Woodstock's forgotten Texas twin—same mud, same gods, zero glory.
Believe it or not, there almost was a feature film about the 1969 Texas International Pop Festival which, just like the one-and-only Woodstock concerts held two weeks earlier, had its entirety preserved both on film and reel-to-reel tape. However, unlike the legendary documentation of the New York festivities that dominated big screens worldwide the following summer, the Lone Star State’s contribution to classic-rock cinema never made it past the very-rough-cut stage. Thankfully, though, this feature- length “workprint” of the film is now available for a fantastic peek at what might have been.
Production
Rough-cut footage feels like finding someone's basement treasure.
Direction
Rogers captures the chaos without the Hollywood polish.
Director
Bill Rogers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The festival actually drew bigger acts than Woodstock's first day—Grand Funk Railroad, Chicago, and Led Zeppelin all played Texas first.
This 'workprint' exists because original director Mel Lawrence's feature was abandoned after Woodstock's Oscar win made competition seem futile.
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