Woodstock
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Woodstock

3 days of peace, music...and love.

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

Documentary
History
Music

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An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

Released March 26, 1970

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en
Status
Released
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Richie Havens

Richie Havens

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Joan Baez

Joan Baez

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Roger Daltrey

Roger Daltrey

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John Entwistle

John Entwistle

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Keith Moon

Keith Moon

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Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend

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Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker

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Country Joe McDonald

Country Joe McDonald

Self - Country Joe and the Fish

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