Woodstock '89 or "The Forgotten Woodstock" was a

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that took place in August 1989 on the site of the original

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concert of 1969 as a spontaneous celebration of the event's 20th anniversary. The event began with a single

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guitarist, Rich Pell, who came to the site."10,000 people celebrate Woodstock spirit again". Rockland County ''Journal-News'', August 20, 1989. Pell was given permission to organize the show by Charles and June Gelish, who owned the property.Steve Israel – ''The Times Herald Record'' With the help of Will Hoppey, Pell organized all aspects of the concert from ordering water trucks to working out who would perform on the stage. Rich also emceed the festival. The whole event was spontaneous. Anyone was invited to perform regardless of skill levels, and the majority of performers were lesser-known bands.

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, the Woodstock All-Stars, and Al Hendrix, the father of

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, appeared at the concert. Wayne Thiel played a small set of Hendrix material shortly before Al Hendrix came onto the stage. The band was called "Head First". The gathering took place on the same days in August as the original festival, even though in 1989 this fell in the middle of the week. A total

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occurred during the concert on the night of August 16–17. Musicians worked the lunar eclipse into performances; one sang his own version of

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's "Call Down the Moon". The actual performer "calling down the moon" was Jack Hardy in his song "The Hunter". Although the property owners briefly attempted to charge $5 for parking, and a few people had made up simple T-shirts and simple food to sell at the event, there was virtually none of the commercialism that later marked the

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and

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concerts. The event had not been promoted other than by word of mouth, and at first it appeared there would be no stage, no lighting, and few performers until volunteers began bringing them in. Food and beverages were not sold; participants brought their own supplies and bartered with each other. By the weekend the stage and sound system had grown to accommodate the large crowd. Members of the band Ice Nine (John Gaechter & Vince Lisanti) supplied their PA system and organized people to help build a larger stage. Performers included

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and

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, as well as many local artists including Will Hoppey, Ice Nine, Rich Pell, The Psychedelic Kitchen, Target, Billy Mitchell, and Jack Hardy. The concert was recorded by Barry Benson and was available as ''20th Anniversary Festival: A Musical Documentary of Woodstock '89''. "An estimated 150,000 people passed by, or stopped to participate in the celebration of the 1969 concert," as reported by the ''Sullivan County Democrat'' on August 22, 1989. Because participants were allowed to park vehicles next to their tents all across the site except in the main performance area, much of the field that was so densely covered by people in 1969 was filled again by this event, but this time by cars, psychedelic buses and upscale RV's as well. Santana declined to play Woodstock '89 but would resume at Woodstock '94. ABC's morning program ''

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'' broadcast live from

Max Yasgur Max Bernard Yasgur (December 15, 1919 – February 9, 1973) was an American farmer. He was the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York, where the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held on August 15–18, 1969. He sold his farm in 1971 and ...

's Farm, interviewing

and

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* http://stationunlimited.com/archives/3 – Pictures and 90 minutes of interviews from Woodstock '89
Woodstock Museum
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1989 music festivals

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