Monterey Pop Festival: 40th Anniversary

This week (June 16-18) is the 40th Anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival, the outdoor concert in 1967 that started the flower revolution and was part of the Summer of Love.

It was planned by producer Lou Adler and by John and Michelle Phillips of the The Mamas and The Papas.

It featured well known acts as The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane and The Who and introduced unknowns like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.

The list of performers was awesome:

• Al Kooper


• Beverly


• Big Brother & The Holding Company


• Booker T and The MG's


• Buffalo Springfield


• Canned Heat


• Country Joe and The Fish


• Grateful Dead


• Hugh Masekela


• Jefferson Airplane


• Johnny Rivers


• Laura Nyro


• Lou Rawls


• Otis Redding


• Quicksilver Messenger Service


• Ravi Shankar


• Scott McKenzie


• Simon and Garfunkel


• Steve Miller Band


• The Animals


• The Association


• The Blues Project


• The Butterfield Blues Band


• The Byrds


• The Electric Flag


• The Group With No Name


• The Jimi Hendrix Experience


• The Mamas & The Papas


• The Paupers


• The Who

I was too young and too far away to have attended but it was an amazing concert. (Available on DVD).