Check out some of the best photos from the original Woodstock festival in 1969 📸
Aug. 15 marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of Woodstock, the now iconic music festival that drew more than 400,000 people to Bethel, New York, for three days of peace and music. The three-day fest, which took place Aug. 15-18, 1969, saw performances from 32 acts, many of whom are some of rock's most legendary names: Jimi Hendrix , Janis Joplin, The Who, Carlos Santana, Grateful Dead and more.
In celebration of the anniversary, Billboard rounded up some photos from the history-making event.Concert-goers sit on the roof of a Volkswagen bus at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair at Bethel, N.Y., in mid-August, 1969.Jerry Garcia performing with The Grateful Dead at the Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, New York on Aug. 16, 1969.
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