 Joplin informed her band that they would be performing at the concert as if it were just another gig.On Saturday afternoon, when she and the band were flown by helicopter with the pregnant Joan Baez and Baez's mother from a nearby motel to the festival site and Joplin saw the enormous crowd, she instantly became extremely nervous and giddy.Upon landing and getting off the helicopter, Joplin was approached by reporters asking her questions.