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The Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival. The festival was founded by music promoter and Jazz Festival founder George Wein , music manager Albert Grossman , and folk singers Pete Seeger , Theodore Bikel , and Oscar Brand .
The Newport Folk Festival was cofounded in 1959 by jazz promoter George Wein and music manager Albert Grossman. (The latter is best known for representing Dylan between 1962 and 1970.)
The 2024 Newport Folk Festival is ready to jam out July 26-28 and the Newport Jazz Festival is set to take over the ... Fans at the Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on Sunday, July ...
Tickets for the 2024 Folk Festival were made public on Feb. 1. Prices ranged from $116 for a single-day ticket to $286 for a general three-day pass. Prices ranged from $116 for a single-day ticket ...
Newport Pop Festival, held in Costa Mesa, California, in 1968, or sequel, billed as Newport 69, held in Northridge, California in 1969 Newport Beach Film Festival (begun 1999), a film festival held in Newport Beach, California
The Newport Pop Festival, held in Costa Mesa, California, on August 3–4, 1968, was the first music concert ever to have more than 100,000 paid attendees. Its sequel, billed as Newport 69 , was held in Northridge, California , on June 20–22, 1969, and had a total attendance estimated at 200,000.
The Newport Folk Festival will return to Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island to celebrate its 65th anniversary. One of the longest-running and most storied festivals in America will return July ...
Dylan toured America and Canada, including his infamous concerts at the Newport Folk Festival. 1966 World Tour: February 4 – May 27, 1966 47 Dylan and his backing group gave concerts sporadically throughout the United States and Canada while the initial sessions for Blonde on Blonde were being recorded. The first leg of the tour took place in ...