Atlantic City Pop Festival

Atlantic City Pop Festival
Genre	Rock, pop, etc.
Dates	August 1, 2 and 3rd
Location(s)	Hamilton Township United States
Years active	1969
Attendance	100,000+

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 Friday as scheduled but moved to last act Sunday night)

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

• List of historic rock festivals
• List of music festivals in the United States

References

1. "1969 Atlantic City Pop Festival". RetroPhilly.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
2. "Atlantic City Pop Festival Intro". Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. "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.