Miami Pop Festival (May 1968)
| 1968 Pop Festival | |
|---|---|
Richard O'Barry and Michael Lang | |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
The Miami Pop Festival is the name by which a
History
The festival
An estimated 25,000 people attended this event. Bands featured at the festival included
Media
On November 5, 2013, a CD and DVD were released containing the first available audio and film of the Experience at the festival. The CD The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Miami Pop Festival contains about an hour of previously unreleased music. The DVD,Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’ features a two-hour documentary on Hendrix’s life, including previously unseen film of Hendrix and the band at the Miami festival as well as some extras with additional footage from the festival. The documentary was also broadcast in the U.S. on November 5, 2013 by the Public Broadcasting Service as part of its American Masters series.[2]
See also
- List of historic rock festivals
References
- ^ Lang, Michael (2009-06-30). The Road to Woodstock (p. 32). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Miami Pop Festival and American Masters: Jimi Hendrix – Hear My Train A Comin’ DVD. November 5, 2013. American Songwriter.