Monterey Pop (1968)

Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.

Genres: Music, Documentary

What to watch after Monterey Pop

• That's Entertainment! (1974) — Same feel: joyous, cheerful
• Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967) — Same subject: direct cinema
• Let It Be (1970) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) — Same feel: joyous, cheerful
• The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
• Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) — D. A. Pennebaker worked on both