Woodstock was a music festival held August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 40 miles 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 attracted an audience of more than 400,000. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite sporadic rain. The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history as well as a defining event for the counterculture generation. The event's significance was reinforced by a 1970 documentary film; an accompanying soundtrack album; and a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort. Music events bearing the Woodstock name have been planned for anniversaries including the tenth, twentieth, twenty-fifth, thirtieth, fortieth, and fiftieth.
| Genre | Folk and rock, (blues rock, folk rock, hard rock, jazz fusion, latin, psychedelic, progressive) |
| Dates | August 15–17, 1969 (scheduled), August 15–18, 1969 (actual) |
| Location(s) | Bethel, New York |
| Years active | 1969 |
| Founded by | Artie Kornfeld, Michael Lang, John P. Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Woodstock Ventures |
| Attendance | 400,000 (estimate) |
About Woodstock
A massive counter-culture music festival hit that was the center point of hippie culture and originally billed as "3 Days of Peace & Music." The original festival was held from August 15 to 18 in 1969 and was followed up with the 10-year anniversary concert Woodstock '79.
Achievement of Woodstock
The original festival drew over 400,000 attendees. There have been many live albums released from the original festival as well as documentaries focusing on the music and experience of the weekend.
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