Original organiser of the first 1969 “Woodstock” festival Michael Lang could not find a sponsor in order to fund festival’s 40th anniversary, said Rolling Stone magazine on August 3. As promoters say, if this event did eventually happen then it would absorb up to ten million dollars. However, Woodstock is not that popular anymore, or there is just not enough people who have money and would like to share it with music lovers. “Woodstock-2009” had to take place in New York right in the midst of August (15 and 16). Those bands and musicians which have performed at the original “Woodstock” had to be located in the area of Prospect park in Brooklyn. Interesting place to make this sort of event, hence it’s not that big, at least it’s way smaller than those grand areas in upstate New York. Previously Lang kept on saying that if he will be able to sign a contract then the entrance should be free for everybody. This sounds even bigger because just imagine how many people would pound into Brooklyn and Prospect park recreational area. Artists who have agreed to participate were The Who, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Levon Helm Band, Jefferson Starship, Big Brother and the Holding Co., Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Mountain, Carlos Santana and many others. Brooklyn would be taken apart by pieces because it takes millions to see totally free “Woodstock”.
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