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This August marks the 40th anniversary of everyone’s favorite hippie fest. Of course, there should be something done to comemorate this important event in music history. Lucky for us, a reunion show has been announced for August 15, and it will feature some of Woodstock’s biggest performers.
Here’s a list of the bands that will play:
- Levon Helm Band
- Jefferson Starship
- Canned Heat
- Big Brother and the Holding Company
- Mountain
- Ten Years After
- Tom Constanten and Country Joe McDonald
Where will this shindig be held, you ask? Why, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, naturally. If you would like to purchase tickets, visit the Bethel Woods website. Regular seats are $69, reserved seats are $40, and lawn seats are $19.69. How appropriate.
This concert couldn’t come at a better time, obviously. It’s a chance to relive some of music’s best moments and feelings.
However, things might be a little different at this show. There probably won’t be any announcements about the bad acid circulating through the crowd. Woodstock fans will definitely miss their beloved deceased musicians, like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Keith Moon.
But all in all, the same peaceful vibe will float through the audience.
Besides this show, there are more Woodstock performers that have carried their own legacies and are still touring. Just take a look at bands like Arlo Guthrie, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Richie Havens, for example. There is something to be said for the quality of music these greats are playing. It wouldn’t have stuck around this long if it didn’t have an incredible impact on the people listening.
And Woodstock was something amazing.
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