June 26, 1970: Holland Pop Festival

also known as the Kralingen Music Festival, was a pop and rock music festival held in the Kralingse Bos, in the Kralingen neighbourhood of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, from 26 to 28 June 1970. Tyrannosaurus Rex performed on the second day.

In 1971, a documentary about the festival appeared, titled Stamping Ground.

Performing bands included The Byrds, T. Rex, billed as Tyrannosaurus Rex Santana, Jefferson Airplane, and the headlining Pink Floyd. Approximately 100,000 attended. Festival posters show that the festival was billed in Dutch as Pop Paradijs and 'Holland Pop Festival 70', and that the main investor was Coca-Cola.[2] In both English and Dutch, the festival is also known by the English name Stamping Ground, and is often billed as the European answer to Woodstock. It took place approximately one year after Woodstock, and two months before the third 1970 Isle of Wight Festival (the first two being held in 1968 and 1969).

In 1971, a documentary about the festival appeared, titled Stamping Ground, created by Hansjürgen Pohland aka Jason Pohland and George Sluizer. The film was made for an international audience and is also known under the titles Love and Music, and in Germany Rock Fieber. Also, several books and exhibitions have been dedicated to the event. A triple LP-boxset was released in 2010. The Dutch Festival 1970 (Kralingen) was organized by Foundation "Holland Pop Festival" (Piet van Daal, Georges Knap, Toos v.d.Sterre, Berry Visser)

Friday, 26 June:

It's a Beautiful Day

Jefferson Airplane

Stone the Crows

Santana

The Flock

Canned Heat

Hot Tuna

Pentangle

Quintessence

East of Eden (billed, but didn't perform)

Saturday, 27 June:

The Byrds

Family

Dr. John the Night Tripper

Country Joe McDonald

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Renaissance (billed, but didn't perform)

Third Ear Band

Al Stewart

Tata Mirando Gypsy Orchestra

CCC Folk & Blues Inc.

Supersister

Sunday, 28 June:

Mungo Jerry

Art Ensemble of Chicago

John Surman

Han Bennink

Caravan

Fairport Convention

Fotheringay

Soft Machine

Pink Floyd

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