Woodstock Impresario Michael Lang Dead at 77
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Concert promoter behind 1969's massively influential music festival succumbs to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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‘It Was One Problem After Another’: How Woodstock 50 Fell Apart
Posted in: Music FeaturesWoodstock 50 had nearly every resource a festival could ask for: storied brand name, massive financial backing and industry goodwill. Where did it all go wrong?
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Woodstock 50 Is Officially Canceled
Posted in: Music NewsWeeks before it was supposed to begin, Woodstock cofounder Michael Lang has decided to pull the plug after failing to get a free event off the ground in Maryland
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1970 Woodstock Documentary Will Head to Theaters for One Night Only
Posted in: TV & Movies NewsWoodstock: The Director's Cut will play in theaters nationwide on August 15th — the legendary festival's 50th anniversary
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Imperiled Woodstock 50 Organizers Brace for Impact: ‘We’ve Tried Everything We Can’
Posted in: Music News"We'll continue to do our best until we find out one way or the other whether it's going to happen," Woodstock cofounder Michael Lang says of beleaguered 50th anniversary concert
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Woodstock 50 Denied Permit For New Proposed Location
Posted in: Music NewsFestival may appeal decision for latest Vernon Downs venue
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Michael Lang: Woodstock 50’s Permit Rules ‘Drawn Up by People Who Didn’t Know Anything About This Business’
Posted in: Music News"Some of them are sensible and some of them are things they put in there so that they didn’t want you to be able to do it again and you couldn’t"
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Woodstock 50 Loses Festival Grounds, Second Event Producer
Posted in: Music News"Watkins Glen International terminated the site license for Woodstock pursuant to provisions of the contract," a rep for the racetrack says. "As such, WGI will not be hosting the Woodstock 50 Festival"
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Woodstock 50 Finds New Financial Partner, Keeping Beleaguered Fest Alive
Posted in: Music NewsOppenheimer & Co. will now provide the festival's funding as organizers hustle to try and secure permits
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Woodstock 50: The Show Will Go On, But New Funding Needed
Posted in: Music News"We have never lost faith," declare organizers as New York court rules in its favor but without granting organizers the money needed to proceed.
