Monterey Pop Festival

The Monterey International Pop Music Festival took place from June 16 to June 18, 1967. Over 200,000 people went, and it is often seen as the beginning of the "rock era", replacing the earlier term "rock and roll". The festival was a cultural inspiration for future events. Many of the performers (like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin) became major celebrities through their appearances, while older acts (like The Beach Boys, who were scheduled to appear but cancelled) were seen as obsolete.

Friday, June 16

• The Association
• The Paupers
• Lou Rawls
• Beverly
• Johnny Rivers
• The Animals
• Simon and Garfunkel

Saturday, June 17

• Canned Heat
• Big Brother & The Holding Company
• Country Joe and The Fish
• Al Kooper
• The Butterfield Blues Band
• Quicksilver Messenger Service
• Steve Miller Band
• The Electric Flag
• Moby Grape
• Hugh Masekela
• The Byrds
• Laura Nyro
• Jefferson Airplane
• Booker T and The MG's
• Otis Redding

Sunday, June 18

• Ravi Shankar
• The Blues Project
• Big Brother & The Holding Company
• The Group With No Name
• Buffalo Springfield
• Scott McKenzie
• The Who
• The Grateful Dead
• Jimi Hendrix
• The Mamas & the Papas

Monterey Pop Festival Media

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  Jefferson Airplane in early 1967

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  Cashbox advertisement for "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)", May 13, 1967

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  Photo of Janis Joplin performing from a trade ad for her "Greatest Hits" album, which was released after her death.

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  Advertising promoting the festival published in Cashbox magazine in 1967

Other websites

• The Official Blog for the Monterey Pop Festival Foundation Archived 2021-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Monterey Pop Festival Art Director Tom Wilkes Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Hear Stars of the Monterey International Pop Music Festival (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).