Woodstock, the legendary music and art festival, was by far the largest and the most-promoted event of the 60s. It became, shortly after it had happened, a synonym for flower power and the whole hippie movement, whose myth is still unbroken. Nearly everybody has seen some pictures of rain and mud with the dancing flower children and can imagine the extraordinary atmosphere of the event.

Woodstock was the idea of four young men: John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld, and Michael Lang. The oldest of the four was 26 (who?). Their original idea was to have it in Wallkill, which is in the state of New York, but after protests by the village population, it had to be moved to a farm about eight miles outside of Bethel, also in NY. There were objections from this city as well, but a permit had already been purchased to have a concert, so not much could be done about it.

In early April, they began to promote their festival in magazines such as "The Village Voice" and "Rolling Stone." The four promoters settled on the slogan: "Three Days of Peace and Music." They thought that "peace" would link antiwar sentiment to the festival.

Actually, Woodstock was planned as a commercial three-day festival for a crowd of about 50,000, but it got out of hand and became a chaotic but peaceful giant event with approximately 500,000 in attendance. Nobody knows the exact attendance because so many more than expected showed up that the barriers could no longer contain the crowd. So the organizers announced that admission would be free, and participants were admitted without a ticket and were not counted.

The festival was supposed to take place from August 15 to 17, 1969, but in fact it ended the morning of August 18. For four days, nearly half a million people built their own nation, established their own cultural rules, and the site became a place in which drugs were all but legal, music was plentiful, and love was free. Although the conditions were terrible--lack of food, sparse sanitation facilities, drugs, alcohol, and mud, to name only a few of the problems--there were no violent acts and only two deaths (and two births, by the way) at the festival.

Drugs were a big problem; nearly ninety percent of the people there were smoking marijuana, and drug intake was undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of Woodstock. Almost everyone took drugs; it was distributed freely, like food or water. In fact, drugs were more widely available than food and sanitary facilities. But drugs brought the people together and made the festival one of peace and love. Medical tents were set up for people going through bad experiences with LSD, but there were no problems with violence.

The food shortage was another problem because so many people showed up and the festival organizers were not prepared. Constant airlifts were operated between the site and outlying areas, bringing in a total of 1,300 pounds of canned food, sandwiches, and fruit.

Some of the biggest stars of the time were absent. The Beatles, The Rollings Stones, and Bob Dylan (who lived nearby) did not show up. However, there where 32 top-class artists and groups of the folk, rock, and blues scene, such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Who, who acted as magnets for music fans all around the country.

In all, there were about one million people on their way to this spectacle, but many of them got stuck in the traffic chaos and had to turn back. Woodstock organizers later blamed the state police for the traffic jams. These problems caused the cost of the festival to grow colossally, and musicians, food, and medical care had to be delivered by helicopter. So the organizers did not achieve commercial success until release of the movie and the album about Woodstock.

In the end, Woodstock became the forerunner of all outdoor concerts. It went down in history as the biggest rock event of the 20th century.

Woodstock, the legendary music and art festival, was by far the biggest and the mopst highl promoted event of the 60s. Shortly after it took place it became a synonym for flower power and the whole hippie movement whose myth still survives intact. unbroken. Nearly all of us have seen pictures of the rain and mud with the dancing flowerkids and imagined how extraordinary the atmosphere must have been.
Woodstock was the idea of four young men: John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld and Michael Lang. The oldest of the four was 26. Their original idea was to have it in Wallkill in New York State but after protests from the villagers it had to be moved to a farm about eight miles outside Bethel, also in NYS. There were objections here as well, but a permit had already been obtained to stage a concert so not much could be done about it.
In early April they began to promote their festival in magazines like the "Village Voice" and the "Roling Stone". The four promoters settled on the slogan "Three Days of Peace and Music". They thought that "peace" would link the anti-war sentiment to the festival.
Actually Woodstock was planned as a 3-daycommercial festival for about 50.000 visitors but it got out of hand and became a chaotic but peaceful mega-event with approx. 500.000 visitors. Nobody is able to say the exact attendance because so many more than the exepcted number of visitors arrived that that the barriers could not withstand the crowd.. So the hosts announced that admission would be free and the visitors came uncounted and ticketless to the vneue. The festival was supposed to take place between August 15 and 17 1969, but in fact it ended on the morning of 18 August. For four days, nearly half a million people built their own little nation establishing their own cultural rules and this site became a place in which drugs were all but legal, music was plenty, and love was free. Although the conditions were terrible, (Lack of food, sparse sanitation facilities, drugs and alcohol and mud, to name a few) there were no violent acts and as you point out,there were only two deaths (and two births, by the way) at the Woodstock festival. Drugs were a big problem - nearly ninety percent of the visitors were smoking marijuana and I think drug intake was one of the most important features of Woodstock. Nearly everyone took drugs; they were distributed freely like food or water. In fact there were more drugs than food and sanitary conditions were very poor. But drugs brought the people closer together and made the festival one of peace and love. Medical tents were set up for people going through bad experiences with LSD, but there were no violence problems. Food shortage was a problem because so many people showed up and the festival organizers were not prepared for this. Frequent airlifts were operated to the site and outlying areas, bringing in a total of 1,300 pounds of canned food, sandwiches, and fruit.
Among the performing bands some big stars of the time were missing. Neither The Beatles nor The Rollings Stones appeared and Bob Dylan, who was living nearby, did not show up. However, there 32 top-class artists and groups of the folk/rock/ and blues scene,like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Who, so the number of perform musicians worked like a magnet on the music maniacs of the whole country.
All in all there were about one million people were en route to the spectacle but many of them got stuck in the traffic chaos caused by the crowd and had to turn back. Woodstock organizers later blamed the state police for the traffic jams. Because of all this trouble the costs for the festival grew colossally and musicians, food and medical care had to be delivered via helicopters. So the organizers could only achieve their commercial results with the release of the movie and the album about Woodstock.
In the last analysis Woodstock was the forefather of all openair festivals, where under a free sky concerts went on for several days and it came into history as the biggest rock event of the 20th century.
Kommentar Ist für meine Eurokom (mündl. Englischprüfung für Mittlere Reife).
Also wenn sich das jemand mal durchlesen und die gröbsten Fehler raussortieren könnte wär das echt sehr sehr lieb !
Verfasser schockoschachtel (644991) 05 Nov 09 16:14

Hoffe dies hilft

Woodstock, the legendary music and art festival, was by far the biggest and the mopst highl promoted event of the 60s. Shortly after it took place it became a synonym for flower power and the whole hippie movement whose myth still survives intact. unbroken. Nearly all of us have seen pictures of the rain and mud with the dancing flowerkids and imagined how extraordinary the atmosphere must have been.
Woodstock was the idea of four young men: John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld and Michael Lang. The oldest of the four was 26. Their original idea was to have it in Wallkill in New York State but after protests from the villagers it had to be moved to a farm about eight miles outside Bethel, also in NYS. There were objections here as well, but a permit had already been obtained to stage a concert so not much could be done about it.
In early April they began to promote their festival in magazines like the "Village Voice" and the "Roling Stone". The four promoters settled on the slogan "Three Days of Peace and Music". They thought that "peace" would link the anti-war sentiment to the festival.
Actually Woodstock was planned as a 3-daycommercial festival for about 50.000 visitors but it got out of hand and became a chaotic but peaceful mega-event with approx. 500.000 visitors. Nobody is able to say the exact attendance because so many more than the exepcted number of visitors arrived that that the barriers could not withstand the crowd.. So the hosts announced that admission would be free and the visitors came uncounted and ticketless to the vneue. The festival was supposed to take place between August 15 and 17 1969, but in fact it ended on the morning of 18 August. For four days, nearly half a million people built their own little nation establishing their own cultural rules and this site became a place in which drugs were all but legal, music was plenty, and love was free. Although the conditions were terrible, (Lack of food, sparse sanitation facilities, drugs and alcohol and mud, to name a few) there were no violent acts and as you point out,there were only two deaths (and two births, by the way) at the Woodstock festival. Drugs were a big problem - nearly ninety percent of the visitors were smoking marijuana and I think drug intake was one of the most important features of Woodstock. Nearly everyone took drugs; they were distributed freely like food or water. In fact there were more drugs than food and sanitary conditions were very poor. But drugs brought the people closer together and made the festival one of peace and love. Medical tents were set up for people going through bad experiences with LSD, but there were no violence problems. Food shortage was a problem because so many people showed up and the festival organizers were not prepared for this. Frequent airlifts were operated to the site and outlying areas, bringing in a total of 1,300 pounds of canned food, sandwiches, and fruit.
Among the performing bands some big stars of the time were missing. Neither The Beatles nor The Rollings Stones appeared and Bob Dylan, who was living nearby, did not show up. However, there 32 top-class artists and groups of the folk/rock/ and blues scene,like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Who, so the number of perform musicians worked like a magnet on the music maniacs of the whole country.
All in all there were about one million people were en route to the spectacle but many of them got stuck in the traffic chaos caused by the crowd and had to turn back. Woodstock organizers later blamed the state police for the traffic jams. Because of all this trouble the costs for the festival grew colossally and musicians, food and medical care had to be delivered via helicopters. So the organizers could only achieve their commercial results with the release of the movie and the album about Woodstock.
In the last analysis Woodstock was the forefather of all openair festivals, where under a free sky concerts went on for several days and it came into history as the biggest rock event of the 20th century.
Kommentar Ist für meine Eurokom (mündl. Englischprüfung für Mittlere Reife).
Also wenn sich das jemand mal durchlesen und die gröbsten Fehler raussortieren könnte wär das echt sehr sehr lieb !
Verfasser schockoschachtel (644991) 05 Nov 09 16:14

Hoffe dies hilft