Devonshire Downs - Home of the Newport '69 Pop Festival
Former Location -
This ex-racetrack is probably best known for hosting the Newport '69 Pop Festival. This show featured Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, The Animals and The Chambers Brothers.
It's currently the north campus of California State University Northridge.
This ex-racetrack is probably best known for hosting the Newport '69 Pop Festival. This show featured Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, The Animals and The Chambers Brothers.
It's currently the north campus of California State University Northridge.
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Yes, in 1969 I turned 14 years old and my parents didn't have a clue they had bought me tickets for a 3 day concert to see some of the biggest name bands in the world. It was awesome, and what an experience it was for this little girl of 14. I saw things that I had never seen before. Jimmy Hendrix actually had sex on stage in front of thousands of people. True story. It was so hot they had water trucks with hoses watering people down and people were smoking pot everywhere. I had never seen any of this kind of stuff before. This was a new experience, but I never tried the pot. I saw Poco, Creedence Clearwater Revival and so many more bands that I can't remember. Just take the time to read about this concert. It was a preview for Woodstock, just this one was in the city. Now I am 55 years old and a grandmother of a 14 year old granddaughter. I would not let her go to a concert like that. Isn't that horrible of me. But that is the way things go now.
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