Why didn't Joni Mitchell perform at Woodstock?

Joni Mitchell reportedly wanted to play Woodstock, but was dissuaded from making the trip by manager David Geffen, reportedly because he wanted her fresh for an appearance on 'The Dick Cavett Show. read more

David Geffen wanted her to appear on the Dick Cavitt show but also appearing on the show were David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Jefferson Airplane who had earlier appeared at Woodstock. read more

Joni Mitchell reportedly wanted to play Woodstock, but was dissuaded from making the trip by manager David Geffen, reportedly because he wanted her fresh for an appearance on 'The Dick Cavett Show.' In a twist, she would end up performing on that TV program with two other participants in the Woodstock festival - David Crosby and Stephen Stills of Crosby Stills and Nash, and Jefferson Airplane. read more

5 | Joni Mitchell – didn’t want to miss the Dick Cavett Show the following Tuesday. On August 19th, 1969, two days after Woodstock officially ended and one day after it actually ended, Dick Cavett featured Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, and Crosby and Stills (sans Nash) on his ABC prime time show. Two of those three acts played at Woodstock. read more