The orginal Woodstock concert happened on August 15 thru 17, 1969. It was the high point (no pun intended) of the hippie culture. I was a few years too young to go, but I attended lots of mega-concerts in the early '70' chasing that dream. read more
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair—informally, the Woodstock Festival or simply Woodstock—was a music festival, billed as"An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". This page may be out of date. read more
Promotional poster for the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in Bethel, New York. A white dove sits on a guitar handle above the tagline, '3 DAYS of PEACE & MUSIC.' A schedule with the names of the performers, including Joan Baez, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane and Jimi Hendrix appears on the bottom left hand side. read more