A Gathering of the Tribes
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A Gathering of the Tribes is also the name of an alternative Rainbow Gathering
The original and authentic PAGAN Gathering of the Tribes was held in the forests of Northwest Maryland in 1967 by Y Tylwyth Teg.
The Dynion Mwyn Gathering is not affiliated with or associated with any other festival using the name Gathering of the Tribes, whether held in the U.S. or a foreign country. They have held it in Georgia since 1971 in various locations: near Atlanta, near Athens, Georgia, then Unicoi State Park, and several other locations including Indian Springs State Park, and Etowah River Campgrounds.
Other Gathering of the Tribes
A Gathering of the Tribes was a two-day music festival organized by The Cult's Ian Astbury that was a precursor to the Lollapalooza touring festivals of the 1990s. Held in San Francisco and Costa Mesa on October 6 and 7th 1990, the artists featured were Soundgarden, Ice T, Indigo Girls, Queen Latifah, Iggy Pop, The Charlatans UK, The Cramps and Public Enemy. Ice T (in 1991) and Soundgarden (in 1992 and 1996) would later go on to play at Lollapalooza.
[edit] External links
- Brief November 2004 Blender magazine profile of festival
- Virgin Magazine interview with Ian Astbury
- Bio of The Cult which mentions AGOTT