tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post3697059999901398257..comments2024-03-16T07:13:50.487-07:00Comments on Lost Live Dead: July 8, 1970 Mississippi River Festival, Edwards, IL Grateful Dead (confirmed)Corry342http://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-4325457625658372002018-02-23T14:47:18.394-08:002018-02-23T14:47:18.394-08:00I attended this show. To clarify some misunderstan...I attended this show. To clarify some misunderstanding;the Mississippi River Festival was not a "festival" in the sense one usually thinks of, yet rather a series of individually scheduled concerts held over the course of several months during the summer at an outdoor pavilion in Edwardsville, Illinois - home of SIU (Southern Illinois University), which although close in proximity, is not along the banks of the Mississippi River. I also recall seeing The Band and Janis Joplin there as part of the 1970 series and in 1971, The Who.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760512795037265561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-55401760970708332652018-02-23T14:43:42.091-08:002018-02-23T14:43:42.091-08:00I attended this show. To clarify some misunderstan...I attended this show. To clarify some misunderstanding; the Mississippi River Festival was not a "festival" in the usual sense one thinks of, yet rather a series of individually scheduled concerts over the course of several months during the summer months, held at an outdoor pavilion in Edwardsville, Illinois - home of SIU (Southern Illinois University), which although close in proximity, is not along the banks of the Mississippi River. I also recall seeing The Band and Janis Joplin there as part of the 1970 series and in 1971, The Who.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760512795037265561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-5495411008000219902018-02-23T14:39:18.337-08:002018-02-23T14:39:18.337-08:00I attended this show. To clarify some misunderstan...I attended this show. To clarify some misunderstanding;the Mississippi River Festival was not a "festival" in the usual sense one thinks of, yet rather a series of individually scheduled concerts over the course of several months during the summer months, held at an outdoor pavilion in Edwardsville, Illinois - home of SIU (Southern Illinois University), fairly close in proximity, although not along the banks of the Mississippi River. I also recall seeing The Band and Janis Joplin there as part of the 1970 series and in 1971,The Who. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760512795037265561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-1851299966798562582015-07-23T00:12:55.637-07:002015-07-23T00:12:55.637-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Miami Party Rentalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112886831809390516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-14691648987407751492010-07-13T12:15:20.384-07:002010-07-13T12:15:20.384-07:00Some other sites providing useful information:
h...Some other sites providing useful information: <br />http://www.siue.edu/~skerber/MRFtext.html<br /><br />http://www.siue.edu/~skerber/MRFphoto4.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289740910634350226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-82252564233464310612010-07-13T12:12:17.353-07:002010-07-13T12:12:17.353-07:00The Mississippi River Festival began in July 1969 ...The Mississippi River Festival began in July 1969 with a concert featuring Joni Mitchell opening for Arlo Guthrie. The next month, The Band performed with a surprise appearance by Bob Dylan. The "festival" was on the campus of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and lasted until the early 80's. I personally saw a number of acts there, primarily folk acts like Harry Chapin, Gordon Lightfoot, Peter Paul & Mary, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger. I also saw Chuck Berry but skipped most of the other rock acts. I believe the Dead appeared twice.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289740910634350226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-62514187498350311752009-12-03T08:17:39.300-08:002009-12-03T08:17:39.300-08:00Nice find on that article BTW! And also interesti...Nice find on that article BTW! And also interesting to read about the logistics being possible with such a good sound system at FE.IMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770956092269600588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-51634427685491403952009-12-03T08:15:35.419-08:002009-12-03T08:15:35.419-08:00You may have already seen the Mississippi River Fe...You may have already seen the Mississippi River Fest archives at USIE's website but in case not,<br />there's a ton of information on it at www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives/mrf/index.shtml.<br /><br />There's a slide show at<br />www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives/mrf/slideshow.html. I recall that there's a photo from 7/8/70 on it and there's music from other performances. There's also film footage from '69 (with music from Carmina Burana humorously synced to workers erecting the huge tent) and '75. There's also footage of how the site looks now - all busted asphalt and overgrown trees. You can see the ruins if you zoom into these coordinates in googlemaps/earth<br />38deg 48'38.84"N 89deg 59'48.05"w The 2004 aerial available on GoogleEarth is the best image.IMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770956092269600588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493557313410969282.post-86797576514979071772009-12-02T18:48:22.709-08:002009-12-02T18:48:22.709-08:00Further research reveals that the Festival was sev...Further research reveals that the Festival was several weeks long, and other rock acts included Chicago, The Band and Delaney and Bonnie and Friends.Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.com