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Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation is a documentary by Barak Goodman, produced in 2019 by PBS. It focuses on Woodstock's social and political context and contains previously unseen footage supplemented by voice-over anecdotes from festival attendees. It focuses more on the scene in the crowd (and around the country) than on the stage.
- August 15–17, 1969 (scheduled), August 15–18, 1969 (actual)
- Bethel, New York
- 1969; 54 years ago
- Woodstock Ventures
- Where Was Woodstock?
- Woodstock Becomes A Free Concert
- The Masses Arrive
- The Audience
- Safety and Security Issues
- Wavy Gravy and The Hog Farm
- Woodstock Performers
- Legacy of Woodstock
- Sources
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The Woodstock Music Festival was the brainchild of four men, all age 27 or younger, looking for an investment opportunity: John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld and Michael Lang. Lang had organized the successful Miami Music Festival in 1968 and Kornfeld was the youngest vice president at Capitol Records. Roberts and Rosenman were New Yorkent...
The initial plan for Woodstock called for the event to be held at Howard Mills Industrial Park in Wallkill, New York. Wallkill town officials got spooked, however, and backed out of the deal, passing a law that eliminated any possibility of holding the concert on their turf. Woodstock Ventures explored a few other venues, but none panned out. Final...
With a venue and talent secured, the partners turned to logistics. Fencing, entrance gates and ticket booths needed to be set up and a performers’ pavilion, concession stands, bathroom facilities and medical tents built. But by the time people started arriving a couple days ahead of the concert, the fencing, gates and ticket booths still weren’t re...
Originally, about 50,000 people were expected. But by August 13, at least that number were already camped out on location and over 100,000 tickets pre-sold. As an estimated one million people descended on Woodstock, its organizers scrambled to add more facilities. Highways and local roads came to a standstill and many concert-goers simply abandoned...
The Woodstock audience was diverse and a reflection of the rapidly-changing times. Some were hippies who felt alienated by a society steeped in materialism. In 1969, the country was deep into the controversial Vietnam War, a conflict that many young people vehemently opposed. It was also the era of the civil rights movement, a period of great prote...
Volunteer doctors, EMTs and nurses manned Woodstock’s medical tent. Most injuries were minor such as food poisoning and wounded bare feet. It’s widely reported eight women experienced miscarriages. One teenager died after being run over by a tractor. Another person died a drug-related death. Security was limited since off-duty police officers were ...
To pick up the slack and help create a safe festival ground, Woodstock Ventures turned to the Hog Farm, a communal pig farm in New Mexico. Its leader, known as Wavy Gravy, threatened to douse people who got out of line with seltzer water or hurl pies at them. The Hog Farm also set up a children’s playground, a free food kitchen and a tent to assist...
Thirty-two musicians, a combination of local and world-famous talent, performed at Woodstock. Around 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15, Richie Havenstook the stage and played a 45-minute set. Havens was followed by an unscheduled blessing by yoga guru Sri Swami Satchidananda. The other performers on day one were: 1. Bert Sommer 2. Sweetwater 3. Melani...
Woodstock officially ended on Monday, August 18, after Hendrix left the stage. Leaving Woodstock wasn’t much easier than getting there. Roads and highways quickly became jammed again as festival-goers made their way home. Cleaning up the venue was a mammoth task and required several days, many bulldozers and tens of thousands of dollars. In 2006, B...
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Learn about the iconic Woodstock Music Festival that drew half a million people to a dairy farm in New York in 1969. Discover the challenges, the artists, the audience and the impact of this counterculture event.
May 9, 2024 · Woodstock, the most famous of the 1960s rock festivals, held on a farm property in Bethel, New York, August 15–18, 1969. It was organized by four inexperienced promoters who nevertheless signed iconic acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, the Who, and Janis Joplin.
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See the full list of performers and songs from the first day of the legendary Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. From Richie Havens to Joan Baez, experience the historic event that shaped the culture of a generation.
Aug 15, 2019 · Learn how Woodstock, the iconic music festival of 1969, overcame challenges like traffic, weather, and LSD to create unforgettable moments. Discover how Richie Havens, The Who, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Jimi Hendrix made history at the event.
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About. In August 1969, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair took place on a dairy farm in Bethel, NY. Over half a million people came to a 600-acre farm to hear 32 acts (leading and emerging performers of the time) play over the course of four days (August 15-18). Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, the Who, Janis Joplin and Crosby ...
