Newport Pop Festival 1968

Aug 3 - 4, 1968 (56 years ago)

Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, California, United States

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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

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Concert Details

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

Band Genres

Classic Rock	15 bands
Classic Rock: Alice Cooper The Animals Steppenwolf Grateful Dead Canned Heat Paul Butterfield Blues Band Blue Cheer Quicksilver Messenger Service Lee Michaels Electric Flag Jefferson Airplane The Byrds Sonny and Cher Country Joe and the Fish illinois speed press
Psychedelic Rock	15 bands
Psychedelic Rock: 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 Country Joe and the Fish Things to Come
Blues Rock	13 bands
Blues Rock: Alice Cooper The Animals Steppenwolf Grateful Dead Canned Heat Paul Butterfield Blues Band Blue Cheer Quicksilver Messenger Service Lee Michaels Electric Flag Jefferson Airplane The Byrds Country Joe and the Fish
Rock	12 bands
Rock: Alice Cooper The Animals Steppenwolf Grateful Dead Canned Heat Blue Cheer Quicksilver Messenger Service Electric Flag Jefferson Airplane The Byrds Sonny and Cher Country Joe and the Fish
Folk Rock	9 bands
Folk Rock: The Animals Steppenwolf Grateful Dead Canned Heat Quicksilver Messenger Service Jefferson Airplane The Byrds Sonny and Cher Country Joe and the Fish
Psychedelic	9 bands
Psychedelic: Steppenwolf Grateful Dead Chambers Brothers Blue Cheer Quicksilver Messenger Service Electric Flag Jefferson Airplane The Byrds Country Joe and the Fish
Country Rock	8 bands
Country Rock: Steppenwolf Grateful Dead Canned Heat Paul Butterfield Blues Band Blue Cheer Quicksilver Messenger Service The Byrds Country Joe and the Fish
Acid Rock	7 bands
Acid Rock: Steppenwolf Grateful Dead Blue Cheer Quicksilver Messenger Service Jefferson Airplane The Byrds Country Joe and the Fish
Hard Rock	7 bands
Hard Rock: Alice Cooper The Animals Steppenwolf Canned Heat Blue Cheer Jefferson Airplane illinois speed press
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)	6 bands
Album Oriented Rock (AOR): Alice Cooper The Animals Steppenwolf Canned Heat Jefferson Airplane The Byrds
Classic Garage Rock	6 bands
Classic Garage Rock: Chambers Brothers Blue Cheer Quicksilver Messenger Service Electric Flag Country Joe and the Fish Things to Come
Pop Rock	5 bands
Pop Rock: Grateful Dead Lee Michaels Jefferson Airplane The Byrds Sonny and Cher
Roots Rock	5 bands
Roots Rock: Steppenwolf Grateful Dead Canned Heat Quicksilver Messenger Service The Byrds
Mellow Gold	5 bands
Mellow Gold: Steppenwolf Canned Heat Jefferson Airplane The Byrds Sonny and Cher
British Blues	4 bands
British Blues: The Animals Steppenwolf Blue Cheer The Byrds
Folk	4 bands
Folk: The Byrds Sonny and Cher Tiny Tim illinois speed press
Freakbeat	4 bands
Freakbeat: Quicksilver Messenger Service Electric Flag Country Joe and the Fish Things to Come
Garage Rock	4 bands
Garage Rock: Alice Cooper Steppenwolf Jefferson Airplane Things to Come
Blues	3 bands
Blues: Canned Heat Paul Butterfield Blues Band James Cotton Blues Band
Classic Blues	3 bands
Classic Blues: Canned Heat Paul Butterfield Blues Band James Cotton Blues Band

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