Woodstock 2009
73Next year (2009), will mark the 40th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival (1969). In the past thirty nine years there have been two more attempts at reviving this groundbreaking and musically important festival, one being in 1994 and the last being in 1999. Although these past two festivals may have been a success in a monetary value, they were a far cry from the original and had zero importance in relative terms of rock n roll. I have researched all three Woodstock Festivals and have come to the conclusion that there needs to be at least one more. I believe I know why the past two have not worked out and can fix the problem with Woodstock. If my idea of Woodstock could be executed as I see it, that would leave the door open for another Woodstock every 5 to ten years.
Before I can get too far into the 2009 Woodstock, you need to look back at the previous three incarnations and see where it was a success and where it was a failure. At the original Woodstock, you had some very big names headlining the event, without even really actually "headlining". Back in 1969, the festival was more about the music and peace than it was about making money. Jimi Hendrix hit the stage on Monday afternoon due to weather situations; can you imagine someone like Kanye West doing something like that? No, he would have thrown a fit and not gone on stage until at least Monday Evening, if at all. For the original Woodstock, it seemed like the bands and acts put their ego on hold for the duration of the festival to achieve a greater goal which artist now-a-days have rarely portrayed.
At the original Woodstock, the major acts that were booked to bring in the fans were The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Sly & The Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young & The Band. The organizers were able to compliment the headliners with other very successful bands that were just a notch or two below the main acts with bands such as, Joe Cocker, Sweetwater, Santana, Mountain, Grateful Dead, Johnny Winter, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Richie Havens. The organizers knew what would bring in the crowd and portray the idea of peace and rock at the same time.
The original Woodstock was such an experience and had such an enormous effect on the culture of rock n roll with the line-up that actually performed; imagine what it would have been in some of the other bands that had declined to participate had accepted. The Beatles had declined to perform because John Lennon said he couldn't get everyone together for the show, Led Zeppelin declined because they had accepted a higher paying show elsewhere, and the Byrds declined because of a melee at a pervious festival and were soured on the idea of performing at another large festival. Oh, Bob Dylan also was invited but he didn't like the hippies that hung out around his house so he declined to perform, good thing, because I hear there were quite a few hippies at Woodstock!
With Woodstock being such a success and the impact is had on culture in the seventies, I am quite surprised there wasn't another Woodstock before 1994. On the twenty fifth anniversary of Woodstock, another festival, baring the same name, was born. I was seventeen and desperately wanted to go to Woodstock in 94, but I lived in a small country town in Illinois and had no money or way to get there. I was however able to see video of the concert and hear many of the performance from that festival.
The 1994 Woodstock, like I said early was considered a success, in the eyes of the financers and promoters, but did it even make a dent in pop culture or the music industry in the nineties? I don't think so.
As I look over the acts that performed at the 1994 Woodstock, I see some huge errors in who was booked for the festival as performing acts. Woodstock has to have somewhat of a common theme in terms of music. The festival's headliners were Aerosmith, Metallica, Peter Gabriel, Cypruss Hill, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Crosby, Stills & Nash & the Almond Brother's Band. How do you have a concert/festival with such vastly different fan base and expect the show to mean anything? Metallica fans don't want to hear Cypruss Hill & Peter Gabriel's music. Peter Gabriel's fans probably don't want to hear any of the other headliners, and that just creates people who come and go to see their favorite musician / band and leave. The original Woodstock was a three day (4 day including rain) event that everyone stayed at and experienced. The 1994 Woodstock had people who stayed the entire weekend to party, but it seems as if the music was secondary to the partying.
The next problem with the 1994 Woodstock was artists such as Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), verbally bash the festival on stage, informing the audience that he was only performing there to make money for his own tour. The early nineties was the height of Grunge; it was taking over America like the eighties did for hair metal, yet there were zero grunge bands performing at Woodstock 1994. In 1994, the show would have been amazing if they would have booked bands that actually connected with the culture of American rock in the nineties, such as Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Screaming Trees, Bush & Soundgarden; Woodstock would have actually mattered again. You could have even done a tribute / memorial dedication to Kurt Cobain who had died earlier on that year. This would have created a spectacle and may have influenced the bands to put on performances that could be remembered and revered.
I think the organizers were trying to appeal to a very wide audience by booking acts that don't really go together. They were trying to keep the essence of Woodstock by booking acts from the original (The Band, Joe Cocker, John Entwistle of the Who) and keep a "classic rock" vibe, yet appeal to a younger / broader audience all at the same time. When you start to cater to too many demographics and fans of numerous genres of music, you begin to lose focus on the actual task at hand. The mission statement should have been; Re-create Woodstock as an influential and important musical event in which people will gather to experience one of the greatest musical concerts every produced.
Now, before I go any father, I do want to express, that I think there were some great bands that performed, some great performances and a lot of positives that came from this festival. Anytime you get bands such as Aerosmith, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers etc, all together for a festival, you have some unbelievable music to experience. I just think it could have been handled differently and could have been so much more than it was. At this certain time in the nineties, Classic Rock was exactly what it is titled..."Classic"; and people wanted "new." Grunge was "new" and happening, and to completely ignore that uprising, was a very costly and ignorant thing to do.
Moving on to Woodstock 1999 and the fiasco that ensued is and was very sad to me. Woodstock was once all about peace, love and music; in 1999 Woodstock was marred by violence, vandalism, aggression and disaster. Woodstock 1999 was a complete debacle and the polar opposite of the original Woodstock. Woodstock 1999 should have never happened. Just looking at the way the festival was run and organized, the powers that be should have recognized the opportunity for disaster to arise, but instead they chose to ignore the warnings while pursuing the all mighty dollar.
The headliners for Woodstock 1999 were; Korn, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Dave Mathews Band, The Offspring, Kid Rock, Metallica, Ice Cube, DMX, Eryka Badu, Brian Setzer Orchestra & Elvis Costello. The majority of the headliners are metal which caters to a younger, aggressive crowd, Dave Mathews Band, Elvis Costello cater to an older and/or more laid-back audience and Ice Cube and DMX catering to the hip-hop crowd. These crowds cannot coexist; I wish they could, but history is on my side in this argument. The majority of the audience and crowd were there to see the heavy metal acts such as Limp Bizkit, Korn & Rage Against the Machine. The fans of other metal and/or heavy bands like Metallica, Kid Rock, & Red Hot Chili Peppers all related to and joined the chaos and antics of the majority.
I do not nor will I ever understand the reasoning behind booking some of the band that they did. First of all, Woodstock shouldn't have been just about making money and I know that is why they booked the band that they did. You know there is going to be issues at your festival when one of the band's hit songs is entitled "Break Stuff!" Topping off the horrendous selection of bands performing, you have assholes like Fred Durst who found excitement in the chaos and encouraged the fans to get even more aggressive and hostile. Fires were set, violence erupted, people were raped and destruction ensued.
Not only was the band selection awful, the way the festival was run was also a complete disaster. Like I said earlier, Woodstock was never about living up to its predecessor, but strictly a money-making event. The prices for water and food were out of control. Never should a regular size bottle of water be $4 or more, especially in one hundred degree heat. Why they expected people to accept the prices and not get agitated and upset is beyond me. So...you have aggressive bands that should have never been there to begin with, outrageously prices food and drink, a mingling of polar opposite crowds and hot weather; it doesn't take a genius to know what will eventually happen...riots.
Let me ask my reading audience this; what are the chances of Insane Clown Posse opening for Brian Setzer Orchestra? How about Creed and the Chemical Brothers touring the country together; Or maybe Jamiroquai, Godsmack & DMX all going on tour? Doesn't make sense does it? If that doesn't make sense, why in the world would you expect it to work at a huge festival? All the above mentioned bands performed at the same show! I cannot stress enough the complete disregard for common sense and logic in which the organizers exhibited when setting up Woodstock 1999.
Woodstock 2009, I my opinion should be done and done correctly because I think we as a society need another Woodstock. This Woodstock needs to be in the vein of the original and needs to stand for the same ideal and principals. There is a war we are in the midst of, there is resurgence in actual rock n roll and lastly, we as a people need another Woodstock to get us through these hard times. I have the bands in mind that I think would be a great fit for the show and would work with each-other, set their egos aside and put on a show that will rival the original Woodstock. Well some people would have to work on their ego issues, but it could possibly work.
The 2009 version of Woodstock needs to focus more on the music and atmosphere of the event rather than the financial aspects. Now, I know there will never be a show / concert / festival produced, planned or financed without the guarantee of it being a money-maker. I realize all the work and money that would go into getting the festival off the ground and produced, but if it is done right, the powers that be will in fact make their money. If proper planning and forecasting of the events positives, negatives and somewhat unknowns are taken into account, there would be little to no incidents and issues as there was at Woodstock 1999. I am sure there would be some trouble here & there, b ut nothing near the scope of Woodstock 1999.
The prices for food and drink need to be on par with the economy. You cannot expect people shell out all their hard earned money for a days worth of food and water. The bands have to have at least a common thread between each-other and the festival has to run like clockwork; no long delays and/or complications. Alternative plans need to be established and followed if increment weather occurs.
I was thinking not only could Woodstock 2009 be about Peace, Love and Music again, it could also incorporate the "green movement" in which we are hearing so much about. For instance, special water purification devises could be installed on the festival grounds rather than just offering bottled water, all the food would be served in or on recycled materials, and all the sponsors for the event will have a high green rating. The Festival itself could get the LEED certification as being "green." I would want there to be give-a-ways with hybrid cars and even have Al Gore speak for 10 min in-between a couple bands about the global warming issues and how we can work together to join the fight. Woodstock would get back to its roots as a social event and also help open people's eyes to what they can do to help recycle and help save planet earth.
I would want two main stages rather than a main stage for the headliners and a smaller one for the lesser-known, less popular and less experienced bands. The stages should be far enough apart that you could have two headliners performing at the same time without interfering with the sound of one another. Admission would be weekend passes and daily passes in which you would be able to see all bands perform and not have to pay an additional fee to see certain headliners. The lineup would be of all bands with a successful track record of touring/album sales.
No headliner would be allowed to have their "Individual" stage design. The festival is about the music, not the stage show so each band would be able to incorporate certain changes, but nothing that would delay set-up and tear-down. I have never deal with a huge national act so I have no experience in knowing if this would be a huge problem, but I would like to think any band would be willing to cooperate with these guidelines in order to play such an event, if at all comparable with the original Woodstock.
Before I submit my line-up and schedule for Woodstock 2009, I wanted to address some of the band that I would not select to perform. The first band I wouldn't have perform at Woodstock 2009 is The Who. I am a huge Who fan and would argue that they were the greatest band of all time. I am heavily influenced by The Who and in a normal circumstance would be all for them contributing to the show. However, I recently saw them perform on VH1 and it was very upsetting. Roger and Pete cannot sing their own songs anymore. They struggle to get through their list and it is a mere shell of the sound and show they used to perform; plus with John and Keith gone, it's just not the same.
Second band emitted from my list is Queen + Paul Rogers. I also love Queen and their music but I cannot get into Paul Rogers as their front-man. I can't listen to Paul Rogers sing my favorite Queen songs; it's unnatural and just plain not-right. I would be happy with a proper replacement for Freddie Mercury such as Justin Hawkins formerly of The Darkness, but until that happens, I would not send an invite to Queen. Now, that being said, if Brian May called me up and requested to play at Woodstock 2009, I would gladly accept; Who would say no to Queen?
Lastly, I wouldn't book the Rolling Stones to play at the new Woodstock. For reasons similar to The Who, but I just don't like to see these old guys up on stage. I definitely want a classic rock atmosphere with a blend of new / fresh material from popular bands now, but carting up a bunch of geriatric rockers like the Stones wouldn't do it for me. Again, if they called and requested to play, they certainly have a spot in Woodstock 2009.
Oh and Led Zeppelin would have an invitation to perform, but I know they wouldn't do it. The show they did this past year was so huge they would never be willing to be "one of the bands" at Woodstock 2009. Robert Plant doesn't seem to even want to do any more shows with Led Zeppelin anyway.
As for the people who are fans of music that in my mind doesn't fit in with the goal of Woodstock, there are other concerts and festivals out there for you. If you are a metalhead and/or a fan of a more aggressive sounding music; you have Ozzfest and the Milwaukee Metal Fest. If you are a fan of indie bands and the "emo" movement, you have a few options of festivals such as Lollapalooza, Warped Tour, and Coachella. If you are a fan of Glam/Hair metal, you can get your fill at Rocklahoma Festival. If you are a fan of Hip-Hop, I have to ask why you are reading this article and kindly ask you to piss off. No, I kid, I have no idea what festival to recommend to the Hip-Hop fan, but I am sure there are a few out there. Lastly country fans have numerous festivals throughout the summer in regions all over the U.S such as Country Thunder which are all run as weekend festivals.
In recapping of what I think Woodstock 2009 should be, I think promoters and organizers need to refocus on the music and the message rather than the bottom line of producing a festival. The Price needs to be in balance with our economy and a dedicated effort needs to be made to present peace, love, music and the "green movement". The bands and acts performing need to set their ego aside and work together and with promoters to create a festival that will measure up with the original Woodstock and leave a lasting impression on the music world and concert going audience. I believe this can be done and it needs to be done. If any of my readers (doubtful) has any connections and would like to refer someone to me to actually help put this on, I am available and cheap...but not too cheap.
Here is the Line-Up and acts that I would select to perform at Woodstock 2009:
Friday:
- 1. Aerosmith
- 2. Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 3. Kid Rock
- 4. Lenny Kravitz
- 5. Matchbox 20
- 6. Finger Eleven
- 7. Deathcab for Cutie
- 8. Sheryl Crow
- 9. Jet
- 10. John Meyer
- 11. Ted Nuget
- 12. The Donnas
Saturday:
- 1. Guns N Roses
- 2. Stone Temple Pilots
- 3. Green Day
- 4. Jane's Addiction
- 5. My Chemical Romance
- 6. Dave Mathews Band
- 7. Nickelback
- 8. The White Stripes
- 9. The Black Crowes
- 10. Tom Petty
- 11. Buckcherry
- 12. Slunt
Sunday:
- 1. Van Halen
- 2. Motley Crue
- 3. U2
- 4. Coldplay
- 5. Bon Jovi
- 6. Foo Fighters
- 7. The Killers
- 8. Tenacious D
- 9. Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 10. Maroon 5
Who wouldn't want to see this happen? Comments are welcome and will be posted without prejudice. I look forward to hearing people's thoughts and opinions.
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I remember the 1999 Woodstock. That was tragic. Very good ideas for a new one. Your absolutely right about bringing back the emphasis on music, peace, and global issues. I would go! Nice band line-ups too.
sweetness, I would so go. Although I would have to add Linkin Park, but other than that it is perfect. Maybe even get a reenactment like Loan suggested.
ok so i totally agree with the reason for why there should be a woodstock 09. i think the green movement is an excellent focal point around the festival, which makes it diffrent than the two previous attempts. i disagree however with a few bands in your lineup.
kid rock? come on did we learn anything from 99. how is any of his music peaceful?( i dont listen to his music, but from the past i can tell its not).
i thought a cool performer could be like jack johnson, or maybe matt costa( a lesser known acoustic songwriter)
dave matthews is a great idea, they would rock, and bring PEACE to the weekend
but overall i like it.. it would be awesome if we could get AC/DC out of australia for this=/
great ideas, count me in!!!
what about Ravi Shankar? he'd up the peacefulness to a whole 'nother level :D
The Guitar Masters World tour is landing in Strausstown, PA for Earth Jam 2008. It should be a very Woodstock influenced Event. Also, there is a Woodstock 40th Anniversary Festival being planned for the Pat Garrett Amphitheater, to take place on the weekend closest to the anniversary dates in 2009. I agree that the music should be a major focus on the part of the organizers and I'll do what i can to encourage those who are producing it to make it a meaningfull expression of "Woodstock Values" like peace love and music. I also agree that sustainable living and healthy, positive lyfestyles should be promoted and celebrated.
Personally, I would like to include in the lineup, Joe Cocker, Credence Clearwater Revisited, Pink Floyd, Willie Nelson, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, and Pete Seeger for the environmental connection. I think it's meaningfull to bring back some of the artists who played on the 1969 stage.
Guitar Masters Earth Jam Festival is happening Labor Day Weekend, Sat. Aug 30 - Monday Sept. 1. It's a warm up for Woodstock 40.
Hey man, your list doesnt include a single band that played at the original, they should jus stick to the roots man, the only way the bands on your list are playing is if they shovel out money
I think your an idiot. Many of the bands you mention from Woodstock69 were not all that well known. CSNY had only played one show prior to Woodstock. Joe Cocker, Santana, and many others did not have huge followings, in fact, most of the bands became famous because of the movie release the following year. As more viewers saw the movie over the next 10-15 years, those acts received more and more attention.
I think you are right that the focus needs to be on the music, but you need to get the names of the bands correct, Lyyrd Skynyrd is Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pete Entwistle of the Who is actually John Entwistle of the Who (now deceased).
Personally, I think trying to repeat history is a waste of time. There will always be one and only one Woodstock(69).
Well, I got my first horses ass comment on here. Apparently I am an idiot. I don't know if it is true that CSNY only performed once before Woodstock but it seems to me that the "Hollies", the "Byrds", and "Buffalo Springfield" were all pretty popular before Woodstock. So regardless if they performed together, people know who they were and did come out to see them perform together. I made a few typos which I am glad you pointed out and my plan was not to repeat history, it was to make history. I said we need a festival that meant something to everyone like the original did. If I wanted to try to repeat the original, there are plent of bands that actually played in the original that I could have placed in my line-up.
let's not forget radiohead. portishead. massive attack. beck. autolux. air. coldplay. keane. gorillaz. basically anyone in the UK ciruit. great music comes from those parts as well.
How 'bout a spot-on Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young tribute band to go with the Hendrix one? :)
6. Foo Fighters 7. The Killers 8. Tenacious D 9. Red Hot Chili Peppers
they are all well too far down the lineup, they just wouldnt except.
good idea though
PLEASE DO THIS! THIS MUST BE DONE. It will be a GREAT election follow up and THERE WILL BE ANOTHER PEACE MOVEMENT. THERE WILL BE A REVOLUTION. WE MUST ALL COME TOGETHER AT WOODSTOCK 2009!!!!
i read through your entire spiel very patiently and when i got to your band list i had to laugh out loud! what a joke! i'm sorry but they don't back up at all what you are preaching all through your article. so sheryl crow does acoustic songs- that doesn't make her joan baez! so lenny kravitz is a black rocker- that doesn't make him hendrix. bon jovi for crying out loud?!? i'm sorry but anybody with any sense or musical taste doesn't care for bon jovi and minus a few exceptions, your entire list sucks. it should have been the band list for '94 or '99. oh, actually most of it was!
I am VERY serious about a FREE LOVE/FREE HUG/FREE FOOD "woodstock" based concert. Thinkin 2nd weekend of August 2009. I am 25 years old and very dedicated to showing the world how we CAN and NEED to unite as ONE....even if its through music. Now I'm thinkin alot of PRO-BONO ideas...if your very interested WRITE ME at my email epochxing@hotmail.com or my myspace page which is www.myspace.com/epochxing , I look forward to hearing from you OR ny others willing to join in this cause. PeAcE and thank you for your compassion and your time.
Christine Aldi (Chris Cross)
YEA. . . I AGREE we should have a WOODSTOCK 2009. why the hell not? i think your line up is wacked though with the exception of a few bands. Its all a matter of opinion!!!!my opinion says YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!Why dont you stick to writing fairytells and what not......if i got free ticks to your line up i would go rock out with my cock out like i always do but other than that i would just watch it on youtube HA
Very cool ideal.Bands i would like to see play at woodstock 2009 .Pearl jam.kings of leon.Dave matthews band.Aerosmith..Queens of the Stone Age.muse. OASIS.Coldplay.ben harper.Flaming lips.Jack Johnson.Carlos santana.Crosby stills,nash.Canned heat.the who.joni mitchell.Tom petty.CCR.The Eagles.Eric Clapton.David Bowie.Bon jovi.Flight of the concords.The Veronicas.Miley Cyrus.Pink.The Verve.This is just a few i think should be there in 2009.May it happen.SEE u all there.
The list looks good especially DMB, but why isn't Tupac on the list?
Yay, very good. That's a wondeful idea, man. You do it and I'll be there for sure. Even that I live in fricking Finland. It'll be worth of. Please organise it!
Why has nobody mentioned Dylan yet?
I was born Aug. 10, 1969 and what a great way to celebrate turning 40 right along with Woodstock. I think it is freak'n awsome. I'm going to keep track and make sure I'm there. I don't care if I walk on my knees I will be there!
i see you included guns n roses - nice choice . i would be adding sigur ros and ash ra temple to the sunday arfternoon line up :) peace
I think you should put more bands. i like all of your choices, but more than half of those are classic rock, in the originial woodstock, all of those bands were in their prime, and everyone knew who they were. I think you should add bands such as; Fall out boy, MGMT, Sublime, Three Days Grace, 311, Angels and airwaves, Jimmy Eat World, staind ,and maybe even some metal/emo/screamo bands such as, chiodos, godsmack, disturbed, Killswitch, etc.
I think even adding some hip hop acts would be smart.
You say that woodstock is all about bringing people and peace togeather, but then you say that metal, screamo, country, and rap fans can piss off and go somewhere else? Thats not right. If you want to change the pop scene and the 2000's, you need to bring EVERYONE togeather.
There wont be such event like Woodstock 69, I am sorry but any attempt to do it, will end up as fiasco. Woodstock 69 was just one.
BUTTHOLE SURFERS ahould headline!
Now THERES a band that would blow everyone away at a festival like this...
See you at the farm in '09
Great article! Woodstock 2009 should definitely happen but there ain't even any rumors about it.
I don't know how much it helps but you you can sign a petition to support it: http://www.petitiononline.com/eckorae
i would like to see limp there again
let's do it. i missed the original when i was 17. My parents will let me go now...
Woodstock 1969 was what it was... not because of the lineup, but because of the era it was held in. The writer of the aricle misses the entire point behind the success of Woodstock 69. He mentions the disparity of the type of bands at WS/94 and WS/99 and points to that as a reason for their failure to put themselves on the map of musical events. Woodstock 69 had a wide variety of acts that had NOTHING in common musically. But it did not matter because Woodstock 69 was about the people and the times. The music was the backgound of the event... not the foreground. Granted there were outstanding performances but they did not make Woodstock 69 the counter culture event of the century. Even if it was possible to have the exact same lineup, in the exact same place, you would still be missing the main ingredient... the era. The other two Woodstocks were just an attempt to capitalize on the original.
friday :
Metallica
saturday:
Metallica
Sunday:
Metallica :-)
fuck metallica... sublime, 311, chili peppers, tenacious D, pearl jam, temple pilots, jane's addiction
RETROFEST 18NOVEMBER 22 2008 WOODSTOCK 1969 TRIBUTE BENEFIT CONCERTBENEFITING SUNRISE DAY CAMPA FREE CAMP FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCERatTHE SUNSET GRILL, SEAFORD, N.Y.*FOR IMEDIATE RELEASE: RETRO69 TO HOST RETROFEST 18, A WOODSTOCK 1969 TRIBUTE CONCERT TO BENEFIT “SUNRISE DAY CAMP” ON NOV 22 2008 AT THE SUNSET GRILL IN SEAFORD, NY. On November 22, 2008 Allan Spielman and Retro69 will host a Woodstock 1969 tribute concert to benefit Sunrise Day Camp, a free day camp for children with cancer and their siblings. Sunrise Day Camp is a program of the Friedberg JCC in Oceanside . Sunrise Day Camp, for children ages 3-16, is the only dedicated day camp in the nation for children with cancer, and their siblings. It is a camp designed to meet the emotional, social, recreational and physical needs of these children while allowing them to enjoy the comforts and safety of their own homes at night. Sunrise Day Camp is operated by the Friedberg JCC and is situated on the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds, a 300-acre wooded site that borders Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island in New York. Best of all, Sunrise Day Camp is offered on a non-sectarian basis free of charge to all children being treated for cancer and their siblings. The concert will closely follow the instrumentation, and actual set list order of the bands that performed at the August 1969 Woodstock event. Some of the artists to be covered at the event include John Sebastian, Tim Harden, Santana, Mountain, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, Grateful Dead, CCR, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, Ten Years After, CSNY, The Band, Johnny Winter, Paul Butterfield, and Jimi Hendrix. The music will run non-stop from 8:30pm to 2:30am and include artists such as Eddie Kaercher who played with "The Band" as a guest at Woodstock 94 as well as local sensation Susan Wendelken of Dormitory Effect, who has performed live on satellite radio on comedian Jim Breuer's show "Breuer Unleashed". The show is scheduled to run as follows:
8:45PM
Powderfinger
Crosby Stills Nash and Young Tribute
9:45
Big Daddy & The Bulldogs
Canned Heat, Credence Clearwater Revival Tribute
10:30
Retro69 House Band
Tribute to Santana, Mountain, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, Ten Years After The Band, Johnny Winter, Paul Butterfield, and Jimi Hendrix.
12:15
Eminence Front
Tribute to The Who
1:00
Star ’69
Tribute to The Grateful Dead
The Benefit will take place at the Sunset Grill located at 4068 Sunrise Highway. Seaford, NY. 516-785-4952.
For sponsorship and volunteering opportunities please contact Allan Spielman at 917-583-2505 or email at allan@retro69. net . Please visit http://www.retro69. net for details. For additional enrollment information, or questions about the camp program, contact Michele Vernon, MSW, Director, at mvernon@friedbergjc c.org.
The Retrofest Mission
To help revitalize the great genre of music from the great Pop festivals of the late 60's - early 70'sTo use music as a vehicle for doing good
To create opportunities for musicians young and old to relive the genre and get back on the stage.
Ddue, I love you're line up...The bands you selected are making me drool...
For people who want to make this happen, this is a good start:www.petitiononline.com/wood2009/This just has got to take place... But not like the two carpy ones we had before!Bring back woodstock '69!
I should check before posting...Dude, I love your line up...The bands you selected are making me drool...
For people who want to make this happen, this is a good start:
www.petitiononline.com/wood2009/
This just has got to take place... But not like the two carpy ones we had before!
Bring back woodstock '69!
i think hes right about the organizers..but the bands? c'mon..heres the line up
aerosmith
metallica
korn
foo fighters
bob dylan
rhcp
black sabbath
pearl jam
dmb
kanye west
the killers
muse
the offspring
john mayer
the fugees
beck
kid rock
modest mouse
wolfmother
alice in chains
rob zombie
slipknot
and closing...system of a down
I agree, the festival should be about the music, not partying... the idea of having it be eco-friendly is brilliant, but the line up would cause just as much fiasco as 1999. Also, one must remember it was not 'til the last day did riots break out and for those who complained about the heat, we must ask ourselves what did they do at the original (or would have done) if the temperature elevated to such heat? It was a mess due to over pricing and a spoiled generation.
But, I must say I can not find a common thread in your line up and believe it discredits your article for it appears to just be band you'd desire to see perform at the same festival.
You don't see a common thread in my lineup!?! They are classic rock to current rock. There is nothing that is considered Heavy Metal, No Thrash, Rap, Hip-Hop, Black Metal or electronica music. That is the common thread. If you go to a cover band show and they say they play classic to current rock...you hear songs from the bands listed above.
John G with DeMarco Productions
www.demarcoprod@sbcglobal.com
I would have and like a lot of the bands you listed. Being that it's the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock, go back to the roots. If you just book a lot of new & existing bands, then it's just another huge concert with the Woodstock label.
I work with some top tribute bands and book and help produce other concerts including the annual 4-day Rock N Resort Music Festival www.rocknresort,com
We have over 45 to 50 artists perform at this show & I handle the schedule, a lot of the bookings & production of this event.
If it's the 40th Anniversary, the coolest thing to do is to take one of the days and recreate Woodstock 1969. There are still quite a few bands touring like CCR, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jefferson Airplane I believe is touring again, if not Starship. We had CCR & Greg Rolie, original singer for Santana perform at our festival this year, and both bands were great. Greg Rolie performed Santana hits! I also have some concert quality tribute bands including;
Ball and Chain - The Janis Joplin Experience, a Jimi Hendrix tribute, a Joe Cocker tribute and other top tribute bands including OHIO a tribute to C,S,N & Y
I would be willing to help you if your interested, or just consult with you about the show. Send me an e-mail if I can be of service.
John G
I thonk its great and i hope it works out, 'cos i would come! but i think most of the bands wouldn't accept because of commercionalisation. That's what happening here in belgium and europe for the last 10 years, every festival is going down because of that. But i hope it will work and i would love to come
What about Queens of The Stone Age?
I really like the lineup. How about adding Buckethead? He's more underground but he can basically play anything. Plus, he's started that new band with Bootsy Collins called Science Faxtion. They would really make the experience classically funkadelic.
band line up is so gay! its too damn boring, you can put some metal bands but!, the organizers of the event they should have to control the bands not to prevoke people to to do some crazy shit and they can do anything they want, woodstock its about peace love and good music.
your set list needs some work in my opinion... get rid of death cab for cutie... add a group like "the roots". it should be a bunch of different bands spread out, from every genre of music, so people are forced to stay and hear different music than they normally do. that would allow for real unity. people can unite over music, and with so little variety, unity cannot and would not happen. just a thought... it should have rock from the 70s, metal from the 80s, groups from the 90s (rap groups and alt rock or whatever), and recent bands from this decade.
I think the line up is horriable, I mean My chemical romance nothing about them is peacefull. I believe that if woodstock 09 was to happen that orgainal bands and bands that have more of a worldly message should be picked not men in tight pants singing about how horriable life is. Come on lets get a grip.
What's everyone talking about?, I don't feel like reading all this crap.
The thought of wood stock is awesome. I really would like to attend. ACDC is highly recamended. I see it has been by others. Make this happen!
Clearly "lonley soul" is delusional!
good,but i think linkin park and Serj Tankian shold be there :D
There is a great opening band in New jersey called Chops that should open up on one of these nights. Their singer Ambrosia is absolutely what we need at a time like this. She is AMAZING
Add Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joe Cocker, Alvin Lee or Santana (one classic per night), and I think your line up will be complete. I know this is 40 years down the road, but also I think it's only fair to include at least one actual Woodstock legend each day. They are still out there doing it, and deserve to be included.
yea so I think the 69 show was very good for its time, 94 was also good. I think 99 was the shit. limb bizkit did an awsome job there, and created an energy the likes of which any band would love to produce in that genre. and since we are wishin here. fuckin slayer, slipknot, soulfly, ministry, ha ha ha f'n metal u panty-waste pukes!!!!!
The spirit of Woodstock lives at www.radiowoodstock.com. Listen to Radio Woodstock for classic rock from the original Woodstock era, current acts that fit the Woodstock image, live tracks from concerts and festivals around the world, in-studio interviews and performances recorded here at Uropia Studios in Woodstock and music you just won't hear anywhere else. Spread the word. Peace, love, music.
dude your line up selections are abhorent. in order to run a successfull woodstock 2009 there needs to be a grass roots effort of performers who embody what woodstock is and was. Van halen? aerosmith? GnR? Montley Crew? you have to be kidding me. Your ideas might be ok but you have to realize the vibe of the music will attract the right minded people and ur line up will attract, at best, fair weather music fans who know nothing about what this means.
i completely agree with jet45 - as much as i would love to see those guys play , it would not represent what woodstock is about . there are plenty of festivals around the globe that hold these kind of rock festivals - rock in rio is an exceptional example , but for a back to roots woodstock festival needs the peace and chilled/funky guys out more along the lines of sigur ros etc . people who would request linkin park etc are only kidding themselves and are obviously in the wrong state of mind . if i were mick lang , i would get as many of the originals back as possible along with like minded unknown bands to once again , spread the love that once blanketed the hills of max yasgurs farm all those years ago . any of todays rock bands would be irrelevant to this , ask yourself this , we all want to have an experience the feeling of what the original was like , but if people continually want to see bands that ruined the last two , it would not only be pointless , but another epic failure . . .
as much as i like them, i dont think tenacious d should be there
well hippiedude...you are wrong!
Adam B your lineup is disgraceful.. do you go to festivals, being from Chicago Strip Mines, Summercamp, or last years Rothbury. Bands need to be the roots of what Woodstock or a weekend at a festival means. Bands need to be old school with Allmans, Santana, Levon Helm, Neil Young, etc. and festival goers need there "doses" too, STS9, Lotus, Umphrey's Mcgee, Disco Biscuits and the spirit of Michael Franti & Spearhead, give me some Yonder, Dark Star, The Dead, The Wailers, Fishbone, Bela Fleck and some MOE.!! just to name a few.
ben jammin is clearly baked out of his mind...mon.
bad religion, foo fighters, chili peppers, tenacious d, chemical brothers for the rave again, areosmith, elvis costello, the police, pepper, the slackers, reel big fish would be my tops
Woodstock 2009 is already taking place. It will be a free concert - one in Berlin Tempelhof Airport (Aug. 22-23, 2009) and in New York (Aug. 15-16, 2009).
Bands will be like the original Woodstock '69: The Who, Santana, Neil Young....etc.
See promotional poerpoint file:
Thank You Cute Artist.
You have no idea... i have been looking and looking and waiting and then
just left this site open.... fell asleep, woke up, scrolled down and there it is. [your post] Now how did you search or find this.
Rainbow George is an unnofficial woodstock reunion concert unorganizer from Woodstock,NY - for many years in Bethel NY. I have been involved in every concert both official and unofficial since 1989 (1969) .....
"By the time we got to Woodstock, we were half a million strong" ....
Woodstock 2009 a free concert in its original format, time has come. I would like to thank everyone at Woodstock Nation in Woodstock for influencing Michael Lang to see the light, and do the right thing, going green, as opposed to a GarbageStock .
Woodstock Baby , Im Coming Home. See ya somewhere in August 15,16,17 th 2009
Please continue posting comments, now that we have BETTER understanding of whats taking place. If any get insight or info as to where in NY the site might land, post it here.
Thanx Adam for starting this blog. Peace and Power to your Music,
Peace, Love, and Music, Joy and a fellow musician
Rainbow George
I have to agree with what many have said about your lineup--- the article was pretty good man but you are not thinking the list through--- so i keep seeing comment that are saying- it is actually happening-- is that true because i know who part of the lineup needs to be and I need to find out how to contact someone in charge before it is too late because this might be the difference between another bullshit attempt like the other two shitty ones after '69 and the beginning of a new era that has long since been waiting in the underground to come together and unite-- those who think it can't happen again are preobably just underthe impression that it won't ever again because they know the wrong people keep taking hold of such a delicate matter and the wrong people are being picked for the shows but the truth is that the movement is coming whether people know it, believe it, see it, like it or not--- it is right around the corner and about to take over the world--- so correct planning with the right heart is crucial
The best line up would be (no particular order) Red hot chili peppers, Incubus, Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters, Better than Ezra, Linkin Park, Serj Tankian, Radiohead, and Jack Johnson. Along with some other bands to play in between. We do not need any of the origionals. I love almost all of the 1969 bands, but they just do not have the vocals and members of the origional. People are going to be there for the good music. No one needs to be complaining and saying..... "wow what happened to them", "they suck", or "did i really pay to see this".
no velvet revolver... they should have a solid lead singer by then
You can do whatever you want, but there will be (sadly)no another Woodstock. If you want do something similar you must get the trully legendary band what s the hell people like Sheryl Crow or Coldplay have with great rock n roll?!!! Even if Daltrey can t sing now like he did 40year ago, The Who still play great and have the spirit, I am really disappointed with your band selection. And Lenny wish-to-be-cover of Jimi-NO WAY. I saw Lenny and I saw The Stones few years ago and The Stones-you can t compare them,..They have the spirit,the right atitude, the new band don t have it. Only Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Tom Petty are good from there. people for trully Woodstock are: Skynyrd, John Fogerty(he still is amazing), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Lou Reed, Buddy Guy, Eric Bibb, Mick Taylor... !! You can t do revolution with no-revolutionary bands.. If you are going to do it with Green Day and Coldplay than better not doing it cause it s going to ended up like bullshit. You can t do peace&love with someone who is here for money,.. And best luck to you:S
Liked the article - didn't like the list of bands
My ideal, but not conclusive, band list:
MGMT, Justice, Radiohead, Caribou, My Morning Jacket, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Kings of Leon, Steel Train, Black Keys, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Santana, CSNY, The Allman Brothers, Joe Cocker, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Bela Fleck, Jurassic 5, The Roots, Modest Mouse, The Killers, Oasis, Explosions in the Sky, Muse, Thievery Corporation, Broken Social Scene, The Flaming Lips, Pearl Jam, The Verve ...
My Woodstock 2009 Line-Up:
Metallica,AC/DC,Coldplay,Red Hot Chili Peppers,The Police,Madonna,Prince,Bruce Springsteen,John Mellencamp,Nickelback,Guns N' Roses,Eminem,Green Day,The Cure,Foo Fighters,The Eagles,Smashing Pumpkins,Alice In Chains,Genesis,Bob Dylan,Alicia Keys,John Mayer,Norah Jones,Santana,Creedence Clearwater Revival,The Who & Joe Cocker
MGMT Muse Sigur Ros Pink floyd
What made Woodstock 1969 successful? I was there because it had NON-commercial, CULT artists, just emerging. Legend Hendrix wasn't even popular then except among musicians, pirate radio stations, and underground scene. People convened to celebrate the new and different, the arts, and freedom. Of course, there was the hippie movement itself, a mellow crowd compared to Altamount.
Music moved on into disco and grindcore, hedonism and hate. There's hardly anything left that's celebratory of peace and understanding. Cutting edge of this movement is in artists like Björk (lives in NYC) and Lightning Bolt (Providence). Look forward not backward (although Peter Gabriel ought to be included somehow); collect performances in their prime, something new to see. Make it multimedia. Show monumental kinetic sculpture like local Donald Gerola (see url), who can be cheaply rented, light shows... make it an actual EVENT, not a rock&roll museum.
Oh good to see you taken what was on the 1969 ticket, bands of peace and freedom, to your list of primarily a bunch of pathetic sellouts for '09, you need hippie bands for a festival like that, and no DMB does not count.
no, no.
if society needs another woodstock, it should be like the one back in '69.
Festival Days 1-2:
1:
Richie Havens
Jimi Hendrix Tribute
Black Sabbath (w/ ozzy)
The Doors Tribute
Phish
2:
The Allman Brothers Band
Hot Tuna
Phil Lesh and Friends
Country Joe McDonald
Blue Cheer
Steppenwolf
Iron Butterfly
Festival Days 3 and 4:
3:
Willie Nelson
The Who
Steel Pulse
Bob Marley Tribute
The Mamas & The Papas Tribute
Starship
Ravi Shankar
4:
Art Show (Grace Slick, etc.)
Jam Session
Led Zeppelin
I honestly think this would be a great idea. You seem to know what to do and how to do it. I like your points of view. Organize it! I will support by going, promise. :)
I wonder if this is really going to happen though. I really hope so! I am a big fan of rock n roll, but I also believe there should be a balance with new music, which you pointed out. Hahaha anyways, let everyone know if this is going to happen. I will gladly attend. :)
Some of the posters here need to read the comments before posting.
Woodstock 2009 IS going to happen. It IS being planned by Michael Lang in New York and Berlin.
It WILL have a lot of the bands from the original lineup as well as current top acts.
More info is here:
Like the idea, but your lne-up sucks.
hey, I love your ideas for the new woodstock. I think the lineup is great! I can honestly say that there are only 5 bands on your list that I do not listen to on a regular basis, but I would still appreciate watching them perform. Great idea!
I agree with your thinking, but not your band line-up. In 1999, besides the horrible commercial Woodstock, there also occured "A Day in the Garden" at the original Woodstock site, which was awesome. It included Arlo, Melanie, Richie Havens, Johnny Winter, Country Joe, Mountain, parts of the Band, and many others, all original Woodstock performers. It was truly a day of peace and love and the Woodstock spirit. A 40th anniversary should only include bands that were there at the first one. This would eliminate many crazy, violent, party-going types and appeal to us old survivors who still have the spirit within us.
THE DOORS!!!!!!!!!LED ZEPPELIN!!!!!!!PINK FLOY!!!!!!!!!!!LSD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(jajaja)OUT HERE IN THE PERIMETER THERE ARE NO STARS ...OUT HERE WE IS STONED ...IMMACULATE.
I like your ideas! ...but I want Counting Crows on there too!
woodstock 09 must happen but its all got to be about the music not the money are world needs this it must be postive acts acdc doors tribute ten years after canned heat radio head tenicous d white stipes chili peppers zeppelin if plant will get his shit together tributes to jimmy janis the who ccr and him must be there zztop doobie bros alice cooper peter framton simon and garfunkel just to name a few peace love and music 40 years after
yeah man thats a great idea i would totally go !!!
however i dissagre with some of the bands in your list.
as well i would love it if Led Zeppelin would be there !!!
I came to Woodstock to Die in 1969 - an angel saved my life....
I knew it would happen. It's 3:am in the morning and I can't sleep. I'm thinking about the trip I made back to Bethel NY in August 2008, to the site of the original Woodstock Festival. I had arrived here once before in 1969, now 39 years later I embraced the same woman then a girl who had saved my life. I had arrived upon the shores of White Lake way back then, on an old junker motorcycle, a suicide machine as battered and beat up as my own mind and body. The fact that either the bike or myself made the hundred-mile trip the first time was quite remarkable in itself.
I was a broken young man. One who set out to save the world only to become overcome by the waves of evil and despair which pervaded the reality I found myself in, in 1960's America. I was deaf to the phrase "I love you" from those that mattered most, I was dumb to the ways of the world as I emerged from an autistic mind set, and blinded to any possibility of overcoming the deep feelings of angst and alienation which weighed down heavily upon me. It was upon that very bike, stoned and unable to see clearly through darkened sun- glasses I hurled myself at incredible speeds towards wooden telephone poles at night on the winding road that ran through my mind and where I actually travelled in the real world. Knowing that a centimeter closer and it would be all over.
I was a seminarian who had faltered, ill equipped to battle the existential windmills of grief placed before me. I carried the hopes and aspirations of my monsignor, my parish, and the small Village of Irvington NY upon my shoulders: and I was losing the battle. Unable to fathom the chaos before me (civil unrest, assassinations, war) I drugged and drank myself into oblivion falling backwards into locked church doors-ways in the middle of the night.
And as I look at this picture I am brought to tears. There in front of me stands a woman, now a grandmother. Behind her looms the Bethel Woods Museum, on the very spot we spent three days in the mud together. She is checking in on the grandkids - our grandkids! The irony is quite profound.
Stuck in traffic on my bike off 17b in August of 1969 a young seventeen girl opened the door and exited the car in front of me. As she walked shoeless toward me, her waist-long hair blowing gently in the breeze little did I know my life would be changed forever? She asked if I would take her down the side of the road on my bike, to wait for the traffic to clear. I agreed and rode toward the festival site with a shoeless Maria. We waited for hours, the car never made it. After several attempts to locate the car, we embraced each other, and rode together into the concert. The rest is history.
Christopher Cole
author of
"The Closer's Song"
August 2008
eres un matao
no tienes ni idea neno;
If you're interested in a Canadian perspective, maybe check out the "SARSStock" event that happened in Toronto in 2003, which took place in hopes of reviving Toronto's wounded tourism industry. It was a HUGE show, and while I unfortunately couldn't attend it I never stopped hearing about it.
I agree with cooney accept you forgot clapton :P and yeah hopefully plant gets his shit together but if he doesnt then hopefully they find someone else! but saying that i dont know anyone who would cut it... chris cornell maybe! Oh and HIM should go for sure biggest band out of europe in the past 15 or more years!
Things need to go back to the way they were years ago like they were in 69. sure eveyone had less, and technology wasnt what it is today but... everyone knew peace and love... kinda cliche but I'm gonna say it "where is the love"
if you love peace and love, check out my original poetry at http://poetry.com/dotnet/P9061311/999/1/display.as and give me your honest vote.
Peace everyone!
a few good ideas[no one mentioned the dead?]but woodstock 69 was a product of the times,the hippie bands were hittin in those days.those were true hippies back then.alot of kids today want to are too wild you get mettalicca,limp,icp,acdc,chil peppers,alice in chains,rob zombie togather you better have your shit togather,not to mention throwing hip hop in.thats what happened in 99,[besides high prices,blacktop and greed]nobody mentions 94, that went along pretty good.if you want peace,love&music,you need c.s.n&y-cocker-g.dead-blues traveler-almond bros-phish-canned tuna-stepponwolf-string cheese-starship-hot tuna-leftover salmon-disco biscuits--mix that in with the who maybe the stones-black sabboth-beck-offspring-kravis-and a lot of cover bands-but you really have to pick a theme.if you want a mix of music its hard to come out with peace&love i like limp biscuit but lets face it i dont feel peace when their jammin. not to mention the $$$ factor of getting the stones-led zep-aerosmith-who-and oh my god the eagles would want 100 million!but hey we've still got bonnaroo,gatherin of thevibes,10,000lakes,rothbury,ozzfest,lollapolooza,smokin grooves tour,by the way i agree with what benn jammin wrote-woodstock was made by hippies for hippies if your going to re-do it re-do it right----peace & love to all & by the way i'm not promoting anything!!!!see ya in the camp ground!----sheets doses shrooms opium & kind bud!!
if your refering to me "promoting" something I'm not promoting shit I dont get anything out of ppl looking at my poetry. I was simply trying to share my tallent. if the world did that more insteadd of asking 1 million dollars for their tallents, it would be in alot better shape. I can understand if I was like hey go buy my book. but I didnt. and bands like the stones zeppelin est. would do it for less because they still remember what music is for and what it stands for. especially when this woodstock is to bring peace and love back. like common woodstock 99 had roughly 2 million people there. and you had to pay to go. this is ten yrs later and its going to be free admition. and i agree about bands like limp n shit. they are decent but they gotta get better and more along the lines of peace and love.
Dear Rainbow George,
I am in touch with Michael Lang who is producing Woodstock '69 in Berlin and New York. For the Berlin concert, there is a place, but still lookiong for sponsors. As for the New York location, it is still in negotiations.
As for the artist that will come, it will be like the original bands that played at Woodstock in '69. They still have about 9 months to plan it.
Cuteartist
Dear Rainbow George,
Also, read the press release for the Berlin and New York Woodstock '69 at:
http://www.therockradio.com/2009/01/woodstock-relo
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Dear Cute Artist......
Um..... like im in a woodstock state of mind, and i turn on my computer...
i say like what the heck, and check out this obsure webpage hub on woodstock 2009 sayin there must be something more meaningful to connect with....and there is your post and update..... you are simply blowing me away lol .
As i come to my senses i want to thank you for the update, and would like to discuss some ideas and other portal possibilities with you, as you seem in tune with the "scene" . please contact me @ geodowser[at]dowsingworks.com
As much as i would like to say and share , i best keep this short, so as to not get into trouble lol.
Woodstock Vision Lives On !
i COMPLETELY agree with everyone that has suggested to bring back everyone who is still alive and kickin' from the 69 festival. that sounds like a great idea... kind of like a reunion. only, i think if you're going to add in any more artists, you should add in lesser-known bands that portray "peace" and sort of bring back the classic rock/folk sounddevendra banhart, the black keys, jana hunter, vashti bunyan, caribou, sufjan stevens, cat power, wolfmother, fleet foxes, the shins, iron & wine, just to name a few. i also think you should request led zeppelin. you shouldnt "assume" that they wont show, because you never know :)
Good list except for Maroon 5 & Coldplay. Oh, and you forgot to invite REM.
WELL...AM A ROCK FAN BUT...FIRST AT ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO THIS MAN TO PUT THIS POINT OF VIEW AND SHARE HIS DREAMS ABOUT TO CREATE A NEW WOODSTOCK..OF COURSE I WOULD FLY TO U.S TO SEE THIS NEW CONCERT..
NOW THAT U.S. IS GONNA HAVE NEW GOVERMENT..DEMOCRATIC GOVERMENT..IT'S TIME TO PUT SOME NEW A DEMOCRATIC IDEAS INTO THE MIND OF YOUNG PEOPLE.. WE ARE ONE WORLD..WE ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS..SO THIS 09 WOODSTCK SHOULD BE MORE OPEN-MIND AND NON-COMERCIAL FOCUS.. IT SHOULD BE NAMED WOODSTOCK 09 "BACK TO BASICS" OR "BACK TO ROOTS" I AM A LATINO GUY AND HERE IN LATIN AMERICA WE HAVE GOOD SINGERS..DEDICATED TO THEIR OWN PEOPLE AND READY TO PUT THEIR MUSIC AND EFFORT TO CHANGE THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.
YOU HAVE A GOOD LINE UP BUT IT COULD BE MORE "BACK TO BASICS" IF YOU PUT:
A KIND OF MIX BETWEEN ROCK BANDS AND ORIENTAL MUSIC
BANDS WITH SOME UNUSSUAL MATERIAL LIKE SANTANA IN WOODSOTCK 69...
FOCUS IN BROTHERHOOD..CUZ I SAW THE WOODSTOCK MOVIE AND I FEEL WE MUST BACK TO ROOTS..SPREAD THE GOOD VIBS BY SEARCHING ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR ARTISTS WITH DIFFERENTS STYLES..
SO...YOU CAN COUNT WITH ME IF WOODSTOCK 09 IS COMING OK??
SALUDOS Y ABRAZOS DESDE GUATEMALA Y BUENAS VIBRACIONES
WELL...AM A ROCK FAN BUT...FIRST AT ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO THIS MAN TO PUT THIS POINT OF VIEW AND SHARE HIS DREAMS ABOUT TO CREATE A NEW WOODSTOCK..OF COURSE I WOULD FLY TO U.S TO SEE THIS NEW CONCERT..
NOW THAT U.S. IS GONNA HAVE NEW GOVERMENT..DEMOCRATIC GOVERMENT..IT'S TIME TO PUT SOME NEW A DEMOCRATIC IDEAS INTO THE MIND OF YOUNG PEOPLE.. WE ARE ONE WORLD..WE ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS..SO THIS 09 WOODSTCK SHOULD BE MORE OPEN-MIND AND NON-COMERCIAL FOCUS.. IT SHOULD BE NAMED WOODSTOCK 09 "BACK TO BASICS" OR "BACK TO ROOTS" I AM A LATINO GUY AND HERE IN LATIN AMERICA WE HAVE GOOD SINGERS..DEDICATED TO THEIR OWN PEOPLE AND READY TO PUT THEIR MUSIC AND EFFORT TO CHANGE THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.
YOU HAVE A GOOD LINE UP BUT IT COULD BE MORE "BACK TO BASICS" IF YOU PUT:
A KIND OF MIX BETWEEN ROCK BANDS AND ORIENTAL MUSIC
BANDS WITH SOME UNUSSUAL MATERIAL LIKE SANTANA IN WOODSOTCK 69...
FOCUS IN BROTHERHOOD..CUZ I SAW THE WOODSTOCK MOVIE AND I FEEL WE MUST BACK TO ROOTS..SPREAD THE GOOD VIBS BY SEARCHING ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR ARTISTS WITH DIFFERENTS STYLES..
SO...YOU CAN COUNT WITH ME IF WOODSTOCK 09 IS COMING OK??
SALUDOS Y ABRAZOS DESDE GUATEMALA Y BUENAS VIBRACIONES
i hope woostock 2009 in berlin
with:
Guns n Roses
Green Day
RHCP
U2
The Who
Depeche Mode
AC/DC
The line-up for friday would have to be:Santana, CCR, RHCP, Doobie Brothers. Then Saturday: AC/DC, The Police, Pearl Jam, Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd. Sunday: Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Cream(or just Eric Clapton), Ozzy, Van Halen, Metallica and to top it off, try to get the greatest band of all time to come to this shindig, that has Robert Plant, Jason Bonham, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page
i think this would be good.....do you think anyone would put this together this yr.
i cant believe i just wasted my time reading this. totally let me down dude.
i would love woodstock 09 to be similar to a bonnaroo, but better, and less about the money and more about the music. i would like to see an aray of psychedelic/jamband/electronic/indie/and experimental bands attend.
in no particular order any of these would be an excelent choice
animal collective, aphex twin, paul and ringo, blur, beck, blind faith or cream, blind melon, bob dylan, broken social scene, captain beefheart, country joe(69), daft punk, devendra banhart, disco biscuits, donovan, the dead/rythm devils/ratdog/or phil lesh, jefferson airplane(69), keller williams, zep maybe, some form of les claypool, mgmt, moe., my morning jacket, paul simon, phish, pink floyd although richards gone, radiohead, rusted root, the allman brothers, the band, the byrds or csny, the flaming lips, dj tiesto, the pixies, the raconteurs or white stripes, the who (they are legends i dont care how they sing and neither do real fans as you can see by videos of concert, quite frankly i think they sing exceptionally well for their age, steve winwood, ween, widespread panic, sigur ros, the stone roses. thered be a lot more but i cant think.
this would ensure plenty of tripping, fun loving, hippies. much of what the origional was all about. you say your idea is perfect. i still see a bunch of over hyped media hogs that care for nothing but money and nothing about love, peace, and the natural beauty of music. wodstock 2009 should be about finding oneself in a utopia of peace and music. these artists and a bonnaroo like atmosphere would make it all possible.
Well, I like your idea, somewhat. Though Woodstock 69 was a one time thing, and nothing will ever come close to touching it as far as musical festivals go. Your line up is pretty bad. Some of those mainstream bands would only be in it for the money? Maroon 5? Please... My line-up would be as follows...
Day 1:
BB King
The Eagles
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Steve Miller Band
Jimi Hendrix Memorial Show
Jefferson Starship
Led Zepplin
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Bob Dylan
Day 2:
Alice in Chains
Radiohead
Opeth
God is An Astronaut
Cynic
Joan Jett
Chris Cornell
Linkin Park
Day 3:
Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
Alter Bridge
Apocalyptica
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Sour
David Bowie
I'm sure there is more, but these are the artists I feel that would be suitable for a future woodstock. Although some of you might think Opeth wouldn't be suitable; they have plenty of songs that would be suitable for such a thing. I'm sure theres plenty I'm missing.
All Greetings very much I wish to arrive in for 40 years of Woodstock but I do not know as to gather additionally I will start up ??? me in the USA I ?????? where did not leave Moscow. But if I will reach........
I liked your article. I was at the 1999 flop of a show. It was horrible. I would love to see the 2009 show be about PEACE,LOVE,&ROCK. I have been a fan of woodstock all my life. I was born August 16 1969. It is the only way I have wanted to spend my 40th birthday. LETS GET IT RIGHT & ON WITH THE SHOW.
I would love to go to wookstock, I allways wanted to go to 1969 because I missed the 1st woodstock not being born and all. But some of the bands just dont fit i think. like green day, and my chemical romance? I dont think these bands stand for rock n' roll at all.
honestly would love to see it except, tie it up with the new trio of obama rudd and brown and be all like NEW ERA PEACE CMON.
my line up would be : Foo Fighters, Pink Floyd, Jack Johnson, The Kooks, RHCP, Kings of Leon, Lupe Fiasco, Radiohead, Rilo Kiley, The Killers, Iron Maiden, Alice in Chains, British India ETC...
(i omitted metallica NOO, but it must be done :()
The lineup would have to vary in genre taste but not swing to extremes and have something like Canible Corpse playing with Coldplay.
your set is just horrible... tenacious D? pearl jam!!!!!!
linkin park, blink 182, rhcp, white stripes, d12, smashing pumpkins, acdc to name a few
HI GUYS,
THE REMAKE OF THE WOODSTOCK WILL BE THE MOST FANTASTIC.EACH TIME I WATCHED THE ORIGINAL ONE ,AM JUST GREEDY TO BE BACK IN 69 TO ENJOY A REAL 3 DAYS OF PEACE AND LOVE,WITH THE AWESOME STORM,RAINS....ETC.....MY GODNESS,I THINK IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN..!!EVER EVER.
INDEED AM NOT LIVING IN VERMONT US,BUT I CAN MOVE FOR THIS EVENT.PLS COMMUNICATE MORE ON THIS RE-MAKE.
iT WILL BE SO NICE THAT YOU INVITE THE ORIGINAL ARTIST TO BE HERE TOO...LIKE JOAN BAEZ ,SANTANA........ETCCCCCCCCCCC....,THEY MUST ALSO REMIND THEM THAT THESE 3 DAYS HAS BEEN KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD..
Sorry, but if anyone deserves a to open Woodstock 2009, it belongs to the legendary Joe Cocker. He is still performing to rave reviews and making music. When one thinks back to the original festival, his performance of "With A Little Help From my Friends", was one oe the defining moments of the festival that almost everyone remembers. He is 65 years old, but can still belt out a tune, and he should be honored along with Santana, CSN&Y and the Who by being able to take the stage one more time, on the 40th annivesary of Woodstock. The young kids will get to see rock n roll royalty.
i think white stripes were probably not a good idea, though the racontours would've been GREAT!. And if REM played then right behind it would have to be Radiohead. Maybe some lesser known bands would've been great as well. Hence my URL haha
I would love Julia Nunes to come and play. She's not very famous, only on youtube, but she's pretty good. Now, I don't know as much about it as you, so I don't know if she would fit in with the rest, but it's happy music played by a very sweet girl/woman on guitar/ukelele, which fits the hippie idea in my opinion
And I would definitely come, if I could convince my parents (I'm-a-15-year-old, nice to meet you)
I think it should be held in England, or maybe France or Germany - otherwise I can't come XD So that's only out of personal interests.
Hi Bonne, yeah your in luck there is too woodstock festivals, one in NY, USA and one in BERLIN ;-) just so you know :).
On another note; American Misfit, your set is decent I will admit, but alice in chains would not fit very good with the whole peace and love reuniun. BUT! i like how you threw in Apocalyptica! nice choice. but if they go they need to get ville valo and Rasmus to perform Bittersweet (one of their more known tunes). oh and dont count on Zeppelin showing. the only way they are going to show is if plant gets back for one finnal "good-bye" show. THIS WOULD BE ONE HELL OF A GOOD-BYE! but I understand where plant's coming from. he's lived in a tour bus ever since he was 18. I can understand that he wants to start a life outside of the bus. he's helped give the world some of the best music ever! so everyone who think he's ditching it, or w.e. you dont know shit.
Peace everyone,
P.S. I agree with Tony.
P.S. I agree with Tony.
OH and I just read Adam B's line up and it is alright but not great, maroon 5 is just tooooooooo bad to go. and dont even get me started on MCR oh my god lmao! and Nickleback is just horrible! and the killers... now way man. but the rest sounds alright...
Also I dont care what anyone says Tenacious D might be a unique genre BUT JB and KG are all about music!
peace,
I Think We Should Make Woodstock 09',Like Woodstock 69'!
All Hippies! Just Pure Rock N' Roll,& Rock N' Soul! 3 Days Of Peace,Love,&Music! hippie Fest!
Not Heavy Metal,like Slipknot,Korn,or Just Like All The Metal Bands Today!
It would be ok,if it was Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin.
But Here's all the band's that should be there,Even The Old Groups!
The Who,
AeroSmith,
Black Sabbath,
Boston,
Rush,
Journey,
The Eagles,
Procol Harum,
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Liver Pool Legends(Cover of The Beatles),
Paul Mcartney,
Jet,
Ted Nugent,
Tom Petty,
The Allman Brothers Band,
Steppenwolf,
The Doors Tribute,
Jimi Hendrix Tribute,
? and the Mysterians
some hippie bands.....
If These Bands Play In Woodstock 2009! It will be Groovy~!
I Think We Should Make Woodstock 09',Like Woodstock 69'!
All Hippies! Just Pure Rock N' Roll,& Rock N' Soul! 3 Days Of Peace,Love,&Music! hippie Fest!
Not Heavy Metal,like Slipknot,Korn,or Just Like All The Metal Bands Today!
It would be ok,if it was Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin.
But Here's all the band's that should be there,Even The Old Groups!
The Who,
AeroSmith,
Black Sabbath,
Boston,
Rush,
Journey,
The Eagles,
Procol Harum,
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Liver Pool Legends(Cover of The Beatles),
Paul Mcartney,
Jet,
Ted Nugent,
Tom Petty,
The Allman Brothers Band,
Steppenwolf,
The Doors Tribute,
Jimi Hendrix Tribute,
? and the Mysterians
some hippie bands.....
If These Bands Play In Woodstock 2009! It will be Groovy~!
we should get a bunch of trance and goa artists, especially shpongle. to maintain the idea of woodstock bands like linkin park, metal, rock-rap shit like rage, and all hip hop simply cannot be allowed to play. woodstock 2009 would get the same size audience without these bands, as modern day hippies would be more apt to go. all classic rock tributes and trance artists and similar music should be the main focus
You are extremely short sighted and naive in your assumptions. you make statements such as "What was wrong" without substantiating why it is or was wrong. Rather you merely attach a negative label to something that happened before merely to suppport that your idea is right because it is different than the other one.
You have completely misunderstood what anything is about. The original Woodstock was always intended to be a commercial success. In fact the concert was a complete failure because it turned into a commercial and structural flop. We look back, romantically, on the rain, mud, and bohemianism of it all, but this is a false image. There were acts of violence, sexual assault, theft and plenty of human suffering.
There was something magical that happened at Woodstock in that it was an event the showcased many of the alternative cultural movements of youth in one place. But that is not something you can create - it is something that happens when the right set of circumstances collide.
Woodstock 1994 was a successfully commercial festival and very much what the original had intended to be. Though, this one also had its own internal failures.
1999 was a travesty. None of your reasons for why this one failed are accurate. In fact you miss the point completely.
Keep the rose colored glasses on dude.
Bro, you have a great list of bands, and I have made a couple of ajustments, hope you dont mind.
Friday:
1. Aerosmith 2. Lynyrd Skynyrd 3. Muse (Replacing Kid Rock) 4. Lenny Kravitz 5. Matchbox 20 6. Finger Eleven 7. Deathcab for Cutie 8. Sheryl Crow 9. Jet 10. John Mayer 11. Ted Nuget 12. The Donnas
Saturday:
1. Guns N Roses 2. Stone Temple Pilots 3. Green Day 4. Jane's Addiction 5. Def Leppard (Replacing MCR) 6. Dave Mathews Band 7. Rage Against the Machine (Replacing Nickleback) 8. The White Stripes 9. The Black Crowes 10. Tom Petty 11. Buckcherry 12. Slunt
Sunday:
1. Van Halen 2. Motley Crue 3. U2 4. Coldplay 5. Bon Jovi 6. Foo Fighters 7. The Killers 8. Tenacious D 9. Red Hot Chili Peppers 10. Radiohead (Replacing Maroon 5)Then at the end of it all, they all get on stage and take one bow, everyband as one.
It was a time driven by ideas and ideals. There's no way to get that back. Not to mention that Woodstock, NY would ever like to see this happen again. It was a precious moment in time.
Thumbs up to you for bringing this extraordinary event into the minds of folks who were not there.
The only way I'd go to Woodstock '09 is if it had the same vibe and '69. Which means, well played tribute bands if you can't get the real thing. It SHOULD be, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Lynard Skynard, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, AC/DC, and The Mamas and the Papas. Theres much more but I think I've made my point. Your idea was nice though, for peace, love, and harmony. But modern music just doesn't do it for people. I don't see any kids in todays era walking around in harmony. And the music they listen to, doesn't have as much meaning as the 60's/70's. Now that's true Rock 'n Roll. Now getting all these bands together would seem impossible, well I'd like to make the impossible happen. That'd truly be Woodstock. Everyone that truly cared about the era would gather for something like that. Well...at least I would :) Peace and Love,
Danae
decent lists everyone. here's my list. take it as you will everyone.
Friday:
Openning act: Joe Cocker
2nd: Riders on the Storm (Ray Manzarek and Robby Kreiger of The Doors)
3rd: The Who
4th: Santana
5th: Cream (if not cream deffinately just Eric Clapton)
6th: The Marshal Tucker Band
7th: Genesis
8th: Aerosmith
9th: AC DC
Saturday:
Openning Act: Neil Young
2nd: Lynard Skynard
3rd: Bob Dylan
4th: David Bowie
5th: Kim Mitchell
6th: Hanoi Rocks
7th: Guns & Roses
8th: ZZ Top
9th: The Eagles
10th: The Rolling Stones
11th: Skid Row
12th: Tom Cochrane
13th: Journey
Sunday:
Openning Act: HIM
2nd: John Butler
3rd: Radio Head
4th: Tenacious D
5th: Wintersleep
6th: Apocalyptica
7th: Andy McKee
8th: The Black Crowes
8th: Led Zeppelin (if Robert Plant want to quit I respect that but he should do a fairwell show... and let me say, that would not only be one hell of a fairwell but a great way to end this historical event!)
Peace everyone,
oh how could I forget Tom Petty... yeah through him in there somewhere haha my bad.
brought tears to my eyes. They bands you first choose mesh very well togther. Woodstock 69 was a precious moment and unfourtunatly i dont think it can be done again. I myself would be terrified to go now. Peace, love, and music? Kids now dont have a clue. needless to say im only 23 but am a very old soul. The second list you created a couple posts above would be my ideal =]
I know what you mean by kids dont know... but the band they bring will determine the crowed you get. hense why 94 sucked and 99 was a disaster! haha but yeah I think my list is decent. I tried the best I could to match the bands to each day. but anyways peace everyone,
I most Totally agree with you about getting back to the basics That's one heck of an idea and it it falls through I'll be there no doubt but I would LOVE to see Pink Floyd there or ZZ top. Possibly Bob dylan Also you should consider nocking Aerosmith from the line up Everyone I know despises them and the type of croud they attract are well lets say uh difficult to handle just sayen I know a lot of people But Kudos on the idea bra i'll be there
Woah man I just realized this theres no CLAPTON!!!!!!!!!! You totally got to get him in there. Hes the man if u forget him man NO GOOD
Er, just one little thing to point out.
There was a Woodstock '79 except that was in Madison Square Garden
There was also a Woodstock '89, a spontaneous celebration of Woodstock which resulted from a single folk guitarist going there on Woodstock's 20th anniversary and playing.
No offense, but your proposed lineup is completely unrealistic and weighed down virtually 100% corporate rock and nostalgic acts. You do realize that interesting music is still being made by dynamic artists today, don't you? A lineup with so little diversity and so much "dad-rock" clout really doesn't make much sense. Sorry, just one man's opinion.
HEY I LOVE THIS IDEA, BUT I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD SET A DAY WHERE PEOPLE CAN SING THE SONGS THAT WERE SUNG DURING THE ORIGINAL WOODSTOCK. IT WOULD REALLY SET THE MOOD AND GET PEOPLE MORE INTO IT. I LOVE THIS IDEA AND I AM DYING FOR A WOODSTOCK...TOO BAD THE RULES ARENT MORE LIKE AMSTERDAM
Cool Kid: no Clapton is there... look again :P
Cal: yeah I know I was just refering to the most recent that all...
Kamandi: yeah I agree that alot of those bands might not be there and another thing is interesting music is being made yes, but nothing now a days is even close in tallent to the bands on that list. and when you say interesting music I hope to god your not talking about the killers or mcr or anything shitty like that cause if you are you dont know what your talking about. oh and its not "dad-rock". as far as I'm concerened, sure there might be interesting music coming out but none of which can come close to the music tallent of half these bands and most the band out today are more about the look and money then what music is really about. another thing this woodstock is supposed to bring back peace and love and these bands I picked stand for exactly that. also I did pick some recent bands that stand for what this woodstock is going to be about.
One last thing, you can always have hope cause without hope you'll live your timed eternity without satisfaction. ultimately leaving you dry. I like to hope. lets see your line up Kamandi!
Katt: yeah that would be SICK in saying that, woodstock 99 roughly had 2 million people there and it would be really hard to set up... but like I said this woodstock is going to be amazing tere will be more freedom. and if i might add people will be "pretending" they are in Amsterdam anyways :P they cant arrest 2mill people plus :P
What about jimmy eat world? Also, ACDC would work better than some of the other bands in the lineup. I think Pearl Jam and Weezer would both be good as well.
I think this sounds really great. I really like the way that you disected the problems with the last two woodstocks. My only problem with what you have done here is where are the chick bands. the orignal woodstock had Melanie, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, just to name three. You have only listed one and in my opion she's very weak. yeah Sheryl Crow is a great cover artist and she has held her own, but truely what has she contributed to the music indusrty. Why not Evenesence, Pink, Alanis Morrisette, or flyleaf, or better yet how about the ladies that made it possible for women to rock like Heart and Fleetwood Mac, sure thier a little chunky now but thier voices are still impecable. Finally don't get me wrong I like Kid Rock, but why would you include him at a "peaceful" event, I mean if you want cover bands that reek of hate why not invite MArilynn Manson. You still have a great line up, and I want to go, so if you get this thing rolling I want 2 tickets
1st day Dream Theater, Disturbed and Metallica.
2nd day Dream Theater, Disturbed and Metallica.
3rd day Dream Theater, Disturbed and Metallica!!!!!
alright here is my only problem it's your line up. O and the Al Gore thing don't get me wrong I'm into saving the enviroment and what not, but Al Gore at a festival that wouldn't mix. It has nothing to do with music, but ok so you need to take out alot of these bands. Like Skynyrd dude they are a blues grass band don't get me wrong they're not bad, but I think that theyr musics terrable. Same as Kid Rock, Guns and roses, Van Halen, Motley Crew. Dude that's all hard rock like 90's metal rock shit. It sucks. No affence if anyone likes that, but it sucks. Ok now to have a good show you should put in.
Friday
1. Slighty Stupid
2. Ziggy Marley
3. Mountain Goats
4. rufous Wainwright
5.
6.
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8.
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11.
12.
Saturday
1. Fish bone
2. Death Cab for Cutie
3. Wolf Parade
4. 311
5. Real big Fish
6. State Radio
7. Kimya Dawson (if she's willing to go)
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Sunday
1.
2.
3. Flight of the conchords
4. Phil Lesh and friends
5. Ben Harper
6. Richie Havens
7.
8. Jack Jonson and Ben Harper
9.
10. Jack Johnson
These bands are all play non violent music and good music, music with soul. Not just fancy guitar notes and drum beats, but actual meaning. Music is very moving and the music of the 60's is some of the most moving peaces of art ever created, but alot of these artists are just as moving. Also if you have bands like Guns and roses and what not they are all highschool bands. Bands that have mindless drible. That stand for nothing and mean nothing. What this new woodstock needs are bands that are unselfish and stand for something cultural changing, but for a better culture. Not just sit around and drink beer all night, or party, or wear make up because it's cool crap. We need bands that are going to sing about reality and life and meanings. I never finished the list, but if anyone has bands that are somewhat close to these bands then add them on lets make this new wood stock if there is one. One that lasts with big names and not so big names. It's all just about the music anyways so lets make it music that you can have fun to and relax and feel chilled out. The last thing that any I'm sure would want is another 1999 wood stock. Lets make history instead of repeating it.
One more thing lets make it about the war too and other things. It should be a concert to make a stand. Qouting John Lennon "people need to be more politicaly aware in this day in age". That's still true up to this day in age as well.
Katrina McCombs: I'm not a hundred % sure if you were commenting on my list but if you were The reason I didnt include any girls is because today they're isnt very many good girl bands. now dont get me wrong jeferson airplane est. were amazing! but there is no girls out today that come close, and! Amy Lee can sure sing but her genre is goth rock and would not fit in very good, Aritha franclin might fit in somewhere tho... ... sorry I hope i didnt affend you...
Katrina McCombs: I'm not a hundred % sure if you were commenting on my list but if you were The reason I didnt include any girls is because today they're isnt very many good girl bands. now dont get me wrong jeferson airplane est. were amazing! but there is no girls out today that come close, and! Amy Lee can sure sing but her genre is goth rock and would not fit in very good, Aritha franclin might fit in somewhere tho... ... sorry I hope i didnt affend you...
Bret Boyer acts like he wrote this article doesn't he? There are some really good chick bands out right now, but non of them either fit or have the fame. I like bands like Slunt, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Damone, Flyleaf, L7 and The Donnas.
I think that there should be a day where random bands come up and play a few songs. This way we can see the music of the future. If you put them at the end then youd would eliminate all the dumb "emo" bands and "rappers" because they wouldn't want to sit therough the festival. Just a thought.
Why is music like candy?
Cuz' you through away the rappers!!!
Well Adam B I comment on what I feel needs commenting, and thats the whole point of a BLOG page anyways. Plus your views on what this woodstock should be about, are right on the money but your line up needs some work. No pun interded.
Nice joke Tate haha
intended*
I'd like to see Cannibal Corpse
I'd like to see Cannibal Corpse
Dude...Cannibal Corpse at Woodstock?????!!! I can just see all the peace, love and...Hammer Smashed Face.
No.
"Why is music like candy?"
"Cuz' you through away the rappers!!!"
I laughed hard!
haha Cannibal Corpse... yeah again decent band... but doesnt fit woodstock 09, check www.ticketmaster.com or www.ticketmaster.ca depending on where you are from...
I am having sleepless nights when they announced that there will be a Woodstock 2009 and there will be 2 venues for WS2009. NY and Berlin. NY is quite far from us. Berlin, here we come! Please make sure that the Berlin WS will be as explosive as NY. Anyway, WE cant wait for AUGUST!!!! Yeah, all of your dream band line up for the event are the best. i just hope the true essence of woodstock (peace, love not war) will be observed at the concert and no crimes will be commited.
well said mickybluice.
WHEN DID THEY ANNOUNCE THERE WAS GOING TO BE A WOODSTOCK 09?? I ONLY HEARD A RUMOR OF THAT...
Thanks Brett. I think reunion of old bands will be a fad this woodstock'09. Old school rock bands like the former musicians of the 1st woodstock(the who, santana...etc) and bands like (this is just swirling in my mind...) acdc, ledzep, black sabbath, kiss, cream, depp purple, the doors, queen with paul rodgers to name a few(you know theres a lot!). Mixed it up with metallica, megadeth, dream theater and so on...............yeah...that will be the day. Go Woodstock2009!!!!!!!
hey kamandi....Dad rock? ......REALLY?????? what do u suggest? my chemical romance? maroon 5?????ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.........
WTF there was also woodstock 1979, 1989 not just 99 94 and 69
Alice Cooper?
Are we forgetting metallica, and godsmack, and korn, and also linkin park. Come on these are some of the biggest bands around. Also disturbed and seether. No one wants to see maroon 5 or kid rock cause his new stuff sucks.
Mike...Kid Rock's new stuff sucks? Are you serious? His new album is one of the best albums to come out in the past ten years. Godsmack and Disturbed were cool for five minutes 5 years ago.
yeah I agree with adam B on this one Mike, sorry bud but althought they may be decent they are not what woodstock 09's gonna bring to the world. but good bands non the less.
Is is just me or does emo really suck?!
haha yes it does, your not alone on that thought Fanny Fox haha but then again if thats how they wanna get their problems out let it be, just dont listen to it hahaha
yo thatd be sick but id add blink up on there since there back up and running
HMM
The only bands I would want to see from your listL
STP - Seen them twice, but I think Scott Weiland is weird
Jane's Addiction - I have to see this band one day!
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Would love to see them, but I know they don't play too much old material
Tom Petty - Would love to see this legend
Tenacious D - I missed them open for the Beastie Boys cause I was late like a dumbass!
But dude.. kid rock, finger eleven, maroon 5, nickelback,,,,
something tells me your only source of music is some small town radio station owned by comcast...
POOP, yeah, I get all my info from a small town radio station...if Chicago is a small town douchbag. I have had enough of people talking shit about how no one wants to hear bands like Nickelback & Kid Rock. Somehow they seem to sell more records than pretty much anyone out there. I actually don't care for Nickelback because I feel all thier songs sound the same but I am not ignorant to the fact that they are one of the biggest bands in the world. Somehow.
Does anyone actually read the article above or do they just skim through it? The purpose of this show is to bring people together...I think a lot of people come out to see bands like Nickelback and Kid Rock seeing that they sell out areas nightly. More people to bring together then...right?
Jesus, what is wrong with you people. I can't stand all these clowns posting comments on rediculous bands that could draw 5,000 at the most. Great, yeah, instead of a big woodstock, why don't you assholes go to your local dive bar and see these bands you clammor for so much.
Eck!
Listen Im not going to be a punk ass loser like some of the other guys that dissed you man
But hear me out please
Man youve missed out a huge detail here about why Woodstock Festivle '69 was so beautiful, peaceful, magical, and with out a doubt heart moving-
The thing was the peace, the folk musicans and the mellow guys Your not getting that with Heavy Metal, Grunge, Punk, Rap, Hip-Hop, etc. guys there message is about the hate and agner
The Hippies of '69 were at peace at Woodstock because the message from eveybody up there was peace, love, happieness, and/or Rebelling against conformity and standing up for your rights
All the bands now adays, all they care about is the money, fame, and the love of themselves. They all fucking sold out man,we need to take a stand in the world, a stand against what the generations of the 80's, 90's, 00's and show the world that theyoung can satnd up for whats right and not for whats "cool" you know what I mean. Im 16 but I know whats right man Its standing up for your self not by violence at any cost violence is the ending road to evil. Just stand up if we all do this we can change the world and we can pick up where the Movement of the 60's left off where they we so close to making the wolr a better place, WE CAN DO IT MAN! we can finish the dream for whats right
Woodstock is over, the attempts to revive it were a failure because they were designed to make money, not to produce music for people to enjoy. The memory of woodstock is corrupted, it is like trying to have the 2008 election over again, the results will never be the same, and people would never be as surprised. Your lineup sucks, have your woodstock and no one will come, not even the bands want to be part of that disgrace. Every 5-10 years? give me a break. There are music festivals held every year all over the country, tickets are cheap and typically more than 50 bands appear to play music for crowds of peace loving people who want nothing more to live their life and abandon the type of 60s nostalgia that corrupts the minds of people like you. I am going to a festival later this year, as are most of my friends. I will listen to music and relax with people I have never met and enjoy myself. Im not trying to revive a 40 year old feeling, im making new ones. Forget woodstock, abandon that old field to the weathering of time, buy a ticket to a festival and pack the van with tye die shirts, vegetarian food and all the friends you can muster. Forget the 60's, this is 2009 man.
got a few band suggestions, how about kings of leon, oasis, a few classics like bruce sprinstein and paul mccartney, then how about some good british bands like ocean colour scene, maybe muse.
adam b, your a whinny ass bitch, if you didnt want to hear peoples opinions you shouldnt have made this page. your the worst host ever bud.
peace everyone,
Brett A. Boyer, your a fucking clown that parooses other people's work and talks shit because you are a little fuckface with nothing original to say. Jesus Christ, how many times are you gonna post on here you cock smoker? No one cares what the fuck you have to say fuck-o.
Furthermore, whatever I say to other people is none of your fucking business jackass. Stop re-commenting every other day if I am such a bad host. I actually don't mind people with a negative comment as long as whatever they say against me isn't because they didn't read the fucking article. It gets under my skin when they talk shit about something that I clearly pointed out in the text of the above article yet they didn't read it, or they don't have the mental capacity to remember shit and retain it for more then 5 seconds.
Holy shit, I am dead against abortion, but you my friend make a pretty strong case for it. Go fuck yourself!
I agree with Andrew. We can't have a festival of peace and love with bands that promote anger and agression.
Then just play house music and crap like that.
Wow. That list of bands looks more like a list of YOUR favorite bands.They're plenty innocuous (to avoid 99's accidents I'm assuming) but they're also plenty boring.
It's waaay too late to get started on planning this festival which absolutely should've happened, but times are odd for a high profile music festival. People aren't going to be able to shell out the $80+ that producers are going to want per ticket. Vendors are going to want to profit off of this as much as they can with $10 bottled waters. And the music scene today is so vast and cookie-cutter and the performers are so far up their own asses that getting a rag-tag line-up together like the original Woodstock seems like a practical impossibility.
Bonnaroo is the closest we can get to a Woodstock-like celebration of peace and music. Woodstock is dead. But its legacy lives on in the less mainstream festivals. I think this country needs more important things right now than a collection of the biggest, fattest egos fattening their wallets with the cash we all desperately need.
Hippies piss me off!
Hippies don't really exist anymore.
Hippies don't really exist anymore.
I'll go just for Red Hot Chili Peppers!
first day: guns n roses
second day: guns n roses
last day: ac dc, matellica, and gnr
Hi! i was inspired to read this after watching some original woodstock material.. ive got to say, in times like these we need this kind of festival.. i think you have really good ideas, and i do like the line up. but can we ever re-create a festival like this with health and safety such a big part of the modern world?! i would LOVE to see it happen, but feel a bit sceptical that the atmosphere can be re-created.. choice of bands is great, as some of my faves in there, it is a shame that such great improvisers like hendrix, cocker(a personal fave) etc wouldnt be there, and some bands would just be to heavy and not add to the laid-back chilled out vibe.. also with such a mix of bands, could we all really get on like the original woodstock? could everyone really be at peace with everyone else? i think so, but it would be hard.. i also agree with a few comments about hippies not existing anymore, which is most likely true, BRING THEM BACK! its a state of mind! it can be done!!!! good luck, i would definately go!!! Peace and love and all that! kate xx
Love the idea, Everybody knows that in times like these there would be nothing better than another Woodstock. Change has come, and in my eyes anything is possible again. I do believe there could be another 69' Woodstock, now more than ever. But how can it happen. If any one has any ideas on how to get this thing jump started please let us known. Im sure there are some people already working on it, but what can the rest of us do if anything. Im sure everyone here would help get this thing together; I certainly would. Any ideas?
ahhhh I could eat drink and sleep your idea of woodstock :)! i live all the way down in kentucky and i would make the pilgramage to new york if that is what it took to see this awesome festival
well i am only 15 and i really wish i was alive back then when woodstock came in effect but w/e. Well i think your lineup is fantastic maybe add like 311 and idk um Sublime they are pretty chill. But wat everybody else is saying with like Kanye West and hip hop r u gay. Woodstock is all about great rock music and peace and feeling free how can u go from listening to Aerosmith, Van Halen, Guns n Roses to a gay hip hop singer like Lil Wayne. That has to be the stupidest idea ever and how can u mosh with lil wayne wow idiot. ok im done peace oh and hope this event comes alive and works
look in essence we need music that is created by individuals who believe in peace and love and above all good music. so here are the artists you need. Michael franti and spearhead, Ben harper, damian marley stephen marley basically any marley. neil young, santana, country joe. and that is just a few i mean if you put the right message out thenbasically you will get the response you want. i mean you also have to think everyone was severely fucked up i mean they had a public announcement about the acid being really strong not bad. i being an advocater of controlled drug use believe that this played a huge part in woodstock 69 being so peaceful everybody was trippin face and it was even cool with the people who weren't now honestly if some "frat boys" showed up to woodstock "09 with their "sorority girl"girlfreind and they are next to a group of trippin hippies they would start talkin shit most likely and that is just one instance of todays social mixtures that would not go down smoothly. nownow if everyone shows up to have a groovy fuckin time and plans on gettin down with some good ass music it will be very successful in my opinion. personally i think the jam band music scene is the closest you will get to the vibe you are looking for at woodstock '09 i'm looking forward to it and i will be in attendance if this shindig really goes down.
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ill go for rhcp alone
Great idea for the anniversary, but how many of the bands that you listed write, sing and perform about freedom, peace, love? I count maybe 3. I haven't heard yet a protest song from Aerosmith, VH, Tom Petty as well as some of the others. As for most anniversaries you celebrate the the past of the original. A lot of those who performed in 69' are still out there today with the same message they had 40 years ago. You need Country Joe to sing Fixin' To Die Rag, you need Richie Havens singing "Freedom", you need Joe Cocker singing "With A Little Help From My Friends" and CCR singing "Fortunant Son" with or without JF. You need Arlo signing "This Land Is Your land", CSN&Y signing"Four Dead In Ohio" or "For What' It's Worth"
Yes, without Keith and John the WHO are only two, but they are the main stay of the band that ROCKED MY Generation. If you call it Woodstock then it needs to be with those that made it what we generations later are still seeking to find. Without those who performed for little or no money, took to the stage at 4am, played in the rain, waited hours to go, would be like not inviting your beloved grandmother to Christmas dinner. You would miss out on the stories they would share with a new generation.
I ask, where would the guitar palyers in the bands you listed be without the likes of, Alvin Lee, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Pete Townsend, Jeff Beck or Carlos, what would the drummers be pounding without, Keith Moon, Cosmo, Ron Bushy or Levon Helm, and finally where would the so called singers, song writers and poets be without, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, CSN&Y, Paul Kantner, John Sabastian or Sly Stone.
Here's my line up:
Friday,Richie HavensMelanieArlo GuthrieCSN&Y
Saturday,Country Joe McDonaldTen Years AfterJoe CockerCCRThe Family StoneEric Burdon & the AnimalsCanned HeatIron ButterflyLevon Helm's BarnburnersThe WhoThe Dead
Sunday,Joan BaezJeff BeckThe DoorsBlood Sweat & TearsSantana w/ Johnny Winter Jefferson StarshipBig Brother & the Holding Co.John SabastianThe Moody BluesU2
Oh, I forgot Mountain and Ted Nugent, they both need to be there
Rock On and Keep The Peace
you,re article is juxtaposed to you,re lineupNow this is a line up Friday 1.Coldplay 2.The Cure3.Radiohead4.Beck5.Interpol6.Mutemath7.The Mars Volta8.The Flaming Lips9.MGMT10.My Morning Jacket11.Hot Chip12.The Virgins
Saturday 1.Led Zeppelin2.Kings Of Leon3.Foo Fighters4.Oasis5.Queens Of The Stone Age6.The Strokes7.Modest Mouse8.Fleet Foxes 9.Jack Johnson10.Arcade Fire11.Klaxons12.White LiesSunday1.Pink Floyld 2.Cream3.The Killers4.Stevie Wonder5.The Smiths6.The Libertines7.Amy Winehouse8.Gnarls Barkley9.Bob Dylan10.Damien Rice11.Siqur ros12.The Black Angels
Good ideas, but your suggested lineup is shit. Keep the old bands but get some good new bands. Radiohead, mars volta, Flips, deerhunter, liars, massive attack, minus the bear, mogwai, animal collective even lighnting bolt for a smaller stage.
Also
PRIMUS FOR WOODSTOCK 09!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
your ignorance about the differnt genres mixing is too much....look at lollapalooza, glastonbury, coachella and every other festival...they mix it up cos' that's what people want. it work and they get crowds.
i loved seeing lush and ice cube on the same bill or MIA and interpol or ice t and jane's addiction!
times have changed and a woodstock like 40 years ago will never ever happen again.
people and music has changed!
I was at Woodstock 94, and really enjoyed it. There was some of the "peace and love" in certain areas. we were all "neo" hippies and where we were camped in the ring of trees, mostly evryone shared and helped each other out. especially with shelter from the rain. Agree should have had grunge bands, we were all into those bands and were awakened every morning by STP vasoline over the loud speaker! Blind Melon and Blues Traveler were like the only new hippie type bands I remember. Candle Box was like the only grunge type band.
I like your lineup, except for Aerosmith, Steven Tyler cant sing AT ALL anymore! I've seen them twice recently. You already have 2 guitar players in the band, and you need a third hiding in the shadows playing and singing? they were never that great, but now they suck. Very sd about the WHo, they should have stopped when the Ox died. They were killer with the original three and Zack Starkey, without Ox, done.
As far as 99' went, I knew as soon as they released who was playing, it was gonna be a disaster. Not to mention that generation could NOT handle the freedom, we all saw it coming and none of us went.
Beck without a doubt would need to be there, and we'd need jack white to play another show because we'd also need the raconteurs to be there
i don't dig the lineup too much
Personally I would LOVE to see this happen. LOVE. but summer 09 is approaching and unless it gets planned its not happening. Also, there are many good bands missing from the list, like someone previously said, linkin park; what about cypress hill, beastie boys, and many others i dont have time to list. now on another note, how is lynard skynard going to play? the lead singer has passed. rip. and guns n roses really could use slash again. but whatever thats fine. There are a lot of other bands though to be considered; and if this is going to happen, everyone needs to make the 40 year anniversery happen the right way.
how much does it cost for tickets to woodstock?
Hey for all you non believers check this out.
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/20
Greatful Dead Anyone? Can't forget them. Hey what about that guy who plays guitar oh yeah Santana(a Must)! I heard him play last year, just as good as he ever was!
what about CLAPTON?
Ok I dont disagree with you but you say that its a bad plan to get different genre crowds, yet you have all kinds of different bands that will attract totally opposite crowds.
Most of the line up is ridicules, none of it is close to what it should be like.
What woodstock needs is feel-good music that makes you enjoy the nature there and fall in love with the surroundings, make you dance, smoke, drink, and camp out. The music that will do this is not Aerosmit not any hip hop, metal, latin, hardcore rock, whiny bitch rock like NIckelback and u2 fuck that shit man. We need Psychedelic, groovy, happy music that will attract the crowd that belongs there. You cant play this lineup and expect to have a good show it will suck so much.
I can suggest some bands but thats all i can do in my power.
Lemon Jelly,
Tea Leaf Green,
Lotus,
STS9,
The Allman Brothers (for sure),
Railroad Earth,
Widespread,
Panic,
B-Tribe,
Keller Williams,
Moe,
The String Cheese Incident ,
Yonder Mountain String Boys ,
PERPETUAL GROOVE,
Hot buttered Rum string band,
Del McCoury,
A.L.O.
Todd Hannigan
Hot Tuna
Matt Costa
Jack Johnson Phil lesh, Bob Weir
Govt mule (Warren Haynes)
Derrick Trucks
Robert Randolph
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I was at Woodstock '94 and I can tell you that it was having the line-up so diverse thta made it feel like the real woodstock. The diversity of cultures all uniting as one. It was great being there...outdoors.
I heard the one in '99 (which was way too soon after '94) was like being in a cage.
hey i love the list so syked to go this year couldnt last year but can this year sucked Bobaflex wont be there this year they are one of my fav bands ....
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you are all pussies.. tree huggers. waaah peace this and that.. RIOTTTT
I was at woodstock 99 and the bands had nothing to do with the riot. The riot was a mistake and many people just got caught in the mob mentality of the situation. What happened was throughout the festival people were handing out candle to have everyone light them during the Chili Peppers on the last night and someone accidentally lit a banner that was on a speaker tower then people just started going crazy because they thought we were rioting about the food and water prices and they went with the rest of the crowd. As much as the prices of food and water and lack of enough showers did make me angry I don't think that it would have happened except for the one accidental fire. The people were getting along as good as any population of 250,000 stuck on an air force base in 100 degree heat does. I went to see many of the bands that were at that concert from DMX to Korn to mike ness to guster to ice cube to DMB to Rusted Root to RHCP to Perry Farrell djing the rave after the chili peppers which was cancelled do to Police chasing us with batons. I saw a lot of the same people at many of the acts I went to. The cops out there were a bit aggressive as well I had one pretty much push me to my tent. I like the idea just not your line up and not a big money maker more like a let's clean shit up on this planet. More mellow artists of different like some funk, some rock, some hip hop, some soul, some r&b, some raggae, some good music that isn't aggressive would be cool but you have to include more than just rock. Like you said about all those festivals if you want to see a bunch of 80's crappy bands go to a hairband festival or any decent sized county fair. The music needs to be current the music was current at the original the music needs to be current at the others.
i have no complaints about this. i would go in a heartbeat.
is woodstock 2009 actually going ahead?
i think to keep up with the times one night or 24 hours should be phycedlic trance/ goa trance/ ambient /drum and bass / house/ hard style/ dubstep....and a alot of dj the preform during germanys love parade..wich exceeds over a million people but no violenc insight and the music message is the same phycedelic and love...........
A couple things....
Like the later events, the original Woostock was all about making money. Initially, tickets were pretty damn expensive. Eventually, when it became a free concert, it took on an entirely new image.
To say that having a diverse lineup is a bad thing is ridiculous. The original concert featured Sha Na Na, Jimi Hendrix, Melanie, Sly and the Family Stone, and Country Joe. That is pretty diverse for a lineup.
The lineup suggested here is vastly made up of white people and males. This is something that goes against the spirit of the original event, which featured quite a few people of color (Sly, Hendrix, Havens, Shankar) and females (Joplin, Melanie, Baez, J. Airplane). I must also mention that the lineup seems to run against the original concept of putting the biggest representatives of counterculture on a single stage. Coldplay , Maroon 5, and Nickleback are not the edgiest bands around - they are staples of adult contemporary radio.
that is such a gay lineup,lol lol lolaoslfowdklfokreogkergrtlghort
i think it would be great to have elliot smith there! :]
i think that it is a great idea but stay clear of the heavy rock n roll or the riots will happen again. Good luck and i hope it happens this summer i would be there !
Dave Matthews band
Jack Johnson
John Mayer
OAR
Foo Fighters
Pearl Jam
Eagles
Goo Goo Dolls
Dispatch
Counting Crows
if you manage to get better bands....then i am SO down...
people who do the festival thing and would have been at the orginal woodstock do not like most of the gimmicky corporate CRAP you just put into that line up
:D
im with Alen Turajlic on this one....
add phish and the disco biscuits....as well as Daft Punk and we can talk
I would perhaps take G & R out. I love them but they are not a band anymore and they are known for riot i.e 1994 montreal riot.
I agree with many of the band you mentionned but the thing is they need to be convinced to come :P
you are my hero
I am of the woodstock era and the thruway was closed by the time I was leaving to go, that being said the times were a changing and we new it. The whole thing was born from a collective connection of spirit and good will. Unfortunatly Any attempt to do a redo is a recognition of that time and space and the need for such a comming together has come again. In this inviornment of greed and hate I too wish for this. Unless the young of this time and space stop the shooting in the streets with a gang mentality lay down thier guns and the generation as a whole including government attitudes are willing to change the whole concept is a pipe dream and will remain a vision of the past. I am visiting the original site this year and pray that the spirit of that weekend will rise again. There was a saying as to the event in a paper and It was that music was the magic I would like to think that it was people of the time mourning the comming of inocents lost and the onslot of responsibility as mainstream living was at hand. I applaud all those who wish to revive the loving time that was woodstock but the world being what it is I'm not counting on it, some of the comments on the negative here and the disrespect by them to your attempt to once again revive this event is a small measure as to the dawnting task. I believe Mike Lange is planing an event no details but I wish the both of you well in this endever may the spirit of the time reach out and touch everyone LOL!!
Frank
It sounds fantastic!! My dream is to be able to go back in time to Woodstock '69 but until a time-machine is invented I guess that won't happen! But I would for sure be heading for Woodstock 2009!! Your line-up sounds good, (I would for sure stay the ENTIRE weekend!) I think it will be great! And I completely agree. Woodstock is about PEACE and MUSIC! I hope you can pull it off!
I think this is a great idea..even though i was unable to attend the 94 or 99 woodstock i would definitly attend this one 09. The line up of bands is perfect. I would really push the issue of having woodstock 2009.
ROFL, Maroon 5 is like the shittiest band ever and you want them to close woodstock 09? im sorry but your article was good up until your choices for 2009. Some terrible choices in there.
I was thinking...close Woodstock? Then I looked at my list and saw how it looks like they would close. In actuality, they are the first band playing on that day, Van Halen is the ending act. Sorry for the confusion.
I gotta commend you befor i start tearing this apart.
If you notice all the post here there seems to be one link that runs continous through out them. "Wish i could have been there" , to go back in time to Woodstock '69 " ect.
Theres certain parts of history that i think happen only ounce ...... one part that makes us wake up and realize were all ibn this together ..... no Im not stoned right now or flipped out from past exp. Things like woodstock "69" happen along once in while that make such an impact on the people as a mass that its impossable to ever recreat a part of history like that . Look at 911 for instance. Yes there maybe more disaters that may come but there will never be another " 911" or " Vietnam war " hose things are a part of everyone a part of history. To recreat something like that is impossable.
I do however belive in your idea of bring people together. We need to start realizing whats going on in the world, what we need to do to start taking controll of our lives and our actions and know that they have a meaniong to what happens to us, to all of us. Our economy is in a shambles atm and yet were still bailing our the people who have brought us to this point ....woops sry didnt mean to go here i guess.
My point is yes if you want to continue "Woodstock " for a purpose of good music and good times " Festiival" what ever . I can see that happening and your points as far a music genre as far as diffrent strokes for diffrent folks is addiment but, if your purpose is compare or recreat something like the original " Woodstock " a cant ever see that happining man ...sry, just one guys opinion. Nice wright up though GL i hope it pans out.
Socially conscious Hip Hop acts and music deserve more respect. Your perception of it seems biased and it is reflected in your summary. Blessings...
Hey Adam B... just drifted over here to see what was happening at Woodstock 2009. Seven months ago you announced it on my hub... and it appears you are #1. Keep up the good work!
Hey Hub,
I have done concert promoting back in the 1980's
Man the lineup for Woodstock you have created I don't think works.
You need to bring a mix true but I would line
Friday
1.) New Riders of The Purple Sage
2.) Blues Travellers
3.) Dar Williams
4.) The Counting Crows
5.) Old Crow Medicine Show
6.) Peter Paul and Mary
7.) Zen Tricksters
8.) Hot Tuna
9.) Moody Blues
10.) The Electric Prune
11.) Canned Heat
12.) Santana
Saturday
1.) Country Joe McDonald
2.) CSNY
3.) Arlo Guthrie
4.) Allman Brothers
5.) Jefferson Starship 2009
6.) Richie Havens
7.) Fleet Foxes
8.) Jackson Browne
9.) Gov't Mule
10.) Iron Butterfly
11.) Poco
12.)U2
Sunday
1.) Barry McGuire
2.) Jethro Tull
3.) Tom Petty and the heartbreakers
4.) Bob Dylan
5.) REM
6.) Steel Pluse
7.)The Tragically Hip
8.) Marshall Tucker Band
9.) Toni Childs
10.) Joni Mitchell
Hi ,
Just one more comment Woodstock is not about Mental,Hip Hop and the like its about Peace Love and Music .
The vibes should be peaceful and if people want Metal,Hip Hop and the like that needs to be a different venue not on the site of the orginal Woodstock.
Peace,
Dr Hip
Hi Adam,
maybe someone already suggested the Dead .
They are touring now and should be included in Woodstock 2009.
i was at woodstock 99. had a great time. didnt see anyone get raped, seen some fires and mayhem. but are you trying to tell me that there werent any people raped in 69? there wasnt any violence at all? nothing was destroyed? that is amazing.
as far as your line up you have some of the worst bands on there out now. corporate moneymakers for sure but just terrible. have you ever actually heard nickleback? ugh worst band ever.
50 year anniversary concert would be a good idea. but what everyone has to understand is that times change as does the music. it will never be what you want it to be again.
I really enjoy the playlist you've set up, however some people that should be on it I think are
- Bob Dylan
- jimi henderix tribute
- doors tribute
- jack johnson
- steeley dan
- OAR
- the fugees
- janis joplin tribute
- Phish
Do with it what you will. =D
Perhaps you could consider taking away Band such as My Chemical Romance, Motley crew, and Sheryl Crow.
I really enjoy the playlist you've set up, however some people that should be on it I think are
- Bob Dylan
- jimi henderix tribute
- doors tribute
- jack johnson
- steeley dan
- OAR
- the fugees
- janis joplin tribute
- Phish
- SUMBLIME!!!
Do with it what you will. =D
Perhaps you could consider taking away Band such as My Chemical Romance, Motley crew, and Sheryl Crow.
LoL maroon 5>? are they not gay.. replace them with Lamb of God or Metallica
your lineup is far off you want no trouble here it is
phish/widespreadpanic/stringcheesse/the dead/allmanbrothers/kellerwilliams ican go on
i think the list is good except for theses :
maroon 5 defintly not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sherol crow
tencios d
and tom petty
should be in there :
metallica
slipknot
anvil that band that made the rock movie
the who
i think your overall idea is good but the line up is mediocre . The woodstock in 69 was as diverse as it could have been, there were not a lot of different genres in that time period. If you think about it huge concerts like Warped tour and Vudu fest are huge money makers and draw many different types of genres like hip hop, rap, rock, and many others and these concerts draw in fans that will like new genres of music just because of these types of concerts. If you want to make this a successful woodstock it HAS to be diverse and im sure the artist would agree. And in 2009 people are going to be open to different types of music more than ever. Throw in some reggae, hip hop, rap, rock, punk, and everything else instead of the just one type. just some suggestions. a woodstock 2009 would be HUGE!
i would have to make a comment on ur suggstion if u think back 2 all of the woodstocks mostley all of them have to do w/ hard rock and heavymetal and classic rock if u truned it into something like warp tour the whole woodstock atmisphere would be ruined
it'd be great if we could get Robert Plant to play with the big boys one last time. but noooooo, he's to busy doing the "folk" thing. it would be awesome to get led Zeppelin to play at possibly one of the last attempts for a another woodstock. talk about kick ASS.
it'd be great if we could get Robert Plant to play with the big boys one last time. but noooooo, he's to busy doing the "folk" thing. it would be awesome to get led Zeppelin to play at possibly one of the last attempts for a another woodstock. talk about kick ASS.
I'll go to woodstock to see and listen to RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, from Seville (SPAIN), i count the days...
i understand most of the bands u picked. but not everyone iz into all that. u need stuff that apllies to everyone not just urself. and y didnt u put metallica on ur list even if ur not a metalhead they still have some light songs like fade 2 black, sanitarium, the unforgiven, and heavy ride the lightning, ffwf, trapped under ice, and rock justice, one, puppets,
and theres ppl tlike ozzy and led zeppelin who are strting to get old that mught not make it another 10 years
greenday should definetly preform and so should death cab, cure, rush, interpol, u2, spumpkins,
i understand most of the bands u picked. but not everyone iz into all that. u need stuff that apllies to everyone not just urself. and y didnt u put metallica on ur list even if ur not a metalhead they still have some light songs like fade 2 black, sanitarium, the unforgiven, and heavy ride the lightning, ffwf, trapped under ice, and rock justice, one, puppets,
and theres ppl tlike ozzy and led zeppelin who are strting to get old that mught not make it another 10 years
greenday should definetly preform and so should death cab, cure, rush, interpol, u2, spumpkins,
Awesome idea, I was totally stocked when I was under the impression that it was going to be a throw-back. The line-up is week, you need The Who, The Band, Bob Dylan, and Hayden would be good too. Not all this tribute shit, maybe...maybe one, but we all know Janis Joplin is dead, and not going to be preforming. I would rather know that, than see some shitty tribute.
Re-consider your line-up take Maroon 5, and Tenacious D off there, along with a few others and fill their spots with actual music ledgends. Keep working on it, and you'll get an amazing turn out. Also whoever posted Miley Cyrus...HA are you kidding me, I hope someone kicks you in the junk for that!
I hear that that there's a problem with getting sponsors for Woodstock 2009. Somebody should ask AIG to donate some money. What would be better than AIG giving back to the taxpayers for stealing there money than giving the greatest free concert ever!
You should start a petition to get Woodstock 2009 on the books! And I'd add silverchair, Tegan and Sara, and Saves the Day to the band list!
i was completely into what you were saying until i saw the line-up you submitted. that line-up is bogus dude. 90% of the bands you submitted don't even stand for the same thing the bands at the original woodstock stood for, not to mention that they suck ass too. i just hope that you or anybody with the same taste of music as you, have no say in the actual line-up. bon jovi? motley cunt? guns and roses? finger 11? death cab for cutie? and so on and so on...dude with this line up you would have an audience of about 10,000 15 year old dudes there moshing to gay ass want tobe rock and roll with their moms standing in the back not realizing how big of a douche her son is. dr hip had a good line-up suggested, only one request though hip, replace U2 with widespread panic. in order to have a successful festival the bands selected need to have prestige and a dedicated following. none of the bands you have selected have either of those with the exception of a few. and you contredict yourself when you say that you don't want the who or the rolling stones to play because they lack original members or because they aren't in there prime yet you pick lynard skynard, and all though they are a good band, they had a few original members die in a plane crash some time ago dumbass, and for all the washed up 80's bands you selected i'm only going to say that they blow the biggest dicks of them all, besides you, because i could write a novel on why those bands should have never even had music careers at all. dude seriously, just because you get motivated and inspired to write an article about woodstock,and you think you have good ideas, and you think people are going to really catch on...please consult people that actually know musi before subitting a bullshit line up, because your taste in music sucks. you are disrespecting the original woodstock and the bands that played the festival by even insinuating that fucking maroon 5 should take hold of the torch...the reason the two latter festivals did not achieve success like the first one is because they were not the first one. even if this woodstock happened, and the line up was incredible, it would still fall under the shadow of the first festval's acclaim. so stop writing blogs about woodstock dumbass!
try these bands dude....widespread panic, the allman bros, phish, gov't mule, ocms, yonder mountain, keller, north mississippi all stars, the dead, string cheese, moe., and so on and mother fucking so on...if all of these bands put on a free show somewhere for a few days, you could call the festival the shit eating festival and you would still have a turn out equivalent or greater than the original woodstock.
Completely dissagree with you Bobby. I am in a very successful cover band and what I listed is what ALWAYS works in the festivals I play like Taste of Chicago etc.
No one cares about Widespread Panic. You are a fan and you want to see them...that's it. Plus, as I have said over and over, I am not a fan of all these bands, but I am smart enought to know this would be the most successful lineup.
Woodstock 2009 is called Bonnaroo. Its the closest there will ever be to another Woodstock. Also lumping Lollapolooza and Cochella with Warped tour was a mistake, two entirely different crowds. One of which sucks.
Muse NEEDS TO BE invited to this event...they are the best live act right now
metallica
iron maiden
ac dc
deep purple
led zeppelin
eric clapton
black sabbath
fabio treves
scott anderson
megadeth
motorhead
canned heat
jethro tull
Hi Adam,
Just my nickel's worth...
Woodstock is a classic, and you shouldn't mess with a classic. The experience will NEVER the be same, no matter what bands are in the lineup.
The world, and people in general, were way diffferent back in those days. The overall mindset was about Peace, Love and Rock&Roll. Many of the attendees were pacifist-types, as were many of the bands.
A new concert, with it's own new name, to make its own place in music history, is what needs to be done. Someone tried to do another version of Woodstock in 1970 (I think) called Kickapoo Creek, but it didn't have the same magic as Woodstock so didn't make much of an impact, if any.
Thanks for the post, and I wish you luck in pursuing your "dream".
FYI- I was 18 in 1969, didn't go to Woodstock, but sure wish I had. An old boyfriend attended Woodstock. To this day he still has the original tickets for the concert (it didn't start out as a free concert) and a poster. He said that people were arriving in droves, and the concert organizers couldn't handle it. They never anticipated that some many people would come. They finanlly quit selling tickets and made it a "free" concert. The rest, is history.
Hey! RHCP !!!! They now no do concerts.
I think this is an optimistic idea, but woodstock will never be duplicated.
Rage Against the Machine is back together. They need to play Woodstock 2009.
You have GREAT ideas about incorporating the environment and it's issues as a focal point for this next woodstock.
Anyways, besides RATM, Anti-Flag, Earth Crisis, and System of a Down (are they out of their hiatus yet?) should play. I'd really like to see Rage there, though.
I SAY NO TO THE WHOLE THING ALL TOGETHER. I LIVED THE WHOLE NIGHTMARE AND GOT SCREWED ALL THE WAY AROUNDBECAUSE MICHAEL LANG WOULD NOT PAY AND MY TOWN GOT TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AND DESTROYED DUE TO A BUNCH OF DISRESECTFUL JERKS. I STILL HAVE MIGHTMARES TO THIS DAY BECAUSE OF THE THINGS I SEEN.
if this did go down do u rhcp would come for it?
1)lynyrd skynrd died in plane crash i believe
2)great line up especiall for sunday guns n roses is perfect now that they released a new album
3) where the fuck i ac/dc in that list!!!!!!!! r u crazy?!!! they should b the finale
4) i believe london symphony orchestra would be cool 2 play with some of the bands
5)i believe u cnt hav woodstock without at leat one drug crazy weed nutty band so ziggy and the wailers possibly, and sublime...gorillaz is nice dopy band but they kinda nt same style
6)santana should be in there since he was in the original
7)btw i highly agree wit tenacious d lols
8)linkin park possibly, nt sure if they suit the other bands but they still made a few songs about peace and stuff
9)meat loaf.
10)journey.
***now is there any1 who wants 2 disagree with me????? i highly doubt that...marijuanaville 4ever...fuck war...yay 2 cyprus and netherlands...peace
Lynyrd Skynyrd has ben touring for decades without thier original line-up. Yes one was killed in a plane crash. Sublime's singer died of a drug overdose and they haven't toured since then back in the early ninties.
u need to reconsider and add metalllica. they r the jimi hendrix of metal. and even if u dont like them. they still have millions of fans and now a guitar hero. plus theyve played at every woodstock since they formed
I would be there 100% and I really hope that Woodstock 2009 takes place. It would be an awesome experience for thousands of people with a love for music!
Adam B... you just dont know what the fuck your talking about. rock has turned into exactly what your talking about. shit! "oh I dont like these bands, but they would draw the biggest crowd" okay so I got a question for you. are you gonna go hang out with a bunch of people that are blinded by the worlds perfect image and do not even know what real music is about? yeah well have fun cause if there arent better bands then that there then you will have fun with the Nickleback fags! if they have bands that are "popular" today. then the world will never remember what real music is about. woodstock is the biggest and most influencial festival in the world and possibly the history of rock and roll. woodstock has turned into an embarasement! the world needs to get out of this shit slump. and remember that money is just an object. when did the world start letting such a small thing control everything?
Peace,
let me know anyway i can help....any way.
Let me know anyway I can help too... I bet there are thousands of people who would volunteer.
Let me know anyway I can help too... I bet there are thousands of people who would volunteer.
So I've been doing some research on the legitimacy of this whole Woodstock 2009. I stubbled across something very interesting. Country Joe McDonald is going on tour this August on his "Hero's of Woodstock Tour." This includes Jefferson Starship, (with some of the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane), Canned Hat (who was at the original woodstock), The Big Brother and The Holding Company,(who featured Janis Joplin), Ten Years After(another Woodstock attendee), Grateful Deads Tom Constanten, (obviously) Country Joe McDonad, and "Special Surprise Guests". What makes this interesting is that the Wednesday before the anniversary they will all be in NYC. The Friday before the anniversary August 14th Country Joe plans to have his "Hero's of Woodstock Tour" play in Bethal Woods. This is the original location of Woodstock. There hasn't been a reunion concert there yet. I went on line to go find tickets and I couldn't find any. So than I went on Bethal Woods Performing Arts Center's website and they don't even acknowledge that this is happening.
This makes me wonder if Woodstock 09 that Michael Lang is going to have is the "Hero's of Woodstock Tour". First off, on the poster for the Hero's of Woodstock Tour it says special surprise guests. Not just one, but multiple surprise guests. Second if Woodstock 2009 is going to be a three day event, odds are that they are not going to make it Saturday to Monday, which would be the 15th-17th/18th(the dates of the original); They would probably make it from Friday to Sunday(and maybe an unexpected monday). Third, by leaking out all this information about Woodstock not happening would be a good idea, after all the hype that it has made. If people knew about how big the original Woodstock was going to be, we would have had 5 million people show up. Fourth, The bands that are announced are exactly what Michael Lang and Joel Rosenman wanted when they described their lineup for Woodstock 2009. "Going back to the roots of Woodstock."
My advice to you is show up anyway on the 15th. If its not half a million people, it will at least be some good music.
Peace and Love ML.
I like it but Paul McCartney has to be invited.
Limp Bizkit's performance on Woodstock 99
was the best thing i have ever seen on television
The media have made the whole thing look way too bad
than it actually was! believe me my older brother was there
i was really excited about this year's woodstock as LB has returned
but i just found out that it's gonna be like it was supposed to be
i.e peaceful and clean so obviously LB won't be performing :(
anyways i hope the people who felt disgusted by the 99 woodstock
get a better feeling this time ;)
Thats an awesome line up but you need more metal bands. Slipknot, System of a down, etc.
I like your line up minus maroon 5. i agree with you how the past two festivals have had no cultural meaning, this one could do it with the line up you listed. Ill be there fo sho.
Woodstock 2009 Brooklyn NY? Its Lang's first choice as of now.
you forgot some grassroots bands built on live shows and a generation of postive souls: 311, incubus, kings of leon. Your band selection represents a capatalistic line-up built for medium high crowd satisfaction while pleasing corporate record labels. Go deeper....
you should add radiohead :)
Let me share my dream lineup:
Allman Brothers Band
Tea Leaf Green
Phish
Widespread Panic
String Cheese Incident
Oyesterhead
North Mississpi Allstars
The Who
John Mayer
John McLaughlin
Phil lesh and friends
Govt. Mule
Erykah Badu
Moe
Bob Dylan / Tom Petty
Let me share my dream lineup:
Allman Brothers Band
Tea Leaf Green
Phish
Widespread Panic
String Cheese Incident
Oyesterhead
North Mississpi Allstars
The Who
John Mayer
John McLaughlin
Phil lesh and friends
Govt. Mule
Erykah Badu
Moe
Bob Dylan / Tom Petty
There's an amazing concert happening in Woodstock, IL, to commemorate the anniversary. As close to the real thing in '69 as maybe you can get:
Woodstock will never be the same as in that special year : 1969.
I would love to see this done, but who are we kidding we're dreamers. We know it can happen if the people in the right places come together. But we all know that the times aren't the same as they were back then and people aren't either. For those who read this, lets try and make it happen. "The dream of peace and love can and will live on in the body and mind of so many." We all know it's true but we all have to come together to make it a reality.!! "Woodstock 2009" Happy 40th Anniversy
Andrew Holland Joliet, IL
I really wish that woodstock 09 could be a historic concert for one reason I am turning 21 on August 11 but the only way you will get the mood that 69 had is if Obama starts up a war draft...I hate to see that happen but you know this would be the only way...I agree with most of your article but I have a problem with some of the bands..The bands in 69 all wrote songs about love, understanding , and peace but these topics are not truley addressed in music today. I do believe if the Iraq war and now the North Korean Crisis keeps insuing then we might all need a woodstock...but the bottom line If you build it they will come...just build it right and I'll be there...
amazing line up.... if it ever happened!! would be sheer quality
amazing line up.... if it ever happened!! would be sheer quality
Good idea in theory however Al Gore? Do we really want a politician in a rock festival? I wouldn't go if he was going to appear or any other knuckle head politician. The green thing is a good idea and maybe food to be sold from local farms up there so the locals can make money for their towns being raided. The lineup is always open to opinion however trying to keep it more peaceful and steady throughout is a great idea. I think the whole idea of it should be americans looking out for each other and helping each other. How to live without looking for our government to support us and to become as independent as possible and help others do the same. Now that would be awesome. All bands would have to play for much less money than normal or else they can go to hell. It could be one thing in life that is not totally about money. How refreshing.
Hey everyone, I have two interesting sites for all you avid hippies out there like myself who are looking for more information on Woodstock 09. According to the first website Woodstock 09 is happening!!!!!
http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/woodstock-2
And finally www.woodstock.com has opened as a blog, but promises for a full website in the near future.
See you all on August 15th
Peace and Love,
SonOfAHippy
You want a hippie festival, invite hippie bands. They tend to be of the jamband variety, some of which are listed on here. Adam, your lineup is as abysmal as it's unrealistic. And, nowhere, at ANY TIME, should Ted Nugent be connected to anything that's about peace, love, and understanding ! He's a right wing crank, and a pedophile, and hates everything hippies stand for.
skilletdawg
I don't think I wanted a "Hippe Thing" and don't think I worded it as so. I simply wanted to propose the idea of a monumental concert in which the masses come together for a cause.
I like your reasoning, but disagree with your comments about The Who. Have been to see them several times in the last few years, and while of course they're not the same band they were in the 70s, they're not at all painful to watch. In fact, I've traveled to see them, which is more than I'd do for most of the bands on your list.
That said, it would be great to see some of the bands you've listed, and to rehabilitate the Woodstock "brand." In fact, I think a lot of the problem with the 94 and 99 festivals is pretty much summed up in that phrase.
Long live rock!
i think instead of maroon it should by anvil if u dont know who they r they r the metal band that is trying to make a comback and made movie
That is bloody brilliant! I would really like to see this done. You've made a great line-up, and I would love to see a remake of the original Woodstock.
woodstock is just another one way tickit to hell.
what we need is more of jesus.if you don`t believe in god the just look at the air you breath..jesus owns the music,the devil destroys it.....
If Woodstock 2009 is going to happen, Pearl Jam perform...
Peace!
add in State Radio you wont be let down.
line-up sucks big time....... too many new bands.....idea about the 2 stages at the same time is bad.... what if you want to see the 2 bands playing at the same time ???? very bad idea.....
line-up sucks big time....... too many new bands.....idea about the 2 stages at the same time is bad.... what if you want to see the 2 bands playing at the same time ???? very bad idea.....
The line up is horrible! I mean bon jovi? motley crue? Come on! We need underground music as well as SOME big names. Like M.I.A, Matisyahu, Arctic Monkeys, Your Vegas,etc. We don't need all rock groups with big egos and music that will spark another woodstock '99.
Kid Rock??? Cop on!
The idea is great but lets get real...there will only be one true Woodstock.I am a lover of all kinds of music and I love most of the bands you named in your line up but you missed the point that woodstock represented.PEACE LOVE AND HARMONY!Metallica really??? they blow balls!You didnt even mention one band from Woodstock 69.And if I could do the line up it would be a far cry from what you had...hmmm i'll give you 3...Phish,Ziggy Marley and 311.I'm not here to bash you and tell you that your wrong and your opinion sucks but to let you know you might want to grasp what the real meaning is...most of the bands out there today only really care about one thing and thats the money not the music and fans.Could you imagian the ticket price???
I stopped reading after Nickelback. That basically sums up your terrible opinion.
if ur r havin this line up u might as well have Hannah Montana.
This line up is nothing like the old woodstock and u need to have the same type of music.
i am a stagehand and fork opp looking to get involved with the fest i do 5 fest during the summer looking to see wo i can get intouch with thank u Gator
Okay , here is what your going to run into with mainstream bands.... egos. I believe there should be some more contemplation on the bands you want to play. Ted Nugent and Kid Rock, are you freakin' kidding me? Okay lets get realistic. Woodstocks whole vibe is gorgeous. Pick the underground psychedelic rock bands, who resemble that era, and carry that vibe. A couple are The Golden Animals and The Black Angels. I also agree with doing cover bands from the 60's. But, in all honesty, there just needs to be more thought about who would be playing at Woodstock. One stage, resembles oneness, a fair stance for all bands. By seperating the stages and bands based on how well-known they are, your setting up for a ego-tistical outlook about Woodstock... and that's not what is. Incorporating the green revolution is a fantastic idea, absolutely. No matter how much we try to re-create the epic Woodstock, it will never happen. We can only grasp and apply the message of Woodstock to our everyday lives. So why force something? If there is supposed to be another Woodstock, it will happen.
Take a look at how are world is today. Mass production of everything; cell phones, i-pods, computers, houses, department stores.... This all plays a role. By grasping this concept you will understand the larger picture of it all.
It's time to live right now, in this moment! There should be a festival of yoga, meditation, and peaceful music. In my mind, that would encompass thousands of years holding "WoodStock energy". Wwe could have inspirational speakers, yoga teachers, some really great earth drawn music. ( Native American Drums, Xavier Rudd, Ravi Shankar, Priest Bird, The Golden Animals, The Black Angels, even some really neat Classical Mozart with a new age twist, reggae...) This is the closest we would ever get to that feeling.
Wake Up! Think Deeper and Broaden your music knowledge
Seether!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think that line up is horrible. It is nothing but corporate cocks. Why not get bands that can relate to Woodstock 69'. Woodstock 69' was a peace and love festival not a hardcore mosh pit. If someone was to ever do another woodstock it does not need to be a MTV event it needs to be about freedom as a individual, happiness, love..... enjoying the music and people.
Honestly Rothbury is the Woodstock of the 21st century. Its got good bands like the dead, willie nelson, railroad earth, gov't mule and bob dylan. Its also has recycling every where and artwork made by ordinary people. If you are looking for a Woodstock 69 Rothbury 09 is definatly the place.
my dream lineup is:
Led Zeppelin
Kiss
Pink Floyd
Aerosmith
Motley Crue
Jimi Hendrix
Lynrd Skynrd
Queen
Black Sabbath
Nickleback
i like it, but dont know if its possible. i mean the bands are all great but for it to be a cheap concert and all of them to show would never happen. its either charge a shitload or have less big named bands show up. otherwise well done
I do admit that your lineup is a little..well..no. hahaa. I'd say get Green Day outta there, get Kid Rock out, definitely get MCR (wtf?) outta there, and maybe even Buckcherry. Oh, and Sheryl Crow isn't my cup of tea either.
Put in Canned Heat (even though they are a bit old now).
And for sure some cover bands! Even though The Beatles didn't play Woodstock, there is this band called Studio 99 that plays amazing covers.
For sure get Joe Cocker, Crosby Still and Nash, Arlo Guthrie (no idea if he's dead or not), maybe even Simon and Garfunkel. I know those are ollllldddd bands/artists, but my generation has never seen them before or heard them, and I really want to.
There is also this amazing band/arist named Nevershoutnever! He's a vegan, he's all about peace and love. He's getting really big, and a lot of teenage girls would end up going, but I'm just suggesting.
I love the idea of throwing a little Tenacious D in there (I am in love with Jack Black. He is one foxxxxy man!)
But anyway, I wish it'd be a free concert, but with how it is these days I doubt it will be. And we should be able to run around naked and smoke and stuff. We need to be free again!
That is a pathetic line up bella madre more like woodstock then your fantasy sold out woodstock what a joke
I think it's a great thing that there's going to be another woodstock. The line if is kind of crappy though, guns n roses arn't the same gnr, it's just axl with a bunch of different people. and the who don't sound what they used to, but they still have to be there man, how can you let an emo boy band like my chemical romance in to woodstock, and then say you wouldn't like the who there. that's not woodstock atall. i don't think this is going to be any different to the 1994 and 1999 attempts
I think it's a great thing that there's going to be another woodstock. The line if is kind of crappy though, guns n roses arn't the same gnr, it's just axl with a bunch of different people. and the who don't sound what they used to, but they still have to be there man, how can you let an emo boy band like my chemical romance in to woodstock, and then say you wouldn't like the who there. that's not woodstock atall. i don't think this is going to be any different to the 1994 and 1999 attempts
Hey. I believe you have an awsome statement here. I too have many ideas on making Woodstock successful and I'm trying to get in contact with Michael Lang as we speak..or..um as I type lol. Please contact me at rockyoutloud@yahoo.com if you would like to talk further.
I would love to see the original "hippie" groups! I enjoy today's headliners. But personally I am a true hippie at heart and want to see the classics! I can name a number of people that still listen to the good oldies and would die to go to woodstock if it was anything like '69's. One of them being me :)
Peace and Love
Abbey
There totally needs to be a concert this year. And yeah, focused on peace man and not violence. What the hell what Woodstock 99'? It shouldn't have even been called Woodstock. However, I have to disagree a little of the bands you wouldn't want to be a part of it. However, overall good rating on your suggestions.. Another band though that I think would be great is Oasis!!!
I forgot to mention too that yeah I like MCR, but if you want peace and love, they aren't going to cut it. They're a emo band man, come one...People'll be depressed. I'd put 3 Doors Down and Shinedown over them...and GNR, well lets just say there is no longer GNR. It Axl with some friends..lol....no offense Axl, but the old GNR, well it'll never be again without Slash and Duff...There's also a rumor of Creed. That would be a definate in my opion...Lastly if anyone has heard for BUDGY!!! Theyre from the early 70's but still Rockin'...If you've ever heard Breadfan' maybe you remember Metallicas version. This song kicks ass!!!! Anyway, love to have Woodstock.. I'm from ND and would definately come to NY for this event...
p.s I'm 24 so dont judge me on the bands I suggest and dont suggest...Ahhh and Silverchair man!!!!
Yeah yeah, i know I keep writing, but well I can't post an add for a band and then spell it wrong...It's Budgie...not budgy... and the chick who put bring back as many old guys as you can, totally...it only makes sense... I think if you're a true hippie at heart, whether of today's generation or the 60's, you're gonna love to see them perfom again. Afterall, they made Woodstock and it's culture that it created...And lastly I think people can relate more today with these bands of the past than did the crowd of 99" beings we're in war and our country is shit!!! So bring back the oldies and new cool bands that represent what once was a Revolution and let's start a new one!!! Peace guys, once again names Jason... Later
ok man i like to a lot of bands at woodstock 2009 but look man you have to have bands that are a bout peace and love man bands like bob dylan and come on poeple we need to see one of the queens of woodstock JOAN BAEZ. and other bands like
Country Joe & The Fish
Joe Cocker
Leslie West/Mountain
The Band
Santana
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sly & The Family Stone
Jefferson Airplane
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
The Who
peter paul and mary
yoko one
Sean Lennon
AND WE NEED SOME NEW HIPPIE LIKE MELLOW THE BAND
AND I LIKE TO SEE GREAT BAND PLAY MAN Aerosmith AND OTHERS THAT JUST BE THE BEST O AND FOR THE TODAYS BAND I LIKE TO SEE THAIR WOULD BE. MCR, 30 Seconds To Mars,linkin park,nickelback,Hoobastank.GREEN DAY,Cat PowerAND MANY MORE.these are the bands i love to see in 2009 woodstock. just keep the love and peace out thair man peace
I absolutely agree with the previous Woodstocks falling short of connecting with the fans. I like your lineup too, I think it would work just fine. Although I think that many more of the surviving acts should return, because as much as you don't think people want to see some geezers performing, a lot of the original Woodstock attendees would love nothing more. The youth isn't as united in the same ideals as the youth of the 60's, but the lineup does have some choesion and I think would work. It will be interesting what actually ends up taking place. Good article.
I agree except I think like you said grunge was the sound of the early 90's and wasn't pressent in the 94 woodstock, I think stoner rock would be the perfect sound for the 09 woodstock, foo fighters, queens of the stone age, and I would LOVE to see the melvins rock out.
Bands I would like to see at Woodstock 09
Jam Bands>
Fish
The dead
Moe
Dave Mathews band
Stoner rock>
Foo fighters
Queens of the stone age
Eagles of death metal
The Melvin’s
Rock bands>
Aerosmith
Van halen
AC/DC
Radio head
Metallica
the who
pearl jam
velvet revolver
motley crew
Tool
Punk rock
Jane’s addiction
Red hot chili peppers
Green day
Fun bands>
Fishbone
The mighty mighty boss tones
Tell U2 to stay the fuck home
I would love to see the following acts get together again
Men at work
Talking heads (would be impossible but would be totally awesome!)
Extreme
phish not fish, damn spell check :D
you neeeed korn!!!!!!!!!!! devildriver come on people!!!!!!!!11111111
led zeppelin :(
omg i wish led zeppelin would play and like the who and stuffs no fair :'( well any wayssss OMG THE WHITE STRIPES IS GONA PLAY OMG IM SO EXCITED but hold on i have questions... is there an age limit, where is it going to be, and like how much is it and where can i buy tickets and when is it....?!?!?!?!?1
i like line up but adding hollywood undead would be cool
Your idea of a 2009 Woodstock Sucks! Do the real deal or stay home
I hope nobody with swine flu shows up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLUEN-3jdJw&fea
The biggest open air festival in europe.
15th przystanek woodstock july 31st - august 2nd 2009 Kostrzyn Poland
It would be cool if Chris Cornell made an appearance; not with Soundgarden or Audioslave, but by himself.
I was quite appalled by what i read. At the beginning, your ideas seemed promising and honest. But as I read on, it seems to me you have forgotten one thing.
When woodstock was staged back in 69, it wasn't about entertainment, it wasn't about money. That part you're right. But lets not forget that at that moment in time, the people who attended woodstock also had the same mentality, values and principles, hence contributing to the overwhelming crowd. The crowd was all about love, peace, happiness and the now. They were interested in escaping from all the violence and manipulative politics and be happy. And the answer was, music.
Now, if you're trying to apply that concept in today's context, its almost impossible, because today, the audience has segregated into many segments which makes it hard to reclaim the days of happiness. Music listeners of the present day are different from then. In the past, music was married to values and beliefs. Today, its just mere entertainment and sadly, music has become a fad.
Music was like a religion back in the days, that is why, no matter what, people still supported their fellow musicians. It's about connection and honesty. Its about what they believe in. And that is peace. Music was just like a bible.
Another thing is, in '69, it didn't matter who played when. The moment you feel there is a need to make sure the opening band opens for the right band is seriously monetary focused. In '69, it didn't matter who opened for who, or who played what. It's the music. Woodstock was like a pilgrimage. And why do you have to crack your brains to fix a line up. Just gather INFLUENTAL and HONEST musicians together, fix a stage and let them play. It don't matter the schedule. That is why there was no headliner's then. It was like saying,' Hey guys, just go on stage and play music man. Who wanna go first?'
There should be only one focus, and that is, music. No money making, no frills. Why woodstock '69 made it? Because it was honest. We throw in money for the people and we don't expect any to come back.
And there is no way we can revive those days. And the more you try to appeal to the crowd, the more it is diverted. Appealing is selling. Woodstock wasn't about selling, it was about feeling home. A home and space where there's no fights and trouble, just happy happy happy.
And just quit giving out flyers and posters and tell who is playing when. Just name the acts. And also, quit that one day pass thing. Thats total bull crap. Like I said, WOODSTOCK IS A MUSIC PILGRIMAGE, IF IT'S 3 DAYS, IT'S 3 DAYS. Stay if you want, leave if you want. It's the holy festival of music, it's for people who are honest.
Look, you cannot call it Woodstock if it's not woodstock anymore. You can't just take the name and use it as a brand. That is just fucked up. Imagine, 20 years from now, a religion like Christianity not being christian like anymore. The bible discarded, and no church. Just plain praying and swearing. Its the total opposite of what Christianity is supposed to be no? Same theory. Don't call it Woodstock if it ain't woodstock anymore. It's just wrong.
Woodstock is special. A community of fun loving people gathering for peace, music and joy. If it's not that, it's not Woodstock. Call it something else.
And by the way, the root of the problem is : the influx of people picking up music for the money and fame. It's about what sells now and how high up the charts can you climb. As a musician, you are a leader indefinitely because you influence people. So how do you expect honest followers when you try to appeal and force people to like you when in actual fact you suck. And when a new idol arrives, you'll just die because in reality, you're not talented, you're just forcing talent into you. And thats not a real musician. When the leader is a sell-out and a fad, the followers are to right? (It's ok to make commercial and pop-ish music, just be honest. Don't follow trends! The money will come if it comes and it will keep on coming if you're real!)
Because like religion, people imitate their prophets and gods. In this case, music is the religion, the musicians are the prophets and woodstock is the church. Now, that religion has diverted so far away from what it really should be. Blessed Be...
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Cheers man!!
Love the idea, perhaps you would consider thinking about putting Jason Mraz in your lineup. He has been making a lot of noise lately and has the laid back style that seems perfect for this type of show.
Like I said this all sounds great, but somebody better get working if this is actually gonna go down...
I agree with Juro. There was only one Woodstock and any attempt at revivals will be a waste of time. Time has changed and everything moved forward. That was a festival for that time and that era. Only commemorations of the original will do.
ok woodstock 2009 would be sweet but that lineup sux. Their all mainstream sell outs. Wheres the real jam band hippie music?? U want the real woodstock u need the real vibe. those gay bands dont carry it.
i think tool would be a good band for woodstock there a band all about the music
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this is great! i would love to see something like this happen.
You can't reheat a souffle. The original Woodstock wasn't about reliving something, and the next really cool thing to happen, whatever it is, also won't be.
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Very enlightened conclusion you came up with about Woodstock. I don't mean to be critical on your choice, it was very pleasing, personally though I believe that Woodstock is more than just a musical concert/show you go to. But in fact I feel it is a cultural experience that no one can take away from you. I still remember the years 94 & 99, down at woodstock. Those days were honestly horrifiying (Not as much as 94, rather than 99) and a life changing experience for me. You see the thing is at Woodstock, your dreams and hopes come true. I know that sounds a little corny, but it's entirely true. At Woodstock you feel the vibes and the mellowness of the place and you feel excitement. For Woodstock is all about the love, peace, happieness, and freedom. Also you have the will to take off your top if you want to, and the joyfullness of not being judged by your own fellow peirs, and plus the privelage of doing wat ever you want to your body, let it be drugs, sex, or etc. what ever fulfills you satisfication.
Great ideas. But the problem with great ideas like this is that everyone wants to put their two cents in. Everyone has an opinion, some absurd, some offensive, some agreeing, some nonchalant, etc etc. That will always be a problem. Get over that problem and you're a genius.
Dude how about some Roger Waters or Rush i'm sure the festival will become more intresting if these guys actually were actually invited.
I love to see Woodstock happening again. I graduated in 1969 and Woodstock for us back them was important on so many levels. I would like to see bands (any left) from the 70's on one stage and other bands as you indicated on the second stage. It is so important to keep the vision of peace and love which is what those music messages were all about. We need that today and I can not tell you how many people in their teens and 20's love that music and want to hear it and experience how it must have been at that time. Also perhaps giant pictures of Woodstock 1969 be within the area to promote the atmosphere of the :"real thing". Lets hope the true meaning of Woodstock shines through on this one. I will not miss it....my peace shirt and all.
The guy that wrote this thing is a complete idiot. He needs to learn how to fix his ridiculous typos and keep his shit together. Woodstock 2009 is an absolutely fantastic idea, but if this guy was setting it up I'd rather cut off my dick with a rusty spoon than go see this guy's version of woodstock.
i hope thehunter does not go to Woodstock 2009. As my friend Artie would say, it was never really about the bands
The who should definitly be at woodstock 2009. And what you guys are forgeting is the reason why people like Bob Dylan is that he didn't like hippies and they weren't paying him enough money. Woodstock was all about money. The only reason why Woodstock happend was because they wanted to make money off the movie. The who played at woodstock because they weren't that big untill woodstock. Tommy made the Who and the Who made woodstock. The Who have to be at Woodstock 2009
i hope thelover understands the bands are everything. You can't have 3 days of peace love and music if you dont have the music. Peace and love are novel ideas but with the douchebags living in this world today it wont happen any time soon
thehunter...or should I say Bret A Boyer, is a complete clown. If you want,you can email me directly from this page and we can set something up in the real world you computer tough guy bitch.
good idea like environment wise. but i don't agree with the musical choices, most of them are completely overrated so the fact that you don't think money is am issue is totally nullified by the type of bands you would see, so next time at least have the sense not to contradict yourself.
Plus my chemical romance? What are you a 12-year-old boy that wishes to be angst ridden? totally stupid worst music choice that i've ever seen. seriously.
You are cool.. It wont work... U need better bands.........FOOL
woodstock 09 hell yeah i would go!!
i do agree that they should elliminate all music that maybe offensive and or violent and im not saying that i dont enjoy it, but not for this type of feastival, its supporting peace love and harmony and i highly doubt that limp bizkit and metallica are promoting PEACE,
i am all for this movment this world needs more peace and harmony i do feel that more people need to be educated on the green movment and if this is one way that we can get this through to them well then so be it
i will be there waving my freedom flag :)
and who says you cant make history again, if those of you think that there will never be another woodstock 69 then fuck off dont come stay home cause you are probably well over 40 and a god damn drag haha
I didn't take the time to read through other peoples' comments about your article, some seemed to be very rude. But most of the suggested bands would just not be good for the type of show that you're picturing. To be honest, I don't know much about Woodstock '69, all I know is the music, and as far as I can see we agree on what festivals should be about. When I looked at your line-up though, I have to admit I was a little disappointed; Kid Rock... he's not very peaceful, Lenny Kravitz's music doesn't have any soul, nor does matchbox 20 or anyone in the friday line-up to be honest, but Ted Nuget is just cool. As far as Saturday goes, good luck with Guns N Roses, sure they made great music back in the day, but again not very peaceful. Green Day has lost what it used to be, and now has a following of idiots for the most part. Jane's Addiction... Stone Temple Pilots... Good luck! No one in the saturday line-up has any substance to their music with the exception of Dave Matthews Band (and I think everyone agrees with that), they're amazing in every sense of the word (and so sad to see most of their followers don't even understand them). Tom Petty, that's a good one, too. Now, Sunday... Van Halen does not go hand in hand with the message trying to be achieved. U2, they're acceptable. Throw all of them out except for Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Coldplay.Woodstock '09, in reality, won't happen because, in reality, bands that are half as great as the bands that played '69 are non-existent nowadays. The bands that actually care for their music in this period of time can probably be easily counted and are much less than the bands that just do it for the money, and people want to hear the money-makin' ones with the catchy tunes and "rough" voices.
I'd suggest having bands like the ones you would see at Austin City Limits, which I think it's the closest any festival will get to the Woodstock feeling (although in the past years, the crowd seems to consist of 13 year olds).
And just to throw it out there, why not just set up a festival that's purely about music with substance and meaning, instead of giving it the "peace" theme? Because, let's be real, peace? Impossible. The highest the world can achieve is inner peace, so get over the whole "No war" B.S.
With all of that said, I hope I didn't come out as rude, too. I think what you picture would be great with bands that actually go with the feeling.
This is a great lineup, I think I might pay for something like that
The writer's band line-up consists of bands that would forever confirm that Woodstock is only about money. I love some of the bands on the list, but they are just about getting paid. If Woodstock can be revived as a festival based on music and gound breaking experiences, then it would have to consist of mostly heavy metal bands. No glam metal bands, no nu-metal, no emo bands, no rap-reggae-rock bands, none of that bullshit. Several "true" metal bands that have played for a decade are yet to be truly credited. These guys have reset the bar in the metal scene since the days of Limp Bizkit. They get paid crap unlike motley crew or metalica. When Woodstock 69 emerged, rock n roll was still young and unpopular. the majority shunned it. The bands were not wealthy. Rock n Roll and Rap have now become the mainstream. They are the sell outs. Metal is now shunned and yet, a metal musician will play in front of 20 people, even if it means missing the super bowl. if you want to find the new counter culture, then check out the metal fans that are willing to break there noses in order to be closest to the stage.
Eric!!!
Awesome lineup for a day!! And no offense to Metalica but listening to one of their songs extended for twenty minutes is actually IRRITATING.
Hey producers, and I know you see this. Move forward not back. Show some old footage of the past during the breaks. Get some big screens set up everywhere. Then promote the s--- out of Life, love, happiness, Safe Sex, legalizing marijuana, and Iraq.
K ESTE SLIPKNOT Y LIMP BIZKIT KAUSA SINO KOMO PE TIO ASI NO ES WOODSTOCK TMR :d
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There are some good bands on the line-up, but most of it is radio garbage. I like the idea, and you know what your talking about, but the band line-up is pretty miserable. Xavier Rudd would be much better canidate than Kid Rock. Kid Rock is nothing more than a white-trash role model. Look into more acts like Portugal. The Man. There are so many better bands that could make Woodstock worthwhile. I love music and shows, but that line-up (no offense) sucks.
hope ticket prices are not to high.if thats the case nobody will go.it will be just a stage and a big empty field.
well there shouldn't be any ticket prices at all, i think.
Wow I read it all, I never thought I would. The idea of having a Woodstock 2009 is very tempting and I know there are people out there who would love a festival like this one. In my opinion, what are you trying to do is not correct. Woodstock was Woodstock and there will never be something like it. You are trying to recreate Woodstock, and that my friend is impossible. Woodstock was in 1969 and it was a unique festival. Trying to recreate this event is unnecessary. People do not share the same ideology of the people in the 60s. The world has change and there are many interests that play an important role in a concert. Few are those who would play for the love of music. Few are those who are looking for love and few are those who have experienced peace. For me Woodstock 1969 is irreplaceable. That concert rests in the hearts of the fans. Although the idea of making a show LIKE Woodstock is very tempting, but the idea of recreating Woodstock is just not right. It is only my opinion; please do not be offended by it. I must admit that the "green movement" idea should be promoted more by those who have the power of the mic. Thanks
Deep Purple? I think this band really would fit on Woodstock 2009
your lineup sucks.
Ok first of all Kid Rock shouldn't even be within a 10 mile radius of Woodstock. My Chemical Romance is that "emo" music that you were talking about that should be playing at Coachella. One thing I do like is that you put Lenny Kravitz and John Mayer. I saw some comments saying that they need a Hendrix tribute band but I can already think of 2 bands on that list that is known for covering Hendrix tunes being: John Mayer and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. May I say they do the covers insanely well. Now for my sell-out section. Green Day is totally "emo" now, and it's very hard for me to get over this because being a long time fan and seeing them turn into something they weren't before is terrible. Also, Nickelback is just god awful. Now, for my additions, I'm gonna have to say Ben Harper, The Black Keys, The Mars Volta. The Mars Volta, yeah not so peaceful but they are by far one of the most talented bands of this generation. Notice I didn't pick any older bands only because it'd be a shame to see them and see them at their lowest. I feel only Led Zeppelin would be the only "vintage" band worth seeing but they're far from performing ever again which I think after the reunion they had, it should stay that way. But that will be all for my pros and cons.
hey man, im a hippy and i gotta say i hope you realise that almost everyone in woodstock '69 were hippies, we had Janis Joplin perform, a true hippy, we had Hendrix perform, another great hippy and we had numerous other people there protesting against the 'Nam war, man if you want another woodstock it cannot be woodstock 09 even though now when i am writing this it is far too late to organise one, it has to be like woodstock but not at the same place, that wouldnt do
woodstock was a hippy event, dedicated to all young people it has got to have meaning and has to be worth something
half the bands you got there aren't worth it
i really liked the article, but there are other people out there, much better musicians than the likes of Kid Rock, rock on brother
i've read most of comments on this page but skipped through to bottom 3/4 way through. Although, I didnt notice anyone mentioning the likes of Joan Baez!?!? Surely, if another Woodstock was to happen, then she (consid. she is still touring too!) would have to play!?
I don't think this is necessarily "recreating" Woodstock. This festival is just something that stands for peace and a great message that should be passed down through generations.
I think this could potentially be an amazing concert if they use a few original performers as well as those that support the same ideas as those that played in 69. I'm talking about bands that aren't mainstream, but have a huge following and attract alot of fans; bands like Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Bret Dennen.
Also, not all the bands have to be all about peace, as long as they don't encourage violence. Someone was saying metallica woudln't be good because they don't encourage peace. Sure they don't sing about dancing in flowers and and swimming naked in a mystical lake, but they would never incite a riot and it would be good to have some variety in the show.
It should be all about variety. One person may wanna go see Metallica, so he goes and he hears all these other great bands like phish and Dave and people who go there to see old acts get to see new bands like Flaming Lips. That creates unity, and that's what this festival is all about. If every festival only attracted "hippies" that would be boring and it would just show how people don't really want unity, they just want everyone to think just like them.
Adam, do you know if there is going to be woodstock 2009? I would love to see it happen and attend as much as the next person. I check woodstock.com for updates every now and then, but it seems to be turning into a historical site of past Woodstocks. You're ideas for '09 are brilliant and i'd love to be a part of it all. Making monumental history, showing the world after all these years that peace and love can reign supreme. You're line-up is "interesting", but of coarse everyone has differing opinions =p. Peace.
Hi everyone,
Alot happenings with Woodstock 09 on many levels if you really want some good information.
Go to these sites for updates and links http://www.woodstock.com/ The official Woodstock Festival site .
Secondly http://www.woodstockstory.com/ The Woodstock Story is excellent gives information on real history of Woodstock and all those planning Woodstock Festivals right now.
Again a variety of Artists is great to have but those that keep saying bring some Metal,Hip Hop Punk thats not Woodstock and yes the times have changed and always will.
What will make Woodstock happen is new and old artists who are Folk-Folk Rock,Psyicadelic.
Now will this exclude people who are solely into the other types of music maybe .
Again folks remember if you were not alive and old enough to even know what Woodstock is really about and can only relate to 1999 as being what Woodstocks about that's not Woodstock at all in any way shape or form .
Sure people like what they grew up with in each generation .
For woodstock to be Woodstock please folks stop suggesting things that have no relationship to the Peace Love and Music that Woodstock represents.
Go to these sites I have posted learn about what the vibes are about man .
All those who come in peace, or are seeking to exorcise the demons that plague their hearts, should be welcomed.
i totally agree with the music and peace and the "green movement" great ideas and pretty good line up.
i would add like a grateful dead tribute band, jack johnson, pepper, slightly stoopid, 311 some of those bands. love Dave Matthews Band though.
I think you have forgotten SANTANA,
but it is very cool
You people are fucking idiots.... wasting your time such as am i..... why would you write 12051 pages about woodstock 2009 when it all boils down even if they have another you don't know anything about setting up a real festival. you see two aspects, peace, and rock. it's alot more than that. dates. locations. attendance sizes. camping. vendors.
and drop all your mainstream crap
you obviously haven't made it to the real festival that are still around: gathering of the vibes, bonnaroo, allgood fest, langerado (2 years back before it fucked up), rothbury, and maybe coachella(don't know about that one)
Oh man I want this!
wow, well i just think its anawesome thing that your trying your best to make this happen, i have been waiting my whole life for an opportunity like this. and i cant wait to go and celebrate it this summer. the only thing is, dude, come on, you gotta have the who and the rolling stones, give them another chance.
please.
i mean, these are legends here, and if they understand what they can and cant do at the 09' woodstock then they chould be fine.
im sure that they will act with respect cause i mean come on man, its woodstock.
who wouldnt want it to be a peaceful time.
and i just wanna know the admission price and when and where.
please post it soon
thanks man, and think about those two legends.
and oh yeah, i think you should have this great chill band called badfish,
they are a tribute to one of my favorite bands sublime cause the original sublime singer passes.
also, please listen to pepper and slightly stoopid.
they are great hippie bands and believe in keeping the peace and they have the most mellow music that has ever entered my ears.
I think some of your ideas are great, but not all of them. I will say that I was at Woodstock 99, I was 16, and half a country from home. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I think the need for different cultures i.e different kinds of music is a must. I will add that the main band I wanted to see was Rage Against The Machine, but I also didn't walk away from DMX. I actually found a new artist. I did however walk away from Metallica, because they were horrible. I'd seen them five times prior, and it was by far the worst. I think the different cultures is what we're talking about, PEACE, and making it all work together.
The food, and drinks were completely overpriced! I still have wrappers, and water bottles as part or a scrap book. I paid $10 for a bottle of water, and got a free energy bar. WOW! Was that a deal. That festival was definitely all about $$$$$$ I will not disagree.
Another thing that I think would need to be adressed is location. That airforce base wasn't at all acceptable. Yes it was big enough, and the stages were far enough apart. What about cover for your patrons? The only shade was under the semi trailers that housed the food, or in an airplane hanger. Everybody at the festival doesn't fit however, and I'm not saying they should. I'm just saying peak of the summer, I'm thinking minimum temp of 110. It was one big slab of cement, nowhere to get relief. My buddy was so sunburned his nose broke open on the first day.
Lastly, you're pointing fingers at all these bands for violence. Lets just point out that we all make choices, and it's not their fault. Last I checked neither of our nation scapegoats played ( Marilyn Manson or Eminem). But lest think back 90% of the violence happened while the Red Hot Chilli Peppers were on stage. I don't remember them insighting any riots. I love the Chilli Peppers, but they'd be the band responsible right? And now you want to invite them back?
In closing I love your go green theme, and I wish you the best in making it happen. I'd like to say if there's ever another Woodstock I'll be there.
Great lineup. That would be amazing.
canned heat should go. they were originally there. the boyzz from illinoiz would be amazing. the animals should go. if he was alive stevie ray vaughn should of gone. neil young should go. george therogood should go.
where's rage against the machine?
and guns n roses isnt very good anymore
You have Nickelback on your list of artists... Nickelback... This fact immediately strips you of any musical credibility. If you want the festival to be a joke then that line-up would do it, there are plenty of great festivals happening all over the country, and I think it is time we let Woodstock be a memory. We have festivals every summer that are ours, of our generation, the original Woodstock is part of a bygone era, we need to stop trying to ressurrect it, because everytime we do we take away some of its greatness. Woodstock is a landmark of American social and cultural history, leave it alone. We need to blaze our own trails and stop trying to relive something that will never be as great as was the first time, 40 years ago. It's not 1969, Woodstock will never happen again, having an event and naming it Woodstock won't turn it into some life changing experience, it will just be a festival ( an apparently bad one if you got to choose the line-up), with a nostalgic name.
i cant wait to go to the next woodstock and get super stoned
hit the bongs
There will NEVER, NEVER be another woodstock.
P.s. The Limp Bizkit performance ruled!!!
i disagree with a majority of the bands you chose. woodstock was about artists that were anti-establishment and for peace. and i think by having these rediculous musicans play would be incredibly fake and opposite of how the original Woodstock was created for. There should be genuine musicians who care, and arn;t there just to get paid big bucks. most of those bands are so mainstream and not real. leave it to the originals and profesionals.
ha ha, sorry just my opinion.
there will never be another woodstock......sorry, bands just arent what they used to be, and people these days arent open minded like they were back then, it can try to be recreated, but will not succeed, just leave it as a memory, a great great memory.....
Personally I feel that my chemical romance and greenday are kind of random... I mean if we're trying to get the feel of Woodstock they aren't the best bands for it... Replace them with maybe slightly stoopid or cover bands, oh and DEFINATELY phish.
what about woodstock 79 and 89? did you just forget about those?
Guns N Roses? my chemical romanc? john meyer and ted nuget?
Get real...
Woodstock should be about music that bands produce, not the teeny boppers that follow them.
Guns and Roses is not a good idea, There are many good rock bands now.. Incubus, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Three Days Grace......................
I would so totally go to this. I know it would never be as amazing as Woodstock 69 but I wasnt even a thought back then, so at least this way I could get a slight glimpse of what Woodstock 69 was like. Too bad I was alive during that time. I would have had the time of my life!!
So all these comments are nice and pretty much a waste of read time...WE ARE NOW IN JUNE...IS THERE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A 2009 WOODSTOCK CONCERT IN AUGUST???? DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW???
Nope woodstock 2009 wont be happening. The update is on this wikipedia page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_2009
if theres is any chance (and i would like to know if there is) i would like to see at least 1 of the origanal bands play or at least led zepplin
by this time of year it is obviously to late for it to happen....on that note i would just like to say since 2000 i have had the idea for another woodstock we cant go off on such a bad note....with that said i tried to read as many comments as i could u people who said 1999 was awesome im sure it was the 1st 2 days but by the 3rd it was total hell...i know countless people who left because they feared for there lives....im guessing rape is also cool as well? i love many of the bands that were there that year but it was total chaos my 1 friend had some1 stoned out of her mind sleeping on top of her car and when she made her get off she keyed her car...well guess what happened to that chick? she got her ass beat down.
On another note to Adam.....i would love to do anything i could to help you if there is anyway i could feel free to send me a message on myspace or something for my email address myspace.com/pprkut308.....
and adam i do like your line up the only problem is a lot of these bands are not going to do it for a low cost they have to big of an ego. some of them you may be able to convince but for the most part i highly doubt a lot of them would do it you may want to consider giving a few other bands a thought.
I went to woodstock 1999. I think media blew it way out of proportion. There was one trailer at the end of the weekend the someone caught on fire otherwise it was a great weekend. I agree that the water was over priced as well as the food but it's an age when you go to a weekend show you know you are going to have to dish out money for that type of stuff. I celebrated by 30 years with them and ready to celebrate 40 this year. I love the showers and the body painting and all the booths that were set up there. Everyone was cool to hang with and up until the last night no major issues. It was FANTASTIC!!
I loved going and it was an experience of a lifetime. I'd go again in a heart beat. Let me know if you hear anything.
40 year moon dance and 40 year Woodstock. '69 what a year!!
I would like to admit this guy has some good points about woodstock I could not believe how violent the last concert in 1999 it was freaking horible like fires,people being raped,people getting stoned out of there mindes.
there was no mention of peace in that concert what so ever but i have a deep pashion for all music and i liked all of the bands that performed there was no good or bad i just listened to the music and it was great.
but besides that the guy is right in saying that it should bee more peaceful their should be more security,the food should not coast so much and the people have to be more responsible.
I mean woodstock should be safe and a fun place where you can listen to your favorit bands with frends,family who ever and not worrey about any thing dangerous.
I am also hearing alot of arguments of what type of music and bands should be played but i dont think that anyone should have a saying in it at all exept fore people from ages 18 to 30 every one else dosnt matter because the youth of today practicly own all saying in music witch almost every one is diverse of it they dant have much of a fovorit type of music they will just listen to whaterver they wan't.
an so i think that woodstock should be 1s every 3-5 years because no one wants to wate 10 years fore another one,they should definently play some of the old an classic rock like ac.dc, metalica, aerosmith, u2 an so on. but they should also play middle age bands like kid rock, greenday, lit, the beasty boys, beck and read hot chili peapers. i dont think that rap an hip-hop is wrong eather so put some of that in there to but no artists like dmx an I.c.p. they don't send the write mesege so insted put in some one else.
finaly i would like some good fresh music as well some one good who came out after woodstock 1999, like theory of a dead man, the all american regects and kevin rudolf. and a new message must be sened to people. woodstock should be a good clean fun concert where the crazy colledge kide can blow of steam now every one knows how they were in college so no complaints.
many people think that wood stock should be viewed on line as a way to ignoladge the message that woodstock has to bring to people throughout the world.
. also sence the yung people always have had a biger role in the music part of woodstock sense 1969 i think that they should have a say in what music they want played as well.so there you have it i would like to see people of all color, age and gender having a good lime rocken to there favorit bands an keeping the message of love peace on most inportantly rocen out the the old,the new and the future of wood stock.
yo man woodstock is suposed to be about young people from 18-30 not people 30 and up screw you old people its been the yung peoples time sence 1990 and we all love pop rock,rap,hip-hop,hard rock and metal no one wants to see what there grabd parents or parents saw in the past woodstocks.
all that matters is to see the best music that has come out in the pase 5-10 years like t.i., flo rida, the black eye pease, kevin rudolf, rick ross, baby- bash, 50 cent, hollywood undead, lil wayne, linkin park , dope, akon, kanye- west and slipknot.
If mtv and others sponcered the new woodstock that could help on man put the next woodstock on the web that could help to its 2009 fore dang sake i would like to see it to if i cant make it to the live concert ya mean.
an I have been wanten to go to the next woodstock ever sense i saw the last one on youtube 3 years ago that was the shis an if you say it sucked then f you you probabley 40 somethin years old im 23 you have no place in music any mare so back off an let the yubg people have a b.a. time wile you go see your awn concers some ware else wood stock is my now an im gone gam all night like a playa should peace.
Here's a list of bands that I personally think would attract the perfect crowd of positive people to make woodstock a festival of peace, love, and music in '09. Bands with a good vibe along with cult followings would be ideal. '99 and '94 were disasters as a whole largely due to such a wide variety of bands that the crowd didnt mesh. Keep in mind I didnt put the older bands on this list that were from '69 but they should be there too. These are basically the bands of today that should represent.
incubusdave mathews bandmy morning jacketkings of leonqueens of the stone agejack johnsonblack keysmgmt311white stripesincubusbeckthe decemberistsmars voltathe strokesMatisyahuthe black crowesdamian marleyregina spectoryeah yeah yeahsbjorkwilcophishthe dandy warholsthe flaming lipsOARanimal collectivemeat puppetsblack mountain
Here's a list of bands that I personally think would attract the perfect crowd of positive people to make woodstock a festival of peace, love, and music in '09. Bands with a good vibe along with cult followings would be ideal. '99 and '94 were disasters as a whole largely due to such a wide variety of bands that the crowd didnt mesh. Keep in mind I didnt put the older bands on this list that were from '69 but they should be there too. These are basically the bands of today that should represent.
incubus, dave mathews band, my morning jacket, kings of leon, queens of the stone age, jack johnson, black keys, mgmt, 311, white stripes, beck,the decemberists, mars volta, the strokes, Matisyahu, the black crowes, damian marley, regina spector, yeah yeah yeahs, bjork, wilco, phish, the dandy warhols, the flaming lips, OAR, animal collective, meat puppets, black mountain
Here's a list of bands that I personally think would attract the perfect crowd of positive people to make woodstock a festival of peace, love, and music in '09. Bands with a good vibe along with cult followings would be ideal. '99 and '94 were disasters as a whole largely due to such a wide variety of bands that the crowd didnt mesh. Keep in mind I didnt put the older bands on this list that were from '69 but they should be there too. These are basically the bands of today that should represent.
incubus, dave mathews band, my morning jacket, kings of leon, queens of the stone age, jack johnson, black keys, mgmt, 311, white stripes, beck,the decemberists, mars volta, the strokes, Matisyahu, the black crowes, damian marley, regina spector, yeah yeah yeahs, bjork, wilco, phish, the dandy warhols, the flaming lips, OAR, animal collective, meat puppets, black mountain
i noticed that a lot of these comments are critizing the idea that woodstock could be recreated. well why do we need to recreate woodstock, why cant our generation have their own music festival different from woodstock and talk about issues in todays generation, e.c. the green movent, war in iraq, ect. why does it even have to be called woodstock. i dont want to recreate the past because it is a completely different world today and that will not happen. and if we dont worry about recreating woodstock it doesnt have to be three days of peace and music, how bout three days of fun and music?
awsome!!! I love it great ideas!!! I'm 16 so I prolly wouldn't be able to go (and that gets me mad!) lol but I hope they can restore it as the original as close as possible. LOVE LOVE LOVE the bands you picked i'd love to see that happen!!! Hope there's another one like the original when i'm older cuz i would love to attend and i definatlely would!!!! love the peace and green ideas especially with the war and the economy PEACE is what we need!!! smiles love and happyness to all!! <3 : ) PCE OUT!!!
*sigh* Did someone REALLY suggest Miley Cyrus? What has this world come to, musically. This is quite an awesome line up you have here... Maybe not as reflective of the original as some people would like, but hey. Woodstock was about music and peace. Music is music, no matter if it's Green Day or Jimi Hendrix. Maybe some artists are better than others, but it's all music, and it's all got the power to incite the masses and bring out people's emotions better than anything else. The original wasn't about the music from fifty years ago, it was the music of the time, so why can't Woodstock 09 reflect our current generation?
As for earlier disasters... They definitely went way too far out with different genres. Music can move people, but it doesn't always move them closer. Violent bands like ICP and Limp Bizkit were bad choices. I can't see how that wasn't obvious as shit.
I Like Your Ideas......I am 54 and have yet had the time in life to go to Woodstock. I also am crazy about Bon Jovi 's music. I like alot of the lineup of bands
yo this is a great lineup but u gotta get sum more of the psychedelic rock from the original. JEFFERSON STARSHIP
I think you have a good lineup and the whole idea of promoting the "green movement" really could help Woodstock 2009 be possible. It really brings the who idea of peace (among each other and our earth) to new heights.
One band I suggest is Muse.
I think you have a good lineup and the whole idea of promoting the "green movement" really could help Woodstock 2009 be possible. It really brings the who idea of peace (among each other and our earth) to new heights.
One band I suggest is Muse.
I think Woodstock 2009 SHOULD HAPPEN! The 69 show made history, and will always be remembered. Wish I could have been there. I was a crew leader at the 25'th in 94 and that was the most amazing show I have EVER seen (except the Halloween show in Denver with Boston, Heart and Black Sabbath, That was the best ever!) 3 days of Peace and Music and I don't care what anyone says, that was a show. Even if everyone made money, that show rocked the world! The best act was Harry Carrey on Sat AM when he did his speach about the history of Rock and Roll. It brought all of us bad ass steel workers to tears! God Bless His Soul. The thing about this 40'th anniversary show is that it' got to be about the people who made Rock and Roll happen. 99 was a total Disaster! A bunch of punk kids going to see a bunch of Punk Bands! Thats not what Woodstock is all about. Cops walking right by women being raped is not my Idea of a good time. What we need to do is put a show together that includes the people that made Rokk and Roll what it is. Get Nugent, get Starship, Sheryl Crow, (Who in my opinion took the show at 94) Sabbath is back on the road, The Smith Bros, (Aerosmith)for all you puppies, Crosby Stills and Nash, The Doobies, I think the Allman Bros would be in, I'll play the drums for the Who if Neil gets it with Zepplin, who knows, he might need a break! Let's get a shw together that highlights the people who made Rock and Roll what it it isTODAY! Besides that, who the hell is Muse anyways? I'd rather get Jackyl and Root Boy Slim on the ticket. The list goes on, but it's gotta be the people that made Rock and Roll what it is, not just a bunch of punks. (But we gotta get Green day back cause they jumped in the mash pit and got covered with mud in 94 before they got on stage and it took me a half an hour to clean the stage for the next act. I gotta get even!) Let's hope it happens and make it a good one, NOT LIKE 99! That SUCKED for everyone!
i dont think woodstock should be remade- why not try somthing original? why cant we make our own woodstock - with a new name- i would like to point out that '69 was about money at the start and it did not go at all well- 3 people died!
we should make one about our era -our music -it shouldnt be about money it should be about peace- and then really be peacful and clean- it should have its own name- it should be green XD
no matter the line up in 2009,it will never be the same as the original.for all you hippies in the good old usa,get down under to australia and visit the woodford music and arts festival over the new year period,no egos but lotsa love and peace
tu mayyyyyyyyyyyyyy
I would go IF Red Hot Chili Peppers really was there, but theyre planning to be on a break for another year or two so we're screwed! And I'm even afraid about whether they will make a comeback at all, it's so easy for a band to quit for good after such a long break.. Never seen them live and I've become such a fan during the past year =/ hope to see them here in Finland or some other country some day.
Dumbass... Bonnaroo? Jesus man grow up, you sound like a ranting 12 year old. And the music of change is not being played on the strings of Aerosmith and the Red Hot Chilli Dumpers. FYI Lynrd Skynrd is dead. This is so confusing, you want a woodstock 09 yet you want to bring in the main-stream status quo bands that ruined it in the first place. There's a lot of excellent music out there that never made it to national radio with huge followings, do some research.
Dumbass... Bonnaroo? Jesus man grow up, you sound like a ranting 12 year old. And the music of change is not being played on the strings of Aerosmith and the Red Hot Chilli Dumpers. FYI Lynrd Skynrd is dead. This is so confusing, you want a woodstock 09 yet you want to bring in the main-stream status quo bands that ruined it in the first place. There's a lot of excellent music out there that never made it to national radio with huge followings, do some research.
But have you (gnologic) thought about that bands dont nowadays usually make their way to fame by starting at huge festivals? With internet, radio and tv bands have a lot more channels to succeed in making what they believe is the best music. Times have changed since 1969, and the 40th anniversary festivals should be organized accordingly. So yes, these festivals would need the very best of bands atm. (Metallica, RHCP, Santana, Foo Fighters etc. BY THE WAY ppl dont now need to start arguing about which bands are truly best! These are examples.) Ofc two or more totally different festivals could be organized, one with the best bands of today that would have pretty much no link to woodstock69, and then a non-profit-seeking woodstock40th where new bands could try their wings and the most important thing was peace and weed. But then this post here would be of no use. What the writer is suggesting here looks like a good idea, maybe not for a "woodstock", but lets not start mocking ppl and arguing over things that in the end of the day wont even happen okeys? ^^
if there is another woodstock im there. but it should consist of bands from all origans of music. i am a die hard rock fan slayer fien but woodstock was about peace the end of wars and the unison of all peoples tribes and creeds so if slayer opens for willie nelson fucking right seems like a good time to me
Woodstock can never be repeated and never should have been attempted to be repeated. It was a first. Has everyone forgotten they tried to repeat the magic just a few months later in California and even that was a disaster. Was the 2nd, 3rd, etc. trips to the moon as special or the same as the first..... Nah. Woodstock was merely a window in time that captured a special moment. As the initiator said, there are just too many types of music and people today to fit it all into one crowd at one event. IMO, today's music sucks and very little of it would set the mood in people that Woodstock 69 did. Of course we have to remember half the crowd was stoned out of it's mind... The 40th anniversary of Woodstock does need to be commemorated in some way, maybe something at the original site, but to attempt to put on a large concert to recapture that time and place is silly.
Jam bands are for gaywad homos! I hope there's not a woodstock 09 cause it would be gay and retarded!
Stupid tree hugging greenie gaymos! Listen to National Socalist Black Metal, you fags,
Where can I buy my tickets! =)
Ok, cool artical and i love the "go green" theme idea. But the people of today are so completly different from those of '69. With such big bands like maroon 5, nickleback, My Chemical Romance and the Killers its would be just about the money. The vibe of this fesitval would be umcomparable to that of the original festival, and it would sicken me. If you want to make a festival, and you want it to be called woodstock i must insist for it to have the same vibes. For that to happen you need to book bands that are about peace and love, and bring back some of the still-succesful players from the original festival. Woodstock was for the hippies, thats what it should still be about.. or at least for people with a similar mindset. Both my parents were hippies, and i really love the whole hippie scene. With the bands you have lined up i garuntee that NO hippies or even hippy-esque people would go, they would be disgusted. I'm sorry if i come of as rude, i just mean to share my opinion.
newer bands would get younger people involved with recognizing world peace and such.
nevershoutnever is a great band that teens are very much into now and days.
also more bands like Carter Hulsey and Jack Johnson. :]
this would be amazing.
Just this Poem about Woodstook written originally in Spanish in 1999, has been in many anthologies in Spanish poetry but here the translation into English made by an America poet and professor, and translator Nick W. Hill. If you like to include in your page,
cordially,Javier Campos
You've got a lot of really great points, and I whole heartidly agree with you (I am a metal head btw)
I wasn't not surprized however when I saw your pop/radio based lineup. Yawn. You'de sell plenty of tickets to mindless American's though I'm sure. Good game.
Oh please oh please oh please somebody make this happen, I would give anything, and I mean anything to have been 18 years old, full of curiousity, finding out who I was in the world in the middle of that muddy field, utterly unaware of how much the next 4 days would incredibly impact my life on that august weekend in 69. But since that will never happen, a re-creation of Woodstock 1969 would be a revolutionary event that I seriously believe could bring our nation out of this spiraling downfall, as long as it was properly organized. Oh and I LOVE the artists you would invite to participate, but you've got to include Kings of Leon as well. Other than that, all I have to say is if and when it happens...I'm there!!!
Your arguements do make sense, and i agree that the word metal and woodstock should not be used in the same sentance, but your line up is aweful. if you are looking at bringing people together, you need to have more than one type of music, i.e. hip hop, electronica, and rock. These three genres apeal to a larger crowd, but can all relate to eachother, and make the expeirience enjoyable for every one. You brought up the issue of conflicting crowd, that is why you need a minimum of 3 stages. Each stage would have music playing, and each stage would have a different genre than the other stages.
Woodstock 2009??? There was, and will only ever be one Wooodstock. It happened a long time ago. Accept it and move on. I was a year old when the original happened and didn't get to experience it personally myself either, boo hoo. Even though there was something called Woodstock 94 (I was there on Sat thru Sun morning) and a Woodstock 99 (you couldn't have paid me to be a part of), neither was anything remotely like the original. The original in 69 will never be re-created, re-kindled, re-lived, or re-vitalized. The only way you can even remotely experience it is through the magic of video tape. Anything else is bull$hit. While your dreaming about a Woodstock 2009 and how great it would be, don't forget to include the Vietnam War 2009 too.
If it happens, and I don't think it will, I'm NOT playing.
the idea of having another woodstock is great, however, I do agree with a majority that the line-up just isn't thought through enough. I feel as though you just listed the bands YOU want to see and that are YOUR favorite. While I am also a fan of the majority of the bands you listed, I don't think they would justify the legacy that woodstock left. Bands and artists such as Cheryl Crowe, Kid Rock, My Chemical Romance, NICKELBACK (for christ's sake, talk about talentless) and even U2, Bon Jovi and Coldplay, just don't fit into a concert like this. U2 is over-rated, Bon Jovi is a sell out, and Coldplay, well I like Coldplay but they just don't fit. Kid Rock is a burn-out and My Chemical Romance is a bunch of emo guys singing morbid songs.
And no offense to the Dylan fans out there, I love his old stuff, but his voice is shot to hell these days.
Woodstock, if it happens, needs to be something thought through by many different people, all reaching an agreement. It needs to take into consideration what the concert was about. Woodstock, in essence, was more of a movement than a concert.
I support the ideas about peace, love, and rock and roll, as well as the green movement, however, I think Woodstock is something epic, and just any band won't do.
Also, I think some less main-stream music such as Junior Boys, MGMT, The Expendables, and Black Keys should be considered. They bring about a different sound, and since Woodstock '69 can never be recreated, why not set a new president taking into consideration what is up and coming, rather than trying to match something that can never be matched.
No one seems to mention that there were Woodstock anniversary shows on Yasgur's farm every year ntil q996 when Alan Gerry bought the land (a cable tv billionaire) and turned the land into the Bethel Performing Arts Center and got Dylan, CSNY, Joni etc. to all suck up and play the multi-million dollar disgusto dome.
Woodstock 1969 btw was totally intended to get some big, inherited money hippies rich (Mike Lang) and Arnie Kornfeld was already a fairly high profile Babylon agent/producer. So no alrutism there. It just happen to fail from a security standpoint so they had to throw the gates open. And trust me no one played for free.
The Woodstock site would have been a free, public venue forever had the Woodstock nation Family not placed personal gain above the land and the spirit that it could have been.
And you are all right - there will never be another Woodstock because it was just an accident of timing in an infinite history.
I think there will never be another concert like Woodstock(69) and we should just let it go. Why dont we try to come up with a whole new concept for our generation of music..? classic bands are great and always will be, but new artsit deserve a chance to be great too... we just need to find some who can get over themselves long enough to put on a good show for next to nothing. Any real music lover would do anything to just play to be heard
reading this stuff it honestly seems that no one has their shit together. After reading I have no faith in this festival but would love to be proved wrong. Keep it peace and love, otherwise dont do it at all (or call it something else).
hell yeah dude! love your ideas. i wasn't alive for the first one... but im very very interested in attending something like this! get your idea out there! i'd totally go!
Sick lineup! Of course like everyone else I have some bands I would like to add. Pearl Jam, Collective Soul, 311, and Weezer would be my choices. I really hope there will be another Woodstock, but let's do it right this time.
this would be amazing if it ever went down, but the fact that our society is moved so much from the art of music to now being all concerned about the money aspect that this concert would not happen. it would take an enormous amount of money to gather all these bands and the ticket prices would be sky high. not to mention that security would be out the ass just from the reputation of woodstock and all the drug activity that goes along with it. woodstock 69 will be remembered forever as the greatest rock n roll concert of all time. no use in trying to top it because no one will have the proper amount of land, funds to cover everything, and there would end up being more people there such as cops, undercovers, security and everything that goes with the law than people actually going for the love of music and experience. if this were to happen it would be a great movement for this generation.
i hope your ideas go as planned and wish you all the luck.
ando wien erisoo!!
I was at the 94’ reunion and have to say you are mistaken. We were surrounded by people who attended the original and they were quite happy with the mix of musi--(many had brought their children who listened to some of these new bands playing)--and the festival as a whole. My friends and I and thousands more camped for four days in the sun and the rain and the eclectic music played on day and night. If you didn't like what you were hearing on one stage you could make a short trek to another stage—there were 3 or 4 of them and all in walking distance. From ‘Green Day’ to ‘Crosby Stills and Nash’. It was all there. Water was free unlike in 99’. People showered naked in the free sprinklers and blasting hoses and often the pouring rain. The drugs were also real. It was not the original, certainly not...but hell, it was much, much more than you're making it sound. Perhaps your opinion would carry more weight had you attended the event. I too was 17 or 18 at the time. I will be at the 2009 one and hope to pass a joint your way. And I promise not to head bang. Peace!
--Yornoc
Woodstock 2009: A Slow Learning Curve?
Doug Days This work is in the public domain.
One generalization, that unfortunately holds true for “many” musicians and rock bands is, despite the fact they often have potentially huge audiences (the marketer’s dream), is that they often have little, if anything, intelligent and insightful to say about social and political issues.
So despite 40 years to have learned about what matters most in this society that presumes itself free, oldies but goodies rock and roll stars that will re-ensemble will likely have little to add to vital political debates of our day—save perhaps the typical “hippy” cliché like: “Peace everywhere man.”
Although, surely, there was some political awareness in the latter ‘60s that became symbolic at the initial and famous Woodstock concert, but still most people then were just “more” alienated to the older generation’s presumptions then to clear principles of what they stood. Did they really exude such a high level of critical awareness—other than the fact that they did not want to be drafted? Yet how long did it take before America’s youth finally took Vietnam seriously?
But even to this day there is little, if anything, to show for such madness and massive war machine bombing that put a humongous hellhole of bombs and fire into a foreign people’s livelihood—save what money was made by “investors” into this same military machine.
Yet today these times are, in some critical respects, even more dire, than back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. The dirty politics that has continued to transpire in its ebbing and flowing over decades has come to blow back in very big ways. So if there was ever a time for entertainers and artisans, of all breed and makeup (both the young and old), to be critically active and socially aware of political events—now is such a time—because the very foundation of our politic system continues on its downward trajectory.
First off, many have by now come to realize that the Obama administration has been “high jacked” by similar corrupt forces that corrupted the Bush administration—and this was already apparent in some of his staff choices. But more precisely he opts business as usual and to continue many of the Bush administration policies—despite his campaign promises to the contrary.
One of the more egregious of these issues is a seeming tentativeness for a continuation of Guantanamo—the most ostentatious symbol of America’s gulag system—and also our huge prisoner system. Apparently Barack has chosen not to confront these related realities from the American public—being unduly influenced by the same civil servants and corrupted Congress that equally were to blame.
But as noteworthy, intellectuals like those as The Nation magazine—which advocated for Obama, or the leading democratic candidate (and “not” for a third party or wild card candidate), now evince whining about feeling betrayed? Yet if any people should have known the Democratic Party was the other side of a corrupt coin, they, and their literati elitists and infiltrated institution, should have?
How did these fools, like so many pseudo-liberals, who could not leave their comfort zone, not realize the immensity of American corruption—and that something drastic needed to be done—which in their compromising complaisance itself is corruption—and this speaks of many on the left and their websites.
But more specifically, they will not likely assert the likelihood—that U.S. sponsored torture of Islamic prisoners has probably rendered “zero” results of quality or worthwhile intelligence (save perhaps what “Israeli” objectives might have wanted). The fact seems that so called manufactured “confessions” of Islamic terrorism were a continuation of the deceit of 9-11—that is that it was most likely a “false flag” operation meant to initiate a whole serious of wars, as another set of Medieval crusades, that were decided well in advance of George W being elected, and merely needed to be fobbed onto the American public. (see Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctrine.”)
Furthermore, few want to say what also seems rather obvious—at least to those who have studied deeper into the 9-11 controversy—and that is that the investor class and sector for the military industrial complex, and energy and oil companies, and some rightwing advocates for right-wing Israel had more to do with 9-11 than did any Muslims and Arabs (that is those not paid with proxy dollars).
So why are Americans continuing to imprison Muslims and Arabs and spy on Muslims and Arabs when they were not likely the perpetrators to 9-11? And is this why the Bush administration and the Obama administration, via their executive agencies, continue to advocate keeping a close guard on “their” secrets about so-called enemy combatants—that if the public sees such open trials they might get a glimpse of the levels of deceit perpetrated on the American people by a thoroughly corrupted government and media culture?
Where are the real patriots of American values?
Why are not American forces instead spying on likely Israeli connections, and their non-profit money streams, and phone calls coming and leaving the United States? Why instead have we been compiling an enemy and terrorist list that is more a favor to Israel (or enemies of the U.S. to the extent that the U.S. teams with Israel and vetoes resolutions at the United Nations—since practically every other nation is sick of Israeli attitudes and presumptions)?
Why should we continue to be saturated with the idea that Israel’s enemies are automatically America’s enemies—when Israel’s behavior has indicated on plenty of occasion they act more like an enemy to the people of the United States? And why are we not declaring war on Israel if right-wing Israel and their spy rings that invade our nation? Why are we not sending commando raids into their country of at least 200 nuclear weapons? Why are we instead being conned by their blackmail and undue influence in our internal politics—to the point that we are constantly entangled in other country’s politics for them—such as Iran?
There is, for example, something very deceitful about how certain Jewish organizations complain about anti-Semitism against Jews and yet how they continue to espouse propaganda that continues to use terms like “Islamo-fascism, Islamo-terrorism,” etc. in their ongoing campaign to convince us “naïve” Americans that Israelis are obviously American friends while Muslims are our enemies.
Just recently, the Simon Wiesenthal Center hosted a screening of “Third Jihad” produced by the Clarion Fund, a film that again stereotypes “Islamophobic” caricatures—something right-wing Jews and Christians and right-wing media have been doing for decades; but especially since 9-11—an event they apparently had hoped would set off at least 50 years worth of war pitting Christian countries against Islamic countries—for the benefit of gas and oil companies and Western consumption, and for Israel.
Now we are expected to continue a long epoch that American soldiers dying for Israel’s right to steal land and property from the Palestinians—similar to their “anti-human rights” propaganda that can be found in their Old Testament in which one demented Moses “claimed” Yahweh had “commanded” them to kill off the inhabitants of Canaan millennia ago? How convenient does religious propaganda work to justify what would normally be considered immoral in any normal context?
But apparently the naiveté of Christians, including Obama and Clinton, are still willing to turn the other cheek as the lambs they seem in respect to wolves in sheep clothing? But then this is part of Middle East religious dysfuntionalism that had saturated Europe via the Romans. If the God of the Old Testament was a tyrant—which he is clearly portrayed to be—then Jesus of the New Testament was a psychological slave to such a tyrant. So apparently Christians of the West will continue to “tolerate” whatever arrogance Israelis want to dish out—in the name of their “meaner” God—such violating our modern values?
But now this whole cover-up from 9-11 to torture continues to push the United States c
Damn Dougie... this is just a thread on Woodstock 2009. Do you need a warm milk? I can make one for you... no really, no problem at all. Just say so.
Pearl Jam, Staind... they're invited, right? :)
Like the live green theme coenciding with adding some emotion back to society, but would add a couple bands like Linkin Park and Collective Soul.
It`s a pity, but it won't happen, at least in a few years. Nowadays there`s not such an spirit to fight against violence, and there`s even more violence and injustice than in the 60s. People only cares about money, and also there`s a lot of ignorance.
The difference is that in the original Woodstock, people knew what they where fighting for, but our generation is lost. A good festival, something that would last forever, would be something in which people would come together and say they don't want to continue the same anymore, and just make music for a change, and for the real freedom and peace
What about Plant and Krauss!!!
ok i dont know why you would ever have my chemical romance or greenday on that list considering that all of their music require very little skill to play, and i think it'd be awsome if instead of those two bands you had shpongle just so everyone there would be pleasently surprized by how unexpectanly good they were
WOODSTOCK 2009 WAS CANCELLED!!!!!!
NO MORE WOODSTOCK 2009!!!!!!
Where is The Smashing Pumpkins in the list?
Anyways, I would think that it be fun if Burning Man in Vevada and Woodstock music festival were put together!
They would have the show in the desert! Yep/
Sad to hear it was cancelled. However, I agree with alot of people in saying the original will never be reproduced. As far as the music, well I dont think your line up would work. I love the bands but dont think it would get the right vibe. IMO, bands that due concerts for the LOVE of their music would be more important than anything. I would pay more money to see people doing what they love to do rather than the "Big" named people. Maybe its just me. People like moe., Umphreys McGee (definatly they put on a free show in Pittsburgh and buddy, it was AMAZING!!! oh yeah and it was FREE), phish. You want a headliner, throw in Pearl Jam, CS&N, CCR.
Like I said this is just my opinion. Like I said I would rather see people loving what they do then just seeing people do it for money.
Yes, this is a tough thing to do today. We were a part of Rocklahoma in 2007 and 2008, it can't compare to what Woodstock was all about. I don't think anyone will ever be able to recreate Woodstock. I like your line-up though! Ih what about THE CAUZE. :)
Yes, this is a tough thing to do today. We were a part of Rocklahoma in 2007 and 2008, it can't compare to what Woodstock was all about. I don't think anyone will ever be able to recreate Woodstock. I like your line-up though! Ih what about THE CAUZE. :)
Pour faire la guerre: c'est festival tous les jours ! Pour faire Woodstock... c'est mafia, dictature et trou de cul.
Voilà ce qu'est 2009
I think the lineup should be bands that arent huge.... as you said its not about making money but about peace and the music. So maybe you can have bands like the format the decemberists... the weepies...the hush sound....The wombats...Owl City....obviously put bands in like DMB and Sublime so you can get a crowd but look for people who are great musicians but arent really well known. Also the green idea is good but can also add a charity aspect... like a percentage of the proceeds goes to Darfur....helping end a war...just an idea
Bring back the US Festival!
your musical taste is right up your hole maaan,
bon jovi lol, stop the festivals "plastic bands for plastic people with shiny underwear and plastic cards.
HOW CAN YOU FORGET ABOUT METALLICA
METALLICA IS ONE OF THE GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME
BESIDES.. THEY ARE ON FIRE NOW WOTH THE NEW ALBUM
THE HAVE PLAYED WOODSTOCK 94 AND 99 PERFECTLY AND THEY NEVER ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TOWARDS TO DESTRUCTION.. ON THE CONTRARIE. THEY ARE ALWAYS SAYING WE LOVE YOU.. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES.. WE ARE ONE.. JAMES HETFIELD IS ONE OF THE GREATEST FRONTMEN OF ALL TIME TOO..
I THINK THAT YOU ARE MISSING METALLICA FOR SURE..
THE LINE UP IS GREAT THOUGH
In the part were you talk about the three crowd types at Woodstock 99', the young aggresive, the young hip hop, and the older laid back, you say that all three cannot get along in the same place.
1. Is'nt that what Woodstock would be about, everyone
coming togather and getting along...
2. Look at the new musical genres, ghetto metal, hood rock,
bunk rock, and more that are only known to a city or two.
They all are beautiful mixtures of rap and rock...
3. Gathering Of The Juggalo's.
Yes the gathering has it's bumps, but while there you
can find old and young, ghetto and rich, rock and hip hop
Ice-T, Ice-cube, Gwar, and Ice Ice Baby...
All talking, laughing, and sharing stories...
So yes it can happen, an has been for ten years...
All those bands you listed are overplayed radio bands.. maroon 5? come on. the music of today is garbage compared to the raw talent of the 60's. a majority of the bands you listed are old and don't fit into the 17- 29 year old generation anyway that would want to attend.
Greenday would be invited if they Dookie only.
Brand New
Thrice
Third Eye Blind
Allman Brothers
the wallflowers
weezer
311
oasis if you could get them together
jack johnson
these are the only new bands that have a profound impact instead of the overplayed radio bands with 2 or 3 hits over the last decade...
so no more woodstock 09 try playing for woodstock 2014 or 2019 and KINGS OF LOEN
so no more woodstock 09 try playing for woodstock 2014 or 2019 and KINGS OF LOEN
Lloyd(Peaceful Valley) i agree with you but some other bands that should be in it is never shout never,Stephen Jerzak and HeCompletesHer!
i do agree with most of yur ideas n thots. basically if fred fucking durst wasnt ther, some of the damage wouldn't have been done! Metallica didnt promote that stuff!!! if you watch the crowd during metallica setlist, everyone loved em! and how does songs like "turn the page" and "nothing else matters" get people to tear shit up??! i thing metallica, kid rock, and the chili peppers were huge parts of the show!
so if your gunna bring back woodstock....metallica's gunna be there cuz they just fit in and keep the crowd happy
hey i know nobody is going to read this but i was thinking the bands that should play at 2009 should be bands that Jam and appeal to the hippie scene. Phis and the grateful dead most certainly need to be there. I also just saw Dicky Betts from the allmond bros play in my hometown and i fuckking JAMMED out to that song. Bands like this would have to be there. I also cant believe you put ted nugent around John meyer and that other band, too far up dont remember, thats like two completely different bands.
Funny how they said when Lalapalooza came out that it was the new "Woodstock" of the 90s generation. I went to 3 shows. But now that I hear a another Woodstock is coming, all I can think of is "been there did that at Lalapalooza." Besides, Woodstock only appeals to the babyboomers, and they're too old to go to concerts any more.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock with Focus Features' upcoming Ang Lee film Taking Woodstock. The film, which commemorates the event, opens in theatres August 28, 2009. Check out the official Facebook page at http://Facebook.com/TakingWoodstock
um, Metallica, anyone?
I also agree pretty much everything you've written here. Only thing is that Limp Bizkit is actually one of my favourite bands but what they did in woodstock... oh dear. They just like competely misunderstood the whole point of that event and I can't believe that they acted like such an idiots. Good pointing out on "Break stuff" specially. That was just insanly violent and had nothing related to peace as the original woodstock had. And not just only "Break stuff", other songs were also performed way over the top and perhaps should have fit pretty well for example into Rock AM ring but NOT into Woodstock. They really fucked up that one and even though LB is ussualy a bit more civilised (specially after come-back),they were performing back in Woodstock with full power and rage that they could offer in a festival that should have been peaceful and that's why this kind of act can never be forgiven.
Also there's no place for other heavy metal bands like Korn or Nine inch nails or Slipknot in my opinion. And I think it was a mistake to let hip-hop groups perform there. Again that was way off the point, Hip-Hop just doens't belong to Woodstock origin. And as the author said I don't know either what common have a DMX and a Korn fan got ??
I may not be the right person to tell which bands should perform in the next Woodstock festival but I hope that there will be a peaceful concert where people won't go for just to scream they're butts off but gonna have themselves a beautiful evening and show up some respect about eock'n'roll and mainly about Woodstock 1969. I think this would be nice if there were Metallica, Aerosmith, The Killers, Kid Rock and other that kind of softer metal bands. That's what Woodstock should be all about.
Peace
There definitely needs to be another Woodstock for many reasons. I would have been to young to have enjoyed 99 to it's fullest extent. Looking back I think just how awsome this would have been jamming out with hundreds of thousands of people. Todays concerts are a joke compared to woodstock. For the most part those bands are my favorites now and I feel I have missed out on a great time in history. The worst part is it all had to end because a handful of irresponsible idiots had to ruin it for all the true music fans. I mean what the hell were they thinking. I know everything was overpriced and the operation was a joke but come on, grow up. There needs to be another one for everyone who missed out. Give it a second chance without all the bullshit and get back to the real meaning.
Wow Kid Rocks a burn out! get a grip and yeh let woodstock Continue!!!!
Heil to the Rn'R from Russia! Wish we would have somnthn like a Woodstock around here, but i'm afraid it's something out of a "never come true" area...
Heil to the Rn'R from Russia! Wish we would have somnthn like a Woodstock around here, but i'm afraid it's something out of a "never come true" area...
KoRn & Limp Bizkit & Deftones !!! for woodstock 2009 ! =)
or..
Fellsilent & Textures & Threat Signal !!! :D
I think another Woodstock done right could potentially have an enormous impact upon the peace movement and American culture. The most important thing is making it truly about music and peace. Making money should only be a concern to cover costs. NO corporate sponsorship!! Only socially-responsible companies like Organic Valley. There is a resurgent counterculture that cares about the environment and peace for all people, that is similar to but more educated than the hippies in the 60s. The new Woodstock needs to be directly in line with this culture. NOT just perpetuating the materialism and emptiness in mainstream American culture! My personal vision for a new Woodstock is grassroots, free if possible but as affordable as it can be, and should feature music artists that share a vision of peace and collective creativity. Honestly I don't know who I would have perform. Nobody today compares to Hendrix or Joplin, but we need new emerging artists to share this vision.
Lineup = Lame
Honestly, there is no diversity in that lineup. Cypress Hill belongs up there. DMX played one year and that shit was bomb. Dave Mathews shouldnt be on there cuz that is some straight up bro music. Some Electronic couldnt hurt either. Gun N Roses would be dope
you are all a dumb bunch of f**k in idiots that sais that 94 n 99 was horrible and that the bands sucked f**k you all of the bands that where there are now the biggest bands in the world and every one loves them.
you all keep sending lists of bands and artists please any idiot can send a list of bands and there basicly all the same ac.dc led zepplin and so on give some new bands n some original ideas to wood stock witch after 09's one i dont think there will be another one ever.
so many people complaining about wood stock 99 so f**king what its not a big deal it was 10 years ago let it go already. if they made it like ozzfest, rock am ring, or download people could enjoy music but with security procations in place so people wouldn't get hurt and there would be lots of money fore the concert if you got some f**ing sponcores and volunteers to help out with it but no all of you idiots are talking about is band lists, partying and getting high if you want a great wood stock again help out by doing something so the next concert goes better than the last ones people arent goin to do it fore you so shut up get out there and make something happen.
i'm out fuck all of you bitches.
you all have to be more open minded to music its not the 70", 80's or 90's its 2009 you need some new fresh bands and music artists and maybe some classic bands throughn in all of your bans are good but there old news and all of the hippies need to expand to the now whitch means they need to listen to new bands and artists from this centery got me in out.
Holy Shit! This is a very comprehensive guide to Woodstock. I think you should put it into book form and call it "Adam B.'s Woodstock Instruction Manual", or you could just call it "Woodstock for Dummies", lol...Great stuff. No wonder you got so many hits on it! I'd love to see it come to fruition. We could use another cultural and musical extravaganza like that.
Jennifer, thank you for the comment and I have actually had numerous people contact me through this hub to ask my opinion and ask for help for putting on an actual woodstock 09. The guy who ran the first few actually contacted me as well. Pretty cool stuff.
You wouldn't think anyone would want to discuss an actual event like this with me by reading 90% of the hateful comments above though.
Mr.Andrew Diesel posted a rather good and insightful message .
Woodstock 94 was a friggin joke ..it was the epitome of squishy, MTV Generation/Nintendo generation , bourgeous , postmodernist sellout, trendy kitsch driven , trendy NEO-hippie, hipster , spoiled suburban cutesy trash .
Woodstock 94 was the postmodernist yuppie-fied, MTV pop culture betrayal of the hippie esthetic as turned into a mass produced, ambiguous caricature of a time of more promise . Mindless , souless "liberated" sex + fashion trends + phony television fostered subcultures + plus entertainemnt that sums of the ethos of that bourgeous sham called Woodstock 94 .
Woodstock 94 ---epitomized that ethos of trendy , fickle young dilettantes ..poseurs from trendy conformist t.v. influenced suburbia ...who pretended to be hippies... when at most they were merely hipsters and NEO-hippies from souless Nintendo and MTV generation affluent suburbia .
The ideology that finds expression in cultural detritus as Woodstock 94 is the ideology of relativism (the ideology of the trendy yuppies and postmodernist NEO-leftists ) ...an ideology that wants to be inspidly politically correct
"non-judgemental"... and respect mere opinions, even opinions that are crass, mundane , superficial, trendy and, therefore, are contrary to the very progressive and countercultural ideals that hippies give lip service to .Such an attitude of namby- pamby acceptance and tolerance that wants to tolerate ambiguity and seek some sort of inspid balance or mushy middle ground is *sellout thinking*...which betrays the very fervor of counterculure ideals . All that goofy postmodernist babble about so-called "shades of grey" and "other perspectives" and "thinking outside the box" is *sellout thinking*, which betrays progressive cultural goals by diluting them ambiguity ...and , hence, presenting them *as if* they were less than ultimate .
Tolerating ambiguity=selling out.
Respecting crass trendy opinions if one claims to be progressive =duplicity .
May the postmodernist , yuppie minded . MTV driven legacy of Woodstock 94 find its final oblivion !
A New Woodstock or Woodstock like festival should be done ---or perhaps better still another homage to the 1967 Monterrey festival .
Tips :
Keep fake-hippie bands and singers like Crosby, Stills, and Nash (after all they played at the yuppie-esque Woodstock 94 and were glad to ) , Jewel, Ani De Franco, and those of that ilk out .
(It is astonishing that Neil Young who was an amazing musician had anything to do with Crosby, Stills , and Nash. Crosby, Stills, and Nash is for cutesy , mellow suburban yuppie like hippies that you might find say at a starbucks drinking latte and discussing the movie called The Big Chill. Such music sucks ) .
Keep bands and singers that are similar in having that postmodern, squishy, ambivalent feel to their music out of the festival ...do NOT invite them ...bands such as Toad The Wet Sprocket, Alanis Morisette, or any trendy postmodernist, "alternative" band nor singer like that ...
Do NOT invite and grunge or typical heavy metal bands either .
Get more folk acts from the old school folk and folk rock tradition people like Vashti Bunyan ...who is a FAR BETTER musician than Joanne Newsome. (The instrumental content of Joanna Newsome's harp playing is beautiful and remarkable , yet the postmodernist lyrical content in many of her songs is appalling. )
Get more folk singers who remember and are in touch with the Greenwitch Village and Club Passim scene . Get Judy Henske and Jerry Yester to perform at the frestival --if they are still alive. Get Leo Kottke to perform . Too bad Odetta isn't still around to sing.... that would rock . So would have Dave Van Ronk ---the ultimate folk singer , but he passed away in 2002 . Get George Harrison's son to perform at the festival .
Invite Buffy Sainte Marie and of course Richie Havens . Get the amazing band from Massachussetts called 'Elizabeth Butters' to perform . '
Invite the Kingston Trio to perform .
Invite Bruce Springsteen to perform and sing some songs from the Seeger sessions . Bruce Springteen is one of the greatest rock singers of all time . The music of the man has character .Invite Arlo Guthrie but only if he sings songs by Woody Guthrie .
It is high time young people get exposed to good music. They certainly aren't going to find it on that bourgeous MTV .
yeah, and dont forget to wear your mullets and sleeveless t-shirts...
most of you guys dont really know a thing of what music and/or the performing art really is...especially what woodstock is really all about.
so here, would you rather unite or divide? last i heard was that music(aside from math), is the universal factor in which everyone, regardless of race, color and age, have in common. the only thing lacking in that line is the respect for each.
be it folk, rap, grunge, metal, whatever. its still music, to somebody. even most. good or bad music depends entirely on personal taste level. but music is way bigger than any individual preference.
so there. i think any type of music should be given a chance to play on the mishmash grand arena of woodstock, as long as they adhere to its original theme.
welcome to 2009.
Woodstock is about uniting people and bringing everyone together. The 69 woodstock was the peak of humanity man. The old and young generations found common ground, everyone was there to watch out for eachother and enjoy the vibe. with the diversity of music nowadays its impossible to unite everyone together. I think 99 woodstock was disgusting and a disgrace to the real woodstock. If we wanted to see a bunch of bands play for the fuck of it you can go to Ozzfest. you want people to feel the love again? play CSNY, Riders on the Storm, Mellow The Band, Joe Cocker, The Who, Paul McCartney, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Aerosmith (They aren't to far off from that vibe), Led Zepplin (Maybe they'd except), Blue Oyster Cult, Jefferson Starship, Canned Heat, Arlo Guthrie, Melanie, Richie Havens, Clapton, Willie Nelson, Jack Bruce, you gotta tear down the fences and make it free. Fuck security, people came for the music not to fight. 69 Woodstock was free, how can you attempt woodstock again and make them pay for it?? The vibe is to love humanity and help eachother get through, its meeting new people and loving them for just being there. You dont need heavy metal to mosh to, thats for Ozzfest. You dont need rap this isnt thugs and money. Someone should try again. Lets all drop acid and sit in the mud watching some beautiful bands unite our generation the way they did so many years ago.
I'd have my vote on the metalcore genre.
Wow, I loved reading this article! I'm doing an essay on Woodstock, and I so wish I had been around in the 60's to hear that legendary Woodstock '69. But you're absolutely right about the recent attempts. Change must be made to the coordinators' thinking. Oh, and I absolutely love your line-up for the three days. I would definitely go see that!
those bands r hair metal and metal and rock, lets see ome more passive bands come in
Dave Matthews,The Wallflowers, Goo Goo Dolls, Matt Nathanson, Joe Cocker, CCR, CSN&Y, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Kings of Leon, Pearl Jam, Dylan, The Counting Crows, Aerosmith, O.A.R., Ben Harper, Nine Days, Howie Day, Sheryl Crow, Santana, Greenday, Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Tom Petty, The White Stripes, Guster, Phish, Bare Naked Ladies, Dispatch, John Butler Trio, Lifehouse, Blue Oyster Cult, Richie Havens, Jefferson Airplane, Jewel, Third Eye Blind, The Allman Brothers, Kidd Rock, Tenacious D, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull-(in no order) Who to you would be the 3 day head liners? I would Say one standard stage. Make it for 2012
Great article! I love your line up and I'd love to see this happen! How about an aim for the 50th anniversary in 2019? I'm sure in 10 years though the lineup will have to change.
Or just say screw an anniversary and make it as soon as possible, make this the setup for an even bigger 50th!
I love this idea and I think it needs to happen as soon as possible or aim towards 2019.
PEARL JAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was reading about the festival Woodstock news today http://www.woodstockstory.com
good idea agreed. but i think the old bands shoudl be ditched. i mean come on. i like it and all but 69 didnt have elvis or people liike that their. your trying to put different generations out there and excpect harmony. commonise the theme like you said and take all the sell outs out. set limits and make the mf free. right on though. good idea. glad someone said it. woodstock ill be there
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You're article was amazing and true! I am with you 100% about there needing to be another Woodstock. I am a huge fan of Woodstock and truly believe that moment in history was a touching and unbelieveable moment. It's great to hear from people who have a love for Woodstock as much as I do. It needs to happen and if it did I'd be there all the way!!!!
And either way, Woodstock is dead. It lives spiritually and mentally but physically dead. Key reason Woodstock thrived was one main thing, it's era. That era is gone, forever remembered but it's disappeared from society, along with Woodstock. Not many of us today understand the meaning of that era, and despite the line up or the profits, there will never be a success.
After reading this I think you should follow my sisters twitter page for @wewantwoodstock . she is tryin to gain support for this and could use everyones help so go follow it please
The Loan Arranger 3 years ago
Awesome hub. I would love to see that happen. One comment I would make about the line up - I can't see there being many coldplay fans there - they are a completely different animal as are Maroon 5 fans. I would personally replace them even though I like Coldplays stuff, there is too much of a gulf between them and the likes of the Foo Fighters.
For a bit of fun, why not get a Hendrix tribute band? We have one in the UK called The Hamsters. They are awesom. Being a rock guitar player, I am very particular about tribute bands, but these guys are awesome. They have been doing this for 20 years now and I have never seen anyone as good doing Jimmy. They do a good ZZ Top set as well
Book me a ticket though, I'll be there!