AAA White Paper The political economy of informal events, 2030

APPENDIX C: KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC FESTIVALS, UK AND US, 1967-2018 Date Name, Location Genre Remarks 1967 Monterey International Pop Music Festival, US Rock/pop First major US appearances made by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Who and Ravi Shankar 1968-71, 1974-6 Hyde Park, UK Rock Free concerts; began with Pink Floyd, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Roy Harper, Jethro Tull – and busker Lol Coxhill 1969 Woodstock, US Rock Landmark moment for the peace and hippie movements, immortalised in Martin Scorsese’s film 1969 Altamont, US Rolling Stones Just four months after Woodstock, the death of Meredith Hunter at the hands of Hells Angels dissipated many hopes 1970 Glastonbury, UK Rock In 2019, 135,000 tickets sold out in 30 minutes 1971 Reading, UK Rock, then punk, then heavy metal Started earlier as National Jazz Festival. Second festival in Leeds added, 1999. Audience size, 2016: 90,000 1979 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, UK Air show This free event sees 150 hot air balloons set sail. In 2017 an estimated 500,000 watched 1989 Hacienda, Manchester, UK Acid House After the summer of 1988, Acid House attracted ‘tabloid outrage, government hostility and police suppression’ 122

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