San Francisco Pop Festival Explained

San Francisco International Pop Festival
Location:	Alameda County Fairgrounds United States
Dates:	October 26–27, 1968
Genre:	Rock, pop, etc.

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

Groups

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

• The Animals
• Canned Heat
• The Chambers Brothers
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Deep Purple
• José Feliciano
• Fraternity of Man
• The Grass Roots
• Iron Butterfly
• The Loading Zone
• Buddy Miles
• Procol Harum
• Rejoice
• Johnny Rivers

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]}

See also

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

External links

• Wolfgang's Vault Event Handbill

Notes and References

1. http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/johnny-rivers/poster-art/handbill/ACF681026-A.html Event Handbill
2. Web site: Searsville Lake · California 94062.
3. Web site: San Francisco International Pop Festival. Billboard. 28 September 1968. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
4. Web site: San Francisco International Pop Festival. Billboard. 26 October 1968. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
5. Web site: Rock Prosopography 101: The San Francisco Pop Festival, Searsville Lake, San Mateo County, CA October 5-6, 1968 (rescheduled). Corry342. 15 July 2009.
6. Web site: 1968 - San Francisco International Pop Festival. Sherwood's Treasures.
7. Web site: 1968-10-26 - San Francisco International Pop Festival - Alameda County Fairgrounds - Pleasanton, CA. Audience Tape Preservation Channel. 26 March 2017. YouTube.
8. Web site: Sour Notes At Pop Festival (PLEASANTON) . OLIVER . JOHN . October 28, 1968 . The Argus . Fremont, California . Not only was the talent "Way out" at the International Pops Festival at the Pleasanton fairgrounds over the weekend... .