1968 Newport Pop Festival Concert Program & Ticket Stub Grateful Dead, Byrds

  
1968 Newport Pop Festival Concert Program & Ticket Stub - Grateful Dead, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane & More. This program is in acceptable condition.

There are some band names written in the front, but NO other markings. The cover has some wear and what looks like paint overspray on the front. Also included is an original ticket stub from Saturday August 3, 1968. The Newport Pop Festival, held in Costa Mesa, California, on August 3-4, 1968, was the first music concert ever to have more than 100,000 paid attendees.

Its sequel, billed as Newport 69, was held in Northridge, California, on June 20-22, 1969, and had a total attendance estimated at 200,000. August 3-4, 1968, June 20-22, 1969. Costa Mesa, California (1968), Northridge, California (1969). 100,000 (1968), 200,000 (1969).