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| California Jam | |
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 California Jam 1974 | |
| Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal |
| Dates | April 6, 1974 |
| Location(s) | Ontario, California, USA |
| Founders | ABC Entertainment, Sandy Feldman and Leonard Stogel |
| Attendance | 250,000 (tickets sold) |
California Jam (also known as Cal Jam) was a rock music festival co-headlined by Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on April 6, 1974. It was produced by ABC Entertainment,[1] Sandy Feldman and Leonard Stogel.[2] Pacific Presentations, a Los Angeles–based concert company headed by Sepp Donahower and Gary Perkins, coordinated the event, booked all the musical talent and ran the advertising campaign. Don Branker[3] worked for Leonard Stogel and was responsible for concert site facilitation, toilets, fencing and medical. The California Jam attracted 250,000 paying music fans.[1] The festival set what were then records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross in history.[1] It was one of the last of the original wave of rock festivals, as well as one of the most well-executed and financially successful, and presaged the era of media consolidation and the corporatization of the rock music industry.
- ^ a b c Corbin Reiff (April 6, 2015). "How California Jam Became One Of Rock's Best Festivals". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Lenny Stogel at IMDb
- ^ "donbranker.com". Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2020-07-11.