Woodstock 50’s latest plan shot down unanimously by New York town

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English - July 19, 2019 18:51 - 8 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Well we’re talking a lot about the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing this week, but of course, the Summer of ‘69 was known for many other things too.

Not least, the original Woodstock! But the plans to mark the 50th anniversary of that have not been going so well.

It’s been more than a month since the team behind the Woodstock 50 festival lost its original venue. The team is searching meticulously for a new site for the highly anticipated golden jubilee anniversary gig.

But just last week, applications for an alternative venue were rejected by a township in New York state.

So what’s been going on? Let’s speak now to John Barry, music writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal and the USA Today network.

Guest: John Barry