The Woodstock Festival turns 40

Woodstock Festival

michael lang, one of the founders of this mythical festival, is in search of funding to be able to offer what will be the edition of his 40 anniversary, which will take place next summer.
You have anticipated that you want everything to be free, friendly to the environment and developed in New York.

"We want there to be nothing artificial and we will use as many techniques to preserve the environment as we can.
There will be many bands whose legacy remains to this day; there may be The Who, Santana, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Joe Cocker. There will also be a space for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Dave Matthews ... those would be the musical preliminaries for this year
"He commented.

The original edition of Woodstock it took place in 1969 in the city of New York, with Jimi Hendrix y The Who as main performances.
Since then, the organizers have offered several commemorative events: the last of them in 1999, marked by riots and fights between the police and the assistants.

About, Long commented:
"When people think of Woodstock, they don't remember '99 or '94 ... they remember the 1969 event.
What happened ten years ago was unfortunate, but I don't think it caused irreparable damage to the image of the festival
".

He added that he is also considering offering a Woodstock simultaneous en Tempelhof, the airport of the German capital.

Via | Billboard


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