ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Date
Fri Jul 10, 1970 - Sun Jul 12, 1970
Map
Hauptstadion
Sport Park Soers
Aachen
Germany
Aachen
Germany
AlsoKnownAs
Soersfestival
Years active
1970
Founded by
3 local students
Arts & Acts
- Alun Davies
- Amon Düül II
- Can
- Caravan
- Champion Jack Dupree
- Cuby and The Blizzards
- Deep Purple
- Edgar Broughton Band
- Fairport Convention
- Free
- Golden Earring
- Hardin and York
- If
- Keef Hartley
- Kevin Ayers and the Whole World
- Kraftwerk
- Krokodil
- Livin' Blues
- Mungo Jerry
- Pink Floyd
- Principal Edward's Magic Theatre
- Quintessence
- Raw Material
- Spencer Davis
- T. Rex
- Taste
- Traffic
- Van der Graaf Generator
Artists that did not appear were Traffic, Cuby + Blizzards and Fairport Convention. Artists that declined invitations include: Canned Heat, Fat Mattress, John Lennon & the Plastik Ono Band, Rhinoceros, The Rolling Stones and Soft Machine.
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Location
The Hauptstadion is located in the Sport Park Soers in Aachen. It is used for equestrian and show jumping and has a capacity of 40,000.
Resources
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Recorded live in Aachen on July 10th 1970. Sourced from original bootlegs, it's a very powerful and atmospheric set with the emphasis on the instrumentality of the band - just four lengthy tracks, with 'Mandrake Root' clocking in at over half an hour long. . Purple Records. 2006.