Monterey International Pop Festival (1967)
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The Monterey International Pop Festival (1967) was a landmark three-day music festival in California that helped launch the careers of major rock and pop artists and is often credited with ushering in the Summer of Love and the modern era of large-scale music festivals.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monterey Pop | 3 |
| Monterey Pop Festival | 3 |
| Monterey Pop Festival 1967 | 3 |
| Monterey International Pop Festival | 2 |
| 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival | 1 |
| Monterey International Pop Festival (1967) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Monterey International Pop Festival (1967) Context triple: [Lou Adler, organized, Monterey International Pop Festival (1967)]
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Woodstock Festival 1969
Woodstock Festival 1969 was a landmark three-day music and arts festival in upstate New York that became a defining symbol of the 1960s counterculture and peace movement.
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Human Be-In
The Human Be-In was a landmark 1967 countercultural gathering in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that helped catalyze the hippie movement and the Summer of Love.
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Woodstock Fair
Woodstock Fair is a long-running annual agricultural and community fair in Woodstock, Ontario, featuring livestock shows, midway rides, competitions, and local entertainment.
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Altamont Free Concert
The Altamont Free Concert was a notorious 1969 rock festival in California remembered for its chaotic organization and fatal violence, often cited as marking the dark end of the 1960s counterculture era.
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Monterey Folk Festival
The Monterey Folk Festival was a prominent early-1960s California music festival that helped showcase and popularize leading artists of the American folk music revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Monterey International Pop Festival (1967) Target entity description: The Monterey International Pop Festival (1967) was a landmark three-day music festival in California that helped launch the careers of major rock and pop artists and is often credited with ushering in the Summer of Love and the modern era of large-scale music festivals.
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A.
Woodstock Festival 1969
Woodstock Festival 1969 was a landmark three-day music and arts festival in upstate New York that became a defining symbol of the 1960s counterculture and peace movement.
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B.
Human Be-In
The Human Be-In was a landmark 1967 countercultural gathering in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park that helped catalyze the hippie movement and the Summer of Love.
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C.
Woodstock Fair
Woodstock Fair is a long-running annual agricultural and community fair in Woodstock, Ontario, featuring livestock shows, midway rides, competitions, and local entertainment.
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D.
Altamont Free Concert
The Altamont Free Concert was a notorious 1969 rock festival in California remembered for its chaotic organization and fatal violence, often cited as marking the dark end of the 1960s counterculture era.
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E.
Monterey Folk Festival
The Monterey Folk Festival was a prominent early-1960s California music festival that helped showcase and popularize leading artists of the American folk music revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music festival
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pop music festival ⓘ rock festival ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| attendance | approximately 50000 to 90000 ⓘ |
| charitableAspect | profits were donated to charity ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | preceded Woodstock Festival (1969) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documentaryDirector | D. A. Pennebaker ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Monterey Pop (1968 film) ⓘ |
| endDate | 1967-06-18 ⓘ |
| era | Summer of Love ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alan Pariser
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Derek Taylor ⓘ John Phillips ⓘ Lou Adler ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
blues
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folk rock ⓘ pop music ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ raga rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| location |
Monterey
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surface form:
Monterey, California
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| notableEvent |
Jimi Hendrix burned his guitar on stage
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Otis Redding ⓘ
surface form:
Otis Redding performed before a large predominantly white rock audience
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| notablePerformer |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
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Buffalo Springfield ⓘ Janis Joplin ⓘ Jefferson Airplane ⓘ Jimi Hendrix ⓘ Otis Redding ⓘ Ravi Shankar ⓘ Simon & Garfunkel ⓘ The Byrds ⓘ Grateful Dead ⓘ
surface form:
The Grateful Dead
The Jimi Hendrix Experience ⓘ The Mamas & the Papas ⓘ The Who ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 3 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a forerunner of modern large-scale rock festivals
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credited with ushering in the Summer of Love ⓘ helped launch the careers of several major rock and pop artists ⓘ |
| slogan | Music, Love and Flowers ⓘ |
| startDate | 1967-06-16 ⓘ |
| ticketPolicy | artists performed for free or for minimal fees ⓘ |
| venue | Monterey County Fairgrounds ⓘ |
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Subject: Monterey International Pop Festival (1967) Description of subject: The Monterey International Pop Festival (1967) was a landmark three-day music festival in California that helped launch the careers of major rock and pop artists and is often credited with ushering in the Summer of Love and the modern era of large-scale music festivals.
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