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Co-Founder Michael Lang Issues Statement
Jul 31, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Woodstock 50 has been cancelled… again. But this time it is for real, officially, once and for all, finally cancelled. Co-founder Michael Lang has issued a statement saying as much. “We are saddened that a series of unforeseen setbacks has made it impossible to put on the Festival we imagined with the great line-up we had booked and the social engagement we were anticipating,” said Lang (the full statement is below). More
Tickets Had Yet to Be Put on Sale
Apr 29, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Woodstock 50 has potentially been cancelled. In a statement to Billboard, Dentsu Aegis Network, which was funding the festival, said: “We don’t believe the production of the festival can be executed as an event worthy of the Woodstock Brand name while also ensuring the health and safety of the artists, partners and attendees.” There is also a new update on how the organizers are still trying to save the festival. More
August 16-18 in Watkins Glen, NY
Mar 20, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
The last time there was a Woodstock festival was in 1999, to commemorate the original festival’s 30th anniversary, and it didn’t go so well, with reports of gang rapes, property destruction, violence, and fires, not to mention a fairly terrible lineup featuring Korn, Limp Bizkit, Bush, Kid Rock, Creed, and others. The organizers of Woodstock 50 are no doubt hoping for a more peaceful and loving event this time and the freshly announced lineup is noticeably less heavy, not a nu-metal band in sight. More