“You can’t ‘magic’ one of these [Woodstocks] into happening, and that’s what they tried to do with this. It had nothing to do with anybody feeling good about each other. It had to do with certain people making a huge amount of money. That’s a grubby way to start in the first place. It’s not […]

Big US event to celebrate 50 years since the Woodstock festival has been cancelled just two weeks before it was due to start. The proposed venue had already been changed and various artists had dropped out. Woodstock 50 originally had Jay-Z, The Killers, Miley Cyrus and many others on the bill. Organisers blamed a series […]

Woodstock 50 organizers ignored recommendations from partners and regulators about things like the festival’s proper size, budget, number of stages, transportation plans, Spin comments after documents have been made public about the legal battle between the apparently doomed festival and the event’s erstwhile investor Dentsu Aegis. Documents show that Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang declined to reduce the […]

Former Woodstock 50 backers Dentsu Inc. pulled financial support from the festival back last month, and founder Michael Lang now alleges that the former investors “illegally swept approximately $17 million from the festival bank account.” Also, he alleges the Japanese company blocked ticket sales, advised talent to back out of lineup for potential slots in […]

The Woodstock 50 anniversary festival has announced a massive list of headliners including Jay-Z, Chance the Rapper, Dead & Company, The Killers, The Black Keys, Miley Cyrus, Robert Plant, Santana, Janelle Monae and more at the event running Aug. 16-18. Also joining the Watkins Glen, New York, festival billing are Halsey and The Raconteurs, The […]