Taking Woodstock

Held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, was the first annual ACM Party for A Cause music festival. The two-three-day music festival is an outdoor charitable music event, that leads up to one of country’s largest music award shows. The Academy of Country Music awards. Party for A Cause is a charitable event that raises awareness and funds for a variety of charities. The festival includes, live music from top country artists, food trucks, and fan interactive experiences. Most importantly, the…

On July 14th 1969 “Born to be Wild” bellowed from movie theatre speakers across the United States along with the opening scene of a new film called Easy Rider for the first time. There was a lot happening in the U.S. during the year 1969. To give you some perspective as to what was going on at the time a few monumental events from 1969 include: mankind’s first trip to the moon, the government instituted the first U.S. draft lottery since World War II (which didn’t go over too well), and more…

Woodstock The woodstock festival was a musical concert. This concert lasted for three days, Woodstock was not only known for the music but peace, sex and drugs. Woodstock was a turning point for the younger generation. Woodstock was supposed to take place in Wallkill, N.Y, but just a month before Woodstock it fell through. The concert promoters had to find somewhere else for the concert to take place, they found Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, an alfalfa farm. Young people from all over the…

weekends. Friday through Sunday for three consecutive weekends the festival comes to life. Every April the festival fills the usually secluded desert valley with the roaring screams of fans and wild sound waves. The Hangout follows a similar path by taking place over multiple weekends however this festival is held a little later on in the month of May. The festivals rave from dusk till dawn every day leaving little time for anything other than migrating from stage to stage just to absorb every…

of students gather at these events and by Woodstock also being present during these times, they can increase revenue, as well as increase their awareness and outreach within the UC Davis community. In addition, the pizzeria can also have a food truck annually during Picnic Day, which is one of the most busy and active student events held by the university. There are thousands of students on campus and downtown and it would be very beneficial if Woodstock was involved in this event. Lastly,…

the songs from Woodstock. This is from a song called Fortunate Son by CCR. Woodstock made the bonds between Americans stronger. Woodstock separated the young from the old. Woodstock epitomized the anti-war movement, inspiring a generation to “set their souls free”. The first main point is Woodstock’s background. By the 1960s, Americans had created their own prophets, music, press, and America’s attitude. John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield, and Michael Lang founded Woodstock (Dougan,…

1969. Same event 30 years later, in an abandoned airport terminal, turns into a horror story, all over national news. This event; Woodstock. The ideas behind the original hippie concert were destroyed after the 1999 anniverary concert, but never forgotten. The 1969 Woodstock had a much deeper value to the world than other anniversary concerts. In 1969, the idea of Woodstock came about as an idea of creating a music studio. As time unfolded, the creators began to see what they were making. The…

Legal Name and Form Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a premier 3-day music festival, which occurs once a year in April. It is held by the AEG-owned concert promoter, Goldenvoice. (Martens & Pham, 2012) History Paul Tollett (head of Goldenvoice) held the first Coachella event in October of 1999. He is famous for saying “For Southern California, this could be the start of something really special.” (Staff, 2015). Paul was right, but it was not an easy journey to the top. The first…

then as the “hippie movement”. This concert would feature many influential artists that later generations would embrace as a cultural revolution of sorts. Blending a sentiment and mood of what Woodstock would come to represent. People didn’t realize (until later) how historic Woodstock really was. Woodstock was actually supposed to be a simple small event that would have expected to 5,000 people to attend. It surpassed all expectations when nearly 500,000 people attended. In the end it actually…

The Rolling Stones are one of the greatest rock bands of all time. The band was formed in England in 1962 and is still together after over fifty years, giving it the record for longevity. Today the band has four core members, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts, who have become huge, recognizable names in pop culture. Throughout their career the band released 29 studio albums and contributed many songs to the top of the music charts of many countries. Jagger and Richards…