Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Woodstock 50

Interesting lineup for the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. From today's RAMP newsletter...

The Woodstock 50 Music and Arts Fair announced the official lineup for its three-day 50th anniversary celebration, which is scheduled on the original festival's 50th anniversary weekend, August 16-18, this time in Watkins Glen, NY. More than 80 acts will perform over the three days, including some original Woodstock '69 icons and legacy acts -- Santana, Dead & Company, Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters, David Crosby & Friends, John Fogerty, Canned Heat, Country Joe McDonald, John Sebastian and Melanie.

Here is a preview of just some of the other amazing artists scheduled to perform -- Friday, Aug. 16: The Killers, Miley Cyrus, The Lumineers, The Raconteurs, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, Run The Jewels, The Head and The Heart, Maggie Rogers, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Bishop Briggs, Anderson East, Akon, Grandson, Fever 333, Larkin Poe and more.

Saturday, Aug. 17: Chance The Rapper, The Black Keys, Sturgill Simpson, Greta Van Fleet, Portugal. The Man, Leon Bridges, Gary Clark Jr., Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Dawes, Margo Price, Nahko And Medicine For The People, India.Arie and more.

Sunday, Aug. 18: Jay-Z, Imagine Dragons, Halsey, Cage the Elephant, Brandi Carlile, Janelle MonĂ¡e, Young the Giant, Courtney Barnett, Common, Vince Staples, Judah and The Lion, The Zombies, Pussy Riot and more.