Woodstock was an iconic rock and roll festival that had a lot of energy, and I think that it should still be hosted.
I agree.  It sounded amazing!! Over 400000 people attended!
Some of my favorite artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin have headlined at Woodstock. It was a blast.
Aparently there were 32 different acts performed during the weekend.  How amazing would it have been to see Jimi Hendrix!!
It's a shame that he didn't live and perform for much longer. Jimi Hendrix was very young when he passed away.
I know, he was only 27 years old when he died in london.
Woodstock has a drug use connotation attached to it and many of the musicians were high when they performed. That's probably why they shut Woodstock down.
the sometimes rainy weekend, 32 acts performed outdoors. It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history, as well as the definitive nexus for the larger counterculture generation. "Rolling Stone" listed it as number 19 of the "50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll".
The event was captured in the Academy Award-winning 1970 documentary film "Woodstock", an accompanying , and Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock", which commemorated the event and became a major hit for both
'Green Grass and High Tides.' I know that much. And I know that it was a song written for rock and roll illuminaries, from Janis Joplin to Jimi Hendrix, and it had nothing to do with marijuana. But it had to do with, I think, a specific person's [Thomasson's] lyrical look at rock and roll legends. 'As kings and queens bow and play for you.' It's about Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. 'Castles of stone, soul and glory.