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These were augmented by some 10-15 other last-minute acts including Janis Joplin. The Festival for Peace was an all day concert event produced at Shea Stadium in Queens, NY on August 6, 1970. [1] [2] It was the second event of a series planned to raise funds for anti-war political candidates in the early 1970s.
Festival Express is a 2003 British documentary film about the 1970 train tour of the same name across Canada taken by some of North America's most popular rock bands, including Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, Flying Burrito Bros, Ian & Sylvia's Great Speckled Bird, Mountain and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. [2]
In Concert is a live album by Janis Joplin. It was released in 1972, after Joplin's death, as a double-LP record. The first record contains performances with Big Brother and the Holding Company and the second with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, recorded at various locations in 1968 and 1970. The album lacks any live recordings with her first solo ...
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943–October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, as well as her "electric" stage presence.
Janis Joplin played two shows (6pm and 8pm) on June 14, 1970 [13] Led Zeppelin played 2 Shows on November 5, 1969 (7:00pm & 9:30pm) with tickets costing $3.50, $4.50, and $5.50. Jon Bonham was tired by the 2nd show. He kept passing out at the drum kit, being held up at times by roadies. [14]
The concert industry exploded in the 1970s, and the live album, a stopgap project once reserved for only the biggest artists, became a compulsory ritual and a pivotal moment for many artists ...
The Sunday night concert followed an afternoon ball game during the Labor Day weekend. [23] Hendrix himself later performed at the stadium in the rain on July 26, 1970, as did Janis Joplin, just months before their respective deaths. [24] In boxing, Floyd Patterson knocked out Olympic gold medalist Pete Rademacher in six rounds on August 22 ...
Rock bands and musicians who performed at the Aerodrome include Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Billy Joel, B.J. Thomas, The Electric Prunes, Vanilla Fudge, Three Dog Night, Jeff Beck Group (featuring a young Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood), Chicago, The Yardbirds, and B. B. King.