Festival Experiences

I've been a major Creedence fan since Proud Mary first came on the radio in 1968. So I was excited to attend this all-day peace festival at Shea Stadium. ...

I went to this with my friend Eric, in my mum's Morris 1000. It was amazing. So many people! I remember Jimi Hendrix playing at about 2am. I had to...

I remember seeing Sandy Denny, playing with Richard Thompson on guitar. It was the first time I'd seen him and I thought he was amazing! I remember Sandy Denny, before...

Hi, this was my first festival. Hitch hiking from Leeuwarden to Nyborg in one day and in two days back home. Frank and I were here after visiting Odense and...

I have an original program book for the first Aldeburgh Festival (1948) for sale. If you're interested, please contact me. Thanks!

I was a naive 15 year old and attended this festival with my older brother who was attending UNR at the time. Show was to start at 12 noon and...

First time I was tear gassed. The concert was awesome to a 14 year old but terrifying after with the rioting.

This was the first time I had been away from my home town without an adult. I was 16 and I had hardly been out of the house. I learned...

About 20 of us (GIs) rode in at night on top of an Army wrecker. Three days of "where the hell are we man" "I haven't eaten since we got...

Music & dope all night. Hippies climbed trees in stupors. Never forget that.

I had just graduated from MacArthur High School in May. My classmate, Terrry Berry, and I attended this concert. It was hot, but the music was great! I really enjoyed...

I was still in the US Army and attended this festival with several of my squad members. We brought Army pup tents and hooked them together. The music...

I am 77 and this was one of the most wonderful events of my life...partly because with me was a new girlfriend who became my wife for 48 years. I...

There was a wonderful line up that year. I was back stage with Janis Joplin, Richie Havens and Paul Butterfield. Before the concert Janis, me and Paul walked the stadium...

I was in the audience on Friday night. The main thing that I remember was the set by Roland Kirk. I don't think I was alone in having never...