Monterey Pop Festival

The Monterey International Pop Music Festival took place from June 16 to June 18, 1967.

Held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. It was planned by producer Lou Adler, John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, producer Alan Pariser, and publicist Derek Taylor. The artists performed for free, with all revenue donated to charity. Over 200 000 people attended the festival, and it is generally regarded as the beginning of the Summer of Love.

It was the first American appearance of Jimi Hendrix and The Who, and the first major exposure for people like Janis Joplin and Otis Redding. Many record company executives were in attendance, and many of the performers won recording contracts based on their appearance at the festival. It was the first major rock festival held in the U.S. and became the model for future festivals, notably Woodstock.

Table of contents

1 Performers 1.1 Friday, June 16 1.2 Saturday, June 17 1.3 Sunday, June 18

Performers

Friday, June 16

• The Association
• The Paupers
• Lou Rawls
• Beverly
• Johnny Rivers
• The Animals
• Simon and Garfunkel

• Canned Heat
• Big Brother & The Holding Company
• Country Joe and The Fish
• Al Kooper
• The Butterfield Blues Band
• Quicksilver Messenger Service
• Steve Miller Band
• The Electric Flag
• Moby Grape
• Hugh Masekela
• The Byrds
• Laura Nyro
• Jefferson Airplane
• Booker T and The MG's
• Otis Redding

• Ravi Shankar
• The Blues Project
• Big Brother & The Holding Company
• The Group With No Name
• Buffalo Springfield
• The Who
• The Grateful Dead
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Scott McKenzie
• The Mamas & The Papas