The (about) 450,000 people who converged on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in the summer of ’69 for Woodstock didn’t all experience three days of peace, love and music. Some endured miles of traffic snarls ...

It was promoted as “2 More Days of Peace and Music.” It ended in a muddy and chaotic mess —anarchy to some and epic to others. It was a weekend of legendary performances. While much has been made ...

History as you’ve never seen it: albums, artists’ births, rumours and more: discover with us what happened this week in music history Bethel, New York, United States, 1969. In a humid, sunny day of ...

An event advertised as "three days of peace and music" kicked off on a farm in Bethel, New York, on this day in history, Aug. 15, 1969. The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, which would come to be known ...

Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key,” has died. Her ...

Summer arrived in 1999 with bold promises of nostalgia. Organizers Michael Lang and John Scher planned to resurrect the magic of 1969, marking thirty years since half a million gathered for three days ...

A volunteer staffs the Museum at Bethel Woods tent at ComFest in 2023. The Woodstock Oral History Initiative is back this year to collect more accounts from Woodstock attendees and stories of the ...

A new photography show celebrates the 30th anniversary of Woodstock 1994, middle child to the festivals of 1969 and 1999. By Annie Aguiar Just 22 when she charmed the festival crowd, she went on to ...

On this very day in 1994, Woodstock kicked off once again. The revival, Woodstock 1994, took place to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival, which debuted in 1969. That ...

From the 1970s through the 90s, rock music’s A-listers flocked to the tiny Woodstock hamlet of Bearsville to record some of the era’s most iconic albums. The Band, Ringo Starr, Patti Smith, Todd ...

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