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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 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.
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 Folk Festival (begun 1959), ... California, in 1968, or sequel, billed as Newport 69, held in Northridge, California in 1969; Newport Beach Film Festival ...
The 2024 Newport Folk Festival is ready to jam out July 26-28 and the Newport Jazz Festival is set to take over ... Mexican cartel leader who faked his own death has been arrested in California ...
NEWPORT – In the early afternoon on Sunday, traffic on America’s Cup was a lethargic crawl. Down at Fort Adams, the last day of the Newport Folk Festival was already in swing, the parking ...
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 ...
The Newport Folk Festival is this weekend, and fans are already speculating as to who the special guest performer (or performers!) could be.. Special guest performers have graced the stage many ...