History of Freak Scene
The freak scene was a term used by a slightly post-hippie and pre-punk style of bohemian subculture. It referred to overlaps between politicised pacifist post-hippies, generally non-political progressive rock fans, and non-political Psychedelic music and Psychedeliafans. The individuals moved between rock festivals, free festivals, happenings and alternative society gatherings of various kinds. The name comes, at least partly, from a tongue-in-cheek reference to the beat scene.
Members of the Weather Underground would even draft their manifesto and declaration of war on the U.S. state with the sentence: Freaks are revolutionaries and revolutionaries are freaks.