1960s
Woodstock
Hello I’m Aurora Torres and I’m a History Major here at St. Mary’s University and a full time Employee here with the University. History is my passion I love going to Vintage shops, museums and exploring anything that can take me to the past.
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Nice article. Woodstock sounds like it must have been quite the concert and also quite fun. I like how the four men involved wanted their concert to represent peace on earth. Even though that sounds so hippie it is an admirable goal. To have over a hundred thousand attendees must have been slightly overwhelming for the owners because they had never done anything like that before. It is also cool that even though many people have tried to recreate it no one has been able to successfully.
21/02/2019
4:34 pm
Mia Morales
Woodstock is a very iconic festival that advocated for love and a more peaceful world. I admire how the people who created this event used music and art as a way to protest peacefully. Music is so powerful and influential and can bring thousands of people together. It would be so cool if another festival like this happened today.
25/02/2019
4:34 pm
Michael Lazcano
Rock and roll has always been near and dear to my heart, and to read an article such as this makes my heart swell. I had always known about Woodstock and heard that at some point in time it was one of the greatest festivals in history but I never knew of it’s humble beginnings. If someone was to start a festival today with $500,000 they wouldn’t get near as much talent as the four did back in 1969. Legends performed back in the day for couple thousand dollars to thirty thousand, while some artists today demand more. Media today is also focused more on the rap and hip hop culture which seems to promote violence and the use of drugs, while Woodstock promoted peace (even though marijuana was probably largely consumed during the festival). Any attempts to recreate Woodstock 1969 have seemed to fail, no line up can compare to that one, maybe live aid but that’s debatable. Woodstock will go down in history, and with the revitalization of rock and roll it has made it’s return, maybe 1969 will not be a thing of the past anymore.
26/08/2019
4:34 pm
Isabella Torres
This article was very interesting and informative. I’ve always been intrigued with the idea of Woodstock and music festivals in general. It definitely jump-started so many more music festivals but Woodstock will always be the most significant and legendary one; it’s so surprising that tickets were only $6. I also had no clue that it was put together the way it was and I definitely learned a lot about the meaning behind creating the festival. I really love how they strived to create a peaceful energy so that everyone was able to come together and simply enjoy the music.
27/08/2019
4:34 pm
Jose Chaman
This article is simply amazing. Being a music lover, I have heard thousands of times how famous and eccentric the Woodstock festival was. However, I never knew more about the background information of the event creation. Being the end of the 60’s, this concert was really a message not only to the United States but to the whole world: peace and music are often synonymous.
17/11/2019
4:34 pm
Samantha Zamorano
It’s fascinating that an idea brought by four people created the largest music festival that most people now about today. The article mentions how there were attempts to recreate another Woodstock concert and the attempts were unsuccessful. I wonder if Coachella could be considered modern day Woodstock? I remember one of my music teachers in middle school showed us Jimi Hendrix’s rendition of The Star Spangled Banner. One can only imagine his intentions behind ending the festival with that song—amidst the Vietnam War.
23/02/2020
4:34 pm
Kennedy Arcos
This article was very informative and super interesting. I think it is amazing how the Woodstock venue was able to peacefully hold so many people. Woodstock is definitely one of the most legendary rock n roll music festivals. It also kickstarted and impacted many more music festivals after it. It is so crazy how these young men were able to pull off something so huge and Iconic. Great Article!
12/04/2020
4:34 pm
Destiny Lucero
I think it would have been quite the time to be alive to experience the famous Woodstock festival of 1969. Those people got to be apart of history and got to witness huge music sensations that are still popular today, and they all just went for a good time. My favorite probably would of been the highest paid entertainer Hendrix. I think it is so silly that on the poster he drew a catbird which was mistaken as a dove.
19/04/2020
4:34 pm
Jadyn Evans
This article is amazing. I love how so much creatvity and passion went into creating such a histoic moment in music history. There are so many diffrent accounts and stories about Woodstock that make me envious to not have been there. Not only that but what Woodstock meant to the whole United States and the love and peace between people brought together by music.
29/08/2021
4:34 pm
Eric Ortega Rodriguez
I remember talking very briefly about The Woodstock of 1969 in my United States history class in high school. It truly is amazing when I read about the huge venue that these young men were able to create. I can not imagine how difficult it is to run these massive venues and even have the amazing Jimi Hendrix perform at Woodstock. I was also surprised that it is considered “the greatest peaceful events in history” by Time magazine. Overall, very original topic and very well written. Good work.
20/02/2019
4:34 pm