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We welcome you to the Monterey County Fairgrounds to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of Monterey International Pop Festival! Please read through the below advisory for helpful info & tips to ensure a great festival experience. FESTIVAL HOURS 11am - Festival Gates Open 12pm - Music Begins 11pm - Festival Ends The entrance to the festival is located at Gate [...]

Levi’s® celebrates the music, style and voice of the Summer of Love at the Levi's Outpost. Join us to experience unique product collaborations, artist-led workshops and one-of-a-kind apparel customizations. Open 11am-7pm on Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

The 2017 artists have drawn inspiration from their 1967 counterparts and plan to honor the legendary performances during their own sets. The festival is proud to announce that many performers will pay special tribute to those who came before them by including a cover song in their set that is of particular significance to them. Below is a list of [...]

Morrison Hotel Gallery, the international leader in fine art music photography, is the official gallery for the anniversary celebration. Morrison Hotel Gallery will be on site at the festival with a pop-up gallery that will have over 50 photographic prints for sale of the artists that performed at the original Monterey Pop. Photographer Henry Diltz, Morrison Hotel Gallery co-owner and [...]

Janus Films will be releasing a new 4K restoration of the landmark concert film “Monterey Pop,” which was directed by D.A Pennebaker and produced by Lou Adler, in celebration of the event's 50th anniversary. The film will premiere in New York City on June 14, and in Los Angeles and across the country on June 16, timed to the anniversary [...]

Our easy, breezy schedule is here! 8 artists per day on 1 stage. No overlapping sets. View the full schedule here. 3-Day and Single Day Tickets are on sale now!

The GRAMMY Museum® will commemorate the 50th anniversary with the opening of Monterey International Pop Festival: Music, Love, and Flowers, 1967 on Thursday, May 11 at the GRAMMY Museum in downtown Los Angeles. The exhibit will tell the story of the first-ever rock festival, held over three days from June 16 – 18, 1967 in Monterey, CA; the artists who [...]

Announcing daily lineups and single day GA tickets! Friday lineup: Leon Bridges, Father John Misty, Regina Spektor, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Langhorne Slim & The Law and Sara Watkins. Saturday lineup: Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Jim James, Dr. Dog, Jamtown feat. Cisco Adler, Donavon Frankenreiter & G. Love, [...]

The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation will be releasing an anniversary edition CD / Digital Album, titled Iconic Performances From The Monterey International Pop Festival on June 9 to celebrate Monterey International Pop Festival's 50th anniversary. It features previously unreleased performances by the Grateful Dead and Laura Nyro, as well as iconic performances of the festival by Jimi Hendrix, Otis [...]

The lineup is here! Monterey International Pop Festival 50 will feature performances by ALO, Booker T. Stax Revue, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Dr. Dog, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Father John Misty, Gary Clark Jr., Hiss Golden Messenger, Jack Johnson, Jackie Greene, Jacob Banks, Jamtown feat. Cisco Adler, Donavon Frankenreiter and G. Love, Jim James, Kurt Vile & The [...]

Another Planet Entertainment and Goldenvoice in association with the Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation announce Monterey International Pop Festival - Celebrates 50 Years, a three-day music celebration event at the Monterey County Fairgrounds from June 16 to 18 - marking exactly 50 years to the day and spot of the legendary festival in 1967. Lou Adler, one of the original [...]