Bert Sommer. Tim Hardin. Ravi Shankar. Arlo Guthrie. Joan Baez. Country Joe McDonald. John Sebastian. Keef Hartley Band. The Incredible String Band. Canned Heat. Grateful Dead. Creedence Clearwater Revival. Janis Joplin. The Who. Jefferson Airplane. Joe Cocker. Ten Years After. F ifty years ago, a festival took place in Bethel, New York, that would live on forever in the American imagination. Since its announcement in the spring, Woodstock 50 has been fraught with organizational and planning issues and controversies.
The similarly over-subscribed Woodstock was dogged by allegations of sexual assault and crowd misbehavior, and its rampant corporate sponsorships and high ticket prices left a bad taste. Woodstock 50, helmed by the original team, was supposed to be different. Yet just two weeks out from the event, it appears to have been canceled altogether. Up until July 31, the plan was for Woodstock 50 to take place Aug. The location set for Woodstock 50 changed multiple times due to permit issues for the event, with New York state options ultimately scrapped.
On July 31, Variety confirmed that the festival is canceled. We thank the artists, fans and partners who stood by us even in the face of adversity. My thoughts turn to Bethel and its celebration of our 50th Anniversary to reinforce the values of compassion, human dignity, and the beauty of our differences embraced by Woodstock. This music festival was held in Rome, New York, on a former air base during a weekend in July.
Festival planners expected no more than , to show up in Bethel. However, when the festival started, thousands flocked to the free-loving festival. The promoters decided to take down the fences and allow everyone to enjoy the concerts for free on the acre farm. Many even bathed communally in nearby rivers. Woodstock '99 did not offer the same opportunity to connect with nature.
Instead, the later festival was held on a black tarmac , which made the summer's heat even more unbearable. There was also a 1. In fact, people were medically treated for heat exhaustion.
Since Woodstock's organizers drastically under projected the number of attendees, the festival ran out of food rather quickly. Food, water, and supplies had to be airlifted into the area to help feed the hungry concertgoers. The price of water and food was notoriously high at the 30 year anniversary Woodstock. This angered many concertgoers, prompting them to throw water bottles at the stage as performers sang. These makeshift tents acted as covers when it rained over the weekend. During Limp Bizkit's performance, a near riot broke out when he told the crowd to "break stuff.
The original Woodstock took place during the peak of the hippie movement when peace, love, and harmony were the most prominent themes. In all, 44 people were arrested at Woodstock ' Another issue was the multiple accounts of sexual assaults. A woman runs through the mud at Woodstock on August 17, A view from the back of the stage as the rock group Country Joe and the Fish perform in the rain on August 17, We want to hear what you think about this article.
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