Atlantic City Pop Festival Explained

Atlantic City Pop Festival
Location:	Hamilton Township United States
Years Active:	1969
Dates:	August 1, 2 and 3rd
Genre:	Rock, pop, etc.
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)

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1969 Atlantic City Pop Festival . RetroPhilly.com . 2016-07-15.
2. Web site: Atlantic City Pop Festival Intro . June 5, 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130517221028/http://atlanticcitypopfestival.com/ . May 17, 2013 .
3. Web site: Look Back: 1969's Atlantic City Pop Festival | Waltz Through Time | News & Views | Atlantic City Weekly . June 5, 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211071225/http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/news-and-views/waltz-through-time/Atlantic-City-pop-festival-Summer-of-Love-atlantic-city-pop-festival-1969-video-photos-peter-stupar--127947653.html . February 11, 2013 .