Woodstock 50th Anniversary Concert 2019

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Woodstock 50th anniversary concert site, dates confirmed for 2019

It’s official: A Woodstock 50th anniversary concert is coming to the original site of the 1969 music festival in Upstate New York next year.

The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts confirmed Thursday that it will host a three-day event on August 16-18, 2019, titled “Bethel Woods Music and Culture Festival.” The “pan-generational music, culture, and community event” will celebrate the golden anniversary of the original Woodstock concert with a series of concerts, “TED-style talks,” and a “We Are Golden” history exhibit at the Museum at Bethel Woods.

"Fifty years ago, people gathered peacefully on our site inspired to change the world through music. As the stewards of this historic site, we remain committed to preserving this rich history and spirit and to educating and inspiring new generations to contribute positively to the world through music, culture and community,” Bethel Woods CEO Darlene Fedun said in a statement.

The lineup for the Bethel Woods celebration, put on by Live Nation and INVNT, has not been announced yet. Artists rumored to have been approached include Daft Punk, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Ariana Grande, Coldplay, Phish, The Weeknd, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Pink, The Who, Santana, Zac Brown Band, Mumford & Sons, and The Chainsmokers (featuring Syracuse University alumnus Drew Taggart).

Carlos Santana, who performed at the original Woodstock concert and its 25th anniversary celebration in 1994, has already said he’s booked at Bethel Woods for the 2019 event. He also said he’s been approached by original Woodstock promoter Michael Lang for a separate 50th anniversary concert.

Lang said there are “definite plans” for a Woodstock celebration, but confirmed to the Poughkeepsie Journal last week that it’s separate from the event in Bethel, N.Y. Lang has not said where his event will be held or what artists will be performing.

Live Nation said the Bethel Woods Woodstock celebration lineup and ticket information will be announced soon.

An estimated 400,000 people attended the first Woodstock Music and Arts Festival, held Aug. 15-18, 1969 at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm near White Lake in the Catskill Mountains. Performers included Richie Havens, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Joan Baez, Jimi Hendrix, Arlo Guthrie, Santana, Joe Cocker, the Grateful Dead and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

The iconic concert was revisited in 1994 with a modern lineup of artists like Nine Inch Nails, Sheryl Crow, Metallica, Cypress Hill and Red Hot Chili Peppers in Saugerties, but Woodstock ’99 -- held at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y. -- ended the fun with riots, fires and allegations of sexual assault.

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Woodstock 50th Anniversary Festival Planned at Bethel Woods Site

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[ArtyBoy]

This will be the first Woodstock where I have no idea who the fuck 98% of the bands are.

[Raldo]

Cool!

[bklynboy68]

Nothing says "Peace, Love & Music" like Eminem.

[edwardv]

Oh please no more Woodstock replays.

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[fudd]

There was a rumor that Led Zeppelin was gonna play at the 50th Ann concert.


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[Darrin Stephens]

There was a rumor that Led Zeppelin was gonna play at the 50th Ann concert.


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They can't jason bonham is committed to the circle

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[fudd]

They can't jason bonham is committed to the circle

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Pretty sure Lauser could fill in for a gig or so if Zep needed bonham.


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[Railrunner130]

Um. I'm confused. Two separate celebrations?? TED talks? WTF?

As long as it doesn't turn into a shit show like the 99 concert did....

Could be interesting.

[ziggysmalls]

I am going to make a prediction. There will be some discussion on stage of the current president and his policies. Just a hunch

[edwardv]

I guess Ted Nugent won't get an invite? Kiss?

[Railrunner130]

I am going to make a prediction. There will be some discussion on stage of the current president and his policies. Just a hunch

If that's the case, don't even bother. I can sit at home at watch CNN for that dribble.

[billy007]

Will there still be brown acid?

[sickman]

This last sentence is all wrong,

"The iconic concert was revisited in 1994 with a modern lineup of artists like Nine Inch Nails, Sheryl Crow, Metallica, Cypress Hill and Red Hot Chili Peppers in Saugerties, but Woodstock ’99 -- held at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y. -- ended the fun with riots, fires and allegations of sexual assault."

While they got some of the band line up correct Woodstock 94 was held in Saugerties, NY and did not end in riots, fires and sexual assaults. That was Woodstock 99 with Korn, Limp Bizkit etc. Woodstock 94 was a very cool 4 day event. I was at that show and it was more like the original version than the 99 version. Its too bad most people lump the 2 together.

[billy007]

This last sentence is all wrong,

"The iconic concert was revisited in 1994 with a modern lineup of artists like Nine Inch Nails, Sheryl Crow, Metallica, Cypress Hill and Red Hot Chili Peppers in Saugerties, but Woodstock ’99 -- held at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y. -- ended the fun with riots, fires and allegations of sexual assault."

While they got some of the band line up correct Woodstock 94 was held in Saugerties, NY and did not end in riots, fires and sexual assaults. That was Woodstock 99 with Korn, Limp Bizkit etc. Woodstock 94 was a very cool 4 day event. I was at that show and it was more like the original version than the 99 version. Its too bad most people lump the 2 together.

that sounds like what the last sentence said, though? Maybe they should've used a semi-colon after "Saugerties"?