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Comment On June 27 and 28, 1970, a touring rock and roll show commonly referred to as the “Festival Express” opened in Toronto. Toronto was the first of three stops of a moveable musical feast; whereas most music festivals of the time were held in a single location, the Festival Express moved from Toronto to Winnipeg and then on to Calgary, with many of the performers including Janis Joplin, The Band, and the Grateful Dead travelling between venues on a Canadian National train chartered by the festival’s organizers. Featured acts at each venue as listed on original programs CNE Stadium, Toronto June 27,28 The Band Janis Joplin Delaney and Bonnie and Friends Buddy Guy Blues Band Eric Andersen Ian & Sylvia with Great Speckled Bird Grateful Dead Tom Rush Mountain Ten Years After Traffic Seatrain Charlebois James & The Good Brothers Cat Mashmakhan Modern Rock Quartet Winnipeg July 1 The Band Janis Joplin Delaney and Bonnie and Friends Buddy Guy Blues Band Eric Andersen Ian & Sylvia with Great Speckled Bird Grateful Dead Tom Rush Mountain Charlebois James & The Good Brothers Cat Mashmakhan Justin Tyme Walrus McMahon Stadium, Calgary July 4, 5 The Band Janis Joplin Delaney and Bonnie and Friends Buddy Guy Blues Band Eric Andersen Ian & Sylvia with Great Speckled Bird Grateful Dead Tom Rush Mountain Sha Na Na Smith Charlebois James & The Good Brothers Mashmakhan Ides of March Gallery Happy Feeling Parallel Done On Bradstreet Yellowstone

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In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed

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