Timeline of Woodstock

1967 Monterey Pop, the first commercial outdoor rock concert in the United States, is held

1968 Michael Lang organizes the Miami Pop Festival for over twenty-five thousand fans

Lang and Artie Kornfeld get the idea to have an outdoor arts and music festival

Feb 1969 Lang and Kornfeld meet partners Joel Rosenman and John Roberts

July 1969 The town of Wallkill turns the festival away; Max Yasgur leases his land to the festival

Aug 13, 1969 (Wednesday) About fifty thousand people come early to the festival

Aug 15, 1969 (Friday) The festival is declared open with free admission

Richie Havens is the first musician to play at the Woodstock Festival

Aug 16-17, 1969 (Saturday to Sunday) Bands include Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Santana; Janis Joplin; Grateful Dead; and The Who

A thunderstorm hits on Sunday

Aug 18, 1969 (Monday) Jimi Hendrix is the last musician to play at the festival

1970 Woodstock documentary film premiers

1994 25th anniversary Woodstock concert held in Saugerties, New York

1999 30th anniversary Woodstock concert held in Rome, New York