The organizers must be confused about whether to cry or laugh. An emotional breakdown for sure.
kygrace on
I was 17 and too young to go. How I wanted to, but my parents would have killed me!
lambofgun on
i will die on this hill: the levels of calamity in 1969 were probably the same as 1999
Ben_Pharten on
When you got no internet
Influence_X on
Most the people I ever talked to that went to the actual event don’t remember much of it.
mpg10 on
Was there for a concert this summer. Great show, lovely venue. I swear, leaving made me feel like I was at Woodstock. We literally didn’t move the car for 2 hours.
Ok_Simple6936 on
the traffic jam was legendary
Bubbly_Positive_339 on
So many smelly, dirty hippies… so many that became sellouts to the man
thatweirdguyted on
They were refused a permit early on because the town council saw that the organizers planned to have only 1 toilet per 100 people. At 50,000 people. The actual crowd was operating at 1 toilet per 800 people. Can you imagine the smell?
JellicoAlpha_3_1 on
Lets add some reference
400,000 is roughly the population of New Orleans
Crazier still, when Metallica played in the USSR in the 90’s, they played in front of 1.6 million people…which is roughly the population of Philadelphia, PA.
Visual-Ad-6117 on
It was a muddy, disorganized mess.
But the music was fantastic. Waking up to Hendrix Star Spangled Banner was a trip.
McSix on
Jesus, what a shit show.
marosszeki on
I visited the site in 2010. Wasn’t anything special but that just makes that ’69 festival even more special.
NewldGuy77 on
“The New York State Freeway’s closed, man. Far out!”
– Arlo Guthrie
Scary_Vanilla2932 on
Happened again in 1999 as well.
GroovyDeathSkull on
The crowd was definitely peaking.
DottoreDavide on
The OG going viral
BalorLives on
My father still has his tickets he bought because by the time he got there all the outside fencing had been torn down and there was no one to take them.
ruiner8850 on
It’s crazy that they only expected 50,000 people with that kind of musical lineup.
James-B0ndage on
Back when people enjoyed the music at festivals
-Hyperstation- on
DON’T BUY YASGUR’S MILK
HE LOVES THE HIPPIES
UniversityNo6727 on
Fucking hippies wreaked this country. The best of that generation is still in Vietnam.
micro_dohs on
I wonder if Jesus tried to burn them with a magnifying glass.
Jiminwa on
They ignored the ongoing pandemic that year because people had had enough with constant war and riots. The utility of controlling everyone hadn’t matured enough yet.
tecate_papi on
The population was about 220 million at the time. Meaning approximately 1 in every 550 people in the country attended Woodstock. Which is pretty cool to think about.
Also, if you love watching concerts, I would highly recommend the Woodstock documentary. There were so many good acts who played. My favourite set in the doc is the Carlos Santana set where he just absolutely shreds “Soul Sacrifice”. I also love the Canned Heat set. They’re usually mostly a cover band of classic Americana music, but Going Up the Country is a great song played great. It’s also really cool if you can find a remastered version of the documentary because you can see everything in better detail. It really brings 1969 to life. As a Millenial, 1969 has always felt so distant. But seeing this doc remastered and the 1967 Monterrey Pop Festival docs has made me feel a lot closer to 1969.
ant2ne on
dude was run over by a tractor. 400,000 people, nobody could wake this dude up.
edWORD27 on
By the time they got to Woodstock, they were half a million strong! All this to see Snoopy’s sidekick.
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The organizers must be confused about whether to cry or laugh. An emotional breakdown for sure.
I was 17 and too young to go. How I wanted to, but my parents would have killed me!
i will die on this hill: the levels of calamity in 1969 were probably the same as 1999
When you got no internet
Most the people I ever talked to that went to the actual event don’t remember much of it.
Was there for a concert this summer. Great show, lovely venue. I swear, leaving made me feel like I was at Woodstock. We literally didn’t move the car for 2 hours.
the traffic jam was legendary
So many smelly, dirty hippies… so many that became sellouts to the man
They were refused a permit early on because the town council saw that the organizers planned to have only 1 toilet per 100 people. At 50,000 people. The actual crowd was operating at 1 toilet per 800 people. Can you imagine the smell?
Lets add some reference
400,000 is roughly the population of New Orleans
Crazier still, when Metallica played in the USSR in the 90’s, they played in front of 1.6 million people…which is roughly the population of Philadelphia, PA.
It was a muddy, disorganized mess.
But the music was fantastic. Waking up to Hendrix Star Spangled Banner was a trip.
Jesus, what a shit show.
I visited the site in 2010. Wasn’t anything special but that just makes that ’69 festival even more special.
“The New York State Freeway’s closed, man. Far out!”
– Arlo Guthrie
Happened again in 1999 as well.
The crowd was definitely peaking.
The OG going viral
My father still has his tickets he bought because by the time he got there all the outside fencing had been torn down and there was no one to take them.
It’s crazy that they only expected 50,000 people with that kind of musical lineup.
Back when people enjoyed the music at festivals
DON’T BUY YASGUR’S MILK
HE LOVES THE HIPPIES
Fucking hippies wreaked this country. The best of that generation is still in Vietnam.
I wonder if Jesus tried to burn them with a magnifying glass.
They ignored the ongoing pandemic that year because people had had enough with constant war and riots. The utility of controlling everyone hadn’t matured enough yet.
The population was about 220 million at the time. Meaning approximately 1 in every 550 people in the country attended Woodstock. Which is pretty cool to think about.
Also, if you love watching concerts, I would highly recommend the Woodstock documentary. There were so many good acts who played. My favourite set in the doc is the Carlos Santana set where he just absolutely shreds “Soul Sacrifice”. I also love the Canned Heat set. They’re usually mostly a cover band of classic Americana music, but Going Up the Country is a great song played great. It’s also really cool if you can find a remastered version of the documentary because you can see everything in better detail. It really brings 1969 to life. As a Millenial, 1969 has always felt so distant. But seeing this doc remastered and the 1967 Monterrey Pop Festival docs has made me feel a lot closer to 1969.
dude was run over by a tractor. 400,000 people, nobody could wake this dude up.
By the time they got to Woodstock, they were half a million strong! All this to see Snoopy’s sidekick.
