Monterey Pop Festival

The Monterey Pop Festival was a three-day music festival held in Monterey, California, in June 1967. It brought rock, folk, soul, and Indian classical musicians together and helped establish the festival as a major setting for popular music.

Jimi Hendrix at Monterey: Jimi Hendrix's 1967 Monterey performance ended with him setting his guitar on fire. His theatrical set became the festival's most enduring image.
John Phillips: John Phillips was an American musician and songwriter, best known as a member of the Mamas and the Papas. He helped conceive and organize the festival with Lou Adler.
Monterey Pop: Monterey Pop is a 1968 documentary film directed by D. A. Pennebaker about the festival. The film carried performances beyond the people who attended in person.
Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation: The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation was the nonprofit organization established to produce the festival. Its charitable structure distinguished the event from a conventional commercial concert.
Monterey Jazz Festival: The Monterey Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival established in Monterey, California, in 1958. It preceded the pop festival and offered a local model for a multi-day music event.
Otis Redding at Monterey: Otis Redding's Monterey set introduced his soul performance to many rock listeners. His reception showed the festival could bridge rock and soul audiences.
Lou Adler: Lou Adler is an American record producer and music executive. He co-produced the festival and helped secure its artists and financing.
Woodstock: Woodstock was a 1969 music festival held in Bethel, New York. Its organizers and later histories treated Monterey as a precedent for large rock festivals.
Benefit concert: A benefit concert is a live performance organized to raise money for a cause. Festival proceeds supported charitable causes rather than being distributed as ordinary profits.
Altamont Free Concert: The Altamont Free Concert was a 1969 rock concert in California that ended in violence and a fatal stabbing. Its troubled security and aftermath contrasted sharply with Monterey's orderly reputation.

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