After confirming that Woodstock 50 will move to Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, sources have confirmed to TMZ that Woodstock 50 will be a free event, relying on donations and VIP tickets as a fundraiser for issues like voter registration and climate research.
“Sources familiar with the event plans tell us, organizers have decided to release tickets in the coming days free of charge,” reads the TMZ story. “We’re told a limited number of seats will be available for the show — which has been moved to Maryland — and instructions on how to get tickets will likely be posted by the end of the week.”
However, the question of who exactly will play at the 50th anniversary event remains unanswered. As of last week, Jay-Z and John Fogerty have pulled out of the festival, and now, according to Rolling Stone, headliners Dead & Company have fled the event as well.
Additionally, Billboard reports that in the wake of the venue change all 80+ artists on the original Woodstock 50 billing have been released from their contracts, with zero obligation to perform.
MPP operator Seth Hurwitz said on Thursday, “Woodstock 50 approached Merriweather about hosting their event here in Columbia, Md. The Woodstock folks are working on securing the artists now. If the bands come, we’ll produce the show. We’re looking forward to getting an update as soon as Woodstock 50 has one.”
In the meantime, Woodstock 50 organizers have removed the lineup art from the event’s website and replaced it with a message reading, “As our celebration evolves, we are committed to bringing unique voices to the stage. Stay tuned for updates as we strive to create an event rooted in peace, love and music that can be a force for positive change in the world.”
27 Comments comments associated with this post
Roy Firestone
July 30, 2019 at 12:12 pmClose, it’s a TIRE FYRE FESTIVAL, without any performers.
Icculus
July 30, 2019 at 9:56 amAt this point, the name Woodstock is just being diminished. Is this a cluster-fuck or a dumpster fire?
Jacqui
July 30, 2019 at 8:37 amI just want to see Sturgill Simpson!
Kim McMillion
July 30, 2019 at 4:57 amDouche bag Michael Lang is such a greedy lil twerp. I worked at 94 in Saugerties, NY. 25 yrs ago it was a bad idea and now… Kharma said NO to 50 years
confederatepride
July 30, 2019 at 12:43 amThis is gayer than Freddie Mercury and Liberace licking each others assholes while watching a “Sex and the City” marathon.
carotopp
July 30, 2019 at 12:00 amSounds like a real bumblefuck to me…
William Aimonetti
July 29, 2019 at 10:54 pmScalpers will get all the free tickets then attempt to sell them at a premium. In the end, they will be free again as they lay on the ground outside the gates.
Jim
July 29, 2019 at 10:16 pmI saw Yes during a hideous lightning/ thunderstorm at Merriweather back around 72 or 4. Some band you never heard of opened the show, The Eagles. Merri’s weather was fine for them.
Doug E Do
July 29, 2019 at 8:20 pmI REALLY NEED TO KNOW what the A-List social media ‘influencers’ have to say about this show? I can’t post anything until I know what the vibe is from them?…. Is it cool?…. Are they going?….will the best influencers be there?…
hurry!… need to post my selfie!
Jim
July 29, 2019 at 9:52 pmPut your damn foneaway. Social media causes cancer.
brian jones
July 29, 2019 at 6:34 pmMy vote is for Earthless to play a 3 hour set. I’d donate to some Save-the-whales fund for that. As long as he doesn’t sing more than 2 songs.
David
July 29, 2019 at 5:14 pmSeems appropriate that 3 days of peace and love has no place in 2019.
Mr Duke
July 30, 2019 at 12:32 amVery appropriate sadly enough!
Mike
July 29, 2019 at 4:25 pmHow can possibly put on a good event at this point? You might as well just let it die. Planning should have started years ago. You missed a golden opportunity.
Yang
July 29, 2019 at 4:15 pmHavr PHISH play 6 sets over three days, charge $60 a ticket, it will sell out and all will be good
YANG GANG 2020
Icculus
July 30, 2019 at 9:58 amI would drive to that!
Bigdaddybflo
July 29, 2019 at 2:38 pmNice one Tim. I remember bill graham saying that a long time ago
Raoul Duke
July 29, 2019 at 11:45 amAnyone recall what Bill Graham said about “free concerts”?
“If you make ’em pay two dollars they’ll come in and think they got a great deal. You give it for FREE and they will rip up the seats and piss in the flowerpots.”
need a winner
July 29, 2019 at 8:28 amthey sure don’t make nostalgia like they used to
Dinahmoehumm
July 28, 2019 at 8:52 pmI think they should dose Wavy Gravy and put some virtual reality goggles on him. Then they can stick him on stage and everyone can watch what he does. That might be fun. I’d pay zero dollars to see that.
Zappa's Wazoo
July 28, 2019 at 6:36 pmWhy even do this again?… What a joke!! Sounds like another Fyre fest in the making. If the headliners were John Fogerty (Haha!!), Jay-Z, and Dead & Co., and they pulled out… this ‘Woodstock 50’ is completely fucked. I wouldn’t go even if the tix are free. Just another BIG, $$$$$ PEPSI PRESENTS event!! Enjoy your $18 bottles of water!!
Robert Higginbotham
July 28, 2019 at 6:35 pmI now believe that Woodstock 50 will end up being one showing of the original Woodstock documentary movie at a theater outside of Sheboygan.
Jim
July 29, 2019 at 9:48 pmI’m in. (side right now)
Tim
July 28, 2019 at 11:15 amI think they should just do the entire original Woodstock lineup with holograms. Donations from 500 people might cover the CGI, if everyone donates 50K. Think positive person. We can pull this off and change the world!!
Nick thah prick (pz)
July 28, 2019 at 10:41 amHey, how ’bout y’all PAY ME to attend, and I’ll do my best to leave my basement and see my first show since ’95, when I managed to get my fat ass over the partly-compromised and downed fence at Deer Creek, where I was able to avoid any seat charges? (I even brought three warm Schlitz Lite beers onto the lawn, and Bob Weir and security never caught me.)
Toneye
July 29, 2019 at 6:19 pmReally? You’re one of the douche-bags that ruined that show? I was there (I payed) and had friends who were at the top of the lawn by the fence with their kids. They ended up getting tear-gassed because of a-holes like you.
Mountaingirl
July 30, 2019 at 7:27 amWe were there too, and payed. We also were at the top of the hill and were affected by the tear gas. I wouldn’t be bragging about ruining the show for everyone else. Nothing to be proud of, I agree with Toneye.