Draft:1968 New York Rock Festival

New York Rock Festival
New York Rock Festival
	Printed by Murray Poster Printing Co. in 1968
Genre	Rock, Psychedelic Soul, Psychedelia, Blues, R&B, [[ Psychedelic Rock]], Blues Rock, Acid Rock, Hard Rock, Power Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop
Date(s)	August 2nd, 23rd and 30th, 1968
Venue	Singer Bowl
Location(s)	Flushing Meadow Park
Coordinates	40°44′24″N 73°50′27″W / 40.7401°N 73.8407°W
Years active	1968; 56 years ago
Founders	Gary Kurfirst; Shelly Finkel
Attendance	18,000

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Instructions · What links here · 1968 New York Rock Festival (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 4 days ago by Jmaya10 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 44 hours ago by Citation bot

The New York Rock Festival (NYRF) took place in August,1968. It was produced and promoted by Gary Kurfirst, a Forest Hills, Queens local, and Brooklyn-born, Shelly Finkel. The 3-day event took place at the Singer Bowl in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York. The New York Rock Festival preceded Woodstock by a year (August, 1969). ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Artists appearing at the NYRF were the Doors, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin), The Rascals, and The Vagrants. It was reported that over 18,000 people attended the Aug 23rd Jimi Hendrix show.^[4]

August 2, 1968 Event^[5]

The Doors

The Who

Kangaroo

August 23, 1968 Event^[6]

NYRF - 1968 Concert Ticket

Jimi Hendrix

Big Brother and the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin)

The Chamber Brothers

Soft Machine

August 30, 1968 Event^[5]

The Rascals

The Vagrants

Nazz

Eire Apparent^[7]

The New York Times Newspaper From August 25th, 1968

References

^ Goldman, Vivien (January 19, 2009). "Gary Kurfirst, Rock Music Promoter, Dies at 61". The New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ Staff, Variety (January 26, 2009). "Band manager Gary Kurfirst dies". Variety. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ Staff, New York (January 14, 2009). "Ramones, Jane's Addiction, Talking Heads manager passes away". New Musical Express. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ Shelton, Robert (August 25, 1968). "Rock Fete With Jimi Hendrix Draws 18,000 to Singer Bowl". The New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The New York Rock Festival 1968 Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
^ "August 23, 1968 The Experience perform as part of the "New York Rock Festival" at Singer Bowl, Flushing Meadow, Queens". The Official Jimi Hendrix Site. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
^ "Eire Apparent Setlist at The New York Rock Festival 1968". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

[1] Goldman, Vivien (January 19, 2009). "Gary Kurfirst, Rock Music Promoter, Dies at 61". The New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[2] Staff, Variety (January 26, 2009). "Band manager Gary Kurfirst dies". Variety. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[3] Staff, New York (January 14, 2009). "Ramones, Jane's Addiction, Talking Heads manager passes away". New Musical Express. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[4] Shelton, Robert (August 25, 1968). "Rock Fete With Jimi Hendrix Draws 18,000 to Singer Bowl". The New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[:0-5] "The New York Rock Festival 1968 Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

[6] "August 23, 1968 The Experience perform as part of the "New York Rock Festival" at Singer Bowl, Flushing Meadow, Queens". The Official Jimi Hendrix Site. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

[7] "Eire Apparent Setlist at The New York Rock Festival 1968". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

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