Edition timeline
The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream began on the evening of 29 April 1967 at Alexandra Palace and continued overnight into 30 April.
The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream began on the evening of 29 April 1967 at Alexandra Palace and continued overnight into 30 April.
It was organised as a fundraising benefit for the underground newspaper International Times after police pressure and raids.
It was organised as a fundraising benefit for the underground newspaper International Times after police pressure and raids.
Key organisers included Barry Miles, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, David Howson, Mike McInnerney and Jack Henry Moore.
Key organisers included Barry Miles, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, David Howson, Mike McInnerney and Jack Henry Moore.
Pink Floyd appeared near dawn; other billed/participating artists spanned Soft Machine, The Move, Tomorrow, Arthur Brown, poets, performers and visual artists.
Pink Floyd appeared near dawn; other billed/participating artists spanned Soft Machine, The Move, Tomorrow, Arthur Brown, poets, performers and visual artists.
The environment included multiple stages, light shows, film projection and non-musical happenings; Peter Whitehead documented parts of the scene for Tonite Let's All Make Love in London.
The environment included multiple stages, light shows, film projection and non-musical happenings; Peter Whitehead documented parts of the scene for Tonite Let's All Make Love in London.
Why this event matters
It was a total-environment precursor: music, underground publishing, film, performance, light and architecture fused into one sleepless event. The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream began on the evening of 29 April 1967 at Alexandra Palace and continued overnight into 30 April.
Place, site and audience
It was organised as a fundraising benefit for the underground newspaper International Times after police pressure and raids. Key organisers included Barry Miles, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, David Howson, Mike McInnerney and Jack Henry Moore.
What the audience experienced
Pink Floyd appeared near dawn; other billed/participating artists spanned Soft Machine, The Move, Tomorrow, Arthur Brown, poets, performers and visual artists. The environment included multiple stages, light shows, film projection and non-musical happenings; Peter Whitehead documented parts of the scene for Tonite Let's All Make Love in London.
Problems, conflict and practical limits
Separate billed artists from those verifiably seen/performed; period documentation is colourful but not always administratively precise. Separate billed artists from those verifiably seen/performed; period documentation is colourful but not always administratively precise.
Follow the festival beyond the field
Timeline
Related genres
More routes will be connected as the archive grows.
Related band guides
More routes will be connected as the archive grows.
Explore by sound
More routes will be connected as the archive grows.
Essential listening
Sources and further reading
- General cross-check – The 14 Hour Technicolor DreamEditorial source spine · accessed 23 July 2026
- International Times archive / period documentation should be prioritisedEditorial source spine · accessed 23 July 2026
Image credits5 licensed images
Alexandra Palace green doors 2025 06 06. This licensed image supplies documented performer or period context for The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream 1967; it is not presented as a photograph of the festival unless the item-level source says so — Keith Page — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.0 · source record · CC BY-SA 2.0
Converted to WebP and resized; no generative or compositional alterations.
Alexandra Palace capital detail 2022 09 02. This licensed image supplies site or regional context for The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream 1967; it is not presented as a photograph of the historical festival — The wub — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 · source record · CC BY-SA 4.0
Converted to WebP and resized; no generative or compositional alterations.
Alexandra Palace Sept. 2016 01. This licensed image supplies site or regional context for The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream 1967; it is not presented as a photograph of the historical festival — Philafrenzy — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 · source record · CC BY-SA 4.0
Converted to WebP and resized; no generative or compositional alterations.
Alexandra Palace Sept. 2016 03. This licensed image supplies site or regional context for The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream 1967; it is not presented as a photograph of the historical festival — Philafrenzy — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 · source record · CC BY-SA 4.0
Converted to WebP and resized; no generative or compositional alterations.
Alexandra Palace Sept. 2016 02. This licensed image supplies site or regional context for The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream 1967; it is not presented as a photograph of the historical festival — Philafrenzy — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 · source record · CC BY-SA 4.0
Converted to WebP and resized; no generative or compositional alterations.