The festival was in fact the beginning of the Dutch tolerance policy towards marijuana. It became clear to the many present undercover cops that there where just too many users or small traders and all of them peaceful.
Holland Pop Festival 1970
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Date
Fri Jun 26, 1970 - Sun Jun 28, 1970
Map
Kralingse Bos
Kralingse Plaslaan
Rotterdam South Holland
Netherlands
Rotterdam South Holland
Netherlands
AlsoKnownAs
Dutch Woodstock, Stamping Ground & Kralingen Music Festival
Years active
1970
Founded by
Berry Visser, Georges S. Knap, Toos v.d. Sterre and Piet van Daal
"Stamping Ground" (1971) created by G. Sluizer.
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Arts & Acts
- Al Stewart
- Art Ensemble of Chicago
- Bismarck
- Canned Heat
- Caravan
- CCC Folk & Blues Inc.
- Dr. John the Night Tripper
- Dream
- East of Eden
- Ekseption
- Fairport Convention
- Family
- Focus
- Fotheringay
- Han Bennink
- Hot Tuna
- It's a Beautiful Day
- Jefferson Airplane
- John Surman
- Mungo Jerry
- Nederlands Danstheater
- Oscar Benton Blues Band
- Pink Floyd
- Quintessence
- Renaissance
- Santana
- Scarry Sally Theater
- Soft Machine
- Stone the Crows
- Supersister
- T. Rex
- Tamelone
- The Byrds
- The Flock
- Third Ear Band
- Walking Water Events
- White Rabbitt
- Pentangle
- Country Joe McDonald
- Tata Mirando Gypsy Orchestra
East of Eden and Renaissance were billed but didn't perform.
2 stage(s)
KRO drive-in show - Lex Harding drive-in show - Dick de Graaf drive-in show - Mojo drive-in show
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Live performances - rare footage of a Holland rock festival.
LP (12" album, 33 rpm)