ðə fˈɛstɪvəl fˈɜːst əkˈɜːd ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ wɛn ðɪ ɔːlmˈæn bɹˈʌðɚz bˈænd, ðə dˈuːbi bɹˈʌðɚz ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ɐtɹˈæktᵻd sˈɪksti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈiːpəl.
The festival first occurred in July 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band, The Doobie Brothers and other artists attracted 60,000 people.