Baton Rouge International Speedway – The New Orleans Pop Festival

Former Location –
On August 30 through September 1, 1969, thousands of people gathered outdoors for the The New Orleans Pop Festival to hear:

August 30, 1969
Tyrannosaurus Rex
It’s a Beautiful Day
White Fox
Snow Rabbit
Deacon John and the Electric Soul Train
Whizbang
Axis

August 31, 1969
Flower Power
Snow Rabbit
Spiral Starecase
Oliver
Smyth
The Youngbloods
It’s a Beautiful Day
Country Joe and the Fish
The Byrds
Canned Heat
Iron Butterfly
Janis Joplin
Santana

September 1, 1969
Axis
Oliver
Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys
Santana
Chicago
It’s a Beautiful Day
Tyrannosaurus Rex
The Youngbloods
Lee Michaels
Grateful Dead
Jefferson Airplane
Dr. John VooDoo Show

The last day ended with an all-star jam session featuring Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Cat Mother, Santana, Chicago and It’s a Beautiful Day.

The event was staged just weeks after the original Woodstock Music And Art Fair.

Baton Rouge International Speedway
Prairieville LA