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So, We’re Giving WOODSTOCK A Shot Again
After months of rumors, Woodstock co-creator Michael Lang has confirmed to Rolling Stone that a three-day festival honoring the 50th anniversary of the original event is coming to Watkins Glen, New York on August 16th, 17th and 18th. Organizers won’t be announcing specific acts until tickets go on sale in February, but Lang says that over 40 performers have been booked already across three stages, including some big-name headliners. “It’ll be an eclectic bill," Lang says. “It’ll be hip-hop and rock and some pop and some of the legacy bands from the original festival."
Just no Limp Bizkit this time, yeah?
Kinda love the shade thrown at the 1999 edition:
Lang goes on to dismiss Woodstock ’99 as an “MTV event" and says that Woodstock 50 will be its antithesis. “Woodstock ’99 was just a musical experience with no social significance," he says. “It was just a big party. With this one, we’re going back to our roots and our original intent. And this time around, we’ll have control of everything."
Wednesday January 9, 2019