The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, held on a farm property in Bethel, New York, on August 15β18, 1969, became the prototype for future rock festivals. Organized by four inexperienced promoters, it featured a whoβs who of current rock acts, including Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, the Who, Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin.
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