Roundup: Woodstock 40th Anniversary

Tomorrow, August 15th, marks the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival. In the history of music festivals, there seems to be a hidden drive to replicate this particular one. The combination of the music and it’s calm, drugged-out tone is what makes the event stick out, especially when compared to the epic failure that was Woodstock ’99. Unfortunately for our generation, we will probably never have something that was even close to what many young people experienced 40 years ago.

More on the 40th anniversary after the jump…

After 40 years, it is interesting to see how things have turned out for the musical acts that performed over the course of the weekend and what it took to have the idea of this music festival actually materialize at that dairy farm in Bethel, New York. There are so many stories and experiences from the attendees of the festival.

Check out some of the interesting articles below…

• Woodstock performer, Sly and the Family Stone is reportedly living off of social security after losing the rights to his music. [PR Newswire]
• A different take on what it was really like at Woodstock. Here is a hint: He wasn’t so happy with no food and no bathrooms. [Newsweek]
• Rolling Stone has a lengthy article on how the promoter found the location and the how he landed such incredible acts. [Rolling Stone]
• ABC news interviews a few of the attendees, many of which bought tickets in unlikely places. [ABC News]
• NPR has an interesting article with the original New York Times piece about the festival and the official Woodstock Press Release along with videos of Jimi Hendrix and Richie Havens. [NPR]
• An interview of Blood, Sweat & Tears singer/songwriter, David Clayton-Thomas, on what it was like performing [BNN]
• Woodstock promoter, Michael Lang, discusses future Woodstock plans [Rolling Stone]

What do you think about Woodstock? How did it change music? What did the concert represent?