Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival

GG endured a difficult hour and a half bus ride to the site and took to the stage immediately upon arrival. However, they did not really get a chance to play for very long. John has confirmed what a couple fans at the event also recall, that problems with an electrical generator made it impossible for Kerry’s  organ to function in tune. The band was reportedly quite distressed about this, but had no choice but to leave the stage early and forfeit the remainder of their slot. Nearby Chandler,  was listed as the original location on posters of the festival and on the band’s own tour itinerary, but everything was actually relocated at some late date to , a 900-acre strip of land on the border between , and . This event was poorly organized, so many acts pulled out, including Black Sabbath, the Faces, the Allman Brothers and Joe Cocker. In fact, by the time Giant arrived, the audience had already sat through a long period of inactivity, so they were excited to finally have somebody to play for them, followed by further disappointment when it went wrong. Other bands who did manage to appear at the festival included Black Oak Arkansas, Canned Heat, Ravi Shankar and . A couple hundred thousand people were in attendance for this show, but the entire event ended up plagued by rioting, looting and general chaos. Oddly, though, Phil Shulman recalls this festival as being one of the highlights of his time in, perhaps referring to the thrill of getting to play at all before such a large crowd, or perhaps simply enjoying the general atmosphere of the festival. It is rumored that at least part of the festival was filmed, but no film has yet surfaced.