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# See Vintage Photos of Woodstock, Newport and Other Legendary American Music Festivals

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On foot, in cars, atop cars, young people leave the the Woodstock Music Festival.

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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/), 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/)).

### Musicians on the Cover of TIME

![The Dixie Chicks \(May 29, 2006\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte49ff7cdb01c15e5/6987683d524fc012d5deaaa4/1101060529_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Dixie Chicks (May 29, 2006) JILL GREENBERG FOR TIME

![Kanye West \(Aug. 29, 2005\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb66278bc0eb99080/6987683cf887dc26fde8851b/1101050829_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Kanye West (Aug. 29, 2005) KWAKU ALSTON FOR TIME

![Ricky Martin \(May 24, 1999\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2988db88b4d13a2/6987683fcd1bba78b36f3765/1101990524_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Ricky Martin (May 24, 1999) TIME

![Lauryn Hill \(Feb. 8, 1999\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd320b926d2f23dcd/6987683ef887dc796ae88527/1101990208_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Lauryn Hill (Feb. 8, 1999) TIME


![Jewel \(July 21, 1997\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd400c6ec6470359b/6987683e55a8591bf2a840a1/1101970721_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Jewel (July 21, 1997) HERB RITTS

![Pearl Jam \(Oct. 25, 1993\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd588fa2ab8f4124a/6987683ee20a871173a834d6/1101931025_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Pearl Jam (Oct. 25, 1993) NEAL PRESTON

![Garth Brooks \(March 30, 1992\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfda2de595616a747/6987683ee20a87469ca834d2/1101920330_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Garth Brooks (March 30, 1992) JAMES SCHNEPF / GAMMA LIAISON


![Madonna \(May 27, 1985\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda3497697c7d3b98/6987684aa988ca653d6aaac6/1101850527_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Madonna (May 27, 1985) FRANCESCO SCAVULLO

![Michael Jackson \(March 19, 1984\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfd88fef3ca7c4a3/6987684a35ba6f0698c0544f/1101840319_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Michael Jackson (March 19, 1984) ANDY WARHOL

![David Bowie \(July 18, 1983\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd9141fbe3d9273e/6987684b428a9e40b8cc554f/1101830718_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

David Bowie (July 18, 1983) TIME


![The Who \(Dec. 17, 1979\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86abb7aaf5bbe43d/6987684055a8598e56a840a6/1101791217_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Who (Dec. 17, 1979) TIME

![Linda Ronstadt \(Feb. 28, 1977\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01c2815b5064abf7/6987683a3c1639cf7044fe8d/1101770228_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Linda Ronstadt (Feb. 28, 1977) MILTON GREENE

![Paul McCartney \(May 31, 1976\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt97f8c97520e55cf7/6987683a5f570fabf3b13809/1101760531_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Paul McCartney (May 31, 1976) RICHARD E. AARON


![Elton John \(July 7, 1975\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda67c8f16330306f/6987683a428a9e71a3cc5534/1101750707_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Elton John (July 7, 1975) DON WELLER

![Cher \(March 17, 1975\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15909ef0cbea3d37/6987683b5f570fb2a8b13811/1101750317_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Cher (March 17, 1975) RICHARD AVEDON

![Joni Mitchell \(Dec. 16, 1974\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt388f35376f7ffe8c/6987683bcd1bba70d56f375d/1101741216_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Joni Mitchell (Dec. 16, 1974) BOB PEAK


![James Taylor \(March 1, 1971\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81c8cf8a700a2535/6987683b524fc0c3e7deaa9b/1101710301_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

James Taylor (March 1, 1971) J. H. BRESLOW

![The Band \(Jan. 12, 1970\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt700644c14f93eae9/6987683ce20a8708d5a834cd/1101700112_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Band (Jan. 12, 1970) BOB PEAK

![Aretha Franklin \(June 28, 1968\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16a6f1cdb9371563/6987683c35ba6fe08bc05432/1101680628_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Aretha Franklin (June 28, 1968) BORIS CHALIAPIN


![The Beatles \(Sept. 22, 1967\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8eb41fa47cbf4b25/6987683c3c1639c3fb44fe91/1101670922_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Beatles (Sept. 22, 1967) TIME

![Joan Baez \(Nov. 23, 1962\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt076450fdfa3f2231/6987683de53abadbd34d5da0/1101621123_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Joan Baez (Nov. 23, 1962) TIME

![Frank Sinatra \(Aug. 29, 1955\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb733af3a42d2a50b/6987683d06f2c1a0ce332309/1101550829_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Frank Sinatra (Aug. 29, 1955) TIME


![Rosemary Clooney \(Feb. 23, 1953\) ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6deeda13fb8a1bec/6987683d35ba6f5816c05436/1101530223_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Rosemary Clooney (Feb. 23, 1953) BORIS CHALIAPIN

![Louis Armstrong \(Feb. 21, 1949\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6be4ef3b028958e/6987683e0b72e3b9d46dbdbd/1101490221_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Louis Armstrong (Feb. 21, 1949) BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF

![Bing Crosby \(Apr. 7, 1941\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8a5eed6ad0277fe0/6987683ef887dc5609e88523/1101410407_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp)

Bing Crosby (Apr. 7, 1941) ERNEST HAMLIN BAKER


![Sarah Vaughan And Joe Williams With Count Basie Orchestra](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda8a8545652d3f67/698852a0a988ca8b2d6b2d12/150602-music-festivals-01a.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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

![Newport Jazz Festival 1958](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80660049785463ec/6988529706f2c11ac533a715/150602-music-festivals-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87a99a67e3f0fcb5/69885298cd6848cc350a0231/150602-music-festivals-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Folk singers Joan Baez and Bob Dylan perform at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I. in 1963. AP Photo


![Nico And Brian Jones at Monterey Pop Festival 1967](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta106b738b006ed51/69885298428a9e965accd802/150602-music-festivals-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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, California, USA, June 18, 1967.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt301ddedb169c79c0/69885298e20a871bcca8ba44/150602-music-festivals-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f82394bec793819/69885299e53abaf8444ddf81/150602-music-festivals-06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Fans traveling to the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967. GAB Archive—Redferns/Getty Images


![The Who Play Woodstock](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt164a1470ca679a86/69885299cd1bba0e496fb997/150602-music-festivals-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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

![Woodstock Multitude](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6aa49afe6a7e9c28/698852992dce01417d9e3fb7/150602-music-festivals-08.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

View of the massive crowds at the Woodstock music festival in 1969 Hulton Archive—Getty Images

![Couple Sleeping on Car at Woodstock, 1969](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt632854924db63897/6988529aa988ca159e6b2d07/150602-music-festivals-09.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

On foot, in cars, atop cars, young people leave the the Woodstock Music Festival. Bettmann—Coribs


![The Rolling Stones at Altamont, 1969](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1cfa6853224ce946/6988529b428a9e4880ccd807/150602-music-festivals-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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

![The Hells Angels Onstage At Altamont](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0af4d18dba05fa28/6988529b55a8593a17a8c4cc/150602-music-festivals-11.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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

![The Crowd At Altamont](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc95d2cdda5e698ec/6988529b2dce010b5b9e3fbb/150602-music-festivals-12.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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


![Watkins Glen Rock Festival Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, N.Y.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5dfaacc2415da77/6988529c55a8592ad2a8c4d4/150602-music-festivals-13.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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

![Music Allman Brothers 1973](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9828dbeaa5dafab1/6988529c5f570f66cdb1bc26/150602-music-festivals-14.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Allman Brothers Band play for a multitude at the rock festival outside Watkins Glen, N.Y., July 29, 1973. AP Photo

![Watkins Glen Rock Festival Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, N.Y.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08744b88f3acfab6/6988529ccd1bba05766fb99f/150602-music-festivals-15.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1985.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt60d6eddc83c8d711/6988529c55a8597cf5a8c4d8/150602-music-festivals-16.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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 LIFE AID at Wembley Stadium, July 13, 1985.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta260c57e164759b3/6988529e2dce017d8c9e3fbf/150602-music-festivals-17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

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 "Feed the World" Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium, July 13, 1985.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2531d80c94beb92/6988529e524fc0eb3bdf2e89/150602-music-festivals-18.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Prince and Princess of Wales with Bob Geldof at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, July 13, 1985. Popperfoto—Getty Images

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