I’m going on down to Yasgur’s farm: Woodstock’s greatest hits, 50 years on

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From Janis Joplin to Jimi Hendrix, Graeme Ross collates a playlist of the best tracks from an unforgettable weekend in Bethel Woods, back in the summer of ’69

Why is that? Well, the sheer number of people who made their way to upstate New York for one – upwards of 400,000 souls compared to estimates of 25,000 to 90,000 at Monterey, gathered for three days of “peace, love and music”, and that’s exactly what they got, as the counterculture demonstrated to the establishment that they could enjoy a virtually trouble-free musical celebration.

 

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