Tickets for the massive Woodstock 50 festival celebration in Watkins Glen, NY, were supposed to go on sale this Monday, April 22, but now organizers of the event, which honors the 50th anniversary of the original legendary gathering, have announced the on-sale date is postponed.
As Billboard reports, representatives of the festival sent an email to agents of the artists set to play Woodstock 50 on Friday that conveyed the postponement, reading, “There is currently a hold on the Woodstock 50 on-sale date. We are waiting on an official press statement from Woodstock 50 regarding updated announce, ticket pricing, and overall festival information. We will get this information to you as soon as we receive it.”
The news comes after The Black Keys already canceled their headlining appearance at Woodstock 50 and continues to spur worries of a full cancellation of the ambitious festival. Michael Lang, one of the events promoters who was also a key factor in the original Woodstock, spoke to Billboard about the concerns, saying, “Woodstock is a phenomenon that for fifty years has drawn attention to its principles and also the rumors that can be attached to that attention,” and calling the cancellation talk “just more rumors.”
Billboard also contacted representatives for multiple Woodstock 50 acts, who confirm that their clients have already received their performance deposits, though one unnamed agent notes that the on-sale postponement likely points to issues with investors or the venue, Watkins Glen International Speedway. “No one knows what the hell is going on but there is clearly a problem,” the agent says.
All Woodstock 50 information can be found at the festival’s website.
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Loose Ends (76) [With Comment by John] - NoPaperNews
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April 29, 2019 at 7:07 pm[…] rumors of cancellation continued to circulate after festival organizers postponed the ticket on-sale date last week, Woodstock 50 will officially not take place in 2019. The 50th anniversary of the […]
MaGil
April 24, 2019 at 3:19 pm#curveballed
David L.
April 23, 2019 at 1:07 pmJust in!!! Ja Rule and the Fyre Fest crew are taking over this festival…they announce unlimited cheese sandwiches, and also Lori Loughlin and Olivia Jade will be special guest djs ( what no wavy gravy??)
David M.
April 24, 2019 at 12:11 pmGreat Jumping Jews! They will save the day! EVERYONE MUST WATCH THE FYRE FEST doc on Netflix. You will not stop laughing.
Basil
April 22, 2019 at 4:40 pmHow do you know it’s not “just rumors”? When the promoter tells you it’s just rumors.
Pecos
April 22, 2019 at 2:00 pmDid anyone really think another Woodstock could possibly go off without a hitch? After all, it’s Woodstock. Still tho I’m sure it has less apeal today w/all of the other great events competing for everyone’s dollars.
Heyspeed
April 22, 2019 at 1:09 pmNailed it! There is no interest in this event by any of age groups. The first one was disaster too.
KLBazur
April 22, 2019 at 1:06 pmDoesn’t look good. Actually Woodstock ’94 was great. Hell of a line up: Joe Cocker, Peter Gabriel, Santana, C,S, and N, Allman Bros, John Sebastian, NIN, Aerosmith, Country Joe,
Bob Dylan, Green Day, Metallica and many more. They should not have done Woodstock ’99. That sordid event pretty much ruined the vibe. However, I think I’ll go up to Bethel this summer and pay homage to the past. KB
FLIP, THE BIRD
April 22, 2019 at 3:22 pmBethel Woods also just scaled back what earlier had been announced as a very modest commemorative festival: remaining events are here: https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/events/index/40
Paxman
April 21, 2019 at 11:25 pmI still remember 5 dollar waters and no trash removal at Woodstock 99 nevermore shall I return to another. I’m surprised there weren’t more than fires and mayhem at the last one. I encourage everyone to Google Woodstock 99 and see what a shit show really looks like.
Eat Me
April 22, 2019 at 8:40 amOn a former air force base’s paved airport with no shade anywhere in the heat of August. The $5 waters was by design. Complete clusterfuck, no doubt then and now. Mark my words, this will be cancelled by the village/state who Lang will blame for being unreasonable.
Connor
April 21, 2019 at 3:24 pmOnly 27k camping permits? They would be over the moon to get that many campers.
Remember when they said they had a 100k capacity. The whole thing has been a joke.
Frank Tedesco
April 21, 2019 at 1:25 pmThe news that no day tickets will be sold, only 27K camping permits and $600 three day passes will kill this festival. I’m pulling out.
Spread Head
April 21, 2019 at 12:33 pmThe Black Keys for the headliner? Lmfao!!
April 20th??? Happy Easter All !
April 21, 2019 at 12:22 pmRe: Greed, etcetera. If they had not have done a 25th, and 40th or whatever was the third one’s anniversary, then this might have flied. Stones, Dylan, Dead, Neil, Who, all the old hippie types from the original, etc. but yeah, I guess, “Let it Die”. No chance I was going anyway. I have enough good to great shows planned for this summer already. The concert dollar is evermore stretched with said “Greed”, and exhorbitant prices often to begin with, and THEN the scalps and ticket sites who further ruin it for most everybody.
paul riley
April 21, 2019 at 11:56 amLet it die, mountain jam and Warren Haynes is where it’s, way more relevant
MarZaPhiGar
April 21, 2019 at 11:52 amHere’s the reality. Original attendees have ZERO interest in this, we Gen Xers have already seen what’s in store & the precious 34-&-under demo doenst give 2 fucks about Woodstock.
Eat Me
April 21, 2019 at 2:01 pmYou nailed it. I also said similar when it was announced. Going to be cancelled for sure with some BS story line and how they’ll try again soon. Time to give it a rest.
Peace love and greed
April 21, 2019 at 10:18 amLol. What a shitshow.
April 20th??? Happy Easter All !
April 20, 2019 at 11:33 pmI think this is a jambands.com classic April Fool’s news item, for Stoners, delivered nineteen days later.
"Jealous" Jill Lesh (on Phil's computer)
April 20, 2019 at 11:31 pmMaybe Michael Lang can get a personal loan from Bob Weir, and John Mayer? It’d just take a pittance of their approx. $250 mm net-worth combined. They could certainly fix things.
Gee, maybe I should have my husband call up Mr. Shapiro, not a bad idea.
Jim
April 22, 2019 at 2:55 pmWhy is it their job to carry the load? If one can’t make it on their own in the concert business they should not be in it. Lang made a ton off #1 as he should have. Residuals still pour in unless he sold off his rights to the movie and recordings.
Country Joe, and Melanie
April 20, 2019 at 11:24 pmuh-oh, does this mean the $500 deposit we were advanced is now in jeopardy of bouncing? What about the Amtrak voucher that was provided for us, our gear, and our shared sound-man? Please advise A.S.A.P.
Thank you
-Mel, and the Fish (Joe: not available)
Deadhead
April 20, 2019 at 7:48 pmThe lineup sucks who would want to go
420
April 20, 2019 at 2:35 pmIf you remember 420, then you weren’t there.
MarZaPhiGar
April 20, 2019 at 2:22 pmGive mike time; he’s only had a half-century to prepare.
me
April 20, 2019 at 1:13 pmWoodstock 50 line-up ruined 4/20…
Jammy Hendrix
April 20, 2019 at 12:19 pmThis ruins 420. :O(