Woodstock Reunion 1979 was a concert on Saturday September 8, 1979, at

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racetrack in the hamlet of

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in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County,

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, New York. It had an audience of about 18,000 to 40,000 (reports vary) and was organized for the 10th anniversary of the original

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, by concert promoter Richard Nader. It was one of several Woodstock reunion events that year. Performers included

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and

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, Country Joe McDonald,

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, Stephen Stills,

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, and

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. This reunion concert faced organizational difficulties, much like the original Woodstock, though on a far smaller scale. On Friday the 7th, the day before the show, over 1000 young people showed up and camped out at the site; prompting complaints from neighbors. The next day there was a delay in opening the venue gates, due to security concerns by the concert-promoter; which almost resulted in a revocation of the permit and cancellation of the show by local officials. Recordings of the concert were broadcast on the ''

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''. A

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CD titled ''Live at Parr Meadows'' also exists.

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*http://long-island.newsday.com/things-to-do/music/remembering-the-1979-yaphank-concert-at-parr-meadows-1.1350964 *http://www.tunabase.com/setlists/1979/19790908.html {{Woodstock 1979 in music 1979 in the United States Brookhaven, New York Concerts in the United States Reunions Woodstock Festival 1979 in New York (state) 1979 music festivals

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