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I remember a young Pauline Wilson singing with either Ox or Seawind, cant remember. But reading late entries to the first concert topic made me want to submit this. Enjoy! Was fun watching the others in the middle of the night below us trying to do the same same thing. My teenage jaw dropped., The one in 76 was the best! The foundation stone for the frenetic hustle and bustle was laid in 1810. Unfortunately I missed America. Please get in touch if you or anyone you know can help. It was a fun time had by all. Wow, Oh I remember Day 2 of 76. Nrdlingen (German: [nt.l.n] (); Swabian: Nearle or Nearleng) is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674.It is located approximately 115 km (71 mi) east of Stuttgart, and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of Munich.It was built in an impact crater 15 million years old and 25 km in diameterthe Nrdlinger Riesof a . Its a blur! Eventually, however, the festivals fell out of favor with the state's bureaucrats. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . More than 15,000 people were expected to attend. K, okay, back on topic. I was at this show too and I remember Linda Ronstadt very well. That was really a long day. They came in by helicopter. Ken Rosene, Tom Moffatt trusted me with hundreds of posters 1973,1974 & 1975. Introduction 0:09.0802. We had arts and crafts, we had folk, rock and Hawaiian music," said Tom Moffatt, local music promoter, who helped organize the first crater festival on New Year's Day 1969. volleymom2: I dont remember It was like a mini-Woodstock.. snow: I only remember when theres that distinct odor in the air . Elephant was rampant!! "I don't know how well he would have survived in today's musical climate. That experience I will never forget..Aloha(: Hi Mike. magic, simply magic. We all did it for free and the music was worth it as I had lots of local bands on my stage. We was cracking up! . to man a booth giving out info on Lions Club and also T-shirts. Apparently the event made headlines (due to scandal), and I would love to see any of the media coverage that followed the event. I had to repeat it a few times and use it in a phrase. Quicksilver Messenger Service and I really remember Santana..Thanks for jogging my memory. I was at nearly every one of them, New Years and July 4. How did you know that? Memories. Sorry, didnt mean to hijack the thread. LEAHI 78, Cecilio & Kapono Getting back down was a trip. any advice or help would be appreciated! Doug Rivera remember Stan R. manager and The Glass Candle at the Stuffed Tomato? Hendrix was supposed to be there but I think he got hung up on Maui. Who remembers B&K String Jive? What a bummer!! Hi Will, I remember, 1975 I think, seeing Flo n Eddie and the Turtles. And it was free! Or you might also check the Bishop Museum as they have a huge archive also. Remember bein toasted on some elephant weed, when two Marine F-4 pilots came up to me, wanting to buy some acid. Mahalo Nui Loa! Buddy Miles and Santana.took acid for the first time.Freaked Out and had to leave. Crater fests were great and I (sob! Detective All I remember was the ton of booths saying how bad drug use was. It should be a front page article and I was wondering if you had any knowledge, memory, or anything about that article. Well there was no way I wasnt going. By the early 1900s, the forests were gone, having succumbed both to grazing land for cattle and kindling for fires. Note: Seals & Crofts abstained from such shenanigans as they were members of the Bahai faith, good thing they werent seated next to Cheech & Chongs entourage who lit up before the plane was aloft. Even then, the young and hungry band had . crafts, we had folk, rock and Hawaiian music," said Tom Moffatt, local music promoter, who helped organize the first crater festival on New Year's Day 1969. Even back then I thought it was quite funny how Hawaii wannabes acted as though they were at Woodstock LOL. The Bayerisches Staatsballett was founded as an independent department of the Bayerische Staatsoper at the instigation of Konstanze Vernon in the 1990-91 season. I remember a young Pauline Wilson singing with either Ox or Seawind, cant remember. You have an awesome memory! I remember Country Joe, Sly and the Family Stone and BTO if I remember right. He may have repeated the song as the final actI couldnt swear either way. Good job, Rodney. @Carmen Thanks for your post! Bachman Turner Overdrive With that effort in mind, the park now includes a visitor area with a gift shop and large informational panels at the base of the trail. With these changes, however, there are no signs left of five heiau (or ancient temples) that once dotted the land. Crater Festival. But, had to leave, be responsible and go to work ( Bobbie McGees, remember it?) Linda Ronstadt had left the Stone Ponies and sang as a single. You might want to check with the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Next. Its concrete vestiges can still be seen at a lookout point along the trail. )OD at one of 'em, but my history with Hawaii's rock and roll began with the gigs at the Civic Auditorium with Led Zep,Jefferson Starship, War, etc. A lot of military folk, probably future Vietnam vets, guys smoking doobies & a few topless girls (My teenage jaw dropped). The Stampeders Condition: Memories. Crater fests were great and I (sob! At twilight the stage tested the sound equipment on the stage and played the 2001 space odyssey. Little River Band The Lesson, (UK) - World Premiere . I remember Mad Music. The line-up included: The 1973 festival was held June 10, 1973. Not like Okinawan Festival you know. As you know, that version of Fleetwood Mac went on to become hugely successful. Artist charts. Hi, I would like to see photos. $125 for a ticket I think back when it first started it was like $5 and you could walk in. After her directorship, Ivan Lika took over as director of the company from 1998 to 2016. Things were passed and smoked; my parents caught me smoking a cigarette on the local news. loose as a goose, loose as a goose. It was both a musical triumph and a financial disaster as the newspaper articles will confirm. Thanks @Larry! Otherwise, were talking major teenage beer gut. I remember this one long hair standing in the long grass taking a whiz and yelling at the top of his lungs. The 1975 festival was held on New Years Day and the line-up included: The 2-day Festival of Life (New Years Eve, Dec. 31,1975 to New Years Day Jan.1, 1976) was a celebration of Americas bicentennial. Been going back now for almost 50 years! I remember those lyrics but little else. Hey Rodney, thanks for that link, and that IS the song! I also have some other Hawaii concert posters from the early to mid 79s available to trade. $2.00 Kokua at the tunnel entrance. Flo and Eddie, and does anyone else remember Booga-Booga, the local comedy duo? What costume did you dress up as? Saw Santana play and ill never forget it. Do you have a poster left from the 1973 festival that you would be willing to trade? Wow.. what a great time.as much as I remember of it. The lake was also gone, due to construction that paved the way for a military-only presence from 1906 to 1968. Better than funky, that was the Kapakahi Jug Band wasnt it, you, Duane Prebble and others. Actually, Ive never been to a crater festival. Produced by Caddy Vanasirikul, Sbastien Aubert, Jrmie Guiraud. Soulo01@outlook.com, Aloha, I was the one who rented that house for our office (Polynesian Enterprises) and it was buzzing with activity in prep for the big event, I live on the North Shore now and would love to see you pictures and reconnect. Of A Lifetime . As the years went by, the festivals stretched on to last two days straight, the participants mushroomed in a haze of smoke. I was stationed @ Pearl 71-72,and attended the 72 festival. I remember all the drinking, face painting, and the smell of doobies in the air, too. The only similarity was that he played a strat. Arrived in Hawaii after high school graduation in July 1975 to visit sister and brother-in-law. "(Protect Kahoolawe Ohana activist) George Helm was one of the first artists to combine nationalism and music," said John Berger, Star-Bulletin music critic. are there any posters remaining of that first festival. Cecilio and Kapono, Macky Feary, and the Sons of Hawaii are among the featured performers. I was always the one up front by the stage clapping my hands in the air and rocking out (which I still do today). The place is known as Leahi in Hawaiian, referring to its shape which resembles the brow of the ahi (tuna), while also potentially translating as wreath of fire, alluding to the practice in ancient times of lighting fires along the rim as navigational lights. (restroom etc.) Prior to the 1st Fest we did a much smaller event at Kapiolani Park were we gave away free bananas and a surf board. I was 17 in the Army and had been in Hawaii less then a week and saw the poster. I heard them and said wow, they are really good- history made!! Those were the days, loved it, would re-live it!, The 5 Best New Restaurants in Hawaii in 2023, How to Spend a Day in Lhain, Maui with $40, Annual World Whale Film Festival Honors World Ocean Day, Mistakes Buyers Make When Looking for Homes in Hawaii. Didnt want to break tradition and chance having a bad year, remembah goin no remembah anything else head was in the clouds those days. Whatever food you bought, it was expensive. There were huge mud puddles, and watching a bunch of stoned nude hippies diving into the puddles was classic. Never made it to any of the Crater Festivals. lol. I watched them from the ridge of the crater. Seals and Crofts came on before them and everyone was square dancing to one of their songs. Because of New Year Day traditions, I never attended a Crater Festival. Wasnt Richie Havens the last to play and his last song was Freedom? (Or depending on your age, to Coachella.). Phillip,Reagan,Wayson,Brah,Keith,Al,Joby and Santos. 2 days from this June 5, 2020 post is the 50th anniversary of that event of which I was one of the producers. Ox with Pauline was awesome at The Point, later hooked up at Don Randi's in No. Truly though, what a beautiful day. Sure dont remember paying to get in. Skip to main content. Super spaced out experience.good times!! They did not disappoint. I think you might be mistaken on the July 4 concert. Still have the T-shirt and fond memories of my first few days in Hawaii. LOL. Still remember the Hawaiian Open in the 70s. Didnt make that concert, but saw the Eagles at the Waikiki Shell that summer. The following year Tom produced the Sunshine Fest. It was a perfect overcast Saturday and no wind at all. It is professionally matted and framed. I had no idea he was musical until I heard him playing at a small bar near the Manoa campus. But it sure does bring back memories. Venues. "It was a gathering of people, it wasn't just music -- it was everything. Last time I was responsible!!! saw hendrix at the HIC and the art park on halloween in 69(? I also collect Hawaii concert posters from the late 60s thru the mid 70s and have some to trade if you or anybody else is interested. Few days later Im in the Crater for an incredible two day show Lydia Pense was fantastic, Flo & Eddie and Turtles were humerous, Fleetwood Mac right after their breakthrough album, Graham Central Station had the place on their feet. Yes it was Mahogany Rush.. Actor David Carradine, who was having big success with his popular television show Kung Fu, and his girlfriend Barbara Hershey were also at that event. All the while, cars continue to stream through the entrance tunnel from dawn till dusk, their passengers eager to experience this most famous of Hawaiis landmarks. They had a cage of probably 20 white doves they released at the beginning of this beautiful song. How could I forget, I managed the Security,for the festivals from 1971 on. I was working for Mahogany Rush and I was there in 75 I think. The lands natural features now include tall grasses and shrubbery, and at least nine species of birds that frequent the habitat. Hollywood. . Those were good years in Hawaii. I remember all the drinking, face painting, and the smell of doobies in the air, too. Did a lot of walking around and checking out who we would see from school and other places. Bachman Turner Overdrive was as driving as expected. By 1979, a state-appointed citizen's task force asked the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to ban the festivals. Remember also the beautiful wahines. My wife Kilohana both attended. He was playing a red SG I think with a Wammy bar. Times were groovy, we were young and navestill in high school., I cant believe that there was a life before everyone had cell phones in their hands. I remember fireworks raining down on me as I walked Waikiki and the climb up to the crater, not sure if I came in by the tunnel or the back trail. But I was waiting for BTO to come on next. Country Joe & The Fish One word: Elephant., I remember people trying to climb the crater to get in and getting stuck., My first Crater Festival was actually the first one ever in 1970. Tower Of Power Havens was the 1st act and did indeed play Freedom. I am looking for a flyer/handbill from the 1970 Jimi Hendrix Aug 1st at the HIC. I went to the 1972 festival when Little Feat played. Got a framed poster from the 75 festival hanging on my wall, love it! After all, there was some smoking of local plants involved. I had lived in Vail, Colorado and my girlfriends, 6 of us all moved to Hawaii, got jobs for 4 months and went back to college in September. It reminded me that Journey, who were making their Hawaii debut, was the headlining act that day. Event held in the crater of Diamond Head on December 31, 1975, and, January 1, 1976. Aloha, All! Not a lot of memories of those times, kind a smokey lol. Im happy to still be around and reading comments from some of the 24,000 who enjoyed that amazing event! July 4th & 5th 1975 Diamond Head Crater. The only one I really remember is Dr. Hook. Thats where I met my wife! "We had a lot of music come in -- the performers with the lyrics that were influencing the generations: Grateful Dead, Byrds, the Rolling Stones came three times, just about everybody -- except the Beatles," Moffatt said. It comes with a STAGE PASS button from the festival as well. Reason I remember the 2 bands- was showing friend around Waikiki-a table of guys asked if they could buy us a drink. the Young Rascals had been on the charts (I Aint Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore) but werent that big yet. Great memories. back in the day. Missed the one with the fire. No paycheck but ALWAYS backstage passes for me & my friends. Please join me as I continue the memories and reminisce about the good ol' days. Braaaah, the stories I could tell you about the animals and birds would make you cry laughing and hairs stand up! The line-up included: Cecilio & Kapono Movies and postcards have helped turn the crater into Hawaiis most recognizable landmark, and social media certainly hasnt ebbed the attractions soaring popularity. The bands were Richie Havens, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Graham Central Station and Fresh Flavor. The songs became an active proponent for Hawaiian sovereignty issues. I was just reminiscing about the Crater Festivals. I didnt know that Little Feat was playing! @snow My guess is that ankles saw himself in one of the pictures above and was having an exteme bad hair day. Melissa Manchester Mahalo Rodney Lee for the blog site. How did you know that? I think my dad (Bryan) and 3 other guys were the promoters for the first crater festival (1969, maybe?). For those who rocked, we salute you! Yep, it was just like heaven. Dont remember much about that concert but Terry I will never forget. Great sitting on gozas on the grass. I was wounded in Vietnam and was sent to Hawaii from the hospital in Japan. Its good to put some thoughts down in writing while I still can remember, but getting difficult. Hello JC Also remember Sly Stone flying in on helicopter. My mother and father talk about a festival they went to at Diamond Head- the hiked up and climbed over as the story is told by my mother. Who was at the 7th annual Sunshine Festival on Jan. 1, 1975? Midlife Crisis Hawaii - where the memories live on. Especially looking for the thin paper poster of Janis Joplin in July 1970. Moffatt, an island entertainment promoter for more than 35 years, said the crater festivals were the high point. We danced, laughed, slid on makeshift water slides as it was pipin hot, Stone Poneys, Santana. We hitched hiked all over to surf but mostly Sand Island, Ala Moana, Rock Piles, Bumburas, etc, all South breaks. Next one for sure! I went to a couple of festivals. It promised music, food, crafts, fun and a chance to be part of a large love-in. I was A Marine stationed @ K-Bay in the mid-70s. By the festivals third year, the mass of 12,000 had swelled to a congested sea of 75,000. Im glad you had a good time too. At my age it is beyond Midlife Crisis. Worked for Easy Music at the time and we did sound at several events in Honolulu. I made mens shirts with bell sleeves out of Indian bedspreads that I bought at India Imports. A home movie, so theres family & friends shots in there too. The overall development was part of a coastal defense system that was advanced for its time. June the 7th 1970 The Crater Celebration The Steve Miller Blues Band was on the poster. I had never seen my Sis dance before nor since. Mahalo! Nope! That Larry Graham is a bassist with a lot of torque. You can contact me at soulo001@outlook.com MAD Music was his dream. In 104 degree heatover a twelve hour periodthey watched Aerosmith, Van Halen, Heart, Journey, Ted Nugent, Eddie Money, Cheech and Chong, and more! He didnt show. Sunday, June 10, 1973 - Diamond Head Crater Festival - What a talent lineup! Flash Cadillac Early Risers-More than 250 persons wait outside the entrance to Diamond Head Crater early today for the opening of Leahi '78, a music festival that is to continue until sunset in the crater. It mustve been that same Teen Fair that you worked. Had a great time with lots of help from friends. Aloha. Your memory is correct, Paul. frank Marino blew me away with his guitar solo. techtuts Site Admin Posts: 314 Joined: Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:06 pm Location: Liverpool, UK Re: 1977-07-04 - Diamond Head Crater Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii Postby techtuts Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:06 pm Somehow the hot outdoor setting, inside Diamond Head is sorta barren, and the buzz in the air was more conducive to just hanging out and enjoying the scenery, which I did. Not one selfie to be had good times., Locals and tourists all grooving together., I seen bands just starting off playing there. Share your Diamond Head Crater Festival 1971 experience with others. They performed on December 31, 1975, which was the first day of the It was the only one they did not sure who picked the events up from there, but they definitely got better at managing them! I attended the 1971 Sunshine Festival. I played on stage first thing in the morning at the 1971 Festival. I know some that are pretty important people in our community LOL just hoping pics like these dont get shared HAHAHA! @rodney: I was looking at the poster at the top of your blog from The 6th Annual Sunshine Festival on January 1, 1974. Been thinking this for many years. Hui Ohana Crater Festival 1971 with Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles was a real eye opener for a young Army draftee who was fortunate to do his time in Hawaii at Fort Shafter. Have memories too numerous and too long to mention in this reply. Haha. Peace. And the problems were minimal.". I moved there a few days after graduating in 75 to live with my sister and brother-in-law. Thanks for jogging so many musical memories through the years, @volleymom2 so the year you went to the crater festival, I mustve not seen you at halmunis house, eh? Aloha and Malama Pono, PUNA STRONG. Times were groovy, we were young and naive (still in high school). I have since become a photographer and needless to say I have never made that mistake again (the best laid plans of mice and men). I have a picture of a brown poster with a rather serious sun face on it. These improvements continue to happen in increments, with an overlying mission to preserve the crater as a natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resource. Cheech Marin said, Oh look, hes giving the audience a blow job!. Your band delivered(Keep playing that rock n roll,Colour my world, the whole 9 yards). By Castle Hoonanea Team | Photos Honolulu Star-Advertiser. What year was it that Ravi Shankar played first thing in the morning? But I do remember all the commotion and the articles in the papers that we had to deliver back in the days. Some of the entertainers were staying at the Makaha Valley Towers that year(1976 I think). I worked for Mad Music Store in Honolulu under my high school pal Chris who repaired music equipment.We helped the bands on each end of the crater tear down an set up for next band to play.It was a busy weekend. Wendy Waldman Their electric smiles lit up their faces as they danced, their hair long and free-flowing, with some of the revelers minimally clothed or even unclothed. All good times!! Me and my boys also went to those concerts and we from Kalihi too. I was at the 1971 festival. My first Crater Festival was actually the first one ever in 1970. (Now I am referred to as Corporate Scum by my adult children). I remember watching it being built and the performance, but cannot find any info doing a web search. The Oktoberfest is an outdoor beer festival in Munich, Germany, held during a 16-day period running from late September to the first weekend in October.. At 10:19 p.m. on 26 September 1980, a bomb exploded in a rubbish bin near the main entrance to the Oktoberfest, killing 7 people instantly; 5 others died of their injuries and a further 213 survivors were registered as injured, many of whom . We were just a funky little jug band and followed the blasting of the Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, to get the PA system going. My second was in 1972; Leon Russell at the HIC with a girl named Terry. Gedo the next Jimi Hendrix, or something like that, will be there. Bloody hot day in the crater. Menu I was only 11 at that one, but I went to every one after that. While yet others picnicked, savoring fresh coconuts and mangos. The one I remember best was apparently 1971 with Carlos Santana and the Stone Ponies. i was there in 1970 as well. Getting businesses all over the islands to put them in their windows was easy think Jane Fondas twin with long blonde hair. Not there now. I have been looking for a 72 poster for years. Graham Central Station(full-on thump bump funk). Mahalo. We climbed the crater New Years night before concert. It was well worth it. War Met up with Ira Nepus at a Diana Krall gig at the Hollywood Bowl and spoke with but lost track of Rob Shinoda. Its English name was derived when 18th-century explorers discovered calcite crystals in the crater and mistook them for diamonds. Then somebody fell down and died so they stopped that. Who among them gazes across the 175-acre floor of the crater, aware of the wildly divergent segments that mark its history, from battle-ready military zone to hippie mecca, and ultimately to a protected natural park? Didnt some of the crew from Thayers also migrate over there.Dean Goodearl, Kip Wilburn, others?? They tore up the course with unreal scores. Like Rodney said, it was new years, so was hard to deviate from tradition, but I went to one and only one of those festivals, the one with Santana and Buddy Miles. "From their make-shift booths, youngsters sold cookies with zodiac and peace symbols on them, avocado sandwiches and apple juice. Me and my two friends would catch the Bus just to go there. Hey..me againsorry Santana wasnt at the first one in Diamondhead. Caught the bus home around 10 o clock and met my dad who picked us up at the Umi Street terminal, remember that? . Recent visitors. Thai Sticks, Kona Gold yup and yup, but Puna Butter? THE CRATER CELEBRATION. Im in Canada . I am looking to purchase any of the posters from 1970-1978 Since we only played original songs we had to move back to the mainland to get enough gigs. Apparently, my dad and his friends did not think about the cleanup from the festival and lost a lot of money/time trying to manage sanitation on the back end. We were still in high school. The next year I was living off base at a house we rented in Kailua. But the Crater festivals were Da best, brah. Who remembers the all-girl band Honeyberry Jam? Steve Ferguson Remembered broadly as the Diamond Head Crater Festivals, sometimes called the Sunshine Festival, these concerts brought out heavyweights of the era like Carlos Santana, America, Styx, Journey, War and Tower of Power, alongside Hawaii talent like Cecilio & Kapono and the Mackey Feary Band. And given Hawaii's usual tolerance, it was not odd that only a handful were arrested. Maria mandar,sly and the family stone also played that year, Billy Preston dropped in by helicopter. Share you memories with us. Now i remember it as having been one of the most beautiful experiences in my life. I am asking $1,800 for the poster + shipping. However, DLNR voted against commercial use in order to conserve the semi-wild nature of the park as much as possible. I have owned 3 of these through the years, but this one I have held onto, as it is signed by Tom Sellers in 1974. Eddie Kamae & The Sons of Hawaii The one in 76 was the best! Wish I had one from the 71 festival. Please say there will be a next one! I was fifteen and I was visiting friends on the island. As usual I have vague memories of the 60s-70s concerts. Sep 4 1978. I have a few pictures if you are interested. Jesse Colin Young (Youngbloods) I remember Steve Miller, Its A Beautiful Day, Elvin Bishop, and Quicksilver performing. At least five tunnels, two for entry and three for battery stations, as well as additional hidden sites of military significance were also erected, including a cable device used to hoist equipment uphill. Someone jogged my memory on FB. Summer 75, Went with 4 of my buddies, spent the first day, all day, then crashed outside the gate for the second day. I had an ounce of black hash and dont remember much, except for Santana. ! I started writing the Midlife Crisis blog for The Honolulu Advertiser for almost 3 years. Im from Michigan. I was bussing it then, ended up late to work (busss fault) & was fired right then! Part of the magic of Hawaii, the most magical years of my life. Also remember the days being so hot and humid- always came home sunburned. When we left, it was usually the last group playing. Just dont have concert venues like that anymore.sadly. . I dont remember how many Crater Festivals I went to. but there sure were lots of long haired hippie types in Hawaii back then. The band played one of the early sets. Like others nationwide, Hawaii's people were grooving and experimenting with everything from drugs, to rock 'n' roll, to activist causes. Then they were a few bucks but still free if you climbed the crater. I attended many shows at the HIC and Shell. If I recall correctly..it was day 2 when Sly flew into the crater via copter as I was thereCheech & Chong were hilarious..Tower of Power..looked like a military base and yet all were gettin high..wanna take you higher Sly..My GF lived right on Diamond Head so it was a nice walk to the Crater and I loved itmemories~1976 january..3 days of the condor movie was out and I was diggin on Dave Grusin.)). Great times indeed! My friends and I went to all three. I didnt know who they were. 1972 poster for sale. I refuse to do the subtraction between that year and this one, but suffice it to say I am now an old fart and live in a different country. lol. I was there in 1970. This was an incredible festival. America was the last act to perform and due to delays, they did not finish their set until after midnight! I was in the Coast Guard aboard the USCGC Campbell and we were on a Cadet Cruise . As far as I know Neil Diamond never played any of the Crater Festivals. I guess its true cause Im stone in love with yooouuu. Anyone remember? If anyone out there used to work at Records Hawaii or went to McKinley High back in early 70s, drop me a line. I remember one booth showing a film that said even though you might stop using drugs, once you start its in your system forever. I was at the 1971 concert when Santana flew in by helicopter. When they opened the doors that morning they played Here comes the Sun, everyone smoking doobies waiting in the tunnel..and wow..as we walked into the crater. had a great time, dont remember much so that must be a sign eh? The crowds were enormous. st lawrence county police blotter; how soon after gallbladder surgery can i get a tattoo; taurus horoscope today and tomorrow; grubhub acquisition multiple Thanks for jogging so many musical memories through the years. The rest of my memories are pretty faint do to time and the fact that I was toasted most of New Years Eve and all day of the concert. https://www.pinterest.com/claytonchun/diamond-head-music-festival/, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONvh-imtzRY, http://www.hawaiibase.com/wiki/Diamond_Head_Crater_Festivals.