Trans-Continental Pop Festival Poster
The Trans-Continental Pop Festival, widely known as the “Festival Express,” was a legendary 1970 train tour across Canada featuring major rock acts. Running from June 27 to July 5, 1970, artists traveled by train to perform in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Calgary.
Saturday, June 27, 1970
CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON, Canada
Buddy Guy
Delaney & Bonnie
Grateful Dead
Ian & Sylvia
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Robert Charlebois
Seatrain
The Band
Sunday, June 28, 1970
CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON, Canada
Janis Joplin
Mashmakhan
Mountain
The Band
Tom Rush
Traffic
Saturday, July 4, 1970
McMahon Stadium, Calgary, AB, Canada
Buddy Guy
Grateful Dead
Ian & Sylvia
Janis Joplin
The Band
The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Ides of March
Tom Rush
Sunday, July 5, 1970
McMahon Stadium, Calgary, AB, Canada
Delaney & Bonnie
John Sebastian
Mashmakhan
Rick Nelson
Sha Na Na
The Band
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