--- description: From Newport to Live Aid title: Bonnaroo 2015: Celebrate With Vintage Photos from Music Festivals image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632854924db63897/6988529aa988ca159e6b2d07/150602-music-festivals-09.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [History](/section/history/) ## History Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See Vintage Photos of Woodstock, Newport and Other Legendary American Music Festivals  by [Lily Rothman](/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Jun 10, 2015 11:00 AM CUT  On foot, in cars, atop cars, young people leave the the Woodstock Music Festival. On foot, in cars, atop cars, young people leave the the Woodstock Music Festival.Bettmann—Coribs  by [Lily Rothman](/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Jun 10, 2015 11:00 AM CUT With the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival kicking off in Manchester, Tenn., on Thursday, the summer concert season is upon us. Before you head out to your next show, take a look at these great photos from festivals past, including those that made news for reasons good ([Live Aid](http://time.com/vault/issue/1985-07-22/page/82/ "undefined"), which counts because it took place in the U.S. and the U.K. at once) and bad ([Altamont](http://time.com/vault/issue/1970-12-14/page/125/ "undefined")). ### Musicians on the Cover of TIME  The Dixie Chicks (May 29, 2006) JILL GREENBERG FOR TIME  Kanye West (Aug. 29, 2005) KWAKU ALSTON FOR TIME  Ricky Martin (May 24, 1999) TIME  Lauryn Hill (Feb. 8, 1999) TIME  Jewel (July 21, 1997) HERB RITTS  Pearl Jam (Oct. 25, 1993) NEAL PRESTON  Garth Brooks (March 30, 1992) JAMES SCHNEPF / GAMMA LIAISON  Madonna (May 27, 1985) FRANCESCO SCAVULLO  Michael Jackson (March 19, 1984) ANDY WARHOL  David Bowie (July 18, 1983) TIME  The Who (Dec. 17, 1979) TIME  Linda Ronstadt (Feb. 28, 1977) MILTON GREENE  Paul McCartney (May 31, 1976) RICHARD E. AARON  Elton John (July 7, 1975) DON WELLER  Cher (March 17, 1975) RICHARD AVEDON  Joni Mitchell (Dec. 16, 1974) BOB PEAK  James Taylor (March 1, 1971) J. H. BRESLOW  The Band (Jan. 12, 1970) BOB PEAK  Aretha Franklin (June 28, 1968) BORIS CHALIAPIN  The Beatles (Sept. 22, 1967) TIME  Joan Baez (Nov. 23, 1962) TIME  Frank Sinatra (Aug. 29, 1955) TIME  Rosemary Clooney (Feb. 23, 1953) BORIS CHALIAPIN  Louis Armstrong (Feb. 21, 1949) BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF  Bing Crosby (Apr. 7, 1941) ERNEST HAMLIN BAKER  American jazz vocalists Sarah Vaughan (1924 - 1990) (left) and Joe Williams (1918 - 1999) perform with the Count Basie Orchestra at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, R.I., July 7, 1957. Bob Parent—Getty Images  A young fan winks at the camera at the American Jazz Festival (later renamed the Newport Jazz Festival) in July 1958 in Newport, R.I. Michael Ochs Archive—Getty Images  Folk singers Joan Baez and Bob Dylan perform at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I. in 1963. AP Photo  German model and singer Nico (1939 - 1988), of the Velvet Underground, and British musician Brian Jones (1942 - 1969), of the Rolling Stones, sit in the audience at the Monterey International Pop Festival in Monterey, Calif., in 1967. Fotos International—Getty Images  Jimi Hendrix performing with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Monterey Pop Festival, in Monterey, Calif., on June 18, 1967. Bruce Fleming—AP Photo  Fans traveling to the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967. GAB Archive—Redferns/Getty Images  Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who on stage at the Woodstock Festival in White Lake, N.Y., Aug. 16, 1969. Archive Photos—Getty Images  View of the massive crowds at the Woodstock music festival in 1969 Hulton Archive—Getty Images  On foot, in cars, atop cars, young people leave the the Woodstock Music Festival. Bettmann—Coribs  Mick Jagger sings at the Altamont Rock Festival at Livermore, Calif. on Dec. 6, 1969 while Hells Angels the cross stage during a melee. AP Photo  Hells Angels, acting as security and sometimes hoodlums at the Altamont Speedway on Dec. 6, 1969, in Livermore, Calif. Robert Altman—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Some of the 300,000 celebrants enjoy the early part of the day at the Altamont Speedway on Dec. 6, 1969, in Livermore, Calif. Robert Altman—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, N.Y. with The Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead and The Band performing. 600,000 rock buffs streamed in for a one-day concert inside a race track in 1973. Richard Corkery—NY Daily News via Getty Images  The Allman Brothers Band play for a multitude at the rock festival outside Watkins Glen, N.Y., July 29, 1973. AP Photo  Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, N.Y. in 1973. Richard Corkery—NY Daily News via Getty Images  Run DMC performs for a sold out crowd at the Live Aid concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. Frank Micelotta—ImageDirect/Getty Images  Crowd shot during Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in London, July 13, 1985. Phil Dent—Redferns/Getty Images  The Prince and Princess of Wales with Bob Geldof at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, July 13, 1985. 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