Woodstock

No, the owner of the farm where the festival was held was paid $75k rental, surrounding properties were paid $25k to rent their land as well. Bethel, New York (where the concert was held) authorities were involved in the planning as well.

The crowd was so large, that the army had to fly security in helicopters. During the three days of the Woodstock festival, there were no reported incidents of violence among the half-million people in the audience.

No it was not monetarily profitable for the producers. They were sued by almost everyone; a rental car agency for lost cars, vendors, local farmers (cows not producing milk for weeks after the festival). The rights to all images and sound were sold to Warner Brothers.

Her name is Sister Suzanne, she is still alive and lives near Baltimore MD. She was not actually at Woodstock but in Jeffersonville at a Bible Camp. She was caught on camera flashing the peace sign and it was spliced into the Woodstock footage!

The festival was held during a time of military conflict abroad and racial disagreement. The events participants became quickly aware that the event had taken a meaning beyond its original intent. The site became, for 3-4 days, a countercultural event: minds were open and love was free. After the concert Max Yasgur, owner of the dairy farm where the festival took place, saw it as a victory of peace and love. He spoke of how nearly half a million people could have turned the event into a disaster, with possibilities of rioting, looting and violence, but instead spent the time with music and peace on their minds. He stated: "If we join them, we can turn those adversities that are the problems of America today into hope for a brighter & more peaceful future."

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The organizers of the Woodstock Festival were John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld, and Mike Lang. Kornfeld and Lang's original proposal was to build a recording studio and a retreat for rock musicians up in Woodstock.

Three died in the concert. One from a burst appendix, one heroin overdose and one kid run over by a tractor. The names were forgotten long ago.

There are a large number of books written about the Woodstock Festival. Of the Non-fiction variety I have two favourites. They are "Woodstock: the Oral History" by Joel Makower and "Barefoot in Babylon" by Bob Spitz

In the same way that much of Woodstock has become myth or folk legend, the facts concerning which bands declined invitations to Woodstock and their reasons are just as difficult to ascertain particular facts. The Beatles declined an invitation as they had already stopped touring in Summer of 1966 and had not performed in public since, excepting the famous Rooftop Concert in January that year. The Beatles had become a 'studio band'. They were days from finishing their new album "Abbey Road", and regardless at that time, were nearing their inevitable break-up. Among the rumours are that Lennon refused to play unless Yoko's "Plastic Ono Band" were also accepted, or that Lennon, enthusiastic to perform failed to get the band together and offered Ono as a replacement. Jeff Beck Group were scheduled to play but were forced to cancel since the band broke up the week before. The Doors cancelled at the last minute because Jim Morrison didn't enjoy performing at large outdoor concerts. There are also rumours that he was paranoid about assasination attempts on his life. Bob Dylan backed out because, (as legend has it), his son became ill and he was unimpressed with throngs of "hippies gathering outside his house." Iron Butterfly supposedly demanded helicopters from a New York airport, access to stage on arrival and to be paid in full on completion. Apparently, the event organisers deemed their demands too excessive. Led Zeppelin reportedly refused "because at Woodstock we'd have just been another band." Lighthousedeclined because, reportedly they claimed it would be " a bad scene." Joni Mitchell was booked by her manager to attend the Dick Cavett Show instead. The Moody Blues had been double-booked for a concert in Paris. The Rolling Stonescould not have attended because Kieth Richards' wife had just given birth and Mick Jagger was in Australia filming "Ned Kelly". The Byrds were invited and declined, along with Frank Zappawho also claimed the band had been invited and refused.

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At the time of the rain, on the first day, a chant went up: 'No rain, no rain, no rain.' But it didn't stop the deluge and in three hours, five inches of rain fell and the festival became a mud fest. Joan Baez famously sang 'We shall overcome' during a full-on thunderstorm.

At the Woodstock Festival was created in 1970.

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A complete list of all acts can be found at the link below. A few of the performers were: Richie Havens (Freedom), Country Joe McDonald (the best anti war song ever), Joan Baez, The Who, Santana (best drum solo ever recorded), Canned Heat, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Janis Joplin, The Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead and Jimi Hendrix.

Jefferson Airplane were scheduled as the headliner for Saturday, the second day of Woodstock, but finally started in Sunday morning around 8.00 am. She played in the morning and not in the afternoon.

It was a free concert. They made or improve on the fence or cut it down. The decision was to cut it down.

Hot Cross Buns, A Round, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Sleep Baby Sleep, Frog in the Meadow, Long Legged Sailor, and Simple Simon.

It makes us look back on the connection between rock music and the counterculture of the 1960s. But it's also an opportunity to think about the ways in which rock music, or any form of music, can create a sense of collective purpose.

I believe it was eight dollars.

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Famous music festival in the 60's that was attended by hippies bands such as jimmie Hendrix played

Jennifer Warnes, who after Woodstock had a a few hits including "Right Time of the Night"

On August 15, 1969, Richie Havens took the stage at Woodstock at 5:07 PM. As the festival's first performer, he held the crowd for nearly three hours (in part because he was told to perform a lengthy set because many artists were delayed in reaching the festival location). Having run out of tunes, he improvised a song based on the old spiritual "Motherless Child" that became "Freedom". Eventually, after being called back for several encores, Havens left the stage at 7:00 PM. Swami Satchidananda came on next at 7:10 to give the invocation for the festival. Swami only stayed for 10 minutes and left at 7:20. Originally, the first performer was supposed to be the band Sweetwater. But due to problems within the band, they would have to settle for being the first band to play at Woodstock when they took the stage at 7:30 PM.