This festival was part of a series of concerts in Canada that became known as "The Festival Express". Instead of the artists flying between show, they all got on a train.
#1
Transcontinental Pop 1970
0.0 (0)
Transcontinental Pop 1970
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Date
Sat Jun 27, 1970 - Mon Jun 29, 1970
Map
Toronto Ontario
Canada
Canada
AlsoKnownAs
The Festival Express
Years active
1970
Founded by
Eaton-Walker Associates (consisting of Thor Eaton, George Eaton, and Ken Walker) and the Industrial and Trade Shows of Canada (ITS) division of MacLean-Hunter Publishing Company
"Festival Express" (2003) by Bob Smeaton.
Official Links
Experiences
There are no tripper experiences yet.
Already have an account? Log in now or Create an account
Location
- June 24, 1970, (St. Jean-Baptiste Day), Montreal, QC. Originally planned for June 20-21, but was changed to June 24; show was cancelled by the city in mid-June, 1970, a few weeks prior to event.
- June 27-28, 1970, Toronto, ON. CNE Stadium (aka CNE Grandstand and CNE Exhibition Stadium)
- July 1, 1970, (Canada Day), Winnipeg, MB. Winnipeg Stadium
- July 4-5, 1970, Calgary, AB. McMahon Stadium
- July 4-5, 1970, Vancouver, BC. PNE Empire Stadium Venue could not be secured from the city and Vancouver was dropped from the tour in mid-April, 1970.
Resources
Related Products on Amazon
Official live Mountain Bootleg Series volume 10. Repressing. UK release containing a scorching live recording by Leslie West's legendary band of rockers, recorded at the Canadian Festival Express in 1970. Voiceprint.
In the summer of 1970, some of the era's biggest rock stars took to the rails for Festival Express, a multi-artist, multi-city concert tour that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days, the bands and performers lived, slept, rehearsed and let loose aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto, to Winnipeg, to Calgary, with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. The entire experience was filmed both off-stage and on, but the extensive footage and sound tapes of the events remained locked away for decades, only recently having been rediscovered and restored. The film Festival Express is a momentous achievement in rock film archaeology which combines the long-lost material with contemporary interviews that add important context to the event nearly 35 years after originally being filmed.