San Francisco Pop Festival

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San Francisco International Pop Festival
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Genre Rock, pop, etc.
DatesOctober 26–27, 1968
Location(s) Alameda County Fairgrounds
United States

The KYA San Francisco International Pop Festival was held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27, 1968.

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Groups

The groups playing at the festival included (in alphabetical order): [1]

History

The San Francisco International Pop Festival was rescheduled from Searsville Lake, [2] San Mateo County, CA October 5-6, 1968. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. Event Handbill Wolfgang's Vault
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Searsville+Lake/@37.4047336,-122.2393339,17z
  3. Billboard (28 September 1968). "San Francisco International Pop Festival". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. via Google Books.
  4. Billboard (26 October 1968). "San Francisco International Pop Festival". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. via Google Books.
  5. Corry342 (15 July 2009). "Rock Prosopography 101: The San Francisco Pop Festival, Searsville Lake, San Mateo County, CA October 5-6, 1968 (rescheduled)".
  6. "1968 - San Francisco International Pop Festival". Sherwood's Treasures.
  7. Audience Tape Preservation Channel (26 March 2017). "1968-10-26 - San Francisco International Pop Festival - Alameda County Fairgrounds - Pleasanton, CA" via YouTube.
  8. OLIVER, JOHN (October 28, 1968). "Sour Notes At Pop Festival (PLEASANTON)". Fremont, California: The Argus. Not only was the talent "Way out" at the International Pops Festival at the Pleasanton fairgrounds over the weekend...