August 2019 will be the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Woodstock festival, and Live Nation has partnered with marketing agency INVNT to hold a half-century celebration at the original festival grounds at Bethel Woods from Aug. 16-18.
According to the official announcement, the three-day event will be “celebrating the golden anniversary at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival.”
No lineup has been announced, but the “pan-generational cultural event” will showcase “live music, TED-style talks and special exhibits.”
Little details are known, but the venue does note that more information (including ticket information and artist roster) will be presented very soon.
The original 1969 Woodstock featured iconic performances by Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Richie Havens and more.
Follow-up events like Woodstock ’94 and Woodstock ’99 were less successful, particularly the latter which ended in a flame-filed, near-riot.
Check out the celebratory event’s Facebook page here.
Visit the Bethel Woods website and subscribe for email updates about the event here.
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January 16, 2019 at 6:22 am[…] of Woodstock. Though no lineups for the two official celebrations of that legendary festival (one from Live Nation, the other from original Woodstock organizer Michael Lang), the guitarist notes that he's open to […]
DJ Damage
December 27, 2018 at 9:41 pmHoo boy, if this isn’t begging for a DJD reboot I don’t know what is…my head is exploding with potential smackdowns and battering barbs.
It’s up to you folks, are you feeling a Return to The Valley of Here Comes DJ Damage??
Does anybody remember laughter??
Bob Terwilliger
December 27, 2018 at 2:18 pmIs this even Michael Lang related? No mention of that plus the Woodstock name / Bethel Woods nonsense makes me think not. A corporate clusterfuck for sure with Dead & CO the headliner…
RIPOFF
December 27, 2018 at 3:33 pmagreed – dead & co is an abomination of jerry’s deeds.
no doubt ‘vip’ tix will run over two ger.
ripoff alert.
MarZaPhiGar
December 27, 2018 at 1:56 pmLol grew up sorta nearby ALWAYS thought that ’69 was a pile of shit re-branded as an epic event. Shit I gate-crashed ’94 & still felt ripped off. ’99 unspeakable. Nobody even remembers the Hudson Project @ Winston Farm from a few years back. Michael Lang is really 0-4.
ben_dover
December 27, 2018 at 1:27 pmpolishing a turd! that what this is. a money grab!
todd
December 27, 2018 at 1:19 pmWhat says the spirit of 1969 and Woodstock better than corporate fuktards like Live Nation?
Hahayouatebrownacid
December 27, 2018 at 12:59 pmPredictable yet still lame. That generation is responsible for how fucked up things are today. Why celebrate them, they failed. The love never made it off the farm in ’69.
Nofreakingwaycanthisbegood
December 27, 2018 at 12:35 pmCustyves for the rest of them. Hologram Hendrix opening for Taylor Swift. Heard it here first.