Billed as an "Aquarian Exposition in White Lake, NY" no one really knew what to expect with the festival that presented itself as "3 Days of Peace and Music." 60,000 tickets were sold to the event, and the promoters expected around 100,000 people would show up. When 800,000 people attempted to make the trip (many of whom never actually made it to the festival) the promoters were forced to let the torn down fences lay as they were and declared it a free festival.
Following the event, Jimi Hendrix, the highest paid performer at the festival penned the following poem about the monumental concert:
500,000 halos outshine the mud and history.
We washed and drank in God's tears of joy.
And for once, and for everyone, the truth was not still a mystery.
So, on this 40th anniversary of the show, check out the tracks from the original concert, the 25th anniversary show in 1994, and the 30th anniversary show in 1999. (I just wrote the word anniversary 3 times in one sentence.) The original festival paved the way for the dozens of music festivals that now exist. And, even though there were those who thought the festival was a complete disaster (Baba O'Riley was The Who's tirade against the 'teenage wasteland' that the 3 days of music created), overall the concert was viewed as a successful revolutionary endeavor that changed the face of live music as we know it today.
Woodstock 1969
Woodstock 1994
Woodstock 1999
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