The Orange Festival was held in 1975 and promoted as the French Woodstock.Where was the original Woodstock held?
Orange Festival The Orange Festival (also known as Orange 75) was a three-day music festival held 15-17 August 1975 at the Roman Theatre of Orange in Orange, France. At the time it was promoted as the "French Woodstock". A partial list of performers included Bad Company, Fairport Convention, Jess Roden, Procol Harum, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Climax Blues Band, Tangerine Dream, John Martyn and John Cale.
Monterey Jazz Festival The Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF), in Monterey, California, is one of the world's longest consecutively running jazz festivals. It debuted on October 3, 1958 and was founded by San Francisco jazz radio broadcaster Jimmy Lyons.