Woodstock
Iconic sixties concert
Woodstock refers most famously to the 1969 music festival in upstate New York that became a defining moment of 1960s counterculture—three days of peace, music, and mud that drew hundreds of thousands.
The name now evokes any large, chaotic outdoor gathering with countercultural spirit: It was like Woodstock out there.
Woodstock is also several actual towns, including the one in New York near the festival site and another in Vermont.
- The WhoBritish rock legends
- Grateful DeadLegendary jam band
- Jefferson AirplanePsychedelic rock band
- Ravi ShankarLegendary Indian sitar player
Janis Joplin · Carlos Santana · Joe Cocker · Joan Baez · Melanie · three days · rain · mud
Widely recognized, enduring
- cultural landmarkSignificant site representing shared heritage
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
Joni Mitchell · defining moment · American history · music history · cultural phenomenon · mythos · Summer of Love · festival culture
Countercultural youth of the sixties
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- free loveUnstructured romantic and sexual bonds
- peace movementCampaign advocating nonviolent resolution
- Vietnam protestOpposition to military involvement
draft resistance · communes · psychedelia · tie-dye · long hair · antiwar · youth rebellion · nonconformity
Harmony and compassion together
- antiwarOpposed to armed conflict
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- brotherhoodKinship among men
pacifism · nonviolence · solidarity · coexistence · peace signs · doves · idealism · togetherness
Jimi Hendrix
- The WhoBritish rock legends
- Grateful DeadLegendary jam band
- Jefferson AirplanePsychedelic rock band
Janis Joplin · Carlos Santana · Joe Cocker · Ravi Shankar · Joan Baez · Melanie · three days · rain · mud · stage
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- cultural landmarkSignificant site representing shared heritage
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
- documentaryFactual film about reality
Joni Mitchell · nostalgia · defining moment · American history · music history · cultural phenomenon · mythos · Summer of Love · festival culture · merchandising
hippies
Countercultural youth of the sixties
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- free loveUnstructured romantic and sexual bonds
- peace movementCampaign advocating nonviolent resolution
Vietnam protest · draft resistance · communes · psychedelia · tie-dye · long hair · antiwar · youth rebellion · nonconformity · liberation
peace and love
Harmony and compassion together
brotherhood · pacifism · nonviolence · solidarity · coexistence · peace signs · doves · idealism · togetherness · communal spirit
- Cartoon AnimalsSnoopy, Garfield, Odie, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck
- outdoor musicfestival, concert, music festival, rock festival, jazz festival
- PeanutsCharlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder
- New England PlacesBerlin, Bethlehem, Conway, Franconia, Jackson
- New HampshireConcord, Manchester, Portsmouth, Nashua, Dover
- PsychedeliaLSD, acid, psychedelic posters, tie-dye, hallucination
WoodstockAltamont
Ill-fated 1969 concert venue
Fyre Festival · Kent State · Wall Street · military parade · law and order