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50th Woodstock Anniversay Concert ; Michael Lang

I've been trying to plan for the 50th Woodstock activities but I've come to learn that there will be two separate events, totally unrelated to one another. First, the Woodstock Anniversary Concert which is the product of Michael Lang. This will be held at a location not yet disclosed but Michael Lang should make his announcement soon. Second, the Bethel, N.Y. Woodstock Museum and Pavilion, which will take place at the original 1969 location, formerly Max Yasgur's Farm.
Being somewhat sentimental, my heart leads me in the direction of the Bethel N.Y./ Yasgur spot but for the real party, I feel that I have to give the nod to Michael Lang. If one were to look at the original Bethel grounds site today, they would see that it is in no way capable of hosting a gigantic 50th Woodstock Concert Festival. And to be honest, Michael Lang has been the carrier of the Woodstock flame since his original 1969 event took place.
If both events happen at differing points in time, it may be possible to attend both. I'm however thinking that attending both might be cost prohibitive, not to mention getting someone to fill in for me at work for such a long stretch. Additionally, I can admit that I already have a degree of anxiety about allocating a bundle of cash within a small window of time in order to score the festival/concert tickets.
Any thoughts or news about this topic would be greatly appreciated.
goofyfoot
donjr
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Watkins Glen is closer to Rochester and Syracuse than it is Buffalo. It's at the south end of Seneca Lake and it's a stunning area if you've never been. Do yourself a favor and make it a vacation. The entire Finger Lakes region of NY is a treasure. The parks are amazing and the entire area is loaded with wineries, craft breweries, good food and beautiful scenery. The Watkins Glen race track which is where this event will be held was the location of Summer Jam '73 with over 600k spectators.
goofyfoot OP
1,365 posts
 
Not a cartographer so it makes no difference. Whether I'll visit the town of Watkin's Glen, I'm not sure. I fly to Europe and Ukraine so that's is where I focus my attention when I plan on traveling.
The Woodstock 50th holds its own importance.
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bdp24
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rpeluso, your kids are lucky to have a Pa such as you. The guitarist in my senior year of high school band's Dad was a Jazz drummer, and he came with us to see Cream at The Fillmore on their first U.S. tour. I didn't see how he reacted to the "Jazz cigarettes" that were being passed around through the audience ;-) .
rpeluso
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bdp, I was raised in Baltimore, saw the Cream concert way back when there, also saw Blind Faith, many others.  And on b'day number 12 for me my dad took me to The Beatles, in Baltimore.  A few years back (maybe more than a few?) I took my son to MSG for the Cream concert there, Ginger was not the same drummer he was originally, but it was worth all of it for my boy to see/experience it.  Dec 1 took my two plus son-in-law to the Beacon to see Dylan.  
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