Woodstock was a three-day outdoor festival of peace‚ love‚ and music in the summer of 1969 in Bethel‚ New York. But it was more than just a rock music festival; it symbolized the developing counterculture of the 1960s. Over the course of the weekend‚ thirty-two bands performed in front of an enormous group of youthful people. There were about 500‚000 people that attended Woodstock through the rainstorms and mud puddles. It was the first concert to have that kind of crowd. It is recalled as having
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expanded to include cultural freedom”(Foner‚ E. 2006). The generational rebellion that became to be known as counterculture would soon descend upon the hills of Bethel in upstate New York to what would be “the counterculture’s biggest bash”. The 1969 Woodstock Music Festival forever left a footprint in the lives of all those who had a hand in the staging of the festival‚ whether it be a hippie‚ planner‚ resident‚ or a business owner. It “brought together hundreds of thousands of young people to celebrate
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Page 1 of 4 Woodstock Festival was a three day event of music and peace‚ held at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm‚ in the town of Bethel‚ New York. It took place on the dates August 15th-18th‚ 1969. Five hundred thousand people attended the festival‚ watching thirty-two acts perform over the three days. It was the first time that so many people had gathered together to listen to music in an outdoor setting (Articlesbase 2008). Not only did Woodstock Festival play a major role in the influence of music but
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counterculture against the war was particularly present among hippies‚ artists‚ and free-loving forward thinkers from all walks of life. Linked by a communal purpose‚ people came together to demonstrate their “peaceful” anti-war efforts: Woodstock. Woodstock Art and Music Festival‚ inarguably the largest music concert in the world at the time‚ was held in 1969 in Bethel‚ New York on 660 acres of farmland. The festival took place over a long weekend: the afternoon of Friday‚ August 15 to the morning
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Research Final Woodstock 1969 Every memory of the summer of 1969 is connected to‚ in one way or another‚ the historical event‚ Woodstock. The festival could not have left more of an impact on the “hippie” generation anymore than it did those three days of music and peace. The generation of the time wanted nothing more than what they got out of Woodstock. Today‚ people still look back on the festival and think of how well it made history without the expectance of doing so. Woodstock‚ one of the most
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Woodstock 69 ’ "Three Days of Peace and Music" The Sixties were an exciting revolutionary period with great cultural change. Some people called it the "decade of discontent" due to the race riots in Detroit and LA‚ and the demonstrations against the Vietnam War. Other people called it the decade of "Peace‚ Love‚ and Harmony". The sixties were about assassination‚ unforgettable fashion‚ new styles of music‚ civil rights‚ gay and women ’s liberation‚ Vietnam‚ Neil Armstrong landing
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History Research Project: Woodstock Woodstock was one of the most famous concerts in American history. On one weekend‚ August 15th to August 18th 1969‚ over five hundred thousand people watched 32 acts perform and change the history of rock n roll and popular music. After WW2 and the Depression‚ the people born between 1946 and 1964 were knows as the baby boomers. This generation was highly educated and became involved in the nations affairs. The Vietnam War and the assassinations of Martin Luther
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Family of Woodstock Katy Norris BSHS 355 April 27‚ 2015 Karen Miner Family of Woodstock Family of Woodstock‚ Inc. began as an advocacy group that believes everyone is entitled to their undeniable right to food‚ clothing‚ and shelter. The belief of the helper and help having a common ground creates a sense of a world united. The Family of Woodstock organization brought forward a non-judgmental attitude as it reached out as well as opened its arms to those in need. This is stated in their mission
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On August 15th‚ 1969‚ the incredible music festival known as Woodstock had begun. A six hundred acre dairy farm proved to be one very unique venue for thirty-two musical acts and an audience of about half a million people. (The Woodstock festivals) Everything about Woodstock intrigues me. I can’t even try and compare it to what I experienced when I attended Ultra music festival in Miami‚ Florida this past spring. Of course‚ I plan on telling my children about my amazing time at the three day music
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Bill Hanley and the Sound of Woodstock ‘69 Throughout the last century‚ quality and innovation in the realm of live sound reinforcement and arrangement has progressively developed to achieve what we now own and use. The more sleek and streamline audio equipment that has come to be did not simply appear out of thin air but was developed through the hard work and collaboration of engineers‚ electricians‚ physicists‚ and even performers and continues to do so. However‚ certain performances in
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