Monterey Pop Festival

The Monterey International Pop Music Festival ran from June 16 to June 18, 1967. It was the first major rock festival in the world and became the model for future festivals.

The festival was 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 festival board also included members of The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

With the exception of Ravi Shankar, the artists all performed for free, and all revenue is donated to charity (live recordings are still generating royalties). Attendance was over 200,000 and Monterey Pop is generally regarded as the start of the Summer of Love.

The festival included several ground breaking performances. It was the first US appearances for Jimi Hendrix who was booked on the insistence of board member Paul McCartney, and The Who, and was the first major public performance for Janis Joplin and Otis Redding.

The schedule of performers included most of the top acts of the time, but there were 2 big acts that were noticeably absent. Even though they were among the organizers, The Beach Boys had to cancel because of problems with Brian Wilson's draft status, and Donovan couldn't get a visa due to drug problems.

Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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 Co The Group With No Name Buffalo Springfield The Who Grateful Dead The Jimi Hendrix Experience Scott McKenzie The Mamas & The Papas