Fifth Annual Oregon Blues Festival Location: EMU at the University of Oregon Date: Oct 3 & 4, 1980 Lineup: Big Walter Horton Floyd Dixon Band Pete Karnes Blooz Band John Nicholas J.C. Burris John Lee Hooker Blind Joe Hill Little Charlie and the Nightcats
Music Festivals in Lane County
Eugene Blues Festival (1975)
Location: Eugene Hotel, Downtown Eugene Date: 1975 Curtis Salgado started the blues festival in order to meet and play with as many established blues stars as possible. The festival became an annual event, allowing Curtis to back up, befriend and occasionally house legends including Floyd Dixon, Frankie Lee, Luther Tucker, Otis Rush, Clifton Chenier, Sonny Rhodes […]
Willamette Valley Folk Festival
The Willamette Valley Folk Festival ran from 1971 to 2009. In 2010 it was renamed and re-structured to become the Willamette Valley MusicFest (2010-Present). The locations also changed over the years! Indoor and Outdoor stages at UO Campus Locations to the Cuthbert Ampitheatre then back to Indoor and Outdoor stages at various UO Campus Locations. First Annual […]
Super Sunblast Summer 73′
Location: Eugene Speedway at w 11th near Beltline in Eugene, Oregon Date: Sept. 1973 Attendance: ~5,000 Line-up: Elvin Bishop Band, Sons of Champlin, Country Joe McDonald & His All-Star Band, Stoneground, and special guest stars. RG article: Motorists advised to avoid traffic jam at rock concert
The 2nd Decennial Picnic (1982)
Location: Held at the Oregon Country Fair site in Veneta, Oregon Date: Aug. 28, 1982 Line-up: Grateful Dead, The Robert Cray Band, The Flying Karmazov Brothers, and many others Dead Alive and Well – Eugene Register Guard Article
Field Trip Picnic (1972)
Location: Veneta, Oregon at the The Renaissance Faire site. Date: Aug. 27, 1972 The Renaissance Faire was the original name for Oregon Country Fair. Line-up: Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage One fan notes, “Jack Casady, bassist, Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, was hanging around the stage during the show but did not play”. […]
Oregon Blues Festival (1981)
Sixth Annual Oregon Blues Festival Location: EMU at the University of Oregon Date: 1981 Lineup: Albert Collins and the Icebreakers The Mighty Flyers with Rod Piazza The Paul DeLay Band Clearence Gatemouth Brown Pee Wee Crayton Little Charlie and the Nightcats
Eugene Pop Festival (1969)
FAME Expo 69′ presents Eugene Pop Festival F.A.M.E. stood for Film, Art, & Music in Eugene. Location: University of Oregon Hayward Field, 1585 East 13th Ave. Date: July 26, 1969 Cost: $5 Attendance: 5,000 Unfortunately, the event does not go as planned and several scheduled acts, including The Byrds and The Youngbloods, do not perform. Bands that […]
Eugene Celebration (1983-2013)
The Eugene Celebration was a 3-day annual community celebration and civic event that was held at the end of summer featuring bands and performers from throughout the Pacific Northwest. A parade held on Saturday morning featured the newly crowned Slug Queen. The Celebration was created in 1983 as a way to bring together members of the Eugene community for […]
Blueyear Blues Festival (1977)
Blueyear Blues ’77 Blues Festival Location: WOW Hall at 8th and Lincoln St. Eugene Oregon Lineup Nighthawks Jimmy McCracklin Wild Willie Wolf Albert Collins Luther
Armitage State Park Rock Concert (1969)
Location: Armitage State Park Date: Aug. 30, 1969 Attendance: 600 Cost: Free Six-hour concert with 4 local rock groups and 1 male vocalist volunteering their talents for the event. Register Guard article: 600 Attend Rock Concert