The late 1960’s and early 70’s marked the beginning of major rock music festivals including Woodstock, Watkins Glen and Atlanta Pop Festival. While Woodstock is considered the pinnacle of the music festivals of this time period, Monterey Pop Festival is arguably the festival that set the template for many of the massive festivals. Held in Monterey, California during the height of the Summer of Love in 1967, Monterey is best remembered as the introduction of many classic artists’ first major exposure in the US including The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding. Nearly two years later, Woodstock would expand on the success of Monterey with an even larger crowd. Although the festivals had unique lineups, Woodstock and Monterey had several artists that played both events.
