The indepth story of how the infamous Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival (aka "Bull Island Festival") of 1972 turned into "the worst festival of all time".
It was billed as the "Woodstock of the Midwest" a massive threeday festival featuring the biggest names in rock and roll. 300,000 eager fans made the pilgrimage to a marshy site near Evansville, Indiana, lured by the promise of iconic acts like Black Sabbath, The Eagles, and Fleetwood Mac.
They expected a laidback celebration of music, but things went horrifically offscript at the Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival. The event would, however, become infamous, not for its music though but as one of the most disastrous music festivals ever staged...

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