Today, JamFam Productions announced that they'd be putting on a The Watkins Glen Revival festival this year on May 21 and Aug. 20. The two one-day events will occur at the Flanders Swim & Sports Club in Flanders, N.J., and the Kempton Fairgrounds in Kempton, Pa., respectively.
The 1973 Watkins Glen festival, which is often referred to as the "Forgotten Woodstock," only featured three bands when it took place on July 28 but welcomed over 600k guests making it “Largest Audience at a Pop Festival" in the Guinness Book of World Records – topping Woodstock. Those three bands were the Grateful Dead, The Band and the Allman Brothers Band.
Though JamFam Productions will not be able to welcome 600k people (N.J.'s show will receive 1,000, Pa.'s will have a capacity of 3,000), they will treat their concert-goers to the Northeast's premier tribute bands: The THE BAND Band, This Old Engine and The Peach Project.
“Our goal is to give our artists, attendees and staff the safest place to experience top-tier musicians playing live music. JamFam Productions’ concerts will also feature a ‘Leave No Footprint’ commitment to eco-conscious partying and music with an aim to protect the beautiful and lush landscape and environment. We are asking all guests leave nothing behind and to leave your area as clean as when you arrived,” explained founder and producer, Michael Kestin in a press release.
Tickets for both shows are currently on sale via Eventbrite. Find tickets here.
