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What band declined an invitation to play at Woodstock? ›

Jethro Tull declined an invitation to play Woodstock in 1969. Singer Ian Anderson explained the decision in a Q&A with SongFacts.com, saying, "The reason I didn't want to play Woodstock is because I asked our manager, Terry Ellis, 'Well, who else is going to be there?'

Other artists on the bill included Albert King, Joe co*cker, Spirit, Albert Collins, Love, Steppenwolf, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Flock, Johnny Winter, The Byrds, The Rascals, and Three Dog Night, though the event was marred by gangs that crashed the gates by the thousands, throwing sticks, bottles and rocks at the ...

Woodstock took place during the controversial Vietnam War, when many young people wanted to spread the message of peace. The audience consisted of mainly young people in hippies living by the slogan Make Love not War.

Organizers expected around 50,000 attendees, but more than 400,000 descended on the site; some estimates are as high as 500,000. By 9 p.m. on the Thursday night, traffic was already snaking 11 miles and was four cars wide.

How Limp Bizkit, rioting fans and a huge candle handout led to a music festival fiasco. Woodstock 99 was meant to channel the peace and love vibes of its 1969 original – until it became a violent, drug-fuelled pit of arson. Luckily, there were plenty of camera crews there …

While her song, “Woodstock,” characterized the 1969 music festival as a mystical culmination of a cultural movement, Joni Mitchell was not in attendance as her manager, David Geffen, was worried that she could miss her scheduled appearance on The Dick Cavett Show that following Monday.

Band member Ray Manzerek said in a web chat on the official Doors site that the band thought Woodstock would be a second-rate repeat of Monterey Pop. There is also the story that frontman Jim Morrison, the self-styled "Lizard King," did not like outdoor concerts and was afraid of getting shot.

Richie Havens

As the festival's first performer, he held the crowd for nearly three hours. In part, Havens was told to continue playing, because many artists scheduled to perform after him were delayed in reaching the festival location with highways at a virtual standstill.

On July 20th, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, one of the most historic cultural events in 1969. Apollo 11 landed with Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin.

Who saved Woodstock? ›

Max Yasgur, the farmer who saved Woodstock.

In 1996, Ray Manzerek explained in an official Doors web chat, "We never played at Woodstock because we were stupid and turned it down. We thought it would be a second class repeat of Montery Pop Festival."

While hundreds of thousands attended the original Woodstock, estimates place arrests at the event at between 80 and 120. Most of these were for more serious drugs than marijuana and far more were arrested on the way to and from the event than at the concert itself.

Few of the thousands had shelter, most sleeping on the grounds of the farm in the open. There also were shortages of food and water. Eight first aid sites were set up and special quarters were created to handle the seriously ill, a festival spokesman said.

Thomas Taggart was an employee of Port-O-San, a company that provided and serviced portable toilets. He was sent to Bethel, New York, to service the portable toilets at the Woodstock music festival.

The Incredible String Band, who refused to play on Friday due the rain, performed on Saturday at about 6.00 pm. The Incredible String Band was quite an interesting band who played folk songs with psychedelic influences.

The music blew off the stands. The musicians (except for Paul and Ringo) clearly didn't know what they were doing. The audience booed. They booed the Beatles at Woodstock.

The answer is simple-money. Woodstock was a free concert. Elvis was performing at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in 1969 for a then record $1 million dollars for 2 shows a night, for 4 weekends.