1969 music festival in Bethel, New York, US
Location in the United States
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair , commonly referred to as Woodstock , was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur 's dairy farm in Bethel, New York ,[ 3] [ 4] 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock . Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival , it attracted an audience of more than 460,000.[ 3] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite overcast and sporadic rain.[ 8] It was one of the largest music festivals in history and became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history, as well as a defining event for the silent and baby boomer generations.[ 13] [ 14] The event's significance was reinforced by a 1970 documentary film ,[ 15] an accompanying soundtrack album , and a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort . Musical events bearing the Woodstock name were planned for anniversaries, including the tenth , twentieth , twenty-fifth , thirtieth , fortieth , and fiftieth . In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine listed it as number 19 of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll.[ 16] In 2017, the festival site became listed on the National Register of Historic Places .[ 17]
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^ "National Register of Historic Places listings for March 10, 2017" . U.S. National Park Service . March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017 .