Why is it called "Woodstock"?

[IroNat]

Why, since it didn't take place in Woodstock?

The original Woodstock in 1969 took place in Bethel, NY which is a 60 mile drive from Woodstock, NY.

https://www.apnews.com/f8df3fb1399045958682058ad4372cea

[dan18]

Why, since it didn't take place in Woodstock?

The original Woodstock in 1969 took place in Bethel, NY which is a 60 mile drive from Woodstock, NY.

https://www.apnews.com/f8df3fb1399045958682058ad4372cea

because the venture group who backed the concert was Woodstock ventures group

[Humble Narcissist]

It sounds more hippie than Bethel.

[dan18]

It sounds more hippie than Bethel.

or mud puddle concert

[Humble Narcissist]

I love Ayn Rand's assessment of hippie culture and what a disaster Woodstock was in Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution.

[Agnostic007]

It was originally planned for Woodstock, but the venue changed a few times for various reasons, permits, size of expected crowd