1. Woodstock ’69
The Real Festival

2. The Great Idea: An Overview of the Facts
Stated with an ad in the paper from two guys looking for ideas for their show
Ended up on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York due to complications with having it in Woodstock, New York
Tickets were sold, but because of a lack of security people made their way easily into the concert before hand
The whole thruway in New York turned into a parking lot because of population over load
On paper it looked like a mess

3. The Audience
The audience who was in attendance was mostly kids who were trying to escape their thoughts of war
The audience is mostly seen today as the 60’s counter culture, commonly called hippies
Among the hippies in the crowd were also political radicals and drug dealers
It was a peaceful crowd
The crowd sensed feelings of connection and freedom

4. Today’s View of Woodstock
Symbolically seen as:
Freedom
Representation of counter culture
Peaceful
Questioning authority
Musically:
Largest live audience to it’s date
First time music genres really integrated for a concert
Pushed the profitability of music

5. Woodstock’s Relevancy to Today
New music festivals popping up
Coachella, lollapalooza
Logistically lessons
”drug scenes”