The anniversary celebration for the landmark Woodstock music festival will now be a free event — if it happens at all.
Now dubbed Woodstock 50 Washington, the embattled anniversary festival will be occurring at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland. But who will perform?“Woodstock 50 approached Merriweather about hosting their event here in Columbia, Md.,” Seth Hurwitz, chairman of I.M.P. and operator of the Merriweather Post Pavilion, said in a statement to The Times on Monday. “The Woodstock folks are working on securing the artists now. If the bands come, we’ll produce the show.
Just because the concert is free doesn’t mean it’ll be a free-for-all: Tickets will still be required for admission, a Woodstock 50 spokesperson told WTOP.“Merriweather requires ticketing,” the unnamed spokesperson told the radio station. “For the peaceful enjoyment of all, thoughtful logistical planning has taken place for Woodstock 50 at Merriweather.”
Tickets reportedly will be distributed through HeadCount and participating artists’ foundations and local charitable partnerships in D.C. and Baltimore. The amphitheater, designed by architect Frank Gehry, is nestled in the forest between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. The new location is much smaller than Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, N.Y., where the firstWhen the 50th-anniversary
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