Jethro Tull live audio 1970-07-17 New York Pop Festival, Randall's Island Downing Stadium

Jethro Tull live at the New York Pop Festival July 17, 1970, Downing Stadium, Randall's Island. This is one of the earliest Tull bootlegs I traded for back in the mid-late 1970s. From djtees.com: In July 1970 on New York's Randall's Island, an event billed as "New York's Pop Festival" was held. It was nothing to do with 'pop' music, of course. This was to be different to a 'normal' festival. For a start it was to be held in Downing Stadium and there'd be no camping. It was billed as a series of concerts rather than a 'traditional' festival. By the time people arrived for the Friday show, 8,000 out of the 25,000 did not pay as so-called security looked the other way. Hendrix, Grand Funk Railroad, John Sebastian, Steppenwolf and Jethro Tull all played on Friday - a really strong line-up. By Saturday, the bands began realising they'd probably not be getting paid since there was so much gate-crashing, so managers wanted paying up front before bands took the stage. Gate-crashing continued with the collective asking people to give them money and get in 'free'. Huh? It was all one big hustle. By Sunday the promoters gave up and called in a free festival, but it had been free since the start in reality. 30,000 had busted in without paying. A reporter asked promoter Don Friedman what he thought about it all. "The festival spirit is dead, and it happened quickly," he said. "I don't know the reasons why. Greed on everyone's part, I guess. The love-peace thing of Woodstock is out. Anarchy. Complete and total anarchy. That's what's replaced it." 0:00 Tuning, Introduction 3:51 1. Nothing Is Easy 9:04 Introduction, Ian: "Shush. Shush. What do you think this is, an outdoor music festival? Shush." 10:45 2A. My God 11:17 Stage announcement for ambulance driver 11:33 2A. My God (continued) 14:35 3. Flute Solo (incl Camptown Races) 18:41 2B. My God 21:56 Introduction, welcome John Evan 22:47 4. With You There To Help Me 26:40 5. By Kind Permission Of 35:08 Introduction 35:59 6A. Dharma For One (with vocals) 42:22 7. Drum Solo 50:41 6B. Dharma For One 51:46 Introduction 52:49 8. We Used To Know 56:07 9. Guitar Solo (with some piano and drums) (a bit missing) 1:09:42 10. For A Thousand Mothers 1:13:48 Thank you, applause