Newport Pop Festival

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.

Newport Pop Festival

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.