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Events on Friday 15 August 1969 3
1969Ravi Shankar plays WoodstockFirst nightPlays in the rain on the first night.
1969Woodstock400,000 attend festivalThe Woodstock Music Festival in August 1969 drew 400,000 people to upstate New York, the defining cultural event of the 1960s counterculture.
1969Woodstock festival400,000 attend legendary concertThe Woodstock Music & Art Fair took place August 15–18, 1969 in Bethel, New York. An estimated 400,000 people attended performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who and many others.