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“ A half a million young people can get together and have three days of fun and music and have nothing but fun and music and I God bless you for it”
Max Yasgur
What is Woodstock:
Founders of Woodstock - John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld & Mike Lang
Woodstock was a profit making venture titled “Woodstock Ventures”
● 7$ for one day● 13$ for two days ● 18$ for all three
days● Estimate 50 000 pax
186 000 Ticket sold
Location …….● Wallkill industrial park
was 1st Designated area, but the town passed a law on the 2nd July 1969 banned festival in vicinity
● Bethel-Dairy Farm 600 acres in mid- July
● Both in the New York district
Max Yasgur’s Dairy farmElliot Tibet helps find this location.
Max Yasgur owns the 600 acre dairy farm
Where things went wrong: ● 3 days before the concert the
people started camping at the festival without buying tickets
● Ticket booth and adequate fencing were not set up yet.
● So on the 15th of August it was decided free pass for everyone
500 000 people in attendance
Festival staff were volunteers.
The Line-Up∙ Richie Havens∙ Jimmi Hendrix∙ Joe Cocker∙ Santana∙ The Who∙ Janis Joplin∙ Joan Baez
Declined Invitations:
The BeatlesThe Doors
Led Zeppelin
Jethro Tull
The Byrds
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
The Moody Blue
Other Activities:∙ Swimming∙ Yoga∙ American Indian Art
Exhibit∙ “Movement City”∙ Drug
dealing/purchasing∙ Children’s playground∙ Free food service
The Magic of Woodstock
• Financial loss
• Lack of food
• Lack of sanitation
• Lack of medical staff
• 500,000 descended on Woodstock
• Traffic congestion
• Bad weather
• Special moment
• Social harmony
• Quality of music
• Large masses
• Bohemian dress
The MusicI came upon a child of godHe was walking along the roadAnd I asked him, where are you goingAnd this he told meI’m going on down to Yasgur’s farmI’m going to join in a rock n roll bandI’m going to camp out on the landI’m going to try an get my soul free Then can I walk beside youI have come here to lose the smogAnd I feel to be a cog in something turningWell maybe it is just the time of yearOr maybe its the time of manI don’t know who l amBut you know life is for learning By the time we got to WoodstockWe were half a million strongAnd everywhere there was song and celebrationAnd I dreamed I saw the bombersRiding shotgun in the skyAnd they were turning into butterfliesAbove our nation We are stardustBillion year old carbonWe are goldenCaught in the devils bargainAnd we’ve got to get ourselvesBack to the garden - Woodstock, Joni Mitchel
· 31 acts over 4 days∙ over 200 songs
performed∙Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame∙ American popular
music
The Star-Spangled Banner
Played in front of 25 000 people With symbology
Aftermath of Woodstock to the founders❏ 70 Lawsuits❏ Over 1 million Dollar in debt❏ The Woodstock Movie was a hit ❏ 100 000$ debt
A large scale event.