On the opening day of the first Woodstock Festival – August 15 1969 – nearly half a million Americans descended on the dairy farm of Max Yasgur, in Bethel, New York. This three-day “Aquarian ...

Fifty years ago, over the course of three days, the Woodstock festival changed pop culture forever with unexpectedly massive crowds and iconic performances from some of the biggest acts of the day. So ...

How could the 1969 Woodstock festival still matter today? Life-and-death issues stare us in the face every day — from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine to the hate-fueled divisiveness right here at ...

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Confused about all the drama between Woodstock 50 and its ex-financial backer Dentsu? Same. This timeline of events should help. Not long after Woodstock 50 was officially announced, the commemorative ...

Why the performers say it was about the people not the music. Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the most famous rock festival in history -- the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. The ...

In 1969, Michael Lang helped organize one of the most influential events in entertainment history. He was 24 years old. More than 400,000 people from across the country descended upon Bethel to take ...

Ever since its debut on August 15, 1969, in Bethel, New York, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair has been been immortalized in books, articles, television, film and music. Now those "three days of peace ...

The 2019 Woodstock festival is officially canceled, but it’s not organizers’ fault. At least, not if you ask them. Woodstock co-founder and 50th anniversary festival organizer Michael Lang tells ...