Woodstock - Wikipedia
WEBWoodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock.Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival, it …
Woodstock 1969 - Artists, Lineup & Festival | HISTORY
WEBMar 9, 2018 · The Woodstock Music Festival began on August 15, 1969 in Bethel, New York. Billed as "3 Days of Peace and Music,” the epic event become synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s ...
Woodstock | History, Location, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 19, 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.
Remembering Woodstock | National Museum of American History
WEBAug 16, 2019 · Explore. Stories. Remembering Woodstock. By John Troutman August 16, 2019. The weekend of August 15 through 18, 1969, approximately 400,000 revelers traveled from near and far to inhabit the rolling fields of Max Yasgur’s dairy farm near Bethel, New York.
Line Up | Woodstock
WEBThe set list was wisely chosen and featured their greatest hits: “Going Up the Country” and “On the Road Again”, the last one as the encore. The song “Woodstock Boogie” is basically an almost 30 minute jam, also including a drum solo. On their album Boogie With Canned Heat (1968) the song is called “Fried Hockey Boogie”.
5 Reasons Why Woodstock '69 Became Legendary | HISTORY
WEBAug 15, 2019 · 1960s. 5 Reasons Why Woodstock ’69 Became Legendary. The Woodstock music festival may not have been a smoothly run event, but it featured electric moments—musical and otherwise—that made it...
The Artists Who Performed at the First Woodstock Music Festival - Biography
WEBSep 16, 2020 · Famous Musicians. Folk Musicians. The Artists Who Performed at the First Woodstock Music Festival. With iconic sets from Santana, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and more, the 1969 festival changed...
The Unadulterated History Of Woodstock Music Festival - All …
WEBJul 11, 2019 · Updated June 7, 2020. Fifty years ago this summer, half a million hippies, beatniks, and long-hairs descended upon upstate New York for the Woodstock music festival. The world would never be the same. Max Yasgur probably never imagined that he would host at least 400,000 people on his 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York.
About | Woodstock
WEBJefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, the Who, Janis Joplin and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were among the line-up. Woodstock is known as one of the greatest happenings of all time and –perhaps- the most pivotal moment in music history.
Woodstock 1969 | Woodstock
WEBWoodstock is known as one of the greatest happenings of all time and –perhaps- the most pivotal moment in music history. Joni Mitchell said, “Woodstock was a spark of beauty” where half-a-million kids “saw that they were part of a greater organism.”
Skip to content