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Woodstock �09 In the Works To Celebrate 40th Anniversary of 1969 Festival
3/2/09, 4:00 pm EST
With the 40th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival coming this August, organizers are hoping to honor the famed musical event with a pair of free two-day concerts taking place in both New York and Berlin, Germany, TheRockRadio.com reports. The site cites a press release in which promoter Michael Lang says he hopes the New York festival will take place exactly on the 40th anniversary, August 15-16th, while the Berlin event will go down August 22-23rd at an abandoned airport. The exact location for the U.S. festival has not been determined, and Lang tells RS he hasn�t confirmed dates for either event to anyone. �We�re exploring several options. But nothing is confirmed,� Lang tells Rolling Stone of all plans for the events, which he is now categorizing as �rumors.�
According to TheRockRadio, no bands have yet been named for either festival, but organizers reportedly hope to recruit some of the acts that played the original fest in 1969, namely the Who, Santana, the Grateful Dead and many more. The official Woodstock Website offers no details as it�s currently �under construction.� Lang is credited as a co-creator of the original Woodstock, showing up numerous times in the documentary about the festival. He also played a role in producing both the Woodstock �94 and the Woodstock �99 festivals.
Woodstock �09, if it comes to be, would be the first big festival under the Woodstock moniker since the �99 weekend. That three-day event became more infamous for its unruly crowds than the actual music and helped negate the whole �peace & love� spirit of the original festival thanks to a weekend�s worth of violence and looting. Artists like Insane Clown Posse, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit were accused of inciting the crowd, leading to bonfires and melee in what in retrospect is regarded as a disaster.
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Nice! Should be interesting.
Hopefully I can watch it from the comfort of my own home again!
The last Celebration of Woodstock sucked and I'm pretty sure this one will as well. You can't redo such an Epic event.
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| Originally posted by ChemEnhanced The last Celebration of Woodstock sucked and I'm pretty sure this one will as well. You can't redo such an Epic event. |
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I'm ashamed to say that I was at the last Woodstock.
I'm proud to say that we booked it out of there on Sunday afternoon, before the shit hit the fan.
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| Originally posted by Wurm I'm ashamed to say that I was at the last Woodstock. I'm proud to say that we booked it out of there on Sunday afternoon, before the shit hit the fan. |
Aside from the fact that it will be an over-priced concert/ event, i would love to attend a Woodstock concert even if it's not the original.
But i'd have to be guaranteed a good spot for viewing, clean washrooms, a kick-ass line-up and great weather :P
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| Originally posted by ChemEnhanced The last Celebration of Woodstock sucked and I'm pretty sure this one will as well. You can't redo such an Epic event. |
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| Originally posted by rulzz with proper amount of acid for every person attending it should be feasible |
Woodstock was a once in a lifetime event. This sounds fun but the vibe won't be the same. Prob be like any other outdoor festival.
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