With the fortieth anniversary of the Summer of Love looming,
in seems only fitting that a tour dubbing itself Hippiefest will make the
rounds this year. In fact this is the second installment of the 21 date
traveling carnival, which will begin in Toronto,
Ontario on July 25. Artists
include The Turtles, Felix Cavaliere's Rascals, The Zombies, Mountain, Mitch
Ryder, Badfinger, Denny Laine, Country Joe McDonald. The tour will make stops
in Brooklyn, NY (7/26), Wallingford, CT (7/27), Vernon,
NY (7/28), Farmingville, NY (7/29),Vienna, VA (7/30), Hollywood, FL (8/2), Atlanta,
GA (8/3), Wichita, KS (8/4), Grand
Prairie, TX (8/5), Cape Cod, MA (8/7), Cohasset, MA (8/8), Philadelphia, PA (8/9),
Champion, PA (8/10) Liberty, NY (8/11), Gilford, NH (8/12), Temecula, CA (8/16),
Lemoore, CA (8/17),Phoenix, AZ (8/18), Saratoga, CA (8/20) and San
Diego, CA (8/21). Of particular note is the group’s August 11 stop
on the site of the original Woodstock,
days before the famed festival’s anniversary.
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