Poe Ditch Music Festival anybody?

SW-MI Falcon · Post by **SW-MI Falcon** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:03 am

I'm still pissed it rained just before Johnny Winter hit the stage. I remember it was sunny and warm, watched Richie Havens, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pure Prairie League, Golden Earring, then all hell broke loose.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:51 am

SW-MI Falcon wrote:I'm still pissed it rained just before Johnny Winter hit the stage. I remember it was sunny and warm, watched Richie Havens, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pure Prairie League, Golden Earring, then all hell broke loose.

Is this for real?? BG had it's own "Woodstock?" When was this? Where was is staged? Sounds like a pretty solid lineup!

rollalongFF0304 · Post by **rollalongFF0304** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:14 pm

One of the larger "disasters" in BGSU history. I bet the Jerome Library archives would have some neat items.

http://www.bgmusicians.com/articles/poeditch.html

transfer2BGSU · Post by **transfer2BGSU** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:51 pm

SW-MI Falcon must be OLD! Those names are ancient!

SW-MI Falcon · Post by **SW-MI Falcon** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:32 pm

Fortunately I spared some brain cells from that era. My freshman year, Howard's was across the street from current location. Always got served, and not just the 3.2%. Maybe my mustache helped.....

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 6:06 pm

ZiggyZoomba wrote: Is this for real?? BG had it's own "Woodstock?" When was this? Where was is staged? Sounds like a pretty solid lineup!

Get reading that Stu Givens book, you'll find out ALL about it.

Or at least a paragraph. Not to date anyone on the site here, but I think the 20th anniversary is this April.

doughash · Post by **doughash** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:43 pm

This was a little before my time at BG so I would have to say it was closer to 30 years ago. I wasn't there but I seem to remember it was held at the Doyt. And I vaguely remember something about someone trying to start the press box on fire when the concert ended prematurely. And of course afterwards the university President declaring, "Never again!!".

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:34 pm

doughash wrote:This was a little before my time at BG so I would have to say it was closer to 30 years ago. I wasn't there but I seem to remember it was held at the Doyt. And I vaguely remember something about someone trying to start the press box on fire when the concert ended prematurely. And of course afterwards the university President declaring, "Never again!!".

You're right, for some reason I thought I read it was in '85, but it was 1975. June 2, as far as I can tell (for those of you that want to go out and burn down a press box in commemoration). 35,000 people came, only about 3,000 were BG students.

SW-MI Falcon · Post by **SW-MI Falcon** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:05 am

Here is the updated link. Enjoy....

http://www.bgmusicians.com/old/articles/poeditch.html

Poe Ditch Music Festival anybody?

Poe Ditch Music Festival anybody?

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Old as dirt (Nitty Gritty Dirt)

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Poe Ditch Music Festival 1975