These are the ten that actually changed the music and culture of the American history:    (1). NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL (July 25, 1965).  The legend Bob Dylan, known as an accoustic act, shocked the audience with amped-up songs with a backing band of session musicians. It forshadowed the rise of rock festivals.     (2). FANTASY FAIR AND MAGIC MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL (June 10 & 11,) 1967,l making it the first rock festival in America. The event ushered in the Summer of Love while planning for future generations of festival's. Shuttle busses brought attendees at the top of picturesqe Mount Tamalpa's that's filled with booths selling everything from food to fashion, and decorations that played up to the festival's psychedelic theme. Among the performers were Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, the Byrds and Captain Beafheart.    (3). MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL (1967)   A week after the Fantasy Fair, a different Northern California site hosted its own groundbreaking festival. For Jimi Hendrix it was a career-turning moment, as he was still making a name for himself. His incendiary performance, complete with burning guitar, became legendary.    WOODSTOCK (1969)   Originally billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 days of peace & music," Woodstock took place August 15 - 18, 1969 at Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York. More than 500,000 people were in attendance, and thirty-two acts performed over 3 days, including Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Sly & The Family Stone, CSNY, Mountain, the Grateful Dead, Credence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin and the Band. Woodstock represented peace and love at a time of the Viet Nam war and would further become the national hippie-cultureculture movement.                 (5). Summer Jam at Watkins Glen (1973)   It welcomed more than 600,000 fans in 1973. They sold 150,000 tickets, but four times that number turned out. Only a one day deal with the Allman Brothers Band, the Grateful dead, and the Band. Each group played for more than three hours, and the night wrapped up with an hour-long jam session featuring members of every group.    (6).  OZARK MUSIC FESTIVAL (1974)   Held at Missouri State Fairgrounds.  BTO, Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult, Eagles, America, Ted Nugent, Jeff Beck, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Walsh and Barnstorm and REO Speedwagon.    (7).  US FESTIVAL 1982 -  Apple founder Steve Wozniak held this unifying music event dispite festivals started to become out of fashion in the 80's. For music fans in the Soviet Union, Wozniak organized a satellite link but the broadcast failed to connect.  For the labor day weekend-The Ramones, Oingo Boingo, the B-52's, Talking Heads, the Police, Eddie Money, Santana, the Cars, the Kinks, Pat Benatar, Tom Petty, the Grateful Dead, Jackson Brown and Fleetwood Mac. Even though Woz lost money on the event, he was still pleased and decided to hold another US festival on Memorial Day weekend in 1983, with INXS,The Clash, Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, Ozzie Osborne, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Van Halen, U2, the Pretenders, Willie Nelson, Stevie Nicks, and David Bowie. Instances of violence were the cause to Wozniak deciding to discontinue it.    (8).  FARM AID (1985).  To help farmers who were troubled in loosing their property, Farm Aid was organized by Neil Young, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp in 1985. The artists were; Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Foreigner, the Beach Boys, Don Henley, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Johnny Cash, Huey Lewis, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Sammy Hagar's first public appearance after agreeing to becoming Van Halen's new singer.  Farm Aid was broadcasted on both national television and radio, and eventually earned more than $9 million and started to become an annual event.    (9).  LOLLAPALOOZA (1991).  It's success made the event an annual summer tour, but it's popularity decreased through the years. It was eventually changed to a three-day festival held in Chicago and it still continues to this day.      (10).  COACHELLA (1999)   The very first Coachella was held on October 9 - 10, 1999. It featured Beck, Tool, Rage Against The Machine, The Chemical Brothers and Morrissey. It was an immense failure losing nearly a million dollars. However, after two years, the event made its return in April 2001. Eventually their lineups changed and leaning more towards the pop genre.