Between 15 and 18 August 1969, a farm in the small town of Bethel, New York became host to one of the most iconic music events of all time. Thousands of young “hippies” descended on the grounds of a dairy farm, at which stages had been erected and performers booked, to take part in a planned three-day festival that celebrated love and peace. The idea for the festival began with a group of musicians, producers and businessmen – Michael Lang, Artie Kornfeld, Joel Rosenman and John Roberts – who wished to set up a new recording studio in Woodstock, New York. To finance their ambition, they came up with the idea to hold the
