The three-day long
Sky River Rock Festival And Lighter Than Air Fair opens in fields near Sultan, Washington, USA. Tickets cost $6.00 for all three days, and the event is a fund-raiser for "American Indians and Black People". Acts playing over the next three days include
Santana,
Big Mama Thornton,
Muddy Waters,
James Cotton,
Country Joe And The Fish, H.P. Lovecraft, Rambin' Jack Elliott, Allmen Joy, Buffy St. Marie,
Flamin' Groovies, Richard Pryor, Dino Valenti, Byron Pope,
It's a Beautiful Day,
Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Alice Stuart Thomas,
The Youngbloods, New Lost City Ramblers, Sons Of Champlin, Kaleidoscope and local groups such as Juggernaut and Easy Chair. On the last day, The
Grateful Dead arrive unscheduled.