The Negative Influence Of Woodstock 1969 On The Music World

Woodstock 1969 was one of the largest concerts of all time and a cultural benchmark for the late 1960s, while Woodstock 1999 was a disaster and marked the cultural end of the 1990s. They are both very well known concerts, but the memories of each are very different. Even though Woodstock 1969 positively affected the music world, Woodstock 1999 was a huge failure and greatly affected Woodstock’s reputation. Woodstock began on August 15,1969, and it lasted until August 18, 1969 (History). It took place on a 600-acre dairy farm owned by Max Yasgur (History). The farm was located in Bethel, New York (History). Posters were suggested to promote the festival. The first poster that was created did not satisfy store owners because of its revealing of a fully nude woman surrounded by cherubs, hearts, and arrows (Huffingtonpost). Also, there was no room on the poster for band names. Arnold Skolnick was the creator of the new Woodstock poster that displayed a white dove perched on a guitar neck (Huffingtonpost). The poster was titled, “3

This Woodstock was held at the Griffiss Air Force Base located in Rome, New York (web.a.ebscohost). The new location was only approximately 20 miles away from the original Woodstock location. The festival costed $38 million dollars to produce (washingtonpost). To cover the expenses, tickets sold for $150 dollars plus a service charge (washingtonpost). Concession prices were extremely high, with water costing $4 dollars a bottle (sfgate). The high prices infuriated festival attendees because water was a necessity while being exposed to the blistering heat. Throughout the fiery festival, many bands performed. One of the most crazed times of the festival was when Kid Rock incited the crowd to throw water bottles at the stage. This got the crowd stirred up even more than they already were. High prices and high temperatures contributed to lighting the