Deje vu: 1967 Monterey Pop Festival to be celebrated again from the same exact stage as '67

Mark Your Calendars! On Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Monterey Summer of Love Festival 2012-45 Years Later will feature some acts from the original festival and the 60's era! End Quote

Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) August 12, 2012 - The Monterey Summer of Love Festival is pleased to announce that it will celebrate the iconic music history of 1967 on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM. The Monterey Summer of Love Festival 2012-45 Years Later will feature some acts from the original festival and the 60's era. The festival is celebrating the 45th anniversary of 4 major music events from 1967: The Monterey Pop Festival, the release of the Beatles' Sgt. Peppers album, The Doors 'Light My Fire' climbing the AM radio charts and the San Francisco Summer of Love sound.

General advance tickets on the arena floor are $25, day of show $35.
Advance VIP Box Seats are $35, day of show $45. For more information, go to www.Summer67.com or call (510) 828-6265.

San Francisco-based Retro Artists Group, who promoted the successful 40th anniversary in 2007, is again marking another 5 years by presenting the "Monterey Summer of Love Festival 2012 - 45 Years Later" on Saturday, September 29th. Bands and Psychedelic era icons will perform again this year that performed in 1967 and 2007. Big Brother and the Holding Company, Barry McGuire and It's a Beautiful Day are headlining along with icons from The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Grateful Dead. The event will also feature the return of 'The Beau Brummels' with original singer Sal Valentino and 'The Sopwith Camel' whose hit 'Hello Hello' was a first from the Love generation bands.

Also performing are a few Tribute acts from the hit stage show, "San Francisco's Summer of Love Revue," including Carlton Poward as 'Experience Jimi', 'Dream a L'il Dream' as The Mamas and the Papas, 'The Who's Next' as The Who, and 'Spill the Wine' as Eric Burdon & the Animals. "Experience Jimi' will re-enact the burning Stratocaster scene from exactly where it happened 45 years ago!

Festival director Andrew Hernandez is also creating a second stage for new music acts from up and down California, "After the 50th anniversary in 2017 we hope to return this festival to its original intention of introducing new, up and coming young artists. It will be sad when most of our music heroes of the 60's have moved on to the ultimate psychedelic trip in the sky but I think it's important to honor the intentions of this event for years and years to come."
Hernandez continues, "This magical little arena has survived almost un-touched and looks exactly the same as it did 45 years ago. It's a great feeling to hear the eclectic 60's music from that stage again!"

Hernandez wants this stage to attract Generations X and Y, hoping the kids of the '60s and younger generations will connect to discuss today's world issues and help inspire the surging young activist groups around the World. "The parallels of 1967 and 2012 are surreal,"
says Hernandez. "We have got to get today's youth out from behind their text messaging and You Tube long enough to create something meaningful and beautiful-we need to get them involved in the struggles of humanity." Hernandez said the festival will focus mainly on the great music that brought all those groovy kids together and united them in the fight for Peace, Love and Freedom as well as exhibits of '60s memorabilia, arts & crafts vendors and appearances of other 60's notables.

Along with the great music performances will be arts & craft vendors, memorabilia and poster art, great food from gourmet food trucks, cultural cuisine and even raw oysters on the half shell! Beer and Wines from California's best wineries and breweries will be available.

A second stage featuring the best of the California Coast's young, original Indie, Pop & Rock Bands. A Kids area is in the planning stage and will include Bouncy Houses, Face Painting and Games. If it's hot enough, they will turn on the sprinklers just like they did in 1967! Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair, picnic blanket or sit in the seats around the arena. A limited amount of VIP seats will be available. Also, there will be a Ride the 'MAGIC BUS'
overnight charter bus tour to the festival! See the 'TICKETS' page for info. For more information, go to www.Summer67.com or call (510) 828-6265. Emails: Festival info: info ( @ ) summer67 dot com; Vendors:
Gina ( @ ) summer67 dot com; Festival Director: Andrew ( @ ) summer67 dot com dot Promotions:
Ed ( @ ) summer67 dot com

Photo caption: The Doors' Ray Manzarek and Robby Kreiger from the John Phillips Memorial Main Stage at the Monterey Summer of Love Festival 2007.

photo credit: Craig Lovell

Publicity Contact: Wendy Brickman
(831) 633-4444 or brickman ( @ ) brickmanmarketing dot com

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