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Originally tickets were sold by mail and through magazine ads, with plans to sell more at the door. Over 100,000 tickets were sold, but people started arriving several days early, before the fence and ticket gates were completed; faced with the choice between completing the stage and completing the fence, the promoters decided to get the stage in order and call it a free concert. With such an open invitation in place, over 500,000 people are believed to have shown up. Then [[It Got Worse]]. Woodstock was a giant catastrophe: The bands couldn't get to the concert and had to be flown in. Food and other facilities were ostensibly planned for 50,000 (even though the aforementioned 100,000 tickets had been sold), but city councilmen and others noted that the provisions weren't even sufficient for that number, leading to the National Guard airlifting in food and water by helicopter. There was lots of rain and a giant storm struck, shutting it down for hours and two people accidentally died<ref> plus one from a burst appendix, but that probably would have happened anyway</ref>.
But at the same time the festival was noted for its sense of peace. Not a single fight broke out during the three days. People were getting along and showing love to each other. Not only that, but the roster of bands were great. These included [[The Who]], [[The Band]], [[Janis Joplin]], Crosby, Stills
The festival was filmed and turned into [[Woodstock (film)|a documentary]]. It is regarded as one of the best documentaries and concert films ever. Not only because of the performances, but also as the main focus was the festival itself. It really portrays the atmosphere and the feelings there. It was also one of [[Martin Scorsese]]'s first works (he was an editor for it).
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* [[The Movie]]: Made from footage captured during the three days, ''[[Woodstock (film)|Woodstock]]'' was [[Warner Bros]]' biggest hit in 1970.
* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]: Yeah, there were a few who went.
* [[Performance Anxiety]: During their set, Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills & Nash admitted to the audience that it was only the second time that the group had ever performed in front of other people, and they were, quote, "scared shitless".
* [[The Sixties]]: Some of the most noted events and it really sums up the spirit of the decade.
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Compare the original Woodstock to the 1999 version, and you should have a grasp of the hippie idealism of [[The Sixties]] versus the [[Grunge]] cynicism of [[The Nineties]].
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