3 DAYS OF PEACE AND MUSIC
“At Woodstock, we would focus our energy on peace, setting aside the onstage discussion of political issues to just groove on what might be possible. It was a chance to see if we could create the kind of world for which we’d been striving throughout the ’60s: That would be our political statement—proving that peace and understanding were possible and creating a testament to the value of the counterculture. It would be three days of peace and music.”
—Michael Lang
A half century gone by and the word—Woodstock—still conveys so much! What started as a gathering for the counterculture on Yasgur’s farm in the Catskills would become the most important and influential music festival in history—a defining moment for a generation.
Michael Lang was the scruffy then 25-year-old cofounder. If you look at the 1969 pictures of him, he looks like a baby—but what an impressive undertaking! Later this month Lang will release a 288-page coffee table book with more than 300 images, Woodstock, 3 Days of Peace & Music: The Official 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Common Ground is honored to showcase this pictorial preview.
