Midwest Rock Festival
The Midwest Rock Festival was a music festival held at the State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, on July 25–27, 1969.
| The Midwest Rock Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock, pop, etc. |
| Dates | July 25–27, 1969 |
| Location(s) | West Allis, Wisconsin United States |
| Years active | 1969 |
The festival featured Led Zeppelin, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The First Edition, Sweetwater, Pacific Gas & Electric, SRC and Shag (July 25); Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, Shag, Taste, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, MC5 and SRC (July 26); and Johnny Winter, Joe Cocker and the Grease Band, Bob Seger System, Jim Schwall Blues Period, MC5, Zephyr, Shag, Litter and SRC (July 27).[1]
The show had a flatbed trailer as a stage set on the field in front of the racetrack grandstand.[2]
References
- Newspaper advertisement for the Midwest Rock Festival.
- Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 34.
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