Laurel Pop Festival
The Laurel Pop Festival was a music festival held at the Laurel Race Course in Laurel, Maryland on July 11–12, 1969.
| Laurel Pop Festival | |
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| Genre | Rock, pop, etc. |
| Dates | July 11–12, 1969 |
| Location(s) | Laurel, MD United States |
| Years active | 1969 |
Background
The festival featured Buddy Guy, Al Kooper, Jethro Tull, Johnny Winter, Edwin Hawkins and Led Zeppelin (on July 11); and Jeff Beck, Ten Years After, Sly and the Family Stone, The Mothers of Invention, Savoy Brown and The Guess Who (on July 12).[1]
Despite its line-up of top flight acts, the festival remains unheralded and somewhat forgotten. It took place one month before Woodstock.[2]
See also
References
- "Laurel Pop Festival". e-rockworld.com.
- Tani, Maxwell (2015-01-12). "Did Led Zeppelin Play A Maryland Youth Center In 1969? Jeff Krulik Thinks So". Bandwidth. WAMU.
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