The Seattle Pop Festival was a music festival

Music festival

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 held at the Gold Creek Park, Woodinville, Washington

Woodinville, Washington

Woodinville is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,938 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area. There is also a much larger population with Woodinville mailing addresses in adjacent unincorporated areas of King and Snohomish counties...

 from July 25 to July 28, 1969. The event was organized by Boyd Grafmyre.

Twenty six musicians and groups performed at the festival, including Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

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, Black Snake, Tim Buckley

Tim Buckley

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, The Byrds

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, Chicago Transit Authority

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, Albert Collins

Albert Collins

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, Crome Syrcus, Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

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, The Doors

The Doors

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, Floating Bridge, The Flock

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, The Flying Burrito Brothers

The Flying Burrito Brothers

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, Guess Who

The Guess Who

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, It's A Beautiful Day

It's a Beautiful Day

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, Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

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, Charles Lloyd, Lonnie Mack

Lonnie Mack

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, Lee Michaels

Lee Michaels

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, Rockin Fu, Murray Roman

Murray Roman

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, Santana

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, Spirit

Spirit

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, Ten Years After

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, Ike & Tina Turner

Ike & Tina Turner

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, Vanilla Fudge

Vanilla Fudge

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, Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

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 and The Youngbloods

The Youngbloods

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Tickets for the event cost $6 for a day or $15 for all three of the days. It has been recorded that the total attendance over the three days exceeded 50,000 fans attended over the three days. Because attendance was larger than expected, extra food and water needed to be brought into the venue. According to one source:

"Sanitary facilities were inadequate, but every attempt was made to meet county requirements ... Nearby neighbors complained of traffic and the hippie atmosphere, but Chick Dawsey, owner of Gold Creek, noted that spectators were orderly with very few exceptions."