This Sunday, come to Golden Gate Park’s Speedway Meadow to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival.
The original Woodstock concert was held for four days, August 15 – August 18, 1969 on Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York. This Sunday’s tribute will be for one day only from 9am to 6pm, and it’s going to be right in our own backyard.
Acts will include Country Joe McDonald, Prairie Prince, Ray Manzarek of the Doors, Lester Chambers of the Chambers Brothers and original Sly and the Family Stone members Jerry Martini and Cynthia Robinson. Check out the full lineup.
The event will be jam packed with peace, love and great music: 42 bands, 3 stages and 26 poster artists, solar domes, alternative vehicles, Electric bikes, Native American Tipi Village, Sustainable Living Road Show, Conscious Art Gallery, Light Temple, Holistic Healing Section, Hooper Heaven, Rock’n Green Kids Zone and Eco Village vendors.
Narada Michael Walden featuring Vernon Ice Black will close the show, and attempt to lead 3,000 guitar players to pay tribute to Jimi Hendrix by simultaneously playing “Purple Haze” to try and break the Guinness World Record for largest guitar ensemble.
The festival is being produced by Boots Hughston, a well-known saxaphone player and music producer who two years ago put on the 40th anniversary Summer of Love concert in Golden Gate Park. Website artistfirst.com did an interview with Boots about the upcoming festival; listen to it by clicking the play button below:
[audio:https://richmondsfblog.com/dloads/Boots_Hughston_interview.mp3]Even if you can’t make it to Golden Gate Park, you can watch from the comfort of your own home via the live webcast.
Sarah B.
A photo from the traffic jam leading to the original Woodstock in 1969.
Don’t let this happen to you – walk, bike or take public transportation to Sunday’s event!
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