50 years ago on an Iowa farm, the Wadena Rock Festival ... - The …
2020年7月31日 · The Wadena Rock Festival of July 31 to Aug. 2, 1970, was the biggest outdoor music concert in Iowa history. By the time it was over, 40,000 rock fans and sightseers had visited the...
Time Machine: 1970 Wadena Rock Festival - The Gazette
2015年6月22日 · The tourist trade came to Wadena Rock Festival on Aug. 2, 1970, as many older, local residents took advantage of lower prices to come in and take a look at it all.
More than 50 years later, visions of Wadena rock festival persevere in …
2016年11月15日 · The Wadena rock festival, July 31-Aug. 2, 1970, overwhelmed this town of about 240 residents with an estimated 50,000 young concertgoers. Former Register columnist Donald Kaul mused at the...
Wadena Rock Festival 1970 - Festivival
Here is the festival revival guide of Wadena Rock Festival 1970 in Wadena, United States. Find basic festival info, artist line-up, aftermovies etc. Share your Wadena Rock Festival 1970 experience with others.
Wadena Rock Festival 1970 Setlists | setlist.fm
Date Friday, July 31, 1970 - Sunday, August 2, 1970. So far, there are setlists of 16 gigs in one venue.
From the archives: Photos of the 1970 Wadena, Iowa, rock festival
2016年11月15日 · Artist and photographer Stephen Berens strolls a harvested cornfield near Wadena, Iowa, that was the site of a major counterculture rock festival in the summer of 1970. Berens is...
Iowa History Daily: July 31 - Wadena Rock Festival 1970 - Notes …
Iowa History Daily: On July 31, 1970, over 50,000 people swarmed to Wadena in Fayette County to kick-off the Wadena Rock Festival. Known as “Iowa’s Woodstock,” the festival featured the Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon, Little Richard, and many other famous acts on a farm two miles west of the 240 person Iowa small town.
Iowa Held Its Own Woodstock-Style Festival Over 50 Years Ago
2023年4月26日 · Back in 1970, a music festival called the Wadena Rock Festival took place at Clarence Schmitt Farm, a 220-acre farm just west of Wadena. From July 31st to August 2nd, thousands of people made their way to the area to see 30 different musical acts.
Wadena Rock Festival, Iowa 1970 - DJTees
2023年8月13日 · Wadena Festival 1970. They called it Iowa's Woodstock. Of course they did. Every state seemed to call its 1970 festival its Woodstock. It wasn't. This festival was initially supposed to be held in Galena, Illinois, but an injunction against Sound Storm Enterprises Inc of Chicago, sponsor of the festival, put a stop to
The Wadena Rock Festival: From Courtrooms to Cornfields
2014年10月26日 · The excitement began when the state of Illinois blocked a rock festival in Galena. The promoters crossed the Mississippi and scoured northeast Iowa for a suitable site, finally buying a farm near the tiny town of Wadena. Meanwhile, attorneys took up the cause in the courtrooms when Iowa tried to stop the festival.
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