Woodstock Festival

The  Wood stock   Festival , or Wood stock , was a music festival held on a dairy farm in Bethel , New York  fro m August 1 5 to the 1 8 , 1 9 6 9. 3 2 act s performed out door s over the 4 day period to half a million concert attendee s. It is regarded as 1| 1 of the pivotal moment s in the history of Rock & Roll. The show feature d performance from many now legendary act s including Joe Cocker , Janis Joplin , & Jim i Hendrix.

Reference s

 * The concert was spoofed in  EPISODE 3 9 5 0  of  SESAME STREET , when  OSCAR THE GROUCH  hope s to bring h is  " alter native "  G R O U C H  band to "  MUD  stock " , the  G R O U C H  music festival.
 * At the end of the " Dinner Theater  " segment " Pear " ( spoof in g  H air  ), a family of  Any thin g Muppet  hippie s are joined by a Pear who is on his way to Wood stock.
 * A reporter called the  SESAME STREET  Cast Tour  of  1 9 7 0  a " preschooler ’ s Wood stock ".
 * In an interview to promote  The Muppet s ,  D r . Teeth  &amp; the Elec t ri c May hem  were asked what the most embarrass in g thing to happen to them during a gig . To which they replied :
 *  Janice  : It happened at Wood stock.
 *  D r . Teeth  : Very embarrass in g.
 *  Floyd  : We arrive d 2| 2 week s late.

Connect i on s

 * Joan Baez performed on August 1 5
 * Grateful Dead performed on August 1 6
 * Arlo Guthrie performed on August 1 5
 * Richie Have n s was the open in g act for the concert