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The Orange Festival (also known as Orange 75) was a three-day music festival held 15-17 August 1975 at the Roman Theatre of Orange in Orange, France. [1] At the time it was promoted as the "French Woodstock". A partial list of performers included Bad Company, Fairport Convention, Jess Roden, Procol Harum, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Climax Blues Band, Tangerine Dream, John Martyn Lou Reed, Medicine Head and John Cale. [2]

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References

  1. "Roman Theatre of Orange : Press Kit" (PDF). Theatre-antique.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  2. veyber (2014-05-22). "ORANGE 75". Orange75.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 2014-06-01.