I was 18 when Clayton, Gary, and I hopped into Claytons VW Bug and headed from the town of Woodstock N.Y. to Bethal an hour and a half away. It was Thursday noon. I had my $18 dollars worth of three day tickets, a package of frozen hot dogs, a package of Oreo cookies, four cans of soda, and an eight man canvas tent we put up on a hill just the other side of the road in back of the stage when we got there. We slept in the tent the first night - then went our separate ways. One highlight for me was sleeping on top of an MG convertible parked beside the dirt road in back of the stage. I sat back using the windshield like a recliner and slept waiting for the next set. Around 2:00a.m. I woke to the crowd roar and intro to Piece of My Heart. I looked over and could see strong blue light shooting through Janis Joplin's hair and was mesmerized. Traffic out was unreal as people left- did not get home till Monday night It was a magic time, those three days will never to be replicated again.
Sue M.(non-registered)
Will never see anything like it again! Just an amazing event. So inspiring and I am happy the history of WOODSTOCK lives on. I was 17 in 1969. And very much a 'hippie' living in the Southern California desert. I found this site from a Travel Leisure magazine where I can dream, as most places are for the rich (very rich), but a nice article on the Catskills and it included Betel and the museum. I am a coastal gal in North San Diego and have been for 50 years. But I am still, to this day, happy to have been a part of that generation and the Woodstock event.
Guy Campeau(non-registered)
52 years and counting, I celebrate every year. I was 17 that summer and Woodstock has remained a central part of my life. Hi Vernon, Fred and Taylor.
Martin D.(non-registered)
I wish someone would post how far of a journey they drove in 1969 like from Florida or Atlanta and what where the highways like ?
Rick Memmel(non-registered)
I was 20 years old when I attended Woodstock - got there Friday before first band started playing and left around noon to 1 pm on Sunday - great experience - will never forget -
Craig Sonnenfeld(non-registered)
I had a great time at the Woodstock festival when I was 18 years old. Travelled in a VW van (of course) from Atlantic City, NJ where I lived at the time (now I live in Boston). I enjoyed Ravi Shankar, Richie Havens, CSN&Y, Janis Joplin, Canned Heat, The Who, Sly and the Family Stone, Creedence Clearwater Revival among others.
Jay Sachs(non-registered)
We aactually bought tickets for Saturday and Sunday. We there Saturday midday til Sunday morning . Jefferson Airplane sang the star spangled banner to end Saturday's event
I remember at about 3AM with bonfires rimming the bowl, Sly and the Family Stone had all 500 thousand of us singing "I wanna take you higher, I wanna take you higher' I get chills even writing this. I'll never forget that. It was "worth the price of admiision", though by then the fences were down. I wish I kept my tickets.
Christine A Nelson(non-registered)
nee Morris
DON KRUEGER(non-registered)
Wanted to go up there this August. But with the virus and it being closed I will have to wait till next year. Definitely will be going!!!. Santana will be there next year along with some other great bands. I was 13 back in 69 so this is one of the things on my bucket list.