Concert 10
| Concert 10 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania , U.S. |
| Founded by | Concert 10, Inc., Irving Reiss, George Charak |
| Attendance | 200,000+ |
Concert 10 was a
Woodstock Festival of 1969. Concert 10 represented a successful revival of the American summer rock festival after the repeated failure of U.S. festivals during the previous two years.[1]
History
radio commercials on rock music radio stations in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Concert ticket prices were set at US$11, with 90,000 tickets sold in advance of the show.[3]
The July 8 concert was scheduled from 1:00 to 11:00 p.m., but due to intermittent weather-related delays, ended at 8:45 a.m. on July 9.[2]
Performers
Black Sabbath and Badfinger were scheduled to appear, but canceled.[2] According to Don Heckman of the New York Times, Edgar Winter's band received the greatest reaction from the audience, with long, bluesy rock jams like "Tobacco Road".[1][4]
- July 8
- Mother Night – 1:00 p.m.
- Claire Hamill
- The Groundhogs
- Ramatam (w/ Mitch Mitchell) – 6:00 p.m.
- Bull Angus
- Cactus
- Edgar Winter – 10:00 p.m.
- LACE PAVEMENT – 9:00 p.m.
- July 9
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer – 4:00 a.m. The entire ELP performance was recorded and released on CD box set in 2017.
- Faces w/ Rod Stewart – 5:00 a.m.
- Humble Pie
- The J. Geils Band
- Three Dog Night – 7:40 a.m.
See also
- List of historic rock festivals
Notes
- ^ a b Heckman, Don (1972-08-11). "Rock Festivals on Upbeat Again". The New York Times. p. 12.
- ^ a b c d Lichtenstein, Grace (1972-07-10). "Rock Show, Despite Rain, Stays 'Cool' to End". The New York Times. p. 33.
- ^ a b Montgomery, Paul L. (1972-07-09). "Show Backers 'Do It Right' – for Profit". The New York Times. p. 36.
- ^ See also: Edgar Winter, 1970, Epic 10618; Released in South America as "Camino Del Tabaco", Epic 501001.
References
- Cayne, Bernard S., ed. (1973). The Americana Annual, 1973: An Encyclopedia of the Events of 1972. United States: Americana Corporation. p. 489. ISBN 0-7172-0204-6..
- Heckman, Don (July 10, 1972). "Another Woodstock? No: Concert 10 Satisfactory". The New York Times. p. 38..
- Lichtenstein, Grace (July 9, 1972). "200,000 Jam Rock Festival at Pocono Track". The New York Times. pp. 1, 36..