THE LEGENDARY WOODSTOCK
Woodstock did not occur until the very end of The 60s (almost 70s), but it was very important music festival that changed the world so it is definitely worth saying something about. It was more than a concert, but a gathering representing peace and the celebration of music.
Background information:
Woodstock ended up being a 3 day concert that had about half a million people coming from all over to attend. It was held in Bethel, New York at a dairy farm owned by one of the men that came up with the idea of this festival. The festival was a wild affair full of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Many people scorned this "hippie" idea of the concert and they actually had problems with the location because of these outlooks. The so-called hippies were not trying to cause any problems only prevent them, "All we are saying is give peace a chance." -John Lennon. It also caused much debt and many lawsuits to the men that sponsored everything.
Woodstock ended up being a 3 day concert that had about half a million people coming from all over to attend. It was held in Bethel, New York at a dairy farm owned by one of the men that came up with the idea of this festival. The festival was a wild affair full of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Many people scorned this "hippie" idea of the concert and they actually had problems with the location because of these outlooks. The so-called hippies were not trying to cause any problems only prevent them, "All we are saying is give peace a chance." -John Lennon. It also caused much debt and many lawsuits to the men that sponsored everything.
Although issues arose it is still remembered today as a movement of peace and the greatest concert ever performed.
“At Woodstock, we would focus our energy on peace, setting aside the
onstage discussion of political issues to just groove on what might be
possible. It was a chance to see if we could create the kind of world
for which we’d been striving throughout the sixties: That would be our
political statement—proving that peace and understanding were possible
and creating a testament to the value of the counterculture.
It would be three days of peace and music.”
― Michael Lang, The Road to Woodstock
One of the most memorable moments of the festival was Jimmi Hendrix's performance on the last day of the festival. Most people will remember his version of the star spangled banner.
Works Cited.
It would be three days of peace and music.”
― Michael Lang, The Road to Woodstock
One of the most memorable moments of the festival was Jimmi Hendrix's performance on the last day of the festival. Most people will remember his version of the star spangled banner.
Works Cited.
Film. 13 Nov 2012. <youtube.com>.
Rosenberg, Jennifer. The Woodstock Festival of 1969. 2012. <http://history1900s.about.com/od/1960s/p/woodstock.htm>.
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