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4 unusual facts about Monterey Pop Festival


Ball 'n' Chain

With Big Brother and the Holding Company, she performed the song at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 to an enthusiastic audience and critical reception.

Derek Taylor

Taylor was a key participant in the team that produced the historic Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, serving as its publicist and spokesman.

Have You Seen Her Face

The Byrds performed "Have You Seen Her Face" on the television programs The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and American Bandstand, as well as featuring it in their performance at the Monterey Pop Festival.

Shake! Otis at Monterey

Otis at Monterey is a 1987 short film directed by D.A. Pennebaker documenting Otis Redding at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.


Don Aters

Don Aters first big venue was the The Monterey International Pop Music Festival that was a three-day concert event, held on June 16 to June 18, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California.

Lisa Law

She carried her camera wherever she went, to the Human Be-In and the anti-Vietnam march in San Francisco, Monterey Pop Festival, and meetings of The Diggers.

Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix

The documentary (or rockumentary) was made in 1973 by Joe Boyd, John Head and Gary Weis for Warner Bros. The film contains concert footage from 1967 to 1970, including material from Isle of Wight and the Monterey Pop Festival.


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