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1831:Heavy metal
1810:Warped Tour
1799:Vive Latino
1709:Rock in Rio
1661:Lilith Fair
1628:Good Things
1595:Doomination
1570:Big Day Out
1364:Emily Eavis
1309:Mick Farren
1299:Alex Cooley
1274:Bill Hanley
1254:Bill Graham
943:Bumbershoot
925:Pesnya goda
834:Piedra Roja
576:Barbeque 67
530:Jazz Bilzen
49:Location(s)
1938:Clarington
1922:Categories
1730:Ruido Fest
1656:Kuopiorock
1639:H.O.R.D.E.
1553:= ongoing)
1324:Jim Koplik
1279:Wavy Gravy
1259:Wally Hope
1224:Tom Rounds
1219:Chet Helms
1193:Bele Chere
1188:Canada Jam
1166:Havana Jam
1161:Texxas Jam
1083:August Jam
993:Concert 10
794:Redwood 70
602:Summerfest
548:Gitarijada
274:References
202:Commodores
182:Dave Mason
153:Performers
88:Canada Jam
75:Attendance
31:Rock music
22:Canada Jam
1886:Rivethead
1856:Punk rock
1826:Deadheads
1766:Soundwave
1723:Rock Boat
1622:Gigantour
1585:CrĂĽe Fest
1547:Traveling
1411:deadheads
1314:Russ Gibb
1289:Barry Fey
1269:Sid Rawle
1264:Ubi Dwyer
1234:Lou Adler
1044:1974–1979
905:1971–1973
844:Phun City
740:Gold Rush
735:Woodstock
559:1967–1968
550:(ZajeÄŤar)
392:1950–1966
373:festivals
80:(tickets)
1736:Ruisrock
1650:Knotfest
1506:Subtypes
1151:Nambassa
1078:Zaire 74
895:Vortex I
860:Ruisrock
236:See also
145:themed,
143:new wave
78:110,000
64:Founders
1846:Moshing
1841:La Onda
1836:Hippies
1819:Culture
1741:Ozzfest
1551:italics
1406:la Onda
1401:hippies
1377:Related
371:List of
362:italics
222:bootleg
207:Triumph
187:Wha-Koo
1696:Qstock
1212:people
382:1950s–
197:Kansas
90:was a
59:Canada
779:1970s
384:1960s
226:AM680
192:Prism
128:AC/DC
41:Dates
27:Genre
787:1970
663:1969
141:and
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126:and
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1210:Key
98:in
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35:pop
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1616:G3
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