The next day I was on a plane to live in Mission Viejo with my parents. I went to the Sunday show in Costa Mesa of the Newport Pop Festival. Culture shock hit the farm boy from Ohio like a tsunami. Next stop Laguna Beach, the Sawdust Festival, the Brotherhood, Purcell and the rest is history. OC was such a great place to be 40 years ago....high in the Sierra's....whoray

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at July 23, 2008 2:08 PM  

  • I was 16 & went with a friend to the Sunday show. I remember a few of the bands that played that day: Blue Cheer, Jefferson Airplane, Chambers Brothers. Does anyone have the full line-up for Sunday, 8-4-68. I've seen the total line-up for the weekend but haven't seen the breakdown for each day. Any help would be appreciated

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at August 01, 2008 10:05 PM  

  • Newport Pop Festival, August 3-4, 1968

    Saturday, August 3, 1968

    Alice Cooper, Canned Heat, Chambers Brothers, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Country Joe and the Fish, Electric Flag, James Cotton Blues Band, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf, Tiny Tim.

    Sunday, August 4, 1968

    Blue Cheer, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Grateful Dead, Illinois Speed Press, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Byrds, Things to Come.

    And there was another stage across from the main stage where Lee Michaels and Superchief performed, among others.

    rockdad

    By Blogger rockdad, at November 10, 2008 8:59 AM  

  • There was also another festival in 1969 I think, during spring break, called the Palm Springs Pop Festival. I remember especially Canned Heat was fabulous and James Gurley, formerly of Big Brother and the Holding Company, had his guitar stolen and there were repeated pleas over the PA system for whoever had it to return it for a reward, no questions asked. Also, Buddy Miles played but was loudly booed when he removed his shirt and exposed 350 pounds of flab while singing soul - not what the crowd came for!

    By Blogger rockdad, at November 10, 2008 9:04 AM  

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