The influential line-up included Jethro Tull, Chicago, the Small Faces featuring Rod Stewart, Mountain, James Gang and the Flying Burrito Brothers, plus Ten Years After and John Sebastian, fresh from their Woodstock appearances the previous summer. Michigan's best acts, like Bob Seger, Mitch Ryder & Detroit, Teegarden & VanWinkle, Frost, the MC5, Brownsville Station, the Stooges, SRC and Savage Grace were also featured.

Festival-goers had a weekend of highlights and variety. Friday's program included the classical baroque rock of the New York Rock 'n' Roll Ensemble,

Sebastian's "Darling, Be Home Soon," and Ten Years After performing "Sweet Little Sixteen." Saturday saw the original Stooges performing "1970" during their last time on stage together, while Mountain jammed on "Mississippi Queen," a hit from a few months before. Sunday's stage featured a batch of Michigan bands, including Savage Grace performing a killer version of "All Along the Watchtower." Jethro Tull closed the show.

Tickets were a 1.5" dia. plastic token designed to look like poker chips with gold foil lettering and goose logo. There are 9 known color variations for the admission tokens. Approximately 70,000 tickets were sold but as many as 200,000 people were thought to have attended.

The festival was strongly opposed by local residents, who failed to prevent its occurrence despite attempts at litigation. Approximately 70,000 advance tickets were sold, but contemporary press estimates said that as many as 200,000 people attended. The festival was characterized by the widespread use and exchange of hard drugs. Local authorities chose not to intervene in the open drug use for fear of rioting.

Festival attendees were forbidden from leaving once they entered. The festival grounds were surrounded by a razor-wire fence and were patrolled by helicopter.

Bands performing

There were twenty-three bands scheduled to perform, in order of billing,

1. Savoy Brown 2. Jethro Tull 3. Joe Cocker 4. 10 Years After 5. Savage Grace 6. Mountain 7. Chicago 8. RAM 9. Bob Seger 10. John Sebastian 11. Alice Cooper 12. Litter 13. SRC 14. James Gang 15. Stooges 16. John Drake Shakedown 17. Flock 3 18. Power 19. Wizard 20. Mighty Quick 21. Brownsville Station 22. Flying Burrito Brothers 23. Suite Charity.

Alice Cooper, Joe Cocker, and Savoy Brown did not perform. MC5 and Rod Stewart were added late.