Mike George's Concert Archive

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Mike George has 1 Blue Cheer concert.

Blue Cheer was an American blues rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. Based in San Francisco, original personnel were singer/bassist Dickie Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens, and drummer Paul Whaley. A power trio, the band was named after a variety of LSD promoted by underground chemist and Grateful Dead backer Owsley Stanley. This variety of LSD took its name from a popular laundry detergent. Their...

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Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 03, 1968 –
Aug 04, 1968
Newport Pop Festival
Jefferson Airplane / Country Joe and the Fish / Grateful Dead / Steppenwolf / Iron Butterfly / The Byrds / Eric Burdon And The Animals / Blue Cheer / The Chambers Brothers / Quicksilver Messenger Service / Butterfield Blues Band / Canned Heat / James Cotton Blues Band / Electric Flag / Sonny & Cher / Tiny Tim Show all bands
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Orange County Fair Grounds Costa Mesa, California, United States

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Newport Pop Festival on Aug 3, 1968 [163-small]

Newport Pop Festival
Aug 3 - 4, 1968
 Costa Mesa, California, United States
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