Newport Pop Festival 1968

Aug 3 - 4, 1968 (55 years ago)

Orange County Fairgrounds     Los Angeles, California, United States

Band Line-up

  Alice Cooper
  The Animals
  Steppenwolf
  Grateful Dead
  Canned Heat
  Chambers Brothers
  Paul Butterfield Blues Band
  Blue Cheer
  Quicksilver Messenger Service
  Lee Michaels
  Electric Flag
  Jefferson Airplane
  The Byrds
  Charles Lloyd Quartet
  Sonny and Cher
  Country Joe and the Fish
  James Cotton Blues Band
  Things to Come
  Tiny Tim
  Frosty
  illinois speed press

Concert Details

Date:
Saturday, August 03, 1968 – Sunday, August 04, 1968
Venue:
Orange County Fairgrounds
Location:
Los Angeles, California, United States

Band Genres

Classic Rock 15 bands

Classic Rock:
Psychedelic Rock 15 bands

Psychedelic Rock:
Blues Rock 13 bands

Blues Rock:
Rock 12 bands

Rock:
Folk Rock 9 bands

Folk Rock:
Psychedelic 9 bands

Psychedelic:
Country Rock 8 bands

Country Rock:
Hard Rock 7 bands

Hard Rock:
Album Oriented Rock (AOR) 6 bands

Album Oriented Rock (AOR):
Classic Garage Rock 6 bands

Classic Garage Rock:
Acid Rock 5 bands

Acid Rock:
Pop Rock 5 bands

Pop Rock:
Roots Rock 5 bands

Roots Rock:
Mellow Gold 5 bands

Mellow Gold:
British Blues 4 bands

British Blues:
Folk 4 bands

Folk:
Freakbeat 4 bands

Freakbeat:
Garage Rock 4 bands

Garage Rock:
Blues 3 bands

Blues:
Electric Blues 3 bands

Electric Blues:
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Seen By:
 Bruce Reed

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