The Newport Pop Festival, held in Costa Mesa, California, on August 3–4, 1968, was the first music concert ever to have more than 100,000 paid attendees. Its sequel, billed as Newport 69, was held in Northridge, California, on June 20–22, 1969, and had a …

Devonshire Downs and the Newport Pop Festival in 1969. This ex-racetrack is probably best known for hosting the Newport Pop Festival on the three-day weekend of June 20–22, 1969. This show was attended by about 200,000 people. The performers were:

The first Newport Pop Festival was held at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California on the weekend of August 3–4, 1968. It is believed to have been the first pop music concert with over 100,000 paid attendees.

Attended by an estimated 200,000 fans on June 20–22, 1969, The "Newport 69" Festival was the largest pop concert up to that time and is considered the more famous of the two Newport Pop Festivals, possibly because of the appearance of the top-billed Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Jul 16, 2023 · Apart from Sky River Rock Festival, north of Seattle, The Newport Pop Festival 1968 was the only major festival of the summer and it should have taught promoters a lot of lessons about logistics. It didn't, but it should have.

Aug 3, 2015 · Woodstock and Monterey may have the cache, and Altamont the tragedy, but among the ruins of the rock-festival era sits an interesting curiosity known as the Newport Pop Festival. On Aug. 3 and...

The Newport Pop Festival was held here the weekend of August 3-4, 1968 with many huge stars. It was the first music concert ever to have more than 100,000 paid attendees.

Jun 20, 2024 · 1969's Newport Pop Festival opened on June 20, with a headliner by the Jimi Hendrix Experience just nine days before their final performance.

The first was called the Newport Pop Festival, held at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California on the weekend of August 3–4, 1968, was the first music concert ever to have more than 100,000 paid attendees.

Devonshire Downs is most widely known for hosting the three-day Newport Pop Festival in June 1969, also known as Newport '69, featuring Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker and nearly thirty other top acts. [10]