Wed Jul 31, 2019, 05:45 PM
Eugene (46,851 posts)
Woodstock 50 festival officially cancelled
Source: BBC
Woodstock 50 festival officially cancelled
31 July 2019 A huge US event to celebrate 50 years since the Woodstock festival has been cancelled just two weeks before it was due to start. Organisers blamed a series of "unforeseen setbacks". The news will come as little surprise to many, as the proposed venue had already been changed and various artists had dropped out. Woodstock 50 originally had Jay-Z, The Killers and Miley Cyrus on the bill. The main investor had first announced its cancellation back in April, but organisers "vehemently denied" the report and pressed on with preparations. -snip- Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49182822 
John Fogerty, who founded Creedence Clearwater Revival and was due to play Woodstock 50, speaks at the announcement of the line-up in March (Reuters)
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Response to Eugene (Original post)
Wed Jul 31, 2019, 07:47 PM
LakeArenal (8,475 posts)
1. Buzz kill, man. ✌🏼
Response to LakeArenal (Reply #1)
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 04:50 PM
2. I wasn't a Woodstock 1969 attendee, but from what I've read,
