At the end of the day, Bonnaroo is just another rock festival. Looking back over the past four decades, there have been innumerable festivals, both successful and unsuccessful. I have taken a look back since the first known large-scale music festival in 1967 all the way to 2000, highlighting some of the most well-known and successful tours and festivals in American history.
Each spot on the timeline includes some brief information about the festival in “description” and most have a related YouTube video of sometimes rare concert footage. I apologize if any of your favorite festivals did not make the cut, there’s so many to choose from.
Unfortunately, the embedded timeline link does not work, so you can visit my timeline at here. It is best viewed at the “10 year” viewing level.
Enjoy! I actually found some quality performance, particularly the rare shots from the ’60s and ’70s festivals
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